Confessions
Personal Essays
Confession: Shakespeare in Lust

Venus and Adonis photo by griannan Our contributor Lisa DiCarlucci, a Print Journalism major and English minor at Hofstra University, has a confession to make: The expense of spirit in a waste of shame Is lust in action; and till action, lust Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to […]

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Poll: What's Your Dating Deal Breaker?

You may have more than one, but what’s your BIGGEST dating deal breaker, assuming the person in question is perfect in every other way? ( polls) Can’t see the poll? Click here to take it.

Personal Essays
And My Parents Don't Know I'm Gay? Part 2: Martha

from “Classic Crafts and Recipes for the Holidays: Christmas with Martha Stewart Living” This is the second in a multi-part series by our contributor Anonymous Bosch, a student on the west coast who won’t reveal any more details. Well, except these: I like nothing more than spending a sunny afternoon on the beach with The […]

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Poll: What Do You Think About a Girl with Two Guys?

Last week, our Wise Guy Max wrote the following line about female-male-male threeways: Face it: a lot of guys go by the super homophobic rule of “as long as the balls don’t touch,” so you’re much better off finding two guys that are as comfortable with one another’s body as they are with their joint […]

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Ladies Only: When Was Your First Solo O?

Ladies, how old were you when you had your first orgasm via masturbation? ( surveys) Ladies, if you can’t see the poll, click here to take it. Guys, to take the same poll for gentlemen only, click here.

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Guys Only: When Was Your First Solo O?

<a href =”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1442339/” >Gentlemen, how old were you when you had your first orgasm via masturbation?</a> <br/> <span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”> (<a href =”http://www.polldaddy.com”> surveys</a>)</span> Guys, if you can’t see the poll, click here to take it. Ladies, to take the same poll for gals only, click here.

Personal Essays
Confession: My Boyfriend and I Have Crushes on Other People

Our contributor Kristine deGuzman, a junior at UC Berkeley, has a confession to make: It was my roommate’s 21st birthday a few Fridays ago, so my roommates and I decided to throw her a massive birthday party at our apartment. My boyfriend opted to chill in my bedroom for most of the night, while I […]

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Ladies: Do You Like Quickies?

Ladies, we’re working on an article about quickie sex and we’d love your feedback! Do you like quickies, and if so, why? How do you compensate for the lack of foreplay? Would you have sex more often if it didn’t always take so long? If so, is there a “nice” or “sexy” way to suggest […]

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Ladies, Do You Enjoy Your PS Spot?

photo by CarbonNYC Have you even heard of the P.S. Spot? Well, just beneath a woman’s perineum (that short bridge of tissue between the vaginal opening and the anus) is a tightly packed tangle of blood vessels known as the perineal sponge (hence, the P.S.). Like other erectile tissue, this mass fills with blood upon […]

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Poll: Would You Rat Out a Cheater?

Our “Dear Em & Lo” advice column last week, in response to a reader who wanted to know what was so wrong with cheating on her husband, kicked off a passionate debate on this site. But forget nuance — let’s get your feedback in cold, hard statistics! If you knew your friend was being cheated […]

Personal Essays
Confession: Ugly Guys Make Better Booty Calls

Our contributor is a student at an East coast university. And that’s all she’s willing to say. Except this… I’m not attracted to attractive guys. Those Burberry-wearing, BMW-driving, weight-lifting, business-studying, fraternity hunks just don’t do it for me. At the end of the night, I know I’m booty-calling my chunky, red-haired, 800-dollar-car-driving, engineer boy — […]

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Ladies: We Still Need Your Orgasm Breakthrough Moments!

photo by ellievanhoutte We’re just finishing up our magazine article on women’s orgasms, and we want to hear a few more stories from you: What happened when you first had an orgasm with a partner, or during intercourse, or with a vibrator…or without a vibrator. Or tell us how you became multi-orgasmic, or how you […]

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Your Call: What's the Official New Word for You Know What

photo by Paul J. Everett Last week, we asked you for alternative terms for the act unfortunately known as the “tittie fuck.” This week, we want to make it democratically official by having you vote on the best recommendations we received: What should be the official new term for “tittie fuck”? ( Online surveys) If […]

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And My Parents Don't Know I'm Gay? Part 1: Vogue

from Who’s Dated Who This is the first in a multi-part series by our contributor Anonymous Bosch, a college student on the west coast who won’t reveal any more details. Well, except these: When I was a toddler, I would toss my plane, train, and automobile models in the trash can with a snarl, then […]

Personal Essays
Confession: I Want to Do My Boyfriend with a Strap-On

Our contributor, a woman who wishes to remain anonymous, has a confession to make. My boyfriend’s butt is beautiful. It’s pretty. It’s plump. It fits in the palm of my hand. I can’t keep my hands off it, and simply touching it turns me on. I’ve spanked it, kissed it, rubbed it, grabbed it, bit […]