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Confessions
How Meditation Can Help You Achieve an Orgasm

Reader Alex said the following in response to our post, “How Do You Round the Final Bend When Sex Feels Amazing But You Don’t Orgasm?” I also have this problem. I believe that it has to do with how well you can “release” your mind. I have a really hard time just mentally letting go, […]

TV
Top 5 Love Lessons from “The Bachelorette” (Fantasy Suites!)

In the world of “The Bachelorette,” euphemisms for sex are a dime a dozen — contestants talk about “really being together” and “being alone” and being able to “focus on each other,” when what they really mean is, having sex like bunnies once the cameras are turned off. In that spirit, we will refer to […]

Wise Guys
What’s the Forecast for Manscaping?

Advice from three of our guy friends. This week they answer the following: “What’s the deal with manscaping? We’re talking both genitals and chests.” Straight Single Guy (L.A. Chris): I think it’s great that men have taken an interest in personal grooming. Where’s the downside of shearing a chest rug or bisecting a unibrow? And […]

Your Call
Should You Throw Away Old Love Letters?

Recently, Em sang the praises of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, the New York Times bestseller by Japanese decluttering goddess, Marie Kondo. I didn’t think Em’s house could be any tidier, but after adopting the KonMari Method of domestic organization, it’s even more annoyingly impressive! So now I’m reading it, hoping some of this joy for […]

Horoscopes
One-Word Horoscopes: July 13th, 2015

If brevity is the soul of wit, maybe it’s the heart of all decent horoscopes. Learn your word, love your word, live your word this week. Read between the letters. Use it in a sentence. aries (Mar. 21st-Apr. 20th) Bond. taurus (Apr. 21st-May 20th) Hesitate. gemini (May 21st-June 21st) Confess. cancer (June 22nd-July 22nd) Discriminate […]

Pop Culture
Our Night with the Real “Magic Mike XXL”

Male strippers are no joke.  We mean that literally: in Magic Mike XXL, the women aren’t laughing at the “male entertainers,” as the guys prefer to call themselves. They are turned on. Seriously turned on. Read on to learn about our night in the Bronx, at an underground strip club, when we experienced this notion first-hand. But first: […]

How To
10 Tips for Great Phone Sex

You’re away on business, you don’t know a soul in this town, you’re holed up in your hotel room, alone and lonely (read: horny) and because you are a not a cheating scumbag and this isn’t Up in the Air, you pick up the phone to call your honey at home in the hopes of […]

Websites
What Our Google Searches Tell Us About Our Exes

We’ve always been fascinated by the Google searches that bring people to EMandLO.com. You have no idea how many different ways it’s possible to spell penis. And don’t even get us started on masturbation! This week while browsing, we noticed just how many people out there are obsessed with their exes. In particular, exes and […]

Research
How Traveling Is Good for You & Your Relationships

Whether you go on one of the romantic sunset sailing trips with Kai Kanani, go hiking in Asia, or sunbathe together, holidaying is a wonderful way to take your relationship to the next level. Why? Because traveling is fun. We love exploring, seeing new places, and getting away from the day-to-day routine of our lives. […]

How To
5 Reasons to Merge Last Names When You Marry

View this image | gettyimages.com When I got married, my groom and I wore matching white suits and ties (including inscribed white Converse high tops). Our parents walked each of us down the outside aisles simultaneously until we all met in the middle at the altar. My friend who married us concluded the ceremony with […]

Confessions
Bigger Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Better

Reader LuckyGirl recently responded to My New Boyfriend Has a Small Penis…At Least, It’s Small to Me with the kind of comment more men need to hear. One important caveat to her otherwise sound response: 5.5 inches is not small, it’s average. Ok, I’d been with my husband for 25 years before he passed away. I considered him […]

How To
6 Reasons to Stay Single After a Breakup

When you’re deep in the doldrums of a recent breakup, it’s tempting to jump head-first into your next relationship. You might find yourself wanting to replicate the intimacy and comfort of that lost relationship. You might even find yourself trying to spoon a one-night stand! Here are six reasons why you should allow yourself a […]

Pop Culture
Top 5 Love Lessons from “The Bachelorette” (Killarney)

1. Get your hands out of your face. When you’re talking about your romantic feelings to the object of your affection, don’t constantly touch your face and cover your mouth and slur — it makes it seem like you’re hiding something…like you’re a liar and this is your tell (Nick).   2. Have some dignity when […]

Pop Culture
The Best of #ExciteYourPartnerIn4Words on Twitter

The latest hashtag trending on Twitter today is #ExciteYourPartnerIn4Words. As always, there are a bunch of unfunny sexist responses (hey, if you’re going to be sexist, at least try to be funny about it), mostly to do with the size of a man’s…wallet. And then there are these. We’d struggle to think of a better […]

Your Call
Why Is It Still Considered “Desperate” for a Woman to Call First?

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 on the letter below by leaving your advice in the comments section.  Dear Em & Lo, OK, I have to […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: July 6th, 2015

  aries (Mar. 21st-Apr. 20th) Don’t dip your pen in the company inkwell (or vice versa). taurus (Apr. 21st-May 20th) Things you should take a chance on: wearing a bathingsuit in public; eating vegan for a week (it won’t turn you hippie, we promise); telling potential partners that you used to be a folk singer […]