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Advice

You Need Help: Rebuilding Desire and Confidence in Your Partner

“How can I help her feel confident and in the mood again without sacrificing any more of myself?”

By Malic White| November 5, 2019 | 7 Comments
A+ Sex + Relationships

A+ Monday Roundtable: Dying a Million Lesbian Bed Deaths

Have you ever experienced bed death in your relationship? If you did move past it, how? Has bed death ever signaled the end of a relationship for you? Has a fear of bed death ever made an impact on your relationships? Do you think bed death isn’t a big deal and we should stop talking about it?

By the team| July 9, 2018 | 22 Comments
Sex + Relationships

13 Reasons Women In Lesbian Relationships Aren’t Having (More) Sex

“Lesbian bed death” does happen. But it doesn’t happen for the reasons you think it does, and it’s not necessarily the problem you think it is.

By Riese| March 28, 2016 | 77 Comments
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Ten Imaginary Lesbian Horror Films

Remember children, these movies are imaginary, but the horror is real.

By Sally| October 27, 2015 | 47 Comments
Sex + Relationships

What Do Women In Lesbian Relationships Fight About?

We asked 3,500+ women in same-sex relationships what they fought about — from drinking too much to not seeing each other enough to being jealous of exes, here’s the results!

By Riese| October 13, 2015 | 36 Comments
Sex + Relationships

How Often Do Queer Women Have Sex?

We’ve got all the numbers on how often you have sex from our Ultimate Lesbian Sex Survey — and some of them might surprise you!

By Riese| March 30, 2015 | 41 Comments
A+

How We Survived Lesbian Bed Death

This is not as rewarding as that “spice up your marriage” advice columnist promised it would be.

By KaeLyn| November 18, 2014 | 64 Comments
Sex + Relationships

When It Comes To Orgasms, Research Shows Lesbians Are Tops

A new report from the Kinsey Institute shows that lesbians are more likely to have orgasms than straight women, and less likely to be unable to orgasm.

By Mari Brighe| August 20, 2014 | 28 Comments
Sex + Relationships

Moving Beyond “Lesbian Bed Death” And Bridging The Libido Gap

Is it a libido gap? Or is it a sign that a major relationship change is in order?

By A.E. Osworth| January 10, 2014 | 60 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday: The Beginning of Sex, The End of Bed Death

Straight people have appropriated lesbian bed death. Also: butch bottoms, a lez learning to masturbate, some new tumblrs and dirty sheets.

By Riese| April 17, 2011 | 24 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sexy Sunday: Lesbian Bed Death Says Whatever

Lesbian bed death is a myth, sorta, well, kinda, but it’s complicated, and a bunch of famous people have opinions about it for the Village Voice’s Queer issue. Plus we have a sexy tumblr for you.

By Riese| June 27, 2010 | 14 Comments
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