Sex and Love
Great essays about sex, porn, relationships, dating and more
We’ve updated our lists of articles about sex and love. Here are some new additions:
Want to Have Better Sex? Here’s How by Nicole McNichols and Anna Martin - After 15 years teaching a class about sex, the most popular course at the University of Washington, this professor shares her most important takeaways
A Woman’s Right to Say ‘Meh’ by Alana Massey - Being sex positive won’t guarantee you an orgasm
The Goon Squad by Daniel Kolitz - Loneliness, porn’s next frontier, and the dream of endless masturbation
This Man Does Not Make Poppers by David Mack - For decades, poppers have been the go-to sex drug for gay men. But where do they come from?
The Nonstop Gay Sex Party on the Mexico City Subway by A.W. Strouse - The city’s metro hosts—and authorities unofficially sanction—a queer institution unlike any other.
Spermpocalypse by Rosecrans Baldwin - One man journeys through the many movements—sci-fi startups, DIY donor clubs, group masturbation retreats—urgently attempting to address the impending spermpocalypse.
Frigid by Jess E. Jelsma - On the internet, I read that vaginas can stretch to accommodate almost any reasonable thing...
Damage by Mariya Karimjee - When I was younger, someone took a knife to my clitoris and cut out a small but significant part of me. I blamed my mother. I despised her. I loved her.
Sex Without Women by Caitlin Flanagan - What happens when men prefer porn?
The Trouble With Wanting Men by Jean Garnett - Women are so fed up with dating men. So what do we do with our desire?
The Polycrisis by Brandy Jensen - Why can’t we stop talking about nonmonogamy?
The Paradox of Slow Love by Anastasia Berg and Rachel Wiseman - No one formula can guarantee love and lasting commitment, but “taking it slow” may be a losing strategy.
A Mini Tinder Time Capsule by Rachel Connolly - A decade of ghosting, emojis, and urban legends
On the Grid by Zoë Hitzig - How surveillance became a love language
Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage by Faith Hill - Fewer young people are getting into relationships
Friend or Faux? by Josh Dzieza - What do you love when you fall for AI?
For more great writing, check out the full lists of articles about sex and articles about love and relationships. Let us know what we missed.