Sex and Love
The Marie Claire guide to your sex life, your love life, and everything in between.
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Can Women Fix Dating?As digital dating degenerates into a soul-crushing time suck rife with bad behavior, what's a single girl to do? A crop of apps designed for those who've lost all hope just may restore her faith in the swipe.
By Maria Ricapito Published
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How I Accidentally Became Engaged to Myself
Ring and everything.
By Rachel Krantz Published
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Valentine's Day Ruined My Relationship
"I tried so hard to salvage the night and just move on, but ultimately I couldn't do it."
By Lane Moore Published
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The $20 That Broke My Relationship's Back
My boyfriend's "borrowing" ended us.
By Suzannah Weiss Published
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Oh, Okay: Tinder Is Secretly Ranking Your "Desirability"
Great.
By Samantha Leal Published
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Why My Husband and I Insist on Keeping Our Money Completely SeparateMy $200 shoes are my business.
By Marian Schembari Published
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10 Real Reasons Guys Don't Want to CommitFeatures TBH it's their loss. *Whips out the single ladies dance*
By Rich Santos Published
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The Next Sexual Revolution? A Look at the Estimated Millions of People Exploring Open MarriagesFor many couples, the idea of monogamy is evolving. Is it open season on sex outside of commitment?
By The Editors Published
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I Didn't Just Lose My Virginity When I Was Raped—I Lost My Ability to Enjoy Sex ForeverA candid look at the fallout from the most traumatic experience of my life.
By Christine Suhan Published
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How to Deal with Your Ex's Friends: A Very Necessary Field GuideHow To In the era of social media, post-breakup etiquette is a *totally* different ballgame.
By Lodro Rinzler Published
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What It's Like to Be a Porn Wardrobe Assistant"Half an hour into the job, I was on my knees, fitting sock garters to the otherwise-naked, ripped, spray-tanned orange Toby."
By Sarah-Jane Stratford Published
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14 Women on How They *Really* Feel About PornFeatures We asked, you answered—and candidly. Here, quotes from real readers about how porn affects their lives.
By The Editors Published
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6 First Gift TipsFeatures Dating is already enough work, so we have mastered the art of the first gift for you.
By Diana Vilibert Published
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I Was the Other Woman—but Now I'm the WifeI wasn't looking to break up a marriage, but that's exactly what happened.
By Kirsten Piccini Published
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I Was an Abuse Counselor—in an Abusive Relationship
Night after night, I went home to a partner who was everything I told my clients to look out for.
By Britni de la Cretaz Published
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I Fell in Love with the Son of a Murderer
Leigh Ann Henion and her boyfriend were madly in love—but he couldn't escape the mysterious legacy of his family's dark past.
By Leigh Ann Henion Published
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The Last of the Tinder Virgins: Why Some Women Are Avoiding the App Like the PlagueNo, not every single millennial is out there swiping up a storm.
By Kaitlin Menza Published
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Why I Kept in Touch with the Person Who Abused MeIt took me two decades to finally report the man who molested me as a child. Here's why I stayed silent...except with him.
By Dani Bostick Published
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6 Reasons You *Should* Date the Man Who's a Mess
Features Free yourself from the world of looks-good-on-paper guy.
By Kelsey Coleman Published
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I'm Allergic to SemenYes, it's a real thing. Yes, it sucks. And yes—you could have it too.
By Katie Myers Published
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Ashley Madison HackWe're missing the point—and it's a big one.
By Eliza Kennedy Published
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Why I Gave Up on Dating the "Hot Guy"Sometimes you need to go on a man diet. This is what happened on mine.
By Laura Barcella Published
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#TheEmptyChair Movement Is Helping Sexual Assault Survivors Come Out of the ShadowsFollowing New York Magazine's wave-making feature on the women allegedly assaulted by Bill Cosby, a new narrative has emerged.
By Megan Friedman Published
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This Domestic Violence Survivor Is Speaking Out After Being Horrifically AttackedWarning: This story might be triggering for some people.
By Megan Friedman Published
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This Hilarious Instagram Account Perfectly Captures the Angst of Being a Third WheelSO MUCH ANGST.
By Diana Bruk Published
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My Total Vulnerability Experiment
Playing coy got me nowhere. So I decided to start telling the men I date everything.
By Dina Nayeri Published



