12/7/12
What Is the Etiquette of Saucy Holiday Gifting?

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At what point in a relationship is it acceptable to give a gift that is sex-related — a high-end toy, perhaps, or a saucy costume or, say, a beginner’s guide to kink* (to offer a completely random example…)? After you’ve met each other’s parents? After you’ve met each other’s a-holes? After you’ve shared last names? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

* We happen to think that 150 Shades of Play: A Beginner’s Guide to Kink makes a fantastic holiday gift for booty calls, sisters-in-law, husbands and wives, book club friends, open-minded colleagues, anonymous White Elephant Party recipients…



One Comment

  1. This is one of those “if you have to ask, don’t” situations.

    If you know the person well enough to know they’d be comfortable with a sex-themed present, go for it. If you’re not sure, don’t give it as a present. Bring it up at a less emotionally fraught time. Don’t gift something you’re uncertain about when they may feel obligated to like or want it just on the basis of it being a present and trying to not seem like they’re being sex-negative.

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