The Myth of Avoidance
Written by Ella Donoghue Everybody claims to want a yearner—right up until they get their hands on one. Then suddenly, that loving, longing, brooding neediness loses all of its appeal. …
sex
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Me, My Journal, and Masturbation
A masturbation log is just what it sounds like: a place where you can write about what worked under the sheets. It illustrates your past, present, and future sexual desires and serves as a safe space to let all of your fantasies come to light.
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Porn is Not Real Sex
Why didn’t my vagina look like that? Am I supposed to shave? How do I bend like that? Is this what sex looks like?
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Goodbye, Sexual Shame
I know I have joked about being sex-negative, but the truth is that I was affected by the messaging I received throughout my childhood. I sometimes still am.
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Is It Okay To Not Know What You Want?
The expression of independence is a growing narrative within society, with more and more people owning their sexuality and pleasure. It’s liberating, but it also creates two poles of relationships: the casual and the serious.
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The Ethics of Age Gaps
The first man I became romantically involved with was 19 years old when I met him. I had freshly turned 15 at the peak of our relationship, and to make matters worse, he was my theater camp counselor.
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Alluring Or Annoying?
Lots of people covet melding pain with pleasure by imprinting marks in this way. In fact, the close connection between pain and pleasure bases itself in science.
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The Perfect Sexual Fit
After an uncomfortable, honest discussion, I told Rodgers that although I did like him, we were just too sexually incompatible and that I didn’t think we should continue seeing each other.
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Interview With A Stripper
I asked Christie, a college student trying to make ends meet, what life is like for a stripper…
