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  • Heather Corinna

Madison: I’d suggest you start by taking a look at our sex readiness checklist which I’ve linked at the bottom of my response to you here. It’s a really excellent tool for getting a good overview of all the aspects of sexual readiness. Now, a lot of people who are ready may still not check off ALL

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  • Heather Corinna
  • Finn Black

What do you really know about HIV and AIDS? How sure are you that what you know is correct or complete, and how much do you think it matters that you know about HIV and AIDS at all?

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  • Heather Corinna

Anon, it’s never wrong to not want to do any given sexual activity. Everyone has their own wants, needs and preferences, and you get to have yours just like anyone else. While it can take a little adjusting for sexual partners to find middle ground in terms of what both want and prefer, a partner…

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  • Heather Corinna

Yes, she could. As well, the same – and sometimes slightly higher – STI risks are present during menstruation as any other time. For most people who can become pregnant, pregnancy is substantially less likely from intercourse that happens during menses than from intercourse at other times. However…

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  • Heather Corinna

Sarah, Sometimes, some folks just have REALLY sensitive noses, and will be convinced their genitals smell awful when they smell completely normal. That might be the case here with you. Too, if that profuse discharge is only happening for a few days once each menstrual cycle, that may simply be the…

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  • Heather Corinna

One thing to understand about hormonal birth control is that it’s sometimes NOT advised for people dealing with depression, because the particular hormones in birth control can make some kinds of depression worse for some people. Sometimes they may have no impact on depression at all, but it’s…

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  • Heather Corinna

You know, it’s not often going to feel good to anyone to have someone just stick a finger into the vagina. There really aren’t “tight girls” and girls who aren’t tight. The tightness of your vaginal opening and vagina is mostly to do with how sexually aroused and relaxed you are, and if what someone…

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  • Heather Corinna

It’s absolutely normal for your partner to need some time to get fully aroused before intercourse is comfortable or even wanted. The vagina doesn’t really have a static state of “tightness” or “looseness.” When nothing is inside the vagina – or nothing is being introduced to it – the vaginal walls…

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  • Heather Corinna

If you always use condoms properly – and it sure sounds like you do – then it’s reasonable to presume that you have not had a risk of pregnancy. Condoms used alone – when they are used properly and consistently – are really very, very reliable forms of birth control and STI protection…

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  • Alice B.

I painted a picture of pure, perfect mommyhood to anyone who would (or had to) listen. He rides in the sling all day! I never get tired, I’m too happy! I grow all of his food in my backyard and I have a nice, hot dinner on the table for my partner when he gets home from his hard day at work! And we never, ever fight. I was born for this job! Yeah, right.