frustration

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  • Sam Wall

I'll be honest, Tre: dating apps can be a great option for some people, but you're far from the first person to come to Scarleteen brimming with frustration over your experiences on them. While they can put us in the orbit of cool people who'd we'd otherwise never meet, they can also pressure us to...

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  • Sam Wall

Your question came in well before COVID-19 was on the horizon, but ever since it reared its virus-y head, a LOT of people are finding themselves in your situation. If someone experiences sexual attraction or desire, there is going to be a point in their lives where they feel sexual urges they can't...

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  • Heather Corinna

If your boyfriend hasn't initiated anything sexually, and he gets upset when you talk about it, then it's pretty clear your boyfriend isn't feeling ready for any kind of sex yet and you need to respect that. You can certainly talk to him about this -- making clear that you have no interest in...

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  • Heather Corinna

As we've said again and again and again, the majority of people with vaginas do NOT reach orgasm from vaginal intercourse alone -- and never have -- and many do not find vaginal intercourse to even be all that arousing or satisfying. There's nothing to "fix" when it comes to that -- our anatomy, on...

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  • Heather Corinna

It's really tough to say. Ultimately, the only person who can know for sure if they've reached orgasm is the person who is having one. For sure, often people's expectations of orgasm can be off-base, especially if they're primarily based on fictional depictions of orgasm. While sometimes orgasm can...