Confessions
Personal Essays
Confession: 7 Reasons Why I Hate Shower Sex

photo by stevendepolo A contributor friend of ours, who wished to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I’m all for showering independently, quickly toweling off, and jumping back into bed for sex — that’s a good start to any morning. But if you want me to actually join you in the shower, you should […]

Personal Essays
The Virgin Diaries: The Sexiness of Abstinence

Our contributor Katherine Chen, 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 third installment: These days, every girl between 10 and 50 seems to be obsessed with the Twilight Saga. You’d think it was because […]

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Comment of the Week: The Sex Ed Teacher Blues

photo by our “wise guy” Figleaf I have the privilege of teaching sex ed to my sixth graders.  However, there are so many limitations to what I can tell my kids.  It can be SO frustrating.  I am deeply spiritual and a devout Christian but I have no intention of forcing my beliefs on my […]

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Comment of the Week: Size Really Doesn’t Matter. Really.

Barb, on the post “My New Boyfriend Has a Small Penis”: I went from dating a very well endowed man to dating a, well, not so well endowed man. I was shocked at first too. He was without a doubt the smallest man I had ever dated. To my amazement, he was also the most […]

Polls
Men-Only Poll: How Long Should Intercourse Last?

MEN: How long do you think intercourse (actual penile penetration) should last, ideally? (Apologies to readers whose sexual repertoire doesn’t include this.)(online surveys) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

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Women-Only Poll: How Long Should Intercourse Last?

WOMEN: How long do you think intercourse (actual penile penetration) should last, ideally? (Apologies to readers whose sexual repertoire doesn’t include this.)(survey) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

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Comment of the Week: The Stupak Back-and-Forth

In response to our post “What You Need to Know About the Stupak Amendment,” commenter Kile wrote: Your article is non-sensical.  You state that women would have to buy a rider for a completely unexpected event, (who plans to have an abortion?) ALL insurance is for unexpected events.  People don’t buy car insurance because they […]

Personal Essays
The Virgin Diaries: All I Really Needed to Know I Learned from Porn

Our contributor Katherine Chen, an 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.” In her first installment, she wrote about how her sex education began (hint: poorly). Here she elaborates on how it improved: My first porn video: A […]

Polls
Poll: Is Sexting Cheating?

This week in the comments section, Spes posed an excellent question, so we wanted to highlight it in case you missed it: Is secretly sexting (sexual texting) with someone other than your committed partner cheating?(trends) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

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Comment of the Week: Hairy Balls Are Cute, Dammit!

photo by Rene (and then some) In response to the reader who posted: “i have never grown my pubic hair, and i always thought men didn’t like women with hair down there, its not only gross, but also filthy.” … There is really nothing “filthy” about public hair, anymore than there is anything “filthy” about […]

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Comment of the Week: There’s No Such Thing As TMI with STDs

photo by altemark It’s quite arrogant to think you have the right to minimize any STD. It is true that millions of Americans have HPV, it is true that some people’s immune systems are able to kick it… BUT what about all the rest of the people who have to suffer with it for the […]

Personal Essays
Confession: I’m an Expert Sexter

photo by CoreForce Our contributor is a junior in college. And that’s all she’s willing to say. Except this… Sexting, for the uninitiated, involves sending texts that are sexual in nature. These can range from straightforward (e.g. “I want to fuck you right now”) to graphically descriptive (use your imagination). And, if you’re brave — or, […]

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Comment of the Week: Pro-Choice Means Giving Him a Choice, Too

photo by internets_dairy I’ve always known that I’m in a minority on this issue, but I’m going to voice it anyway. I absolutely believe that if a mother doesn’t want the child and the father does, that she should carry the child to term and he raises the child. Is that “imposing” on the woman’s […]