News
Happy New Year!

photo by andrewcparnell We hope you have a great New Year’s Eve, a very mild New Year’s Day hangover, and a nice long weekend off! We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled program on Monday. Thanks for a great year on EMandLO.com! In the meantime, here are some NYE/end-of-year-themed posts to ring in the new […]

Websites
Blog Snog: 5 Must-Haves for the Perfect Boyfriend

Photo by Jessica Miglio – © MMIX New Line Productions, Inc. CollegeCandy: 5 must-haves for a good boyfriend. YourTango: 11 natural ways to boost your sex drive. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: The sex questions people ask ChaCha. TheFrisky: 5 confusing things about the way men fight. TomFoolery: Why you have a horrible profile picture. TresSugar: Missing the […]

Research
Totally Unbiased Study: Saving Sex for Marriage Will Improve Your Relationship

photo by Jeremy McBride A new study shows that delaying sex until marriage will lead to a more satisfying and stable relationship, according to researchers at — get this — Brigham Young University. That’s the right, the university whose honor code bans porn, gay sex, sex outside of marriage, cussing, sleeveless shirts, alcohol, cigarettes, coffee, […]

Sexual Health
Insecurity May Improve Your Chances in the Dating World

photo by chelseagirl We have long repeated the adage that confidence — whether real or faked — leads to success on the pick-up scene and in the dating world. But a new study by a psychology professor at Queens College in New York suggests the exact opposite: insecure people try harder in the dating world, […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Vanessa: Is There a Morning-After Pill for STDs?

photo by Janine Every few weeks, Dr. Vanessa Cullins, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and vice president for medical affairs at Planned Parenthood® Federation of America, will be answering your questions here. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Vanessa, I know that women can use emergency contraception to protect themselves from pregnancy after […]

News
Naked News: Teen Pregnancy, Fighting Sex Spam, and Judging Ugly People

The teen pregnancy rate has gone down and everyone and their mother (read: MTV’s 16 and Pregnant, abstinence-only education, comprehensive sex ed, the recession, Bristol Palin, and of course her mother) are attempting to take credit. Biden says that same-sex marriage is as inevitable as the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Lawyer fights spam, […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys – What’s a Man’s Ideal New Year’s Eve? (Part 1)

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week a straight woman asks, “What’s the ideal New Year’s Eve for a single straight guy/straight married guy/gay committed or single guy?” Straight Single Guy (Max): New Years, much like birthdays, should be fool-proof fun. Good friends, tasty beverages, and maybe something cuddly to look forward to. […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Was Masturbating…Til My Alarm Woke Me

photo by Katie_Tegtmeyer Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: My boyfriend and I have been together for going on four years now; things are very serious, and we’ve been […]

Pop Culture
Top 10 Movie Sex Scenes of 2010

Okay, make that, the ten best movie sex scenes and/or kissing scenes of 2010. Things were a little prudish out there this year — you had to get your vicarious thrills where you could…and besides, we like to work with an all-inclusive definition of sex around these parts. Kissing counts too! (For the eagle-eyed regular […]

Websites
People Who Get Paid to Touch Your Junk

This holiday season, spare a thought for the hardworking TSA agents who, though they get to wear blue latex gloves when they do it — unlike most prostitutes, one assumes — don’t get paid nearly enough to touch your junk. Also, we’re guessing that doctors and prostitutes aren’t regularly accused of attempting to “cop a […]

News
Merry Christmas!

photo by plindberg We hope you have a great Christmas Day! And if you don’t have someone to play footsie with under the holiday dinner table, then make the most of getting to wear your George Costanza stretch pants for over-indulging. Either way, here’s hoping there’s something saucy and battery-operated in your stocking…or at least […]

Websites
Blog Snog: The 10 Most Common Holiday Fights and How to Avoid Them

photo by belgianchocolate YourTango: The 10 most common holiday fights and how to avoid them. LemonDrop: What to do when you only have the “weird feeling” he’s cheating. TheFrisky: The Frisky staff shares what’s in their spank bank. CollegeCandy: Dating for 18 months without saying “I love you.” TomFoolery: Don’t let a sexting typo ruin […]

News
Peace on Earth…Or How About Just in the Bathroom?

A Japanese (who else?) company has invented a special kneeling toilet stool — two styles available! — which facilitates splash-free urinating by the male(s) in your life. Because sometimes, the real secret to domestic bliss is a peaceful shared bathroom experience. Well, that and a lot of reciprocated oral sex. Read the rest of this […]

Personal Essays
The Virgin Diaries: Dating Downers

photo by Orin_Zebest Our contributor Katherine Chen, who is a junior English major at Princeton University (check out her personal site here), is penning a series of confessions for EMandLO.com collectively called “The Virgin Diaries.” Here’s her seventh installment: A few months ago, I was interviewing a relationship doctor for an online women’s magazine I […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: I Get Too Wet

photo by the_tahoe_guy Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here once a week. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, I think that I get too wet by far. Is there anything that will help […]

Toys
A Blue Xmas Without Mojowijo

It was supposed to be available in time for the holidays but, alas, Mojowijo won’t be out until the new year — to the great disappointment, we imagine, of sexually frustrated tech geeks who don’t get much sunshine in their basements. If you haven’t figured it out by now, Mojowijo is a teledildonics device. It […]