Brit Dawson
Sex & Relationships Editor

Men will do anything but say how they feel
In supernatural horror Obsession, the scariest thing of all is honest communication

Did the non-monogamy ‘experiment’ fail?
Once deemed the coolest way to do relationships, non-monogamy has now officially entered its era of bad press. What gives?

10 of the best break-up (and make-up) sex scenes on screen
Go on, get into your feelings... or your sex toy drawer

‘I thought I had crippling anxiety — turns out my relationship was making me sick’
It can be hard to spot the signs of an emotionally abusive relationship, but when Talya and her ex broke up, it was like a weight had been lifted

‘He was being radicalised right in front of me’: How the manosphere changed my boyfriend
One woman’s story of how her kind, left-leaning ex was indoctrinated into men’s rights extremism

‘The sex just had to be captured’: What it’s like making porn with your real-life partner
From bedroom to set, this is what happens when a couple decides to film their sex life for the viewing pleasure of others

What is a giantess kink? Euphoria’s latest fetish explained
Ever fantasised about being crushed by an enormous Sydney Sweeney? This one’s for you

How to get free feminist porn every day in May
Happy Masturbation May!

‘Couples who last, have at it’: Arguing in relationships is good, actually — here’s how to do it well
Arguments suck, but bottling it up is worse

Low stakes, high reward? Why so many of us are turning down the tempo on our love lives
Frustrated by the time-consuming nature of modern dating? It could be time to take the pressure off

Wait, are mummification kinks real? We unpack Euphoria’s extreme BDSM scene
Real talk: do NOT try this at home

Separate social lives and occasional date nights: How independence became the most coveted relationship trait
For today’s couples, there’s nothing more sought-after than a partner who slots easily into your life — when you want them there, that is

‘Choose one tempo and stick to it!’: Women reveal what men get wrong in bed — and what they should do instead
If we’re all having less sex, the sex we are having should at least be good. So, here’s your guide to what *not* to do

‘If you’re not curious, you’re doing it wrong’: What women really want in bed — and what’s stopping them from getting it
The pleasure gap is still going strong </3

Liverpool travel guide: hotels, restaurants, and things to do in the city
Because staycations are the new vacations

‘I start with eye contact first’: Your guide to pulling people IRL — from the women who do it
From conversation starters and compliments to a direct approach, this is how women are hitting on people they fancy today

‘I gave up my phone for 72 hours (and immediately got lost)’
But I don’t regret a thing

How to do Paris like a local (not a tourist): hotels, food and hidden gems
The French capital has never looked (or tasted) so good

‘I went on a cortisol ‘detox’ to tackle my spiralling anxiety — here’s what happened’
Social media suggests high cortisol is to blame for all my problems. The truth is, of course, more complex than that

Sapphic folk, we need you for our sex and dating survey!
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

Is one-sided monogamy actually a thing? Inside the manosphere-peddled relationship style
Men’s rights influencers have been boasting about the misogynistic double standard in Louis Theroux’s new Netflix documentary, Inside the Manosphere

‘I’m an OnlyFans porn star and these are the insider secrets no one tells you’
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

‘I can’t even enjoy masturbation’: The everyday habits killing women’s sex drives — and how to fix it
If you’re feeling particularly unhorny right now, you’re not alone. We ask women what doesn’t get them hot under the collar

17 horrific (and hilarious) bad date stories from real-life people that you won’t believe are real
It’s all part of the plot <3

A surprising list of mainstream films that feature real sex
From genuine masturbation scenes to porn stars being used as body doubles, these are the Hollywood movies that didn’t fake their sex scenes

‘Always kiss with passion!’: 13 decades-long couples on the secrets to a lasting (and happy!) relationship
Warning: prepare to feel all fuzzy inside

‘It’s multi-orgasmic viewing’: Why everyone’s so horny for period drama porn right now
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

‘Winter Olympian Sturla Holm Laegried’s cheating confession isn’t a romantic gesture. It’s manipulation’
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

27 men on their dating ‘icks’ and ‘non-negotiables’
‘Use of the word ‘ick’’

‘I’m a coward’: Men reveal the real reasons they ghost women
… and how it feels when it happens to them

‘I’m not the same as your ex’: 22 men on what women get wrong about 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

‘It was easier in my f*ckboy phase’: Read men’s uncensored opinions about dating today
We surveyed over 250 men to find out what they really think of the dating landscape — here are their unfiltered replies