How to respond when your partner shares a kink with you
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By: health
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March 6, 2020
Great sex doesn’t just happen. It’s not magic. It requires actual thinking and actual talking. But those conversations can be really hard, especially since many of us were never given the tools to discuss (or even figure out!) things like boundaries, consent, desire, turn-ons, or turn-offs. So when a partner shares something with you that […]
Sex in the news: February 2020 edition
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By: health
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February 28, 2020
If you haven’t heard by now or experienced the misfortune for yourself, Mercury is in retrograde. While this may be ruining some people’s lives, four zodiac signs in particular are most likely to fall in love during this time . Whether Mercury retrograde is or isn’t kind to you, it’s a good time to catch […]
How to start dating again after a bad breakup
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By: health
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February 21, 2020
Most of us have had a bad breakup at some point. You know, the kind where you can’t stop crying for weeks and you have a pit in your stomach for months, and you can’t hear that person’s name without feeling like you’ve been sucker punched for years? We can’t much help with the PTSD, […]
These are really bad reasons to get married
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By: health
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February 7, 2020
There are some really good, compelling reasons to get married, from the practical (insurance, tax breaks, etc.) to the values-driven (like I value changing and learning with this person and being there for them for the rest of my life ). But there are also some bad reasons to get married. Truly terrible reasons that […]
Sex in the news: January 2020 edition
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By: health
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January 30, 2020
One month in to 2020 and some resolutions may be going strong, some may be hanging by a thread, and some, well, never even existed. If there’s one thing you should commit to, it’s being up to date on the latest sexual health news so you can keep living your best life both in bed […]
Your guide to sex without penetration
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By: health
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January 24, 2020
There are as many reasons to have sex without penetration (also known as outercourse) as there are people who want to have sex without penetration. Maybe you or your partner are recovering from an infection, maybe you’re out of condoms , maybe you’re practicing fertility awareness and it’s a fertile day, maybe penetration doesn’t feel […]
Five ways to initiate sex this weekend
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By: health
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January 17, 2020
Let’s be real, initiating sex can be hard. If you happen to be totally in sync with your partner all the time, then maybe it’s not, but that’s not reality for most people. It’s very easy to fall into a pattern of just waiting for your partner to initiate. This is especially true for women […]
Sex in the news: December 2019 edition
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By: health
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December 24, 2019
The smell of snow is in the air, everyone’s checking out of work and school, and you’re ready to get into the holiday spirit, but first, catch up on the latest sex in the news. We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles about sexual health and birth control from the past month to make it […]
These were the 10 most popular Frisky Fridays of 2019
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By: health
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December 20, 2019
Rather than spending it worrying about January goals, we think December is a perfect time to pat yourself on the back, bask in your own glory, give yourself a kiss in the mirror, and just generally celebrate absolutely everything awesome you did this year. To set a good example, we’ve ranked our top 10 most […]
Sex in the news: November 2019 edition
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By: health
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December 11, 2019
We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite articles about sexual health and birth control from the past month to make it really easy for you to get the facts on the things that could affect your health while you get into the fall mood. What’s the Most Effective Type of Birth Control? (Glamour) One key consideration […]