What are we discussing today? Lubricants! These wonderful liquids can make your sex life much more fun, exciting, easy and pleasurable. There are many reasons to use lubes: anal sex,…
Bring on the toys
Sex sells. Nothing demonstrates this truism quite like the sale of sex toys. In 2011, it was estimated that the sex toy industry made about $15 billion, and the volume…
Roleplaying games (in bed)
Role-playing games are fun, and I’m not talking about Dungeons and Dragons (although I do like D&D). Rather, I’m talking about role-playing with your romantic partners. Role-play opens up extra…
Unkink your kinky sex biases
Once upon a time I was watching an episode of the TV crime-drama Bones. As part of a murder investigation, they find that their super-crazy, super-creepy murderers are, in fact,…
Responding to Body Image Blues
It’s easy to get out of shape while in college—that’s a simple fact. You are busier than ever before, have access to tons of food and alcohol, and you usually…
To trim or not to trim
It seems to me that few topics involving sex draw as much ire, rancor and judgement as the issue of women’s pubic hair. Just the other day, a very feminist…
Sex shop date night
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term “sex shop?” Skeezy middle-aged virgin men? Tons of porn? Fleshlights? Real dolls? The “jack-shacks?” I come…
German army helmet beats snail in a turtleneck
The debate about whether to circumcise or not rages on. The ever-amazing Robin Williams once compared the appearances of the two types of penises as “a German army helmet” versus…
The sex habits, they are a-changin’
It is undeniable that any long-term—and sometimes short-term—relationship will alter you a bit. You rub off on your partner, and they rub off on you. You both pick up habits,…
Tips for managing relationships when school gets crazy
Last term, due to some miscommunications and misunderstandings, I wound up taking double the suggested course load for graduate students. While it is nice to effectively have two terms under…
Good Guys Finish Last for the Right Reasons
I’m willing to bet that most of us have heard the saying “nice guys finish last” and the modern rewrite “nice guys finish last because they make sure their women…