sex and relationships

The FIFA World Cup has been going on in Russia since June 14 and it’s hard to find someone *not* watching it. Over the month-long football (read: soccer) tournament, 64 matches will be played. However, Tinder matches are proving to be the top winner …

To say that I've tried my fair share of vibrators would be an understatement. Since a good friend and their boyfriend chaperoned me on my first trip to Babeland in New York city to show me the wonderful world of vibes, I've been sold. I've owned them…

Falling in love with someone is the easy part. You're naturally more excited about being with someone when things are shiny and new. But when the honeymoon period fades and you've settled into a more comfortable state, that's where the challenge aris…

No matter how sexually experienced you are, your first time having sex with someone new can still be a nerve-wracking experience. Sex is a super intimate act that requires a lot of trust, and the first time you're that vulnerable with someone can be …

Whether you like to admit it or not, we all go into relationships with a set of expectations. Some relationship expectations are too high, and some are not. But according to experts, one of the biggest and most reasonable expectations you should have…

Eventually, things come full circle or they reach their natural conclusion. Pretty soon we'll all be eating rose gold freakshakes, not caring that the flakes of gold slice our insides of the way down, because it just looks so damn good on Instagram. …

There are certain places that obviously feel good to touch. Others, it takes a while to figure out. Whether you start with a specific curiosity or an accidental touch, you might find that you have a place on your body that reacts really well during s…

Breakups are just one of those things that are universally terrible: they can be messy, painful, and of course, heartbreaking. Unfortunately, because every relationship, and thus every breakup, is unique, there's no one individual piece of advice tha…

Love is a strange, beautiful, terrible, wonderful, scary, and bloody confusing thing. Whatever hormone it is that goes in on you when you have a bit of a crush on someone, is like out of control. With singletons choosing to take a trip down many diff…

Arguments happen in relationships. You’re human, your partner’s human, and humans — even humans who love each other — don’t always see eye to eye. And while very few people like to argue with their significant other, even fewer like to do it in publi…

Knowing what to talk about on a first date can be nerve-wracking. Ideally, you both click and the conversation flows easily, but sometimes you have to have more of a plan of attack — and asking the right questions can make all the difference. "Don’t…

Knowing if your partner is being distant and may have one foot out the door can be pretty obvious. For instance, they might stop planning for the future with you or even brush it off when you try to bring up the subject at all. But according to expe…

At some point, you may find yourself in a long-distance relationship (LDR). Of course, this can happen in many ways: you meet someone while you’re out of town, you meet someone in town, but then one of you moves away for something like school or a jo…

Some puns are just too good to pass up. You can only assume that's what fashion designer Alexander Wang and Trojan condoms thought when they decided to team up to raise money for the queer community again this year. The name for the collaboration, li…

If you're curious about your partner's past relationships, and want to talk about them just for fun, then go for it. It can be mighty interesting to poke around and learn more about what your partner's life was like before you two met. But don't feel…

Sometimes you know something may not be a great idea, but you can't just stop yourself. Welcome to the world of workplace flings and romances. And a new survey shows way more people may be in that position than you think. EdenFantasys, a sex toy stor…

Across the country, just 24 states mandate that sex education be provided in publics schools, and just 20 of those require that sex education (or HIV education, as the case may be) mandate medically accurate information only. Or, that was the case in…

When you've finally found that one person you can really see a future with, it's so easy to jump in quickly without really thinking things through. After all, if you really love someone and your relationship is unlike anything you've ever been in bef…

It's so easy to get swept up in the rush of lovey-dovey feelings you get from dating someone new. But according to experts, it's pretty important to stay grounded during the first three months of dating. Because as amazing as those new love feels are…

Love may be a battlefield but you still have to pick the fights you'll have on it. Is it annoying when your partner leaves a trail of open cabinet doors in their wake as they move around the kitchen? Sure, maybe. Is that as bad as their tendency to t…