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Butt sex can be incredible — but anal sex demands respect. As psychologist David Ley, PhD, once told Refinery29: "If you try to do it the way most porn

Brooke* had both her nipples pierced when she was 18. At first, she says, she was simply drawn to the aesthetic. Upon further research, she learned that

By role-playing with your partner, you can abandon all inhibitions, get into character, and act out your most secret sexual fantasies. Did you have a

Eating food and having sex are undoubtedly two of the best things about being alive. As dining is already an integral part of dating, integrating food

"You're not putting those in my butt," Anastasia tells Christian in Fifty Shades Darker when he shows her a set of Ben Wa balls. He doesn't; Christian

I once dated a man with a massive penis. His favourite sex position was doggy style, and he'd go hard (which I liked). To give you an idea of what I was

You may have heard about tantra or tantric sex, maybe at your local sex shop or in celebrity gossip magazines — it's a pretty trendy concept nowadays.

Lube is pretty much required for anal sex — unlike the vagina, the anus is not self-lubricating and can't get wet unless you help it out. Aside from

This article was originally published February 14, 2015. Sex toys have come a long way since the days of Dr. Joseph Mortimer Granville's

What do you call a text message that's flirty, but not yet a sext? A flext? I'm still brainstorming. Whatever you call them, flirty text messages are the

There's no way around this: Long-distance relationships can be difficult. On top of the jealousy that can arise and the deep pains of missing someone you

This article was originally published on April 5, 2017. We're bringing it to your attention now in light of this month's upcoming full moon. The next

If you have a vagina, the odds are that you need clitoral stimulation to have an orgasm. But there are some lucky people who report that they've

When Elise* was 23, she began dating a man named Josh*. While they hit it off at first, the red flags began appearing after they were together for about

Hey Refinery29, The other night, something embarrassing happened. I jizzed my pants. Well, the female equivalent of it. There's this guy named Sean

Thanks to the popularity of Snapchat, sexting through regular text messaging feels almost old-fashioned at this point. If you're using filters and fun app

In my first BDSM relationship, I was the submissive partner, and I was dating a dominant cis man who wanted to tie me up. He was also aroused by the

I came out as bisexual eight years ago when I began dating women. As time passed, I also began using the term "queer" to describe my sexuality, since I