Confessions
Polls
Poll: How Did America Choose 2009's American Idol?

Adam Lambert and Kris Allen, the finalists on American Idol Last night was the season finale, so if you haven’t watched the recording on your TiVo yet (or you simply couldn’t give a shit), don’t take the poll after the jump…

Personal Essays
Confession: Porn Makes My Heart Grow Fonder

photo by TheNaughtyAmerican.com One of our female friends currently in college, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make: I watch porn. That’s right, I said it: Porn. It’s a word that, among females especially, can be pretty taboo. Watching porn is simply not the ladylike thing to do; it’s for ball-scratching, horny […]

Personal Essays
Confession: My Boyf and I Are Going on a Break

photo by Matt Seppings Our contributor Kristine deGuzman, a junior at UC Berkeley, has a confession to make: I’m studying abroad in Spain over the summer, and my boyfriend and I have decided to go on a break, because, as he puts it, “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. When else are you […]

Pop Culture
Blog Snog (05-08-09)

A weekly roundup of some of our favorite sex- and love-related posts from various blogs and websites: Why the hell have we not done away with failed abstinence-only programs once and for all? YourTango’s got a pretty inspiring essay on hope for your sex life post-baby. Livesteez’s 10 signs your man is a scrub. Singlish’s […]

Polls
Ladies Only Poll: How Much Porn Do You Watch?

Women, how often do you watch porn (i.e. videos with real people, whether DVDs, online vids, etc.)?(online surveys) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Personal Essays
Confession: I Dragged My College BF to Couples Therapy

Our contributor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make. (Read the first part of this story, which led her to the therapist’s couch, here.) I always thought couples therapy was for older married couples who couldn’t get their shit together but this is just one of the many misconceptions about Napa couples […]

Polls
Poll: Is Idol's Adam Lambert Gay?

Is the frontrunner on “American Idol” Adam Lambert gay?(online surveys) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Personal Essays
Confession: Turns Out I'm a Sucker for Feminist Art

a piece at the Sackler Center Our contributor Antonio Reis, a first year at Wesleyan, has a confession to make: There are few things in this world that I find more welcoming than a giant, naked woman sprawled out across a chaise, looking deeply into the eyes of her beholder. And that’s just what will […]

Polls
Poll: Is Sex a Bargaining Chip?

Is it ever okay to withhold sex from your partner to make a point? ( polls) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Personal Essays
Confession: I Gave a Cheater a Second Chance

Our contributor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make. I always thought cheating was a deal-breaker. I imagined if my boyfriend so much as kissed another girl, I would dump him without an ounce of regret. There would be no “get out of jail free” card for my boyfriend or giving him […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Should She Fess Up Her Indiscretion?

photo by rileyroxx 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 […]

Confessions
Altoids as Sex Toy: Fact or Fiction?

photo by Mistral938 This “curiously strong mint” with sexy ad tag lines (“Pleasure in pain”; “These mints have not yet been rated”; “Shrinkage may occur”; “Dental Damn!”) was the subject of a widely circulated 1997 email extolling the mints’ powers as an oral sex aid. (Hmmmm, we wonder who originally sent that email? Could it […]

Polls
Gents Only Poll: Are You a Faker?

<a href =”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1525229/” >Men, have you ever faked an orgasm?</a> <br/> <span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href =”http://www.polldaddy.com”> online polls</a>)</span> Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.