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How to cope with wedding season when weddings hurt your feelings and your brain
Ah, weddings. A fun excuse to see all your friends who’ve moved to different parts of the country or a way for smug coupled people to try to one-up each other? Or both? It’s all in the eye of the beholder, we say. But it’s definitely hard if you’ve just gone through a breakup, are […]
Why do people have so many opinions about my boobs?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about fat women’s bodies. As the weather gets warmer—and clothes get skimpier—I worry about how those opinions are starting to ratchet up. Most days I feel powerful and sexy and ferocious, like no one can hurt me or tell me how to feel about myself. Some days I feel […]
Just diagnosed with an STI? Here’s how to stop freaking out
A lot of people are really scared of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). They’re the bogeyman of the bedroom; the sneaky bugs that are just waiting to get you every time you have sex. And that fear makes total sense! If people do get sex ed in school in the United States (and that’s not guaranteed […]
10 ways to make missionary position feel amazing
Sometimes you find yourself sharing a twin bed or one of you has a back injury or debilitating fatigue and you simply have no choice but to bang it out missionary style. Or maybe missionary is just your jam, which is cool too. Here are ten tips for spicing it up either way: 1. Add […]
What to do when sex hurts
Sex is all about feeling great—until it doesn’t feel great. Unfortunately, dyspareunia (pain during sex) is more common than you might think. In fact, it’s so common that 3 out of every 4 people with vaginas experience it at some point in their lives. (Although some people enjoy experiencing pain during sex, that’s not the […]
Sex in the news: May edition
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. 7 Things to Know About Birth Control If You Are Transgender or Non-Binary (Teen Vogue) Most people—wherever they fall […]
June horoscopes: Get ready for some summer lovin’
June will bring the official beginning of summer (finally!), and with it, a sense of lightness and freedom. And after a long winter and unpredictable spring, we need all that June has to offer, especially when it comes to love. Read on to find out what this month has in store for your love life: […]
Are you cleaning your sex toys wrong?
Whether you’re using sex toys with a partner or solo (btw May is Masturbation Month, enjoy), or both, you’ve probably wondered at some point whether they’re actually clean. Like clean-clean . We went straight to the source, the iconic sex educator and owner/founder of Spectrum Boutique , Zoë Ligon, to find out.* Q: How do […]
Spring cleaning your sex life in 6 steps
Spring: that special time for budding flowers, the first rays of sunshine in months, and being chronically underdressed for the weather and therefore colder than you were in the winter. It’s also when we suddenly want to clean under the couch and throw away half of what we own for some reason. We don’t make […]
Polyamory and open relationships: should you try ethical non-monogamy?
If your best friend’s sister isn’t raving about it, then your sister’s best friend probably is. But is it something anybody can try once (and only some people will actually like and want to try again, like kombucha), or are there some situations in which it really shouldn’t be attempted at all? And if you […]
