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July 21st, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Christians, and Dating, and Sex... Oh My!
- Ms. Veralyn

For her latest vlog, Ms. Veralyn wanted to find out whether religion, specifically Christianity, should be a factor when navigating the dating field. You may or may not be surprised to learn that the Christians she spoke to felt that the influence of Christian values on romantic relationships should go way beyond sex... But see for yourself, and let us know what you think!

And stay tuned because Ms. Veralyn will be talking to people of other faiths about this in an upcoming vlog...

July 14th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

A Novice's Guide to Sex Toy Shopping
- Lena Chen

Whether you're walking into your local sex toy shop or browsing an online storefront of adult products, the style and variety of the buzzing erotic delights awaiting you is enough to overwhelm any first-time consumer. How does a novice differentiate hype from quality? Should you really be getting the same vibrator as the gals from Sex and the City? And once you narrow it down to the most promising candidates, how do you choose the color, material, and most importantly, the size? Luckily for our readers, here is a guide to navigating the marketplace of sex products like a seasoned user:

June 22nd, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Public Parting: How Social Media has Changed Breakups
- Kaarin Moore

June 16th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Closing Off to Opening Up: One Girl's Journey
- Katy Otto

Everybody's sick for something that they can find fascinating--everyone but you and even you aren't feeling well.

June 7th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Who's Afraid of Commitment?
- Ms. Veralyn

In her latest vlog, Ms. Veralyn tackled one of the oldest clichés in the book - are men really afraid of commitment?

To do so, she spoke to:
Josh and Jess, Couple together since High School
Chia, Relationship Host on The Morning Influence
DGreat, Relationship Blogger

Check out the video and tell us who you think is afraid of commitment.

June 1st, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Could The IUD Be Right For You?
- Lena Chen

May 21st, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Get It On Standing Up - But Use Protection!
- Liz Sabatiuk

If you haven't stumbled upon them already, here are a couple videos about one particularly absurd finding from The Fog Zone that we decided to highlight. Check out the videos, then see how hip you are to contraceptive fact v. fiction with this true/false questionnaire.

Also check out this Web MD article for more information about crazy birth control myths. And let us know in the comments if you've heard any others that we missed.

May 15th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Standing Up to Idiots: Responses and Reflections
- Anya Alvarez

Ever since I came out with my story about Mr. Idiot thinking he had the right to take off his condom and pull out my NuvaRing without consulting me, I have received numerous responses, all expressing varying degrees of disgust and disbelief that this kind of stuff does actually happen. The most interesting thing, however, is who I have been receiving responses from. A number of men have written me apologizing for their gender, asking me if I’m okay, and if there is anything they can do for me.

A few examples of responses I have gotten from men:

May 12th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Contraception for Dudes: Blast to the Testes!
- Liz Sabatiuk

Wow. Could it be that scientists are finally on the brink of finding a safe, low-cost, long-acting, reversible method of birth control...for men?

April 29th, 2010 | Occasional Contributors

Lost In Translation: A Call Is Worth A Thousand Texts
- Lena Chen

"Where's my water bottle?" read the note on the screen. I was sitting at a rest stop on the road to Washington, DC, when my phone vibrated urgently and flashed the above text message from my roommate/boyfriend. I looked at my feet. His Nalgene was sitting on the floor of the car, approximately 500 miles from our apartment. Whoops. "I took it with me, my bad!" I texted back. A few back-and-forths later, he sent a response that I considered somewhat condescending: "Next time, ask me before you take my things."