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Q: I’m a 40-year-old feminine, cis-het. I’ve very discerning tastes in males, and all the time find yourself alone. Any solution to be extra open with out sacrificing my requirements?

A: You’ve both had a horrible run of unhealthy luck — assuming you’ve dated greater than 10 males — otherwise you’ve set your requirements impossibly excessive. Some meals for thought: Maybe you assume you desire a long-term relationship since you have been instructed that’s what you’re speculated to need — you have been instructed that’s what all good individuals need — however you truly don’t desire a long-term relationship. They don’t make you cheerful. However as an alternative of telling your self that you just’re a great one that prefers short-term relationships and/or being alone, you’ve set your requirements so excessive — you’ve dialed them as much as sabotage  — since you wish to be alone. And as an alternative of proudly owning that about your self, you discover fault within the males you date.

P.S. There’s no settling down with out settling for.

Q: Is there any solution to get pleasure from anal whereas having a hemorrhoid?

A: Nope, sorry. You must watch for it to heal.

Q: I’m a 36-year-old man. If I get too psyched out to remain arduous for (extraordinarily uncommon) anal with my spouse, ought to I simply get some Viagra?

A: Properly, that relies upon. Does your spouse like lengthy anal intercourse periods? If the reply to that query is sure, then Viagra may assist. As a result of along with serving to you get and keep arduous, Viagra and different ED meds can delay orgasm. But when your spouse doesn’t like lengthy anal intercourse periods — if she usually needs you to rush the fuck up and get the assfucking over with — lasting longer may make these already uncommon anal intercourse periods rarer nonetheless. Perhaps attempt a cockring as an alternative?

Q: Suggestions for serving to a penis-haver last more when penetrating aside from cockrings? (Cockrings are nice, however they don’t assist with longevity.)

A: Cockrings are nice; I advisable them to a different reader 5 seconds in the past. However whereas a snug-but-not-too-tight cockring might help maintain a penis-haver’s penis arduous by gently proscribing blood stream out of the penis-haver’s penis, cockrings don’t make penis-havers “last more,” e.g., they don’t delay ejaculation. (Cockring 101: Mild restriction is nice; trapping blood within the penis is just not. Cockrings ought to be comfortable, not tight.) When you’ve already tried all of the standard-issue recommendation to deal with untimely ejaculation (which I’ve coated earlier than and don’t have the house to re-re-re-rehearse in a Quickies column), an ED med like Viagra may assist (for the explanations talked about above); a low-dose SSRI can be an efficient remedy for untimely ejaculation.

P.S. Every time somebody writes “penis-haver” my barely dyslexic mind reads “penis-halver,” as in, somebody who cuts a penis in half — which some individuals within the physique modification group have accomplished, and bon(e) appetit to anybody courageous sufficient to do a Google picture search.

Q: For those who wish to fuck outdoors on hikes and whereas tenting … ought to we be cautious of path cams or go-pros individuals are hiding in bushes for no matter motive? The best way to spot them?

A: If individuals are doing that — hiding cameras on well-liked climbing trails — nicely, then you need to certainly be cautious. Hike the overwhelmed path, don’t fuck on it.

Q: An ex-boyfriend is seeing trans prostitutes. Do I inform his present spouse if a possibility to take action ought to come up? (And it’ll, as we reside on a small island.) I might’ve needed to know if we have been nonetheless collectively. Ought to she not be provided the identical?

A: When you really reside on a small island — sufficiently small that everybody is aware of everybody else’s enterprise however giant sufficient to have a couple of trans intercourse employee — then your ex-boyfriend’s spouse is gonna discover out in the end. However even when it means she finds out a little bit later, it could be higher if she came upon from somebody aside from you. Assuming your ex’s spouse doesn’t already know and approve, if the bearer of unhealthy information is a bitter ex — or somebody who can simply be forged as one — your ex-boyfriend could have a a lot simpler time convincing his spouse that it isn’t true. Higher she ought to hear it from the vicar.

Q: I’m a homosexual boy within the large metropolis and I wish to begin doing intercourse work as a facet gig. However I don’t know how you can begin. First steps?

A: First steps: Get vaccinated towards monkeypox, Hep A and B, and HPV, and get on PrEP. Speak with different people who find themselves doing or have accomplished intercourse work. There are a number of intercourse employees on Twitter; most aren’t there to solicit prospects, however to advocate for his or her rights and create group. Comply with and be taught.

Q: I met a man who may be very gifted at giving me a number of orgasms, however I’ve a tough time getting him to return in any respect. Any recommendation?

A: If he doesn’t wish to come, don’t make him. No drawback. But when he’s not coming since you wish to make him include your individual hand, pussy or mouth, and he can’t come that manner, then there is an issue right here, and it’s you. Give him permission to get pleasure from oral and PIV and no matter else you each get pleasure from earlier than ending himself off with the identical expert palms he’s utilizing to get you off. Drawback solved.

Q: What’s the finest lube for anal intercourse with delicate pores and skin?

A: We’re large followers of Spunk. Full disclosure: This isn’t a paid endorsement — however the final time I discussed Spunk in a column, they despatched me a case. That was years in the past … and we’re nearly out. Cough, cough.

Q: We frequently speak about warning indicators/crimson flags with kinky Doms. What about subs?

A: Nobody ought to play with …

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