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Five Lube Myths That Are Actually Just Marketing

Most of what you think you know about lube came from a label, not a lab. Five common lube myths — and what they cost you when you believe them.

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Dear La Pepa: My Girlfriend Wants to Peg Me and I'm Quietly Terrified

A reader writes in about his girlfriend's pegging request and his own nervous system. Our reply — what's normal, what helps, and how to know if you're a yes, a no, or a not-yet.

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Voice Notes Are the New Sexting: Why 2026 Went Audio-First

Voice-note sexting overtook text sexting for under-35s in 2026 — why audio works better, how to send a good one, and what to think about before you hit record.

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Wedding-Season Sex: A Plus-One's Survival Guide

Hotel rooms, dressing-room quickies, parents-in-the-next-suite, day-after fatigue — the wedding-season logistics nobody warns plus-ones about, solved.

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Soft-Life Intimacy: Why 2026 Is Rebranding Sex as a Nervous-System Reset

Soft-life intimacy is 2026's dominant framing for sex: low-effort, restorative, and oriented around comfort instead of performance. Here's what it actually means.

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Dear La Pepa: My SSRI Killed My Libido — and I Don't Want to Stop the Medication

An honest letter from a reader on antidepressants, and our reply — what's normal, what helps, and how to talk to your prescriber without losing the meds that are keeping you well.

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The Compersion Conversation: When Monogamous Couples Borrow a Word From Polyamory

"Compersion" — a word from polyamory for joy at a partner's pleasure with someone else — has been quietly drifting into monogamous couples' vocabulary in 2026. What the borrowing means, and what it...

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The Quiet Comeback of Touch: Why 2026 Wellness Keeps Circling Back to Skin

Touch deprivation moved from a pandemic-era footnote to a 2026 wellness headline — what skin hunger actually is, why the data keeps pointing at it, and what to do with the takeaway.

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Glass, Silicone, or Steel: How Material Actually Changes How a Toy Feels

A sensory-side comparison of the three non-porous toy materials — rigid glass, forgiving silicone, dense steel — and which of them suits which kind of body and use case.