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Tag Archive | "Communication"

Comment of the Week: Why It’s Okay to Ask, Did You Come?

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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In response to our post “The Ten Worst Things You Can Say in Bed,” reader Walt Whitman wrote the following. And we have to say: he makes an excellent point! I take minor issue with #10. ["Did you come?"] I think it’s a bit romantic to presume that one’s partner will simply know whether the [...]

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The Ten Worst Things You Can Say in Bed

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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photo via flickr If we had to distill our entire body of sex advice into one word, it would probably be this: communicate. Before sex, during sex, after sex — speak up, people! It’s the only way to get what you need and want, and to make sure that your partner is getting what they [...]

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Toward a 2012 Treaty in the Battle of the Sexes

Monday, December 26, 2011

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As you may have noticed (we’re not exactly subtle on this point), we don’t buy the idea that men are from Mars, women are from Venus, and shuttles between the two are infrequent at best. We tend to think that women and men are a lot more alike than rumor (or headline) has it — [...]

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How to Understand His Porn Habit

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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photo via flickr Is masturbating to porn cheating? Readers are always asking us this question, and the masturbator in question is pretty much always a man. Sometimes his female partner writes to us, asking if she’s right to feel cheated on. Other times the man himself writes to us, asking why his partner can’t understand [...]

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Dear Em & Lo: I Told BF Sex Was Just Alright

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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photo by db*photography Dear Em & Lo, When my boyfriend and I first got together and started having sex he asked me how I thought it was. I told him it was alright. Well, he took it as a negative thing and now he doesn’t want to have sex with me because he thinks I [...]

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Your Call: When Should I Tell Men About My Lesbian Past?

Thursday, June 30, 2011

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photo by Sexy Fitsum We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em [...]

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Your Call: Should I Lie to Virgin BF About My Body Count?

Friday, June 17, 2011

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photo by Katie Tegtmeyer We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em [...]

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Wise Guys: What’s Bad Dirty Talk?

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

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photo by Tim Morgan Advice from three of our guy friends. This week a straight woman asks,”Is the word “penis” a buzz-killer during dirty talk? What other words/phrases should be avoided?” Straight Single Guy (Tyler Barnett): Penis penis penis penis penis! It’s just such a funny word, isn’t it? Penis! And laughter is not exactly [...]

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Dear Em & Lo: My Boyfriend Hates Kissing

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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photo by ValtheKid Dear Em & Lo, My man, who I love and adore, blah blah blah, does not like to kiss. This is not to say we don’t peck: we do, as after bringing up the lack of kissing to him earlier in our relationship (around year one of three), he did up the [...]

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Your Call: How Do You Determine If It’s Love or Lust (Without Ruining It)?

Friday, May 13, 2011

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photo by batega We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear Em & [...]

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