It is a truth universally acknowledged that "sex with an ex" falls somewhere between "crush on a co-worker" and "affair with a married man" on the great Don't Go There continuum—an emotional quagmire, best avoided if you know what's good for you. You're playing with fire, psychologists admonish would-be repeat offenders in their advice columns and call-in shows. It will only bring back a flood of emotions. Find someone new and keep that door shut, girlfriend. Nerve: Sex, Lies & Pubic Hair On The First Date

With all due respect, I think the advice columnists are wrong: breakup sex is … Read More

Anyone who's been in love, lust or a variation of the sort knows about becoming attached to a scent. Tommy Hilfiger cologne, Old Spice deodorant with a hint of sweat, and Trident gum all come to mind. The funky side of this olfactory attraction is when the reminding scent happens to be an unpleasant one.

Armpits, for example, are not famously sweet smelling. Yet, nestling into a man's nook and inhaling a mix of his natural body odor (with a trace of deodorant) can be comforting, arousing or both. The same goes for morning breath.

One of Nerve's "Date Machine" … Read More

Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links.

R.I.P. John Updike. Here, an in-depth interview with the American icon that delves into his views on sexuality. [Nerve]

A real life fairy tale: a husband's kiss woke his wife from a coma. [Momlogic]

Should we take our dating advice from science, instead of dating experts? [Huffington Post]

A concerned woman recently wrote to Nerve.com's Miss Information advice blogger wondering what to do with her Tantric sex-loving new boyfriend. It's not that she isn't into him or his sexual proclivity, it's that his methods of denying himself an orgasm were ruining her time in the sack, too.

The confused soul described the experience to Miss Information:

...he'll dump me on the couch during the intercourse, while he scrunches up on the floor in a weird fetal position. Not coming takes so much of his energy that he basically ignores me while we're having sex. I … Read More

The morning quickie: the perfect way to start your day. Read on for three interesting love and sex tidbits.

Are little white lies you tell to your first date actually harmless? [Nerve]

Looking at him in the dark, I wondered who he was and what all this tenderness meant. I had wanted only sex from him before, but now that we had done it, another desire had begun to stir within me, and I felt that dreadful swelling in my chest that always prefigures a monogamous relationship. Glen wasn't really so bad, I thought, watching him snore softly. He was kind … Read More

The morning quickie: the perfect way to start your day. Read on for three interesting love and sex tidbits.

Interesting: the rate of divorce for second marriages is ten percent higher than it is for first marriages. Does getting divorced once make it easier to end a marriage a second time? Are some people just more likely to split up? [Psychology Today]

A marriage counselor writes in his blog (called Barbeque Ribs) about intimacy with yourself. He says that often when people feel they've lost their connection with their spouse, that they don't have the passion they once had, they've … Read More

Nookie? It's gonna cost you. But whether that cost is in the form of condoms, taxi rides, or that wonderful social lubricant known as Pabst Blue Ribbon is up to you.

Nerve.com asked nine people to track their sex-related budgets for one month and the results range from 0$ to hundreds of dollars per week.

The costs are what you'd expect: a lot of food, a lot of alcohol, a lot of text messages. An engaged couple surprised us by spending $73.43 on "a longer whip and nipple clamps," while a … Read More

Nerve has thoughtfully put together a list of the 50 Buzziest Blog Posts Of All Time. Below are our favorites; go here for the full list.

38. STD All Stars. A chick contracted herpes from a one-night stand and she was so pissed that she created a blog about it, and posted pictures of the dude all over Williamsburg,  Brooklyn. Getting the herp sure does suck, but it's not like her life is over. People with herpes can still find love! The original blog doesn't exist anymore, but Nerve links to a … Read More

Marriage used to be about economics. A wife was a good solid investment and a husband ensured social and financial security. But as society has evolved so has our philosophy about marriage and their break ups. Nerve.com describes how divorce and society evolved in America. In turn of the century America…

Men could make like the Pet Shop Boys and go west, but women tended to stay rooted in their communities, and needed the social sanction of a divorce to remarry once their husbands were on the road. Getting out of a marriage remained an onerous process, however. … Read More

Ahh, Craigslist. It's a great place to network on jobs, apartments and even a possible relationship, although that's really not my thing. If I were to do the "courting over the internet" thing I would prefer the Mercedes of mating sites like Match.com or Nerve or what not...and this is why.