May is such a wonderfully diverse month.

Not only can we pick out kitten cards for our moms and horrify Memorial Day pool-goers with pasty winter bloat, but now we can masturbate with an added fervent passion. Why? Because it's National Masturbation Month, folks! Spank and rub it like you mean it. These 31 days only come once a year.

National Masturbation Month was founded in 1995 by San Francisco sex toy store Good Vibrations. The owners decided to dedicate May to the art of masturbating after former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn … Read More

In the shower! In a hot tub! With a vibrator! During a sex dream!

Masturbation: ladies are doing it! Jezebel blogged about a UK study of 1,000 women ages 18 to 30 which found a whopping 92% masturbate!

Two-thirds of women in the Gossard Big M survey touched themselves three times a week and women living in London self-pleasured four times a week.

According to past surveys, 74% masturbated in 1974 and 62% did in 1953. (1953? Who'd have thunk?)

Of course, the study took place across the pond, so we can't be totally sure women here are just as frisky. We'd … Read More

There has been a plethora (fine, an abundance) of conjecture and coverage regarding David Duchovny checking himself into rehab for a sex addiction. His rumored sexy vice is the interweb porn. (Though recent rumors suggest that he checked into a rehab to head off speculation that he was getting frisky on the low low with assistants and a tennis coach). From there my homies, Em & Lo, asked if masturbation was the new infidelity (and my YourTango bud, Jessica Wakeman, explored this over in our LoveBuzz too). The first answer is, of course, a resounding "nah, … Read More

It doesn't matter that masturbation is the safest and possibly most satisfying sex you can have, when it comes to a ménage a moi, lots of ladies (and men) are still in the closet.  For starters, let's applaud the fact that we're not living in the Victorian era, when women were restricted from riding bicycles and horses, and some from sewing and squatting, lest they get too excited. And we don't have to visit the doctor's offices anymore just so they can use a large vibratory apparatus to calm us from "hysteria." We can also eat graham crackers and … Read More

1. Know thyself
What's good for the greeks is good for orgasms. Knowing what turns on your mind and your body is a good place to start, and prioritizing your own pleasure—in life, not just in bed—helps you open up to the idea of having more. Spend some time masturbating and getting to know what feels good to you so you can communicate it to your partner.

2. Get comfortable
Being hot, cold, or constantly worried that your six year old is going bust into the room is not conducive to enjoying the moment. Similarly, try to get comfortable in your own Read More