Gigi Engle

Sex-related health advances, toys, and tech have come a long way from one-size-fits-all-condoms or vibrators that are just varying degrees of the same vibrating stick. NOT ANYMORE.

Here is what it is like to date someone with anxiety (in my experience, anyway).

There is no shame in being guarded. There is nothing wrong with it. You do not have to work tirelessly in therapy to break down your natural inclination towards self-preservation in order to find a romantic partner.

I was such a dipshit in my 20s when it came to sex. If I had a nickel for every orgasm I faked, I wouldn’t owe Uncle Sam an arm and a leg in student loans. TBH, it makes sense that we’d adopt some unsavory sex practices in our younger years. What else are you supposed to do when you’ve been told your entire life to please your partner and just go along with it? Your 20s can be a shy time. You don’t know how to ask for what you want because you fear rejection. It’s time to leave that shit behind.

I have been in so many relationships that sucked. It had everything to do with me.

You don’t even have to be a good person to be incredible at sex, apparently (my ex proves this).

How do you know if you should marry your partner? It’s true that it is “just a feeling” to some extent.

Screw manicures and blowouts: masturbation is the ultimate act of self-care. It’s good for your health, and you should be doing it all the time.

If we stopped buying into the idea that it takes a relationship to be whole, we’d all be better people. I'm happy I'm single!