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4 Sex Toys Under $100 That’ll Spice Up Your Solo Sessions
We’d argue that there’s never a bad time to treat yourself to a vibrator. Like c’mon — if you’re going to drop $100 on a boutique moisturiser at Mecca, it’s only fair you hold your sexual health and wellness in equal regard, right? So, here’s your sign to treat yourself to a new toy, stat.…
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How Man-Babies Are Ruining Our Sex Lives
A man sits on the couch, watching TV. His partner, a woman, prepares dinner, while mentally ticking off her to-do list. That includes returning her partner’s shirts she’d ordered online for him last week, and booking a GP appointment for their youngest child. He walks in and asks her “what’s for dinner?”, then goes back…
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Are You Embarrassed to Be Heterosexual? Say Hello to ‘Heteropessimism’
A friend introduces their partner as “my current husband”. Another jokes about marriage as a life sentence. Everyone laughs, no one is surprised. The sentiments at the heart of these asides are pervasive and familiar to many people in (or who have had) heterosexual relationships. There is now a term for this negativity: “heteropessimism”. Heteropessimism…
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This Couple’s Sleeping Habits Will Stir Pure Anxiety In You
When you start to share a bed with another human, platonic, romantic or otherwise (I’m sure there’s a third category), it’s a natural tendency to choose to one side and stick to it. That way you can set up a bedside table, fall into your mattress groove and avoid any crusty dried-up dribble your sleep-time…