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Confessions
Comment of the Week: Normal Schmormal!

Reader Dave wrote the following in response to the Your Call “Is It Normal to Not Want Sex?”, but it’s so spot on we think it could apply to almost any sexual preference: I think you are asking the wrong question.  The question should never be “Am I normal?”  The question should be “Are you happy the […]

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Highlights from #YesAllWomen

The Twitterstorm known as #YesAllWomen that’s blown up over the past week — in response to both the misogyny-fueled killing spree at UCSB last Friday and the misguided hashtag “NotAllMen” that took off shortly thereafter — has shined a bright light on how much more work needs to be done dismantling idealogical sexism. Here’s a […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: 05-27-14

photo by Simply Schmoopie Each week, we at EMandLO.com predict the course of your love life for the week with our own version of irreverent horoscopes — ignore our advice at your own peril! (Hyperbole intended for dramatic effect.) aries (Mar. 21st-Apr. 20th) According to the stars, “a one-on-one relationship will be too confining for you this week.” If […]

Pop Culture
Top 5 Love Lessons from “The Bachelorette” (Andi, Ep 2)

photo courtesy of ABC/Todd Wawrychuk Don’t let your snowboard instructor (ballroom dance instructor, pottery instructor, etc) touch your date more than you. Don’t show your date your anus on your second date, whether accidentally or not. You can ask your date “What’s the worst thing about your parents?” as long as A) you’re not wasted, […]

News
Happy Memorial Weekend!

photo via Wikipedia: Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta of the USS Oak Hill (LSD-51) shares the traditional “first kiss” with her then-fiancée, Petty Officer 3rd Class Citlalic Snell We’re taking the long weekend off, and we hope you are, too!  We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled regimen of sex, love, and everything in […]

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Blog Snog: 15 Crazy Facts About Kissing

The Frisky: Watch Janeane Gar0falo declare her support for pubes. The Date Report: How we have rebound sex now (according to science). Nerve: History’s most notoriously terrible lovers. Pop Sugar: 23 reasons a long-distance relationship is actually awesome. YourTango: 15 crazy kissing facts. 150 Shades of Play: Father’s Day is coming up! (Remember, dads can be kinky, too.)

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Dreams Make Me Want to Contact My Ex

vintage album cover 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. Got a dream you want Lauri to analyze? Click here to submit it (18 and older only, please). This week, a reader asks Lauri: I’ve been having lots of […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: I’m 21 and Tired Of Being Single

Submit Your Own Question to EMandLO.comTry Our New *PRIVATE* Advice Service! Dear Em & Lo, I am 21 years old. I am currently single and not dating anyone. I have only been in love once in my life, but unfortunately the relationship did not work out. It’s frustrating being the single one in my group […]

Confessions
Comment of the Week: Top 10 Naughty Pic Tips

photo via flickr Reader Gerald Massey wrote the following in response to our oldie-but-goodie post, “Top 10 Tips for Taking Naughty Pics” (we couldn’t resist annotating a handful of them!): I am a hobbyist photographer of basic themes — landscapes, architecture, events — but I have been studying naughty photography, as I have come to know […]

Pop Culture
Our New Music Crush: Sharon Van Etten

We were lucky enough to see Sharon Van Etten perform live a few weeks back… okay, just Em was: We’re not literally attached at the hip, though Em is sure Lo would have loved it, too. She manages to be both warm and even slightly dorky on stage, while simultaneously oozing rock star chic (all […]

Pop Culture
Top 5 Love Lessons from The Bachelorette (Andi, Ep 1)

photo courtesy of ABC/Rick Rowell When on a date, follow the same rule of the writer: show, don’t tell. Do not say “I have a lot to offer” as your opening gambit. Prove it by being charming, smart, funny, compassionate and so on. Do not refer to your date as “ma’am” at any point, even […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Is It Normal Not to Want Sex?

photo 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 on the letter below by leaving your advice in the comments section. Submit Your Own Question to […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: 05-19-14

photo by Simply Schmoopie Each week, we at EMandLO.com predict the course of your love life for the week with our own version of irreverent horoscopes — ignore our advice at your own peril! (Hyperbole intended for dramatic effect.) aries (Mar. 21st-Apr. 20th) Omigod, it so totally worked! Your new Urban Outfitters alterna-wardrobe has totally given you this new […]

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6 Annoying Couple Habits and How to Break Them

YourTango: 3 lies your therapist told you about relationships. The Frisky: 6 annoying couple habits and how to break them. The Date Report: 15 TV episodes to watch to set the mood. Nerve: Why I’m hot for fat guys. Pop Sugar: 15 French romance movies you can stream tonight. 150 Shades of Play: Father’s Day is […]

Dear Em & Lo
Does Enjoying Anal Play Mean You’re Gay?

Something we here an awful lot around these here parts is the concern many straight men have with receiving — and, heaven forbid, enjoying — a little backdoor attention. Just this week we got another comment on the topic: My boyfriend has recently discovered he likes me lubing him up and fingering his anus, rimming […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Ex and I Get Back Together and We’re…Happy!

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. Got a dream you want Lauri to analyze? Click here to submit it (18 and older only, please). This week, a reader asks Lauri: My ex and I have been broken […]