Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: What’s a Better Term for…Um…Er…Don’t Make Us Say It!

We feel just awful that we can’t answer every single advice question we get, but we figure that any answer is better than no answer at all. Which is why, once a week, we’ll let you guys decide how to advise a reader. Help out this reader by posting your answers in the comments section […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Platonic Guy Friend Rubbed Me the Wrong Way

photo by islandjoe 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 straight woman asks Lauri: The other night I dreamed that I was lying down on my stomach on my couch at home watching […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Designate a Dialer

photo by jlcwalker Are you trying to get over your ex? Or are you trying to gain “hand” in a booty or dating situation? Or do you simply have no shame? If any or all of the above apply, then you need to designate a dialer before heading out on the town. A designated dialer […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Add Some Baby Wipes to Your Secret Sex Drawer

photo by Just_SallyRye Once you get over the slightly seedy feeling of using a baby product for sex, you’ll realize what an ingenious invention baby wipes are. Use them to wipe off a sex toy immediately after use, or grab one after any kind of back door exploration or money shot. (A note to lazy […]

Websites
Blog Snog (03-13-09)

photo by Xu 17 A weekly roundup of sex- and love-related posts from some of our favorite blogs and websites: What’s more difficult than a single person trying to pick up someone in a bar for sex? A couple trying to pick up another couple in a bar for dinner dates and board games. Ladies, […]

Advice
The Top 6 Breakup Lies

T-shirt from CafePress Yesterday we covered the top 5 breakup cliches of all time (e.g. “It’s not you, it’s me). Breakup lies are obvious untruths lazily uttered by often well-meaning dumpers. While some clichéd breakups may become big fat lies down the road (especially when “I think we’re just meant to be great friends” is […]

Sexual Health
Tell Obama to Overturn Bush's Unconstitutional "Conscience" Rule

Planned Parenthood’s president speaks out about speaking out. The tides are definitely turning. Earlier this year President Obama overturned Bush’s Global Gag Rule which denied funding to any international family planning organizations that provided responsible abortion information and/or services (a rule that ironically and tragically led to more abortions). And just this week, Obama lifted […]

Advice
The Top 5 Breakup Cliches

T-shirt from Rumplo While every breakup is a cliché to some extent (did you really think you were the first person in the history of relationships to be dumped for a RealDoll?), there are certain phrases a dumper can use that have been uttered so many times in so many breakups that they now convey […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Can I Date My Best Friend's Brother?

photo by I Love Egg Dear Em & Lo, There is a man who likes me, and he’s the type of man who every woman would want to have. He’s funny, kind, charming, and such a gentleman. The problem is, he’s my best friend’s older brother. He told his family that he’s had feelings for […]

Personal Essays
Confession: I Want to Do My Boyfriend with a Strap-On

Our contributor, a woman who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make. My boyfriend’s butt is beautiful. It’s pretty. It’s plump. It fits in the palm of my hand. I can’t keep my hands off it, and simply touching it turns me on. I’ve spanked it, kissed it, rubbed it, grabbed it, bit […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: Why Didn’t He Call When He Said He Would?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: Why didn’t he call when he said he would? Straight Married Guy (Matt): There’s a simple answer to this one: it doesn’t matter. Most women I know get very worked up over this, and it never helps anything. It could be one […]

Pop Culture
Books: Unfriendly Fire

Nathaniel Frank & his book “Unfriendly Fire” on The Daily Show Our pal Nathaniel Frank — who was smooth as butta on The Daily Show last night — is the foremost expert in the country on the toad-lickin’ crazy “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. His new book, Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Should She Share Her Fantasies?

We feel just awful that we can’t answer every single advice question we get, but we figure that any answer is better than no answer at all. Which is why, once a week, we’ll let you guys decide how to advise a reader. Make your call by filling out the poll after the jump: Dear […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Got Hot and Heavy with Lindsay Lohan

photo by allygirl520 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 straight woman asks Lauri: I dreamed that I was in a hostel (perhaps because I’ve just returned from backpacking in Europe) and I […]

Advice
How to Battle Bedroom Boredom

photo by AliceNWondrlnd Our former intern Kristen Rollins just interviewed us for Lemondrop.com‘s “Orgasm of the Week” feature. We talked about couples getting stuck in sexual ruts: Kristen: Why does sex wane as a relationship progresses? Em & Lo: We’re lazy. We like variety, and we start to take each other for granted. Kristen: So […]