This Katy Perry just refuses to quit us. And thank goodness for that. With the economy going into the lavatory (yes, for a number two) and Chris Brown allegedly punching Rihanna in the face, we could all use a little kooky Katy in our lives. Recap: first she kissed a girl and appreciated it for the novelty of the experience. Then she was getting engaged to Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes fame. And then just as quickly she wasn't engaged to him. Then they split up, which is pretty close to the opposite of getting … Read More

How does someone end up not having sex for 15 years? By accident, swears writer Kit Naylor on Salon.com.

We've all had dry spells, but man, 15 years is one hell of a dry spell!

Naylor is a middleaged woman, a self-described recluse with two cats and no kids. She calls herself "a spinster long past my sell-by date." Spinster! We think that's a sexist way to refer to herself, but nevertheless, we admire how she got that way: she wants to be in love to make love. It seems that by eschewing casual sex and being committed to personal … Read More

"So let me get this straight? You've been a stripper for the past eight years and you've never slept with anyone during that entire time?" Blair, my co-worker at the strip club, asked.

"I know, it sounds really weird," I said. "I just haven't.  Maybe its guilt from my Italian Catholic upbringing."

"Kiersten, how is that possible? Come on, that can't be true," Blair replied.

I was embarrassed that at 30 years old I wasn't sleeping with anyone. "It's just that… I've kind of been saving myself for Ryan. Just because I'm a dancer doesn't mean I should give it … Read More

Imagine your significant other: boyfriend, girlfriend, spouse, favorite goat. Now, picture not being able to have sex—not because you're uninterested in sex, not because you're separated by oceans and continents, connected only by steamy emails. Instead, sex feels like a dull, rusty steak knife being twisted and jabbed where no dull, rusty steak knife belongs. Doctors can't seem to diagnose it, much less treat it. Bleak, isn't it? When I was 24, sex just hurt, for no discernible reason. Eight long months later, I learned I had a condition known as vulvodynia, a medical term which roughly translates to … Read More

I came across an absolutely befuddling story in London's Daily Mail today. "Sorry, but marriage and sex DON'T go together" is a profile of Carrie Jones, author of the forthcoming memoir Cutting Up Playgirl: A Cheerful Memoir of Sexual Disappointment. Jones is a self-described middle class mother of two who professes not to have had sex with her husband, Hal—"a good man and a great dad"—for the past four years. Moreover, she's pledged to remain celibate until her children are grown—at which point she plans to leave the marriage. … Read More