Relationships
Wise Guys
Wise Guys: What Would You Think of a Woman Proposing?

Advice from three of EMandLO.com’s guy friends. This week they answer the following: “Would most men be cool with a woman proposing marriage to them? (assuming they’re in a serious committed relationship where marriage has become an unspoken expectation for both parties).” To ask the guys your own question, click here. Straight Married Guy (Figleaf): I […]

TV
Top 5 Lessons Learned from Season 9 Episode 3 of The Bachelorette

1. Never steal a kiss. “I have a secret to tell you”? It’s like a sucker punch: cheap and ignoble. If you have to fake someone out to get them to kiss you, then you shouldn’t be kissing them in the first place. 2. The pain killers you get at the E.R. are just as […]

TV
Top 5 Lessons Learned from Season 9 Episode 2 of The Bachelorette

Take a tip from a 12 Step Program: no trauma bonding! Admitting to your absentee father / drug-addict mother / type 1 diabetes / poverty status / lactose intolerance is not first-date A material. That said, if you’re forced to wear an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny flesh-colored bikini bottom and shake your junk in front of the […]

Personal Essays
The Inspiring Results of One Couple’s Better Sex Experiment (Part 2 of 2)

If you’ve been in a relationship for a while, you’ll find yourself wanting to spice up your sex life a bit. You might not have the same drive as you used to and want to get it back. You could achieve this by introducing toys, trying foreplay, or even trying an aphrodisiac like Spanish Fly […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Wife Orgasms with Someone Else

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. This week, a reader asks Lauri: In the past couple of days I have had weird dreams […]

Dear Em & Lo
Dear Em & Lo, Why Am I Still Hung Up on My Ex?

photo via Flickr Dear Em & Lo, I recently broke up with my boyfriend of two and a half solid years and then we were on and off for another year or so. I moved on to a kid I had been dating during the ‘off’ time with my previous boyfriend. I was fine and […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: My Boyfriend Doesn’t Care About My Assault

photo via Flickr Each week, Lauri tells one lucky reader what their dirty dream means here on EMandLO.com. Here’s this week’s: I had an odd dream. I was going to a movie with my boyfriend and they were searching people. He got searched and then walked on ahead while I took my turn. The guy searching […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Do I Get Over All the Sex She’s Had Before Me?

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. We’re tempted to give this guy a piece […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: Is Getting Him on a Porn Diet Realistic?

photo via Wiki Commons 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 […]

Wise Guys
Wise Guys: Is Sex on a First Date a Relationship Killer?

photo by kreetube Advice from three of EM & LO‘s guy friends. This week a straight woman asks, “Does sleeping with a guy on a first date really ruin my chances for a future relationship with him? What if it’s obvious we really like each other, the chemistry’s great, we have a lot in common, […]

How To
5 Ways to Rekindle the Flame

photo via flickr True love and deep intimacy aren’t a guarantee of hot sex. In fact, being in long-term love might be the reason your sex life is dull! After all, it’s hard to get excited when you know all your partner’s moves, when you know they’re not going anywhere, when you know every bad […]

Dear Em & Lo
Should You Sleep with Another Guy If You Have Your Boyfriend’s Permission?

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, I’ve been with my […]

Dear Em & Lo
Your Call: How Does She Get Hubby to Have Sex More Than Twice a Year?

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 […]

Dream Interpretation
Dream Interpretation: I Keep Running Away from My Ex

[image 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. This week, a reader asks Lauri: I keep having this dream and my ex is in it. […]

Dear Em & Lo
Quickie Advice: How Do You Avoid Routine in a Relationship?

photo via Flickr Last week, we were on Kiss FM in Toledo promoting 150 Shades of Play and fielding listeners’ questions. There were some good ones we wanted to share them here on EMandLO.com this week. So each day we’re featuring a quick question with some lightening advice from yours truly. Today’s question: How do you keep things new […]

How To
How to Let Someone Down Easy

photo via Real Simple Each month, Real Simple magazine runs an expertise column in which 5 experts give their best advice on a particular subject. This month, we had the honor of being one of those experts. The topic this month was how to reject someone nicely (necessary info for a lot of people during […]