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Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Do All Young Men Shave Their Chests Now?

We get a lot of 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 respond to a reader. Make your call on the letter below by leaving your thoughts in the comments section.  Dear Em & Lo, Are all men in […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: 05-05-14

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) It won’t take much for you to attract a perfect partner. That’s assuming your perfect partner […]

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Blog Snog: New Breakup Trend Is the Divorce Tattoo

photo via Nerve YourTango: My secret to lasting love: radical acceptance. The Frisky: An imagined conversation between researchers who studied how attractive women are with makeup. Pop Sugar: What I learned from my first one-night stand (in my 40s). The Date Report: 8 reasons old-fashioned love letters are the best. Nerve: Why women are getting […]

How To
5 Reasons to Wear Lingerie (Especially If You’re Not the Type)

LELO’s Halter Camisole (on sale now for half off) We are not ones to put more undue pressure on women (or men for that matter, though they could use some more time in high heels) to live up to some unrealistic ideal of style and beauty. If you’re comfortable in an old worn oversized cotton […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Delivered My Baby All By Myself

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: I had a  dream after two months […]

Pop Culture
What Kind of Feminist Are You: Miley, Beyonce, or Pharrell?

Time magazine just announced its list of the top 100 most influential people, declaring this to be “the year of pop feminism.” Their evidence? The lyrics, quotes, and attitude of Beyoncé, Pharrell (“Blurred Lines” notwithstanding)… and Miley Cyrus. “Beyoncé, Miley and Pharrell aren’t just accidental feminists,” according to Time. “They’ve actively promoted women’s empowerment through their songs, […]

Confessions
Every Straight Guy Should Be Sexually Harassed by a Gay Guy Once

photo via Flickr Our Comment of the Week is from MVP Johnny, in response to the question asked by a gay man, “How Do I Subtly Find Out My Straight Friend’s Penis Size?“: Can I presume that sexual attraction, rather than locker-room bro curiosity, has piqued your interest? Don’t do it, dude. That’s the sort of […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: Can You Use a Sex Toy on Multiple People?

LELO’s Smart Wand Submit Your Own Question to EMandLO.comTry Our New *PRIVATE* Advice Service!   Dear Em & Lo, I was wondering what women’s opinions of men and sex toys are? For example, if you had a boyfriend and you were having sex, what would you think if he pulled out a Rabbit or a […]

Pop Culture
Losing It: True Tales of Lost Virginity

In Kate Monro’s new book, “Losing It: How We Popped Our Cherry Over the Past 80 Years,” she picks up where Nancy Friday left off, letting a wide range of people tell their stories of how they lost their virginity, smartly bookending each with historical and cultural context. It’s a fascinating book that shows, to […]

News
LAST CHANCE to Win a Tess & James Feel-Good Package for Mother’s Day!

sponsored post Your odds of winning this Mother’s Day Feel Good Package made especially for EMandLO.com readers by Tess & James — a new, small batch production company specializing in feel good products made from ingredients that are gentle on the skin, nice to your nose, and free of artificial colors, artificial flavors and preservatives — are ridonkulous! But […]

How To
10 Things That Feel Better Than Getting Revenge On An Ex

The new movie The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton, features three women who join forces to get revenge on the guy who, it turns out, was sleeping with all three of them (and married to one of them). But while creative, collaborative revenge on an ex makes for catchy movie […]

Horoscopes
Your Weekly Horoscopes: 04-28-14

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) Everyone likes to embellish a little, to make their stories or themselves a little more interesting. […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Do I Subtly Find Out My Friend’s Penis Size?

We get a lot of 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 respond to a reader. Make your call on the letter below by leaving your thoughts in the comments section.  Submit Your Own Question to EMandLO.comTry Our New […]

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Blog Snog: Why Twitter Killed Your Relationship

YourTango: Less tweeting, more talking — why Twitter killed your relationship. The Frisky: 10 reasons why spring is the best time to hookup (in GIFs). The Date Report: 13 TV episodes to watch if you’re going through a breakup. Nerve: What your body type says about your sex life, according to science. Pop Sugar: You’ll […]

Memes
Top 10 Male Celebrity Feminists Andrew Garfield Could Learn From

Emma Stone went viral this week when she called out her boyfriend, Andrew Garfield, for his casual sexism during a Q&A session promoting The Amazing Spider-Man 2. When a little boy asked Garfield how Spider-Man got his costume, he said: “He made it. He made it with his bare hands. He sewed it… It’s kind of […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo: How Great Should First-Time Sex with a New Partner Be?

photo via Flickr Dear Em and Lo, I was married for 20 years and now I am not.  I’m not crying in my soup (is that the term?). I’ve learned a lot about what makes for a crappy relationship and bad sex. And I have gained a sense of humor, sexual confidence and a pretty […]