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Dear Dr. Kate: Can You Get Pregnant Without Intercourse?

photo by Marina(im.back) Dr. Kate is an OB/GYN at one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York City and she answers your medical questions here every two weeks. To ask her your own question, click here. Dear Dr. Kate, Can you get pregnant without having actual intercourse? And if so, how? — Curious Georgina […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Stop the Presses! Women Have Libidos!

photo by Ranjit Laxman Photography We got a lot of thoughtful, interesting responses to the Wise Guys column “What If Her Libido Is Higher Than His?” that yes, many women do have higher libidos than men and no, they’re not nymphos. We can’t post them all, so just go read the comments section. Below is […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Can I Give My Booty Call Some Ground Rules?

photo by Helga Weber Dear Em & Lo, I have a friend with benefits who also has other friends with benefits. One of them called me on the phone last night and was threatening me. I called him right up and he apologized and said he would talk to her about it, but should I […]

Research
Masturbation Study Provides Material for the Lovers AND the Haters

photo via flickr A recent study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine looked at the masturbation habits of American teenagers (age 14-17) — and the results are likely to please both the self-lovers and those who think that adolescent boys and girls should be forced to sleep in mittens to keep […]

Dream Interpretation
Lauri Interprets Newly Out Country Singer Chely Wright’s Dream

photo by GregInHollywood If you’re a country music fan, odds are, you know Chely Wright. If you’re not, then you probably know Chely Wright as “that country singer who went out on Oprah.” (She’s pictured above.) These days when a celebrity comes out, it’s well… meh. That wasn’t the case when Chely came out because […]

News
Sex Surrogacy: When a Spade Isn’t a Spade

photo via flickr Last week we discussed the (negligible) difference between a sugar daddy and a john. As Winston Churchill unfortunately didn’t say, it’s simply a matter of price. But this week we’d like to talk about sex surrogates who often — and unfairly, we think — get classified as prostitutes. A recent report by […]

Websites
Blog Snog: 6 Worst Sexual Positions

photo via Flickr CollegeCandy: 6 worst sex positions. YourTango: What man training and puppy training have in common. HuffPo Women: Are body-positive blogs helpful or hurtful? TresSugar: 10 love and sex superpowers. EdenFantasys’ Sexis: Should oral sex always be reciprocal? TheFrisky: 30 sexual fetishes explained… on YouTube! In six minutes!

News
What’s the Difference Between a Sugar Daddy and a John?

Winston Churchill gets a lot of posthumous credit for witticisms he never uttered, including the exchange below. We’re disappointed to learn it wasn’t Mr. Churchill who said this — apparently he was quite gallant in conversation with women — but we’re going to quote it anyway because the message doesn’t change: Churchill: Madam, would you […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Can I Seduce My Boyfriend?

vintage album cover via Flickr We get a lot of advice questions coming in at EMandLO.com, but sadly, we just can’t answer them all. Which is why, once a week, we turn to you to decide how best to advise a reader. Make your call by leaving your advice in the comments section below: Dear […]

How To
Your Guide to Taxicab Date Etiquette

photo via flickr Everyone knows it’s polite to open the car door for your date — and we hope that everyone knows it’s a nice touch when women remember to do this, too. But what happens if you live in a city where you’re more likely to take a cab? If you hold the cab […]

Pop Culture
My Body Gallery

My Body Gallery is a new online photo collecting project with this goal: “to help women objectively see what we look like, break the pact of silence around ‘weight’ and come to some acceptance that we are all beautiful.” The idea is that all sorts of real women upload full-body images of themselves (their faces […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Harmless Flirtation Is Like Harmless Drunk Driving

photo by Tjook Johnny had this to say in response to the post “Wise Guys: Is There Such a Thing as Harmless Flirtation?” The sexual thrill I get from mutual flirtation is very real. It stirs my sanguine humors, you could say. You could say that this is harmless in itself, but once my sanguine […]

Dear Em & Lo
10 Tips to Stop Hating Your Body Enough to Have Sex

photo via Flickr Dear Em & Lo, So, I think that I just might (fingers, eyes, everything but legs crossed) get cozy with a guy I’ve been crushing on forever. We’re friends, but frequently get a bit romantic when we hang out and naughty-text once in a while. I would love to have a relationship […]

News
Naked News: Gender Equality Means More Sex for Everyone

photo via flickr Study shows that more gender equality leads to more sex. (And, we’d hazard a guess, better sex, too.) Cosmo launches an iPad version of the mag for men (there’s no paper version because apparently dudes wouldn’t be seen dead actually reading Cosmo). So now we can all be super insecure about our […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: Can My Dreams Tell Me Who My Baby’s Daddy Is?

photo via Flickr Other people’s dreams are never interesting…except when they’re about sex. Each week, our dream analyst Lauri Loewenberg tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means. This week, a reader asks Lauri: Before I state my dream here’s some background information. My boss and I have secretly been having sex over the […]

Websites
Portable Pocket Smut for the Blind

photo via Flickr Well, maybe it’s not just for the blind. It could be for anyone who likes a little something left to the imagination. Or for anyone who doesn’t want people watching their porn over their shoulder on the train home. For all these types, SonicErotica offers free (for now) downloadable stories and confessions “to […]