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KEGEL WEEK: Men-Only Poll — What Do You Know About Kegels?

Men, what do you know about Kegel exercises? RELATED ARTICLES FROM EMandLO.com Ladies-Only Poll: How Often Do You Kegel? Dear Dr. Joe, How Do I Strengthen My Erection? Everything You Wanted to Know About Kegels But Were Too Lazy to Ask How to Do Kegels (for HER) Kegels for HIM Dear Dr. Vanessa, What’s Up […]

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KEGEL WEEK: Ladies-Only Poll — How Often Do You Kegel?

Ladies, how often do you do your Kegel exercises? RELATED ARTICLES FROM EMandLO.com Everything You Wanted to Know About Kegels But Were Too Lazy to Ask Men-Only Poll: What Do you Know About Kegels? How to Do Kegels (for HER) Kegels for HIM Dear Dr. Vanessa, What’s Up with Kegels? Dear Dr. Joe, How Do […]

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Comment of the Week: REAL Men Can Handle Male Nudity

JamesS said the following in response to our post “Wise Guys: Why Do Straight Men Have Such a Problem with Male Nudity?” I’m a straight man and I don’t have a problem with male nudity. Provided the context is right, but that applies to female nudity as well. “Women put up with female nudity in […]

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Comment of the Week: Mommas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Assholes

Johnny, in response to our post “Do Spoiled Children Grow Up to Be Bad Sex Partners?”: I remember when [my younger cousin] was little, he once knocked a rubber ball into a shallow ditch beside the yard. He let out an aggrieved wail, and his mom ran over saying, “Oh no, what’s the problem?” before […]

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Comment of the Week: I’m Vanilla By Day, Kinky By Night

Reader Lila wrote the following in response to the recent article “Confession: I’m a BDSM Beginner” on our site: I love this post! That was MY life a few years ago. While I found my kink differently than you, I am still a professional woman with an education and a life. I just needed to […]

Personal Essays
Confession: I’m a BDSM Beginner

Lelo’s “Etherea” Silk Cuffs A female friend of ours, a recent college grad who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I think I might be kinky. I know, I know: These days, who isn’t? With Fifty Shades of Grey refusing to budge from the bestseller list and Rihanna singing about how chains […]

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Comment of the Week: Watching Women Kiss Is About Control, Not Sex

photo via flickr Reader Michael wrote the following in response to our post “Wise Guys: How Do Men Feel About Their Girlfriends Kissing Other Women?” From childhood we are conditioned to this reaction we have regarding same sex intimacy. Girls run around the playground holding hands and hugging. Boys face a very different environment in […]

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Poll: Vulva or Vagina?

photo via Flickr Which clinical term do you prefer for a woman’s external nether regions: vulva or vagina?

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Comment of the Week: Why Late-Term Abortion NEEDS to Be Legal

photo via Flickr In response to commenter/contributor Johnny’s questions “Why the hell would anyone wait 5 months to have an abortion?” and “When does abortion cross the line from pretty much safe to realistically hazardous for the mother?” in the Vaginagate discussion, Chingona had these very helpful answers: This interview with a [Christian] doctor who performs abortions […]

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Comment of the Week: This Woman Needs a Group Hug!

photo via flickr Reader Jane wrote the following in response to our post “10 Reasons Your ‘Ugly Vagina’ Is Normal and Gorgeous.” Will you, our loyal and kind EMandLO.com readers, please set her straight? Will you please reassure her that (a) masturbation and sexual activity do not cause your labia to turn dark and poke out […]

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Question of the Week: Could a Roommate Help Your Relationship?

The New York Observer reported this week that more and more married couples are taking in roommates, thanks to the economy (and the always tough real estate market in the city). More than one couple noted that having a roommate was actually good for their marriage — it forced them to have more interesting and […]

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Comments of the Week: All the Responses to Our Labia Article

photo by robbie_jim A few days ago, we got this comment in response to the Wise Guy piece “Do Men Care What Labia Look Like?” and all its comments: Amy Lee Says: May 19th, 2012 at 4:57 am e Well,I have large labia and I was hoping to get some assurance from all these men that have […]

Personal Essays
Confession: 4 Things Emma Goldman Taught Me About Sex

EMandLO.com contributor Jewely Hoxie, who is studying Human Sexuality at the University of California Santa Cruz — you can read her blog here — has this to say: Emma Goldman: 1800’s anarchist, philosopher, and rebel women. She believed in free-thinking, free-love, and birth control. The woman wasn’t so much of a suffragist, seeing as she once said, “If […]

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Comment of the Week: Easy Orgasms Are No Joking Matter

In an advice column on our site, “I Can Orgasm Easily, What’s Wrong With Me?!” we once made light of the issue of women who climax at the drop of a hat — we told the woman who wrote into us that, basically, she has a gift and should enjoy it. Well, the original post was […]

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Question of the Week: What If You Were the Opposite Sex for a Day?

What would you do if you were the opposite sex for a day? What if you were the opposite sex for a month? For a year? Leave your response in the comments section below (feel free to share your age, sex, relationship status, etc., if it’s relevant to your answer).