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“Wow, you’re really good at that,” my boyfriend said after I pegged him for the first time. “Maybe it’s because I’m using a nice [strap-on] harness for the job.” “Or maybe you’re just good at it!” I had pegged someone...
I’ve got gadgets and gizmos aplenty and whosits and whatsits galore! The 2020s are a decade where I readily have access to VR porn and body-safe self-thrusting dildos — things that people in past decades only dreamt of. My boyfriend...
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“I’m jealous! Women get so many sex toys to choose from,” lamented some guys in my life. But when I ask whether they’ve used a vibrator with a partner or for penile masturbation, crickets chirp. Here’s the thing: sex toys...
The A-spot — or AFE zone — is one of the most underrated erogenous zones in existence. It’s an area on the front vaginal wall, all the way in and farther inside than the (ostensibly also mysterious) G-spot. Due to...
Modeling has changed drastically in the time of COVID-19. Due to social distancing measures, my former day job (posing nude for art classes) isn’t much of an option anymore. Nor are collaborative photoshoots. Because of these changes, there’s an influx...
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Dildos have been around for practically forever — at least 28,000 years. Early vibrators originated as medical devices in the 1700s. Since then, new sex toys have come a long way in material safety, technology, and creativity. For those seeking...
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by · Published February 26, 2020 · Last modified June 26, 2020
Shit happens. We all know that the anus’s primary purpose is that of an exit. Understandably, cleanliness is among the biggest concerns about anal sex. It’s only second to perhaps picking the best beginner butt toys for comfort. When doing...
It’s not easy to share your darkest thoughts with someone and trust that they’ll understand — let alone advise with a harmonious balance between acceptance and growth. And when a therapist doesn’t hear you out, it takes only a minute...
After British Vogue interviewed Emma Watson, the media fixated on the 20 seconds where she talked about being single and “self-partnered.” It was a conversation where she spoke about mental health, her place in the world as an activist, history...
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by · Published January 31, 2020 · Last modified February 18, 2020
When I reveal that I’m a sex toy reviewer, I sometimes hear variations of “Really?! But you’re so quiet/wholesome/[insert another synonym for demure]!” On a bad day, I might clap back, “I’m sorry— I didn’t realize that introversion meant not...
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by · Published January 23, 2020 · Last modified June 26, 2020
“Go big or go home” often doesn’t apply when visiting family for the holidays or traveling to certain countries. Sometimes, traveling with sex toys is a hassle, thanks to nosy and neurotic parents or limited luggage space. (Sorry, dear VixSkin...
