Your Sex Life Archive

Why do we celebrate Independence Day? Because independence is attractive. We were not cool when we were a colony. My advice: don’t be like the British Imperial Government pre-1776 and try to colonize someone.

My obsessive-compulsive mind jumps to conclusions (like the time I thought I had a crabs infestation just because I was itching). So, it’s no surprise that my habit of looking at girls’ toes since the summer has arrived has made me...

Fourth of July conjures up memories of steamed crabs, fireflies, and sparklers. Yeah, those things are kind of random, but that’s the protocol for a late afternoon Baltimore cookout in the summer—oh, and terrible, terrible cheap beer....

Last week was wedding week: I went down to Dallas this past weekend for my friend’s wedding. So, I’ve been thinking about marriage… As more and more of my friends get into serious relationships, it’s interesting to see t...

Ever since my sisters and I were old enough to consider, we were subject to speeches from my traditional parents who could not bear to see us moving in with significant others before getting married. Their rationale was that it was just a way to ...

Creating a fake boyfriend to make your ex jealous used to be a complicated matter (see The Wedding Date), but now, all it takes is a laptop and a little free time.

Ask the sexpert: Logan Levkoff

I need to figure out the high-heels dynamic. Don’t get me wrong—heels are really cute. But, I think heels can be overused and I must say I rarely notice them and I don’t know the “heels experience” that a girl can go th...

I don’t like getting set up on blind dates. It’s hard enough to find someone that you’re compatible with on your own, so what are the chances of someone else figuring that out for you?The term “blind date” already sets o...

I recently met a girl in a bar and got her number. The one caveat was that I got her number under the premise that I would help her find a job in public relations. My sister is in PR so I would at least be able to get this girl interviews. I s...

My boyfriend, who lives 1300 miles away, arrived last night.

I thought I understood flirting, but it appears I have no idea how it works. Here are actions that I thought signified flirting from girls: Making a lot of eye contact Putting your face close to mine when speaking Brushing my arm or touc...

Surfer girls are the beach babes we all wish we could be.

Father’s day is a reminder of the good and the bad of separation in relationships. When I was eight, my parents split up. My dad had met another woman and he moved out of our house. It destroyed me. I spent weeks at a time at my dad&rs...

The other day my friend confided in me: she was not into a guy who was pursuing her because he was too nice. I was surprised when I heard my own advice to her: You aren’t ready for a nice guy yet. You need to get all the jerks out o...

Let's face it: When it comes to love, life isn't a Jane Austen novel.

Only the worst kind of girl would ever date a friend's ex-boyfriend.

One guy's scary body art puts his girlfriend to the test.

The other day my friend Justin’s girlfriend gave me the ultimate compliment when she told me I was a “top tier” friend on her birthday party guest list. It reminded me that he and his girlfriend have achieved that great feat tha...

Matchmaker Pari Livermore is setting up 1 lucky gal on 3 dates.

My best childhood friend Jake and I have different views towards sex. He has a lot of it and I don’t have much. He looks at it as a form of expression and takes part in sexual escapades wholeheartedly. He looks at sex as a friend, an equal...

Is a threesome something that you just fall into and let take you for a ride? Or is it something that requires long-term work and persuasion—like a political campaign? Neither of my “chances” for a threesome really worked out: ...

What Happens in Vegas, starring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, joins a pantheon of memorable — and regrettable — wedding flick pictures that have improbable couples uniting in the unholiest of matrimonies.

As the Sex and the City movie approaches, I think back to that old strategy I used to employ in college—if I take female studies classes, I’ll meet tons of girls while looking interested in feminism. Unfortunately, most guys thought li...

This Sex and the City movie is everywhere I go. I took some time the other day for catharsis: I wrote notes to each of the characters on why we’d never be good together and hashing out my general gripes: Dear Carrie: Honestly, what a...