photo by Andrew Morrell Okay, so there were some bright spots in the mid-term election results from Tuesday. Like the resounding defeat of both an anti-choice ballot initiative in Colorado and an ex-witch who doesn’t understand the First Amendment (or the myriad pleasures of masturbation). But the rather bleak news is that the House of […]
Our contributor Katherine Chen, once an English major at Princeton University (check out her personal site here), penned a series of confessions for EMandLO.com collectively called “The Virgin Diaries.” Here’s her 9th installment. Her previous one is Top 10 PROS of Virginity: Giving the objective, outsider perspective on sex and relationships to friends also means being the […]
Writer/performer/artist Merrill Markoe visited the Creation Museum in Kentucky last year and absorbed all the “proof” there that the world was created just 6,000 years ago and that dinosaurs walked among humans. As if through divine intervention, it suddenly, recently dawned on Markoe how to help the museum make their case. So she created this […]
Our contributor Katherine Chen, once an English major at Princeton University (check out her personal site here), penned a series of confessions for EMandLO.com collectively called “The Virgin Diaries.” Here’s her eighth installment. Her ninth is Top 10 Cons of Virginity: If my period skips a month, it’s a cause for celebration, not despair. Living without the fear […]
photo by Helga_Weber 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, Lately after my boyfriend and I are done having sex, I swell up down […]
photo by hyperscholar Arguing sucks. Of course love is important but harmony and friendship should be equally desirable. Give it time, cool down. You always have a choice when you’re in a relationship: Do I still actually want to do this? Ask yourself that very seriously to check up with yourself. Are you happy? Go […]
Sex is funny. People clunk heads, make foolish noises, and generally exhibit the grace of Michael Bolton on Dancing with the Stars. But if you’ve read most of the sex manuals published in the past thirty years, you’d think we were all missing the joke. You’d conclude that good sex required a bearded man, a […]
photo by nateOne The new health care plan may make birth control pills free for women. Jon Hamm makes out with Jason Sudeikis on Saturday Night Live! And yes, we consider this important news. Okay, we’re kind of over the whole Betty White thing, but props to the old lady for speaking out about gay […]
photo by SYD_Rahim Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “Why are guys always so abrupt when it comes to email and phone communication?“ Gay Single Guy (Angelo Nikolopoulos): I dnt know what ur talkn about. Straight Committed Guy (Johnny): Because they’re booooooriiiiiiiing. Communication is cheap in this day […]
image via The Jewish Museum Shop 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: I’m in a long term relationship and I’m very happy. I’ve had other relationships, but this is […]
The World Economic Forum recently came out with their 5th annual Global Gender Gap Report for 2010, which, according to Time magazine (Oct 25th issues), ranks 134 countries on “a percentage-based metric that calculates how much they have closed their gender gaps in education, politics, health and economic opportunity.” The good news, according to the […]
photo by Vacasion TheFrisky: My very first orgy. YourTango: Why religion won’t save your marriage. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: A brief history of aphrodisiac cookbooks. CollegeCandy: How to be in a relationship without losing your friends. TresSugar: Charging for each instance of infidelity in pre-nups. TomFoolery: Why the post-50 divorce rate is on the rise. LemonDrop: What men really […]
graphic via OKTrends We are completely hooked on the dating research blog OKTrends because of how often it reminds us that the world is, in fact, a sane place — no matter how many of our politicians think that gay people shouldn’t be allowed to teach in schools or die for their country or get […]
photo by Icrontic 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 & […]
photo by Stacie Joy So the lurid headline in — natch — The Washington Times reads “More women lured to pornography addiction,” but we decided to find the silver lining in this news. The gist of the piece is that new research shows that women, and even — gasp! — Christian women are finding themselves […]
photo by Simon Goldenberg Today, October 28th, is National Chocolate Day, just in time for that most candy-focused of holidays, Halloween. With all these official excuses to indulge, here are some sensual treats to satisfy your sweet tooth (among other body parts). Just avoid chocolate syrup straight from the fridge for any intimate encounters — it […]
