Five of the Biggest Sex Myths Spreading on TikTok
Maybe TikTok is your go-to place for cleaning and cooking hacks, but you shouldn’t rely on it to help improve your sex life. According to Dr. Claudia Pastides, MBBS, general…
The Best Sex Positions When One of You Is Way Taller
Sex can be awkward even when you’ve got everything going for you, but throw in a significant height difference between you and your partner and you might be facing some…
Does Your Relationship Need a ‘Sexual State of the Union”?
In a recent New York Times article, sex educator Emily Morse recommends couple schedule regular “sexual state of the union” discussions—frank, open dialogues about how their sex life is going…
Try These Positions If Sex Is Painful for You
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) We all want sex to feel good—and not just orgasmic, but also pleasant and pain-free. But unfortunately that’s not always the case for some vulva-owners. Dyspareunia,…
These Symptoms Are (Fairly) Normal After Having Sex
Photo: oneinchpunch (Shutterstock) Hopefully you feel blissfully exhausted after sex and not too worried about what’s happening to your insides afterwards. But since sex is a full-body activity, it makes…
There’s No Such Thing As a ‘Normal’ Body Count
A lot like “virginity,” a “body count” is an arbitrary metric used to define a person’s sexual experiences in a rudimentary way, simply referring to how many people someone has…
Clever Ways to Make a Long-Distance Relationship Suck Less
Photo: antoniodiaz (Shutterstock) A long-distance relationship is trickier than most. Creating and maintaining connection with someone who might live hundreds, if not thousands of miles away, can be difficult—but it’s…
10 Wince-Inducing Sex-Related Injuries (and How to Avoid Them)
Photo: Hananeko_Studio (Shutterstock) Anyone can get UTIs and yeast infections after sex, but it’s much more common in people with vaginas; 50 to 60% of women will experience a UTI…
How to Start a Casual Sex Relationship
Photo: WHYFRAME (Shutterstock) A new study suggests that dating-app users are are more likely to casually date and have casual sex. Surprise! While we probably didn’t need a study to…
How to Lower Your Risk of Getting Monkeypox During Sex
Photo: BUFOTO (Shutterstock) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 2,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox across 37 different countries in 2022. While it’s…