Advice
Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: BF Used to Have Sex on Table Where We Eat

photo by MinivanNinja 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 & […]

How To
How to End Things After Just One Date

photo via Flickr We’ve all been there: you reach the bottom of your grande iced decaf soy mocha and you know, in your heart of hearts, that you’d rather see Oprah and Jerry Springer thumb-wrestling naked than go on a second date with this person. How do you end things before they’ve even really officially […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo, Is Every Woman Capable of Female Ejaculation?

photo of Old Faithful by Chuck Martin Dear Em & Lo, So last night my wife experienced one of her orgasms from G-spot stimulation and, as is usual for her, did not ejaculate. In fact, there is never really a detectable increase in her lubrication during orgasm. I was wondering if this means that she […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Vanessa, What Are My Semi-Permanent Birth Control Options?

photo via Flickr 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 don’t want any more kids, but I really don’t want my tubes tied […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: How Do Guys Feel About Lube?

photo by Mike Goren Advice from three of EMandLO.com’s guy friends. This week they answer the following: “How do guys feel about lube? Like if a new partner brings some to bed…? Intimidated? Grateful? Psyched? And how common is it for guys to have their own lube as a handy accessory for partner play?” To […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Wife Ate My Frank and Beans

photo via Flickr 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 male reader asks Lauri: I had a dream that my wife was a vampire creature and she bites off my penis and testicles. […]

How To
Top 10 Most Underrated Sexual Acts

photo by squeakymarmot After more than a decade in the sex writing biz, we have seen our share of sexual gimmicks come and go. Today, we would like to highlight ten perennially under-praised sex acts. Think of it as under-doggie-style! (See yesterday’s post for the Top 10 Most Overrated Sexual Acts). Using lube. It’s not […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Is Casual Sex Really That Great?

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 & Lo, I haven’t […]

How To
Top 10 Most Overrated Sex Acts

photo by hyku After more than a decade in the sex writing biz, we have seen our share of sexual gimmicks come and go, many of them vastly overrated. Below are the top ten sexual acts that, while they may be more substantial than gimmicks, continue to get more accolades than they deserve. Also, check […]

What's Up Doc?
Dear Dr. Kate: Did Douching Give Me a Yeast Infection?

photo by Helga_Weber Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here every two weeks. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, A couple of weeks ago I douched after my period ended. A couple of days […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Can You Explain Pubic Topiary Terminology?

Dear Em & Lo, A friend and I disagree on pubic topiary terminology and I’m hoping you can settle this for us. I say the mohawk and the landing strip are the same thing, and the Hollywood is when you go totally bald. I also say both styles are types of Brazilians. My friend says […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: How Do Men Feel About Watching Porn with a Partner?

Advice from three of EMandLO.com’s guy friends. This week they answer the following: “How do men feel about watching porn with a partner? Is it sexy? High pressure? Awkward? Distracting?” To ask the guys your own question, click here. Straight Married Guy (David Jacobs): Can’t say I watch it much… with the ol’ lady, that […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Find My Wife’s Ring in the Sand

photo via Flickr 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 am somewhere where there is lot of sand. I walk and, looking down, suddenly find two rings of carnelian […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Should I Try Again with My Ex?

photo by Janine 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 & […]

Books
The 10 Types of Sex Dreams

available on Amazon Freud, Schmroid. If you’re looking for a good book on the interpretation of dreams, check out the brand new one by our very own Lauri Loewenberg, dream interpreter extraordinaire! Dream On It: Unlock Your Dreams, Change Your Life (published by St. Martin’s Press) features hundreds of real dream interpretations and a comprehensive […]

How To
The 5 Rules of Making a Move on Someone Who’s Taken

photo by pasakaru So you’ve met that perfect someone, the man or woman you suspect could be the illustrious “One” — but they’re inconveniently dating someone else. How do you plead your case? First, are you absolutely convinced this person is your soul mate? Because if you’re just in it for the sex, then stealing […]