Advice
Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: What’s So Wrong with Cheating on My Husband?

Dear Em & Lo, I’ve read your books and love your website, but I notice you are against any infidelity and look down on those who have affairs, but you’re okay with swinging and group sex and anal sex probes and bisexuals and all kinds of things that normal folks (who occasionally stray) find disgusting. […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Have Shower Sex, Not Shower Intercourse

photo by turydddu We don’t recommend attempting intercourse in the shower — there are just too many possibilities for water-related injuries! Plus, you could be setting yourself up for failure — it’s often impossible to get in the right positions for pleasurable penetration, considering the cramped spaces and slippery surfaces. But we do understand that […]

Wise Guys
If He Asks About Size, Can I Tell Him the Truth?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: If a guy asks me how I think his penis ranks size-wise, and I honestly think it’s a little on the small side or perhaps too skinny, what do you think the best approach is? Straight Married Guy (Fred): I’ll start answering […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: I Miss My Army Husband. So Does My Libido.

Dear Em & Lo, I am a new army wife having a very difficult time. The lack of intimacy and sex is much harder than I had thought it would be. My usual sex drive had gone from very high to pretty low over the last year, so I didn’t think the lack of sex […]

Do It Tonight
Do It Tonight! Rip Your Shirt Off

photo by ellie Sometimes it’s nice to take things slowly, to undress each other as an act of love, to undo every button with unrushed focus. Other times, you just want to rip off each other’s clothes, literally! But this is often impractical. People pay a lot of hard-earned money on their wardrobes, and as […]