Sex and Love
The Marie Claire guide to your sex life, your love life, and everything in between.
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I Eloped at 25, Divorced at 26, and Dated My Way Across Europe All Summer
But the right guy may have been waiting for me back home the whole time.
By Elise Linscott Published
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Beware the Shoulder Rub
It's a gateway touch—and it's distressingly common.
By Kaitlin Menza Published
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After Staying a Virgin Until Marriage, I Couldn't Have Sex with My Husband
I didn't even kiss him until we were at the altar.
By Lauren Meeks Published
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5 *Scientific* Reasons to Have More Sex
Features The research commands it.
By Chelsea Peng Published
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A Relationship Expert Explains How to Know If You've Found "The One"
Is he The One? Is she The One? We went straight to the pros.
By Lori Keong Published
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Actually, That's Sexual Assault
Taylor Swift's groping trial helped me see my "weird night" for the nightmare it really was.
By Chloe Metzger Published
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10 Reasons Sex Can Be Painful
Features And how to make it feel more comfortable.
By The Editors Published
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8 Signs Your Date Is Totally Into You
Features Decoding the communication cues that say it all.
By The Editors Published
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New Study Says Women Don't Really Care About Marriage or Baby Daddies
What even are men?
By Rebecca Gale Published
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Women Are Now Using Candy-Flavored Glitterbombs to Enhance Their Lady Bits
Can we not though?
By Gigi Engle Published
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My Epic Journey to Find the "Skene's Glands," the Mystical Source of Female Ejaculation
Can squirting be self-taught? I decided to find out once and for all.
By Gigi Engle Published
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On the Pill? This Brand Was Just Recalled Because of a Packaging Error
Anyone taking Mibelas 24 Fe needs to needs to read this now.
By Lyndsey Matthews Published
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An Anonymous Sex Worker Shares the 15 Strangest Things Men Have Asked Her to Do
"[There's a] guy who comes to my apartment Saturday mornings with bagels and lox. His thing is setting up the brunch spread and having sex before we eat it."
By Laura Beck Published
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I Tried Kegel Balls to See if They Would Magically Enhance My Sex Life
AKA the Fifty Shades workout.
By Gigi Engle Published
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How "Phubbing"—AKA Phone Snubbing—Is Ruining Your Relationship
Instagram can wait.
By Gigi Engle Published
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I Signed My Husband Up for a Couples Survival Course
When the end times arrive (don't pretend you haven't thought about it), who will protect you?
By Monica Corcoran Harel Published
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I Was the Other Woman—but I Still Feel Sorrier for Myself Than for Her
Unpopular opinion, I know, but hear me out.
By Gigi Engle Published
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I Tried "Masturbation Sleeves" to See Exactly What the Deal Is
Buying Guide Bottom line: Don't sleep on these sex toys.
By Gigi Engle Published
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My Boyfriend and I Got Blessed to See If It Would Improve Our Sex Life
How To And it actually kind of did?
By Zoe Weiner Published
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"I Hold a Ph.D. in Psychology, but I Help People More as a Dominatrix"
Five pro-dommes reveal the inner workings of the job.
By Jera Brown Published
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Why Millennials Are Embracing the "Happy Divorce"
How To Is this what the end of life-long marriage looks like?
By Monica Corcoran Harel Published
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10 Divorce Lawyers Reveal the Most Insane Secrets Couples Have Hidden from One Another
Features "For a while, she concealed that she'd accidentally burned down their kitchen."
By Caralynn Lippo Published
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What I Wish I Said to My Rapist
Five years after his crime, I finally realize what happened.
By Charlotte Lieberman Published
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What I Wish I Said to the Guy Who Mansplained My Own Emotions to Me
And who said "f*ck you" when I told him I wasn't interested in a date.
By Kelly Gonsalves Published
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What I Wish I Said to the Man Who Sexually Harassed Me on the Subway
Because sometimes you're too tired to fight back right then. And that's okay.
By Caroline Rothstein Published
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My Weekend at a Sex Lodge
Can the novelty of a champagne-glass-shaped Jacuzzi, a mirror-encircled bed, and some off-color evening entertainment overcome the drag of daily married life?
By Ada Calhoun Published