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Just Show Up: On New Love, New Sex.

Q. I have not had sex in 17 years and am about to turn 60. I am entering a great relationship though and am really worried. I used to have GREAT sex when younger, never any problems whatsoever. What can I do? Advice welcome. Thanks

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The Small and Large of the Matter

Q. So, I have a new sex partner. We’re getting to know each other. So far, he seems open to new things, and he listens. I always get a heck of nervous with a new partner, but eventually I mellow out, so I’m not worried about that. Here’s the thing.

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Interview With Sara Eckel, Author of It’s Not You: 27 (Wrong) Reasons You’re Single

Give me a single woman over the age of 27, and I will show you a culture that is all too happy to pick away at what’s wrong with her.

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Magic Formulas and Snake Oil Dreams: Diet Pills and Acceptance

Q. If I’m taking diet pills, can that make my Implanon birth control lose its effectiveness? 

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Mark Twain Knew Best: How to Be in the Moment

Q. How does someone who is accomplished at giving themselves orgasms do it with a partner? Like not let their mind wander off and think of all the ways that they can do a better job of giving the orgasm, instead of focusing on what is happening at the moment? How can one enjoy someone […]

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The Weight of Losing You

Q. I’ve lost a lot of weight in the past year. I mean, basically the net weight of a couple of pre-schoolers. I’ve got a little ways to go to get to my goal (which is whatever weight I land on while I train for a couple of half marathons). As I am impressed with […]

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Stay or Go: The Weight of the Flawed

Q. My boyfriend confronted me last night and told me that he felt I wasn’t being supportive of him enough (we go to grad school together, and we’re taking one class together; I gave him a B+ on his presentation). I tried to apologize and told him that I wasn’t aware it meant a lot […]

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Interview with Hjörtur Gísli Sigurðsson, Curator and Director of The Icelandic Phallological Museum

In this vast world, there are museums of all kinds: Contemporary art, American history, technology, and film. The list is as long as the catalogue of each collection, opening up a specialized world to those who walk through the doors seeking knowledge on the thousands of pieces curated by a team of experts. Which brings […]

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We Vibe It: The Magic of the Magic Wand

My wife and I put Uncle Sam’s money to good use. Not only did we pay for our upcoming honeymoon to Portland, we finally bought a toy we had been coveting for a year or so. I had heard amazing reviews from my friends especially from a few trans friends about how awesome the Hitachi […]

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The Porn of the Matter

Q. I have a blog on Tumblr and recently came across some very obscene material that was posted on a blog I had followed. I was shocked that this stuff was allowed. I searched further and quickly found gobs of pornographic sites. Again, I was shocked. Nobody is filtering this stuff or warning us about it.

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Can You? Sure, But Can You?

Q. Can I see your boobs? 

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The Things We Do To Our Children: Shame and Sex

Q. I don’t know how to say it. It might be considered as not a problem, but I feel really ashamed when I think of it. I am 21 and still a virgin. I’ve had boyfriends and we were practicing petting sometimes, one of them gave me oral sex, but I’ve never had sex, as I think I […]

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Pro Tips: Ain’t No Such Thing As A Pro

Q. When I was 19, I met and slept with a guy I met on the Internet. He flew out to where I lived, and we spent a week together in a hotel. Not the greatest experience, though it was consensual. Essentially, I wasn’t attracted to him in the least, but I didn’t want to enter […]

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Don’t Beat A Dead Horse: Then Stop Throwing the Horse At Me

Q. Why are you guys bitch about things all day? Do you have a everyday period cycle if so… Then you really need to get it checked out:) 

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If It Ain’t Broke: Orgasms and Expectation

Q. I’m almost 25 and have never been able to have more than one orgasm per sexcapade. Is there something I can try to fix this? My fiancé is starting to think it is him, despite the fact that I have assured him it isn’t. I have had some really intense orgasms just never multiple orgasms. […]