When you don’t want to: Dealing with sexual assault
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By: health
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March 4, 2015
Sultry lighting, candles, smooth jazz… above all, nothing is more important to setting the mood than everyone involved wanting to be there doing what they’re doing. Consent is the voluntary agreement to engage in any sexual act—from kissing to touching to intercourse or anything in between. Consent (or, even better, enthusiastic consent! ) needs to […]
Single no more? A fling with Invisible Boyfriend
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By: health
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February 12, 2015
Spending this Valentine’s Day all by your lonesome and wishing it weren’t so? Consider a tactic of the young: Create an imaginary friend—or in this case, an imaginary significant other with a bit of reality sprinkled on. Invisible Boyfriend and Invisible Girlfriend use your input to create an imaginary boyfriend or girlfriend who then communicates […]
Should I stay or should I go? What if only one of you wants to get married
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By: health
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February 6, 2015
It’s a classic deal breaker. Right up there with only one of us wants kids and we want/need to live in different places . Can a relationship survive when only one of you wants to get married? Maybe. A lot of magazine articles will flippantly say leave if one of you wants marriage and the […]
TMI: Can you really share too much?
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By: health
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January 16, 2015
You know how much we appreciate honest conversations about sexual health and birth control . And we love talking intimately about life and relationships. We also love it when you’re chatty, effusive, candid, and loquacious. Hell, we even like it when you’re mouthy, snarky, boisterous, and blunt. But can you go too far or reveal […]
Too cold to take it off? How to cozy up when there’s a chill in the air
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By: health
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January 9, 2015
When it comes to sex, most of us wouldn’t let a blizzard stop us from doing it. But it’s hard to get started when it’s freezing cold, so here are a few ways to warm up when things between you are heating up . Start with a warm shower (or bath if your tub big […]
How to be deliciously, luxuriously, and unapologetically single
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By: health
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January 2, 2015
Being in a relationship has its perks. So does being single. Why then do so many of us feel like something is wrong or missing when we’re not in a relationship? Maybe it’s because we equate relationships with being loved and valued, and without one we feel less loved and valued. (BTW, that’s totally effing […]
Feeling gifty: What to give when you’re getting it on
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By: health
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December 12, 2014
We like them naughty. We like them nice. We’re talking about gifts and we pretty much like them all, as long as they have our name on them. But we also like giving presents, so here’s a little guide just in case you need a few ideas for someone you love. Let the world know […]
Stop the presses: Hooking up in college is pretty common
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By: health
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November 20, 2014
College students hooking up: it’s been immortalized by too many movies to count . To learn more about what real college students are up to these days, researchers at New York University asked thousands of them at schools around the country about their experiences with dating, hooking up, and sex. The researchers found that : […]
Doing a boss, an ex, that girl in spin class: Sex dreams and what they really mean
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By: health
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November 14, 2014
Dreamland is generally a pretty cool place and if you’re average, you have about three to five dreams a night. But have you ever had a sex dream? While we can’t analyze your specific dream, we can tell you what some common sex dreams might mean…just in case you wake up from one wondering WTF? […]
Shake it up: How to add a little oomph to your weekend
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By: health
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November 7, 2014
Weekend getaways will work. So will making time to set the mood . Wearing lingerie can do it. So can the right birth control . We’re talking about things that can add some oomph to your love life. But for those of you who’ve been there, tried that…here are a few more things you can […]