Why Your Body Keeps Saying Not Tonight You finally got into bed. Your partner reached over. And instead of feeling anything, your brain jumped to the mail you didn't send, the EMI due on the 5th, and...
Could Chastity Play Be Right for You? Most people hear "chastity belt" and picture a medieval metal contraption locked before a knight left for war. Historians have found little evidence such devices were routinely used in the...
What Kegel Balls Do? The silver balls in Fifty Shades of Grey introduced a large audience to a product that existed long before the film. They are commonly called Kegel balls, Ben Wa balls,...
A Beginner Guide for Pegging Pegging gets treated like a punchline long before anyone gets a real answer to a real question. If you grew up in a home where a locked door needed an...
8 Ways Couples Build Anticipation Foreplay is often treated as something that begins after two people enter the bedroom. A few kisses, some touching, and then a quick move toward what is considered the main...
Why Being “Not in the Mood” Is Not Always Rejection Many people grow up believing that sexual desire should arrive before intimacy begins. You look at your partner, immediately feel in the mood and then act on that feeling. When...
What Couples Should Do After Sex Most advice about intimacy focuses on everything leading up to sex. There are guides about attraction, foreplay, communication and pleasure, but far less is said about the minutes immediately afterwards....
How to Choose a Couples Toy Based on What You Both Want Buying your first couples toy can become confusing quickly. One page recommends a bullet vibrator. Another suggests a wearable couples vibrator, an app-controlled toy or a vibrating ring. Every product...
Why Trying Too Hard Can Make the Experience Worse There is a strange contradiction in intimacy: the more determined someone becomes to “perform well,” the harder it can be to remain present. You start thinking about how long you...
How Couples Can Talk About What They Want Most couples are not bad at intimacy. They are just trying to understand each other using incomplete information. One person assumes silence means everything is fine. The other avoids giving...
All You Need to Know About Erogenous Zones Learn what erogenous zones are, how the brain influences pleasure, and which body areas increase arousal for women and men. A simple guide to deeper, more connected intimacy.
Is It OK to Masturbate in a Relationship? If you’ve ever closed tabs quickly, hidden a vibrator in the back of a drawer, or felt guilty after masturbating while being in a relationship, you’re not alone. For many...