Post Chore Clarity

Post Chore Clarity

It’s hard to feel sexy and sensual after a long day of work. Whether it is the commute back from the office or a day filled with Teams calls and the constant chatter of some of your more annoying c...

Not your Guinea Pig

Not your Guinea Pig

The word “Polyamory” and those who practice it are often viewed with fascination. Most of it comes from not being able to fathom how it can be practiced against decades of conditioning leading us t...

Caught Masturbating

Caught Masturbating

Whether it's parents walking in on their kids. Kids walking in on their parents.  Partner walking in on their partner.  Why are we made to feel shame or guilt? First off, we believe using the word ...

The Unbearable Pressure to Cum

The Unbearable Pressure to Cum

What do you think of when you think of someone faking orgasms? The frustration of a partner not knowing how to please you? Them not responding to feedback or instruction well? When we talk about wo...

Engaging In A Partner's Fantasy

Engaging In A Partner's Fantasy

What do you do when your partner opens up to you about a fantasy you never expected them to have? When they bring up a threesome for the first time? When they suggest using toys that you’ve never l...

Dissociation & Sex

Dissociation & Sex

“I felt like I wasn’t even in the room when I was having sex.”  As therapists that work with queer folks and trauma, it’s not uncommon for us to hear experiences of dissociation during sex. But wha...

What Is A Healthy Sex Life?

What Is A Healthy Sex Life?

When I was 9, I learned that a healthy sex life was one that you shared with your husband. One that led to the birth of children, to the start of your family, was quiet, private, rare and driven by...

Side Please

Side Please

I shared a love-hate relationship with sex. There were parts of it that brought fragile and fleeting joy that often felt like someone creasing my hair under a starry sky. Sometimes It felt like eat...

Crying After Sex

Crying After Sex

You're not alone Feeling emotionally overwhelmed, anxious or sad after sexual activity is not necessarily a bad sign. It's an indicator of what your mind or body might think about the act or sensat...

Meaningless Sex

Meaningless Sex

I remember the first time a friend told me he needed some meaningless sex. I rolled my eyes and didn’t think much of it, or of him, but the idea that meaningless sex with someone unknown or half-kn...

Ethical  Non-Monogamy  & Cheating

Ethical Non-Monogamy & Cheating

Before I begin this post, let me clarify that this is not about ethical non-monogamy v. monogamy. The relationship structures we choose are a personal reflection of the life we hope to lead and the...

Is It Not Cheating When She Kisses A Girl?

Is It Not Cheating When She Kisses A Girl?

My (M25) girlfriend (F23) made out with a very hot girl on NYE in front of me. She winked at me. I smiled back. It broke my heart. This is an excerpt from a reddit post I read recently and it got ...

Scheduling Sex

Scheduling Sex

Spontaneity is an absolute curse that’s been put upon us by writers, rom-com directors & influencers– all of whom have taken painstakingly long steps with scheduling and planning to show you ho...

How To Support a Survivor of Sexual Violence

How To Support a Survivor of Sexual Violence

This is not an easy read. Nor was it an easy one to write. I have spent the last six years of my life trying to make basic sense of the incident that left me feeling violated. The flashbacks, the a...

ThreesomeTwo Men and an Enby: Lessons learned from my first MMX Threesome

Two Men and an Enby: Lessons learned from my first MMX Threesome

Tanisha RK opens up on their first threesome with two men, the highs and lows that came for all of them, and the wonders of building intimacy even in the absence of love.

Why Queer Breakups Hurt So Bad

Why Queer Breakups Hurt So Bad

Why are queer breakups so hard? What is it about queer love that has us dramatically changing our appearance, getting new tattoos and reinventing ourselves, or simply not being able to get out of b...

Delay Condoms and CreamsThe Unbearable Pressure of Lasting Longer

The Unbearable Pressure of Lasting Longer

  Cumming too soon. What is too soon? Is it 3 minutes? Or 10? Or is 15 too little too? What’s the ideal time someone with a penis should last in bed? Don’t google it. Based on your own experience...

Vaginismus and My Sexuality

Vaginismus and My Sexuality

Deba writes on the scope for sexual satisfaction outside of penetration, and how vaginismus may not have to be something that stands in the way of your self-exploration and pleasure.

amorous relationshipsThe Prioritising of Romantic Love

The Prioritising of Romantic Love

Prapti challenges the devaluation of solitude and platonic love and questions why non-romantic relationships and connections do not receive the same validation, acceptance, or recognition in everyd...

Defining loveLove in the absence of sexual intimacy

Love in the absence of sexual intimacy

Is love not real enough when it doesn’t go hand-in-hand with a traditionally sexual relationship? Do our partners only get to be referred to as our partners when we engage in sex actively and consi...

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ABD of BDSM

BDSM, an acronym for Bondage & Discipline, Dominance & Submission, Sadism & Masochism, represents a diverse spectrum of consensual adult practices that explore power dynamics, physical ...

Choking

Choking

Who hasn’t tried it? Or been with someone who wanted to? Or felt their heart race as their partner held their neck and made direct eye contact with them? Among the many kinks we hear about on a re...

Rediscovering Kink  as a Survivor of Sexual Abuse

Rediscovering Kink as a Survivor of Sexual Abuse

When I was very young, maybe 9 or 10, there was this game I would play by myself. I did not have siblings, and even as a child, I knew it was too disturbing a game to play with my friends. Since Ma...