Brit Dawson

From conversation starters and compliments to a direct approach, this is how women are hitting on people they fancy today

But I don’t regret a thing

The French capital has never looked (or tasted) so good

Social media suggests high cortisol is to blame for all my problems. The truth is, of course, more complex than that

Queer women and non-binary people: tell us what you think of the dating scene today. What’s amazing? What needs to change? We want to know

Men’s rights influencers have been boasting about the misogynistic double standard in Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, Inside the Manosphere

Alix Lynx gives us a behind-the-scenes look at life as an adult creator — and reveals what she’s learned in over a decade working in the industry

If you’re feeling particularly unhorny right now, you’re not alone. We ask women what doesn’t get them hot under the collar

It’s all part of the plot <3

From genuine masturbation scenes to porn stars being used as body doubles, these are the Hollywood movies that didn’t fake their sex scenes

Warning: prepare to feel all fuzzy inside

As Wuthering Heights looks set to give us more sex scenes to add to our roster of favourites, we explore why corsets, rules, repression, and yearning get us so hot under the (billowing) collar

The Norwegian bronze medallist revealed his infidelity live on television in the hope his ex-girlfriend might forgive him. Let’s call these public confessions what they are: thinly veiled control tactics

‘Use of the word ‘ick’’

… and how it feels when it happens to them

This is what men wish you knew about them — and what they wish you would forget, as they revealed in Cosmo’s dating survey

We surveyed over 250 men to find out what they really think of the dating landscape — here are their unfiltered replies

‘Since I’ve always been single, that’s just the norm to me’

Although we can get unhealthily obsessed with our sexual stats, sometimes it’s reassuring to learn about other people’s bedroom habits

Sex educator and author Emily Nagoski also reveals the three characteristics of partnerships that sustain a strong sexual connection

If you date men, it’s more than likely that you’re burned out and exhausted by them. But are they just as fed up as we are? We spent months finding out

The nation fell in love with Cat Burns on The Celebrity Traitors, with millions of new fans and a top-five album following soon after. But the real secret to success, says the singer, is setting boundaries and learning to say ‘no’

Because there’s no better way to see out the year than by reminiscing about all the hot shagging you did x

Put off by the kind of male gaze-y porn that dominates online, women are leading the charge in seeking out alternatives — and the physical spaces they’re found in

Sex recession who?

This Christmas party season, don’t feel bad if you drunkenly kiss the coworker you’ve got a crush on, because it turns out loads of us are doing it

Masturbating for hours on end until you reach a meditative, trance-like state? It’s the official Fetish of the Year, baby

‘I felt terrible. It felt like I’d committed a crime’

It’s rough out there! But dw, we’ve got the answers

Hear me out: the ‘good texters’ are the problem

Against a backdrop of constant surveillance, embarrassment has become our biggest fear — but what do we lose in our attempt to avoid it?

Hotwifing is when a woman can have sexual experiences with other people, all with her partner’s knowledge, support, and sometimes even participation. We ask women who do it what it’s really like — and how they make it work