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How To
The 5 Stages of Sexual Grief

photo via Flickr Making huge stupid mistakes in bed — we’re talking, like, of epic proportions — is a universal experience. People from all walks of life do dumb things they regret in the morning — it’s an inevitable part of life and love. But while there is no right way to mourn your sexual […]

Dear Em & Lo
We’re Full of Advice, May We Give You Some?

The inbox for our Q&A advice column goes through phases: Some months, we barely have time to read all the advice questions that come into EMandLO.com — though we do read every single one, we promise! And other months, like this one, the flow is more of a trickle, and we find ourselves with all […]

Pop Culture
The Weirdest “Sex” Photos from Getty Images, Part 1

  When you do a search for “sex” on Getty Images, you get a lot of interesting results — so many, in fact, that we were compelled to launch a superlative series of Getty “sex” search images today. This inaugural installment highlights the weirdest — actually, there are so many we have to present them in […]

Vids
I F’ed Up Royal: A Tale of Infidelity, Told in Stock Photography

Our friend Ben Weber just added a second series to I F’ED UP ROYAL, his hilarious and strange webseries about marriage and infidelity, told entirely via stock photography and “repurposed” photos. Don’t worry if you’re not caught up — you can watch an entire season in less time than it takes you to do a 7-minute workout. Episode […]

News
People Really Do Win on EMandLO.com!

photo via Flickr In the past few weeks, we here at EMandLO.com (that would be us, Em & Lo) have held several quick, kick-ass contests with real live winners: Amanda won a gift certificate to pleasure object purveyor LELO worth $200.  Keirsten won a sensual Mother’s Day gift basket from Tess & James worth $70. Alex […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: 05-12-14

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) This week, you’ll feel wild and passionate. Your body language will speak for itself…unless you have […]

Confessions
My Wheelchair Isn’t There to Make You Feel Better About Your Breakup

photo via flickr We recently published a post titled, “10 Things That Feel Better Than Getting Revenge On An Ex.” It was meant to be a feel good, git ‘er done kind of list, to help you move on from a crappy, undeserving ex. Entry #2 on our list was “Be a Better Person,” and […]

Websites
Blog Snog: Are You Dating a Mama’s Boy? (Take the Quiz!)

YourTango: QUIZ: Are you dating a mama’s boy? The Frisky: TRUE STORY: My ex-boyfriend was a porn addict. Pop Sugar: Smart dating advice from single lady MINDY KALING. The Date Report: An algorithm to help fairly divide up your things AFTER A BREAKUP. Nerve: How rabid “FIFTY SHADES” fans are using Twitter to fulfill their […]

Pop Culture
New Erotica Book: Kresley Cole’s “The Professional”

sponsored post From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes The Professional, the first installment in her “Game Maker” series, an erotica collection that features the intense love stories, the family dynamics, the alpha heroes and adventurous women that Cole is known for, except apparently with even more naughtiness! Below is an excerpt from The Professional; here’s the set […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: Hubby Cheated on Me with His Assistant

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 have had numerous dreams of my husband cheating on […]

Movies
The Top 10 Love Lessons of “Sixteen Candles”

This week marks the 30th (!) anniversary of Sixteen Candles, one of the greatest teen movies of all time (right next to John Hughes’ other classic, The Breakfast Club). At a time when most high school/college movies were raunchy, sexist tales of young men’s pursuit of sexual conquests — think the Porky’s franchise, Losing It, The […]

Toys
Last Chance to Get a Great $10 “Gag” Gift for Mom!

Lelo’s Etherea Silk Cuffs Mother’s Day is THIS Sunday, so you only have a couple days left to get Mom the gift that’ll tide her over until the Fifty Shades movie comes out next year: our book, 150 SHADES OF PLAY: A Beginner’s Guide to Kink! Hear us out: Moms loved the Twilight series, but secretly […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Are There Any Good Ones Left Out There?

photo via flickr Submit Your Own Question to EMandLO.comTry Our New *PRIVATE* Advice Service!   Dear Em & Lo, I am a woman from Mumbai, India. I fell in love with Sam when she was in India and we spent 6 months together, bundled up in her apartment mostly. Once she left India she became […]

Confessions
How Open Relationships Cure Jealousy

Reader Kristinopolis (who has written in other posts on our site about her experience with open relationships) said the following in response to our post, “Can Open Relationships Cure Jealousy?” I know why it works. When you are committed to one person, everyone else becomes ‘unattainable’ or maybe ‘unloveable’ in a way. Then there’s the typical wanting […]

Pop Culture
Discovered Awesome New Anal Lube #Blessed

Gun Oil lube is available at GoodVibes.com We laughed out loud at the recent NYT article poking fun at the many ways people use the hashtag “blessed” to describe strokes of luck or good fortune (and yes, the Styles section is one of our go-to reads on the weekend, we confess — especially since they […]

News
Blurring the Line Between Sperm Donor and Father

We were fascinated by the article in the New York Times this past weekend about the custody battle between actor Jason Patric and his massage therapist ex (and not just because the notoriously publicity-shy Patric talkied to Katie Couric on national television to get his side of the dispute out there). Here’s the story, in […]