Sex and Love
The Marie Claire guide to your sex life, your love life, and everything in between.
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This Student's Artwork About Sexual Assault Is Moving People to Tears
"This hit me hard."
By Diana Bruk Published
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F--k Tinder: Why More Women Are Turning to the New Era of Matchmakers
Dating-app fatigue is real.
By Moira Weigel Published
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An Unfiltered Look at Life as a Male Escort
A gigolo opens up.
By Jaimie Seaton Published
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The Best Birth Control Pills for Your Body Type
No bloat, no meltdowns, no breakouts, no baby.
By Karen Springen Published
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Your 2017 Love Horoscope: A Parody
The solar system doesn't want you to get a boyfriend.
By Chelsea Peng Published
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I Tried Having an Orgasm a Day for a Month—and It Totally Changed My Sex Life
The perks were INSANE.
By Lisa Fogarty Published
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Has the 2016 Election Killed Romance Too?
Right now, it's pretty hard to get in the mood for love.
By Chelsea Peng Published
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A Rare Plea for Leniency in This Age of Online Dating
The one part of Tindering where you can afford to show a little mercy. (But just a little.)
By Chelsea Peng Published
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10 Things People in Healthy Relationships Do
Features An important survival guide for Cuffing Season.
By Lori Keong Published
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10 Secrets to Success in a Long-Distance Relationship
Features Straight from the experts.
By Lori Keong Published
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Would You Travel All the Way Across the Country for a First Date? Because I Did
Comedy writer Juliet Seniff had a hunch she had met the perfect guy online—but he lived hundreds of miles away. So she hopped on a plane to see if she was right.
By Juliet Seniff Published
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Dispatches from Tinder-Free Land: 5 Women on Life After Quitting
Sobbing.
By Chelsea Peng Published
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Good News for Your Binge-Watching Habit: Apparently It Makes You Closer as a Couple
Awwwww.
By Megan Friedman Published
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Experts Say These Are the Types of Questions You Should Be Asking on Dates
Gird your loins.
By Lori Keong Published
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My Mom Took Over My Hinge Account—And This Is What Happened
I apologize to everyone she spoke to.
By Hannah Dylan Pasternak Published
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My Sugar Daddy Helped Me Build My Business
For Lisa Hoehn, it wasn't just about money or sex. It was about taking advantage of a rare opportunity.
By Lisa Hoehn Published
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I Hired a Professional Cuddler
After a bad breakup, one writer looks for comfort in strange(r) places.
By Alix Strauss Published
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My First Year of Marriage Almost Ended in Divorce
"It's not always sexy, and it's not easy."
By Natasha Huang Smith Published
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My Dad Is Dating a Woman My Age—and It Has, Weirdly, Inspired Me
An emotional rollercoaster I wasn't expecting.
By Olivia Clement Published
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For Years I Relied on the Pill—Here's What Happened When I Quit
The year I went off birth control, I had great sex, cried a lot, got angry, and split up with two different guys. Coincidence?
By Kat Stoeffel Published
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13 Women on the Worst Reasons They've Ever Broken Up with Someone
Features Or best?
By Chelsea Peng Published
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$250,000 in Debt Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Why being in the hole isn't always all bad.
By Anonymous Published
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I Was 36 Years Old and Had Never Had Sex Before—and Then Things Got Awkward
And my scramble to make up for lost time.
By Nicole Hardy Published
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Clearly I'm Not Doing This Right, So...I Let 3 Complete Strangers Take Over My Tinder
What? It's hopeless anyway.
By Chelsea Peng Published
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I Went on a Vacation to Mexico with a Man I'd Never Met
Exploring the new "travel dating" trend.
By Diana Bruk Published
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He Had AIDS and I Had Hepatitis C: A Love Story
How we found each other amidst addiction, ongoing sobriety, and life-threatening illness.
By Dorri Olds Published