Confessions
Confessions
Comments of the Week: Friendship vs. Sex in LTRs

photo by prakhar The following two comments were in response to “Your Call: He’s Kinky, She’s Vanilla — Is the Relationship Doomed?” It’s Doomed, Says Amanda: I have a guy friend in this situation. He is kinky, she is not. His experience makes me think you are probably a bit doomed. I asked him as a […]

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Comment of the Week: How to Gain Body Confidence

PhotosByAlyssa.com A few tips, from personal experience: Losing weight can be very difficult, based on your body type, lifestyle, level of dedication to weight loss, and so forth. Building muscle only takes effort (you could look at the industry’s best pre-workouts here) and commitment and maybe supplements. Basically, diets can be a struggle and aren’t […]

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Comment of the Week: Virginity Has No Intrinsic Value

photo by Rafael Acorsi Madamoiselle L wrote an impassioned 1000-word essay on “The Cult of Perfect Pure Virginity” in response to the discussion of the post “Wise Guys: What’s the Big Deal with Virgins?” Here’s an abridged version: I think we are again putting value on something which has NO intrinsic value (“virginity”) and using […]

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Comments of the Week: Learn to Dance, Men!

photo by tauress We were expecting most of the advice for the “Your Call” post about a guy who doesn’t like it when his girlfriend dances with other guys to focus on jealousy and insecurity issues. But instead you surprised us with some awesome practical advice on taking dance lessons… Why aren’t YOU dancing with […]

Personal Essays
The Virgin Diaries: How I Became a Relationship Guru

photo by eflon Our contributor Katherine Chen, who is a sophomore English major at Princeton University (check out her personal site here), is penning a series of confessions for EMandLO.com collectively called “The Virgin Diaries.” Here’s her fifth installment: A few months ago, I was working on a paper at home when the phone rang […]

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Comment of the Week: Vaya con Dios, Bro!

photo by SteveMakesNoise In response to last week’s “Your Call,” in which a reader admitted to getting caught — four times! — sending flirty texts to women other than his girlfriend, Slartibartfast had this to say. It’s not that deep, it just made us laugh! (Which we know is kind of mean, considering this repentant […]

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Comments of the Week: Three F's vs Three C's

photo by comedy_nose We posted an article recently about cohabitation — it contained suggestions on how to avoid the transition from boyfriend-girlfriend to roommates who spoon and fart a lot once you move in. And it set off quite a debate in the comments section about what exactly men vs women (or is it men […]

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Confession: I Don't Want My Parents' Relationship

Mrs. & Mr. Cleaver A college-student contributor friend of ours, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I have never met two people who love each other more than my parents. They get a pre-work coffee together every morning. They never get sick of talking to each other. They complete each other’s […]

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Comment of the Week: A Different Way to Do It

photo by Michael Schubart In response to our chart on reconceptualizing male and female genitalia, Prof V had this to add: [For] men and women who were looking for more than ‘insert tab A into slot B’, [I’ve] always told them to take time to learn about each other’s bodies. Identify certain touches/sensations/pressures they enjoy […]

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Comment of the Week: Let’s Kill the Cow That Gave the Milk for Free

We know this comment appeared last week, but we are in such hearty agreement that we decided it deserved mentioning this week anyway. Amen, Madamoiselle L! There is NOTHING I HATE as much as the STUPID, PATRIARCHAL, MISOGYNIST bullshit “analogy” “He won’t buy the cow if he can get the milk for free.” Those who […]

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Confession: I Love My Boobs!

photo by PinkMoose A college-student contributor friend of ours, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I have this dress that I bought at H&M a few months ago that I wear whenever I’m in the mood to feel sexy. Translation: I wear this dress all the time. It’s nothing particularly trashy: […]