Welcome to Doing It, a column where sex educator Varuna Srinivasan explores the deep connections between sex and emotions. This month, they speak with experts and people living with vaginismus …
Before jumping into a polycule, Leanna Yau, a polyamory educator, recommends that previously-monogamous couples try polyamory that doesn’t involve cohabitation first. “If you both are open to dating other people, …
Welcome to Doing It, a column where sex educator Varuna Srinivasan explores the deep connections between sex and emotions. This month, they dive into why so many women get turned …
There is another type of dysphoria called post-coital dysphoria, which clinical psychologists categorize as a female functional disorder, where the person experiences negative emotions characterized by crying, sense of melancholy, …
I often felt incomplete. I still feel that way at some level — though I’m trying to rid myself of this thought process — despite years of research and advocacy …
Tina, a 33-year-old techie from San Francisco, Tina is currently experiencing artificial menopause, a byproduct of a complete double cystectomy as part of treatment for her stage 3/4 endometriosis. The …
Allure: What is it like in the dungeon? Like any business, I assume there are logistics. EO: Essentially, it’s like a shift job: You’re an independent contractor and you’ve got …
Welcome to Doing It, a column where sex educator Varuna Srinivasan explores the deep connections between sex and emotions. This month, we hear from women on what their sex lives …
Sex parties are exactly just that. They are parties, like any social gathering, except the people attending can (oftentimes) have sex. At some point in our lives, most of us …
For some, like Catherine Drysdale, a 30-year-old relationship coach in San Francisco, a first-time threesome experience is stumbled upon unexpectedly. In her case, it left her wanting more. Drysdale had …