Sex + Love

Sexual bartering is a close cousin to offering sex as a reward. (Image: Unsplash/ Felix Russell-Saw)

Sexual Bartering: Healthy Bargain Or Potential Disaster?

Is there anything problematic about trading foot rubs for blow jobs? Or is it a healthy way to add a little spice to a long term relationship?

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I Got HPV Because I Couldn't Have The Vaccine

I got my first three-letter disease as a result of a sinus infection. There was no way to know. No way to prevent it. I got my second three-letter disease from a man that I loved at the time. There was a way to prevent it. It’s called herd immunity.

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Partner phubbing has emerged as a real relationship issue. (Image: Flickr/ Spanish Virtually)

Cause For Divorce: Smartphones Aren't Ruining Your Marriage

Smartphones aren’t to blame for problems within your marriage.

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Steamy Updates To Classic Sex Positions

Looking to change things up in the sack? There are a ton of benefits to trying new sex positions.

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Self-care is vital to establishing a sense of oneself, and creating boundaries from there. (Image Credit: Unsplash/Pavel Badrtvinov)

5 Ways To Stop Being So Codependent

In simplest terms, codependency is a relationship pattern of losing ourselves in another person and has been called the “disease of the lost self.”

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DIY sex toys are NOT a good idea.

Attention Everyone: There Is A Reason Sex Toys Are NOT DIY

Attention everyone: DIY sex toys are NOT a good idea. Here’s why.

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I know you think you’re safe in your car because it’s your property, but you’re not.

20 Places To NOT Have Public Sex

Having sex in public is exhilarating. But while the risk of being caught is compelling to many of us, getting busted will earn you a fat misdemeanor charge with up to three years in prison. The authorities are not screwing around on this — so keep this in mind before you release your inner exhibitionist and live life in your free-spirited way.

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After a recent relationship ended, I had to think long and hard about what went wrong, and why.

Six Ways I've Made It Hard For My Partner To Love Me

I decided to stop blaming everything and everyone except myself, and identify the habits in myself which had caused nothing but trouble in my relationships, and which I wanted to change.

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