Sex and Love
The Marie Claire guide to your sex life, your love life, and everything in between.
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I've Been Stealthed—but Was It Sexual Assault?I think so, and I’m not alone.
By Julia Reiss Published
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Marriage Isn't for Black WomenThe system disadvantages African Americans so severely that tying your life to another person legally can make matters worse, not better.
By Tiffanie Drayton Published
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I Cheated on My Boyfriend with My Rapist
By seducing my assaulter, I was reclaiming the control I’d lost over my body and identity.
By Lana Hoch Published
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40 Valentine's Day Gifts for Her That Are More Original Than Flowers and CandyNo lingering gift receipts in sight. 🙌
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Why I Didn't "Just Leave"Wondering why women don't just walk away from uncomfortable sexual situations? Here's the answer, from 14 people who've been there.
By Chloe Metzger Published
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Does This App Fix the Worst Part of Online Dating?The Sweet Pea founder has a simple approach to striking up conversation.
By Gillian Fuller Published
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9 Great Things to Do If You're Single on Valentine's Day (That Aren't Boring Chocolates and a Movie)Features Not that we don't love chocolate, but...
By Rachel Epstein Published
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Oh Great, There's a New Horrible Dating Trend to Have to Worry About"Submarining" is here to annoy your 2018.
By Claire Lampen Published
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My Prosthetic Arm Makes Me Feel SexyAdventures in being a queer bionic woman.
By Dayna Troisi Published
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Experts Explain Why You're *Still* So Obsessed with JelenaIt is maybe not too late to say sorry.
By Julia Pugachevsky Published
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An Ode to the Strong, Silent Type: One Writer's Love Letter to Her Untalkative BoyfriendWords are my language. Actions are his.
By Alana Massey Published
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If You’re Freaking Out About Getting an IUD, Here’s What to Know About the Insertion ProcessYour most pressing questions, answered.
By Lori Keong Published
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I Eloped at 25, Divorced at 26, and Dated My Way Across Europe All SummerBut 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 RubIt'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 HusbandI 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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10 Reasons Sex Can Be PainfulFeatures 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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My "Feminist" Date Pressured Me to Hook Up with Him—and Then Freaked Out When I Said NoTo the tune of 15 texts, 11 Facebook messages, two emails, one Instagram message, and a call.
By Andrea Bartz Published
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New Study Says Women Don't Really Care About Marriage or Baby DaddiesWhat even are men?
By Rebecca Gale Published
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Women Are Now Using Candy-Flavored Glitterbombs to Enhance Their Lady BitsCan 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 EjaculationCan 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 ErrorAnyone 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


