You finally worked up the nerve to buy a vibrator.

Now comes the big hurdle: introducing your fella to the new battery-operated man in your life. Yes that's right—just because you have the real thing at home doesn't mean the two of you can't shake up your sex life with a toy. We asked Claire Cavanah, co-founder of sex shop Babeland, for tips on working a vibrator into your twosome. "Adding a little stimulation during intercourse can bring each of you to new heights." Lemondrop: How To Buy Your First Toy

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I store my secret and satisfying lover in the hidden compartment of an ottoman in my bathroom. Towels are piled high over it, and inside I store all my overflow of beauty and hair products. Deep within that pile is a compartment I stash my "toys." For the past month, I've been finding my vibrator with the batteries dead and always left in the "on" position. I like to conserve energy, so I know I NEVER would have wasted a AA battery in a recession with an amateur move like that. I didn't have the guts to confront my husband, … Read More

Is your sex life in a rut? Do you want to try out something new, but are unsure of how to go about doing so? Author Tracey Cox explains everything you need to know in her book, Secrets of A Supersexpert, from sex tips, miscellaneous trivia, and the psychology of falling in love.Forum: Sex Tips that work

For instance, two in every thousand men can perform oral sex on themselves, women have the highest libido during days 12-16 of their cycle, and having more sex pretty much guarantees less erection problems. Just a few things to bring … Read More

It's no secret kids today are having sex (and learning about it) at ridiculously young ages. We're sure every sixth grader out there has a high school level education in oral sex, while we were tittering and passing notes about french kisses at that age. Furthermore, there's no reason to think the sex pendulum won't continue to swing in the explicit direction. As a culture we're just getting sexier.

Rather than resist or caution against this, Oprah Winfrey's resident sex doctor, Dr. Laura Berman, encourages parents to embrace their children's sexuality and even egg it on.

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Love Bytes: three must click sex, dating and relationship links.Women notice stinkiness. Men don't. Did we really need a study to tell us this? [Dear Sugar]How to discard your old sex toys, without trashing the planet. [Em and Lo]Is it really lying if in your heart you feel like an astronaut? [Shine]Meeting people can feel like an advertising campaign. You accentuate the good and minimize the bad. So, stretching the truth is a tough balance. You want to have a good enough story to engage someone, but if you make it too good, they … Read More

Ever heard the one about the woman who went through airport security with a vibrator in her bag? For whatever reason instead of packing her sex toy in her checked luggage, this woman put it in her carry-on. (Did she not check anything or just want some "alone time" on the plane? We'll never know.) When she put her bag on through x-ray machine the jostling shifted its contents and the bag started buzzing. TSA pulled her aside, opened her bag and pulled out a vibe—and the woman was stuck explaining to unhappy airport officials that it was a … Read More

It's a brand new week but some things just haven't changed. San Francisco is not, as you can imagine, happy with the Proposition 8 results. They plan on taking this all the way to the State Supreme Court. Which is sort of where it all started. The Governator is involved now too, per KCRA.com

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

If you've recently purchased British chocolate-flavored "willy spread," the English term for edible erotic body paint, beware before you lick.

Bringing a third party to bed can be daunting, but vibrators, whips, bonding tape and dildos aren't called sex toys for nothing! They're meant to make partnered play time even more fun. Here, we've collected six expert-recommended options sure to spice up the sex lives of couples. Whether experimenting for the first time or shopping for a new stand-by, these couple-friendly sex toys will drive you and your partner wild.