Simone Paget

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Does size really matter?

What would you do if you discovered on your wedding night that your spouse’s anatomy was significantly different than what you’d expected?

February 18, 2019 Sex Files

Single on Valentine’s Day? Celebrate!

A few years ago, I celebrated Valentine’s Day with my best friend and her (then) fiance. Initially I was worried that spending Valentine’s Day with a couple would only make me feel my singleness even more, but it ended up being the best thing ever.

February 11, 2019 Sex Files

Does less time on your smartphone mean more sex? Experts say yes

In December, writer Paul Greenberg wrote a widely shared op-ed in the New York Times that suggests if you gave up your smartphone for one year, you would have time to make love about 16,000 times.

January 28, 2019 Sex Files

What your personality type reveals about your sex life

Dirty talk. New positions. Bondage. We all have our personal preferences when it comes to enhancing the experience between-the-sheets, but can our own personality type play a role in our sex life? A new survey says, yes.

January 21, 2019 Sex Files

Tidying up relationships with Marie Kondo

It was Sunday night and I watched with hypnotic focus as a couple learned how to fold baby clothes into tiny, perfect rectangles that could stand up on their own. I don’t even have a baby, but I do own a TV. Like many of you, I spent my weekend binge watching the new Netflix series, Tidying Up With Marie Kondo . The show that’s exploded in viral popularity since its recent debut, features a series of inspiring home makeovers where world-renowned tidying expert Kondo helps clients clear out the clutter – and helps you choose joy.

January 14, 2019 Sex Files

Author and series host Marie Kondo poses before taking part in Netflix's "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo" screening and conversation at 92nd Street Y on Jan. 8, 2019 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Open yourself up to love again in 2019 with these tips

I used to tell people that I wished I’d met my ex-partner seven years in the future. Instead, we met when I was 25. While I seemed happy at the time — I was working at my first “real” adult job after university, lived in a cute apartment and had finally kicked a nasty bout of adult acne — my heart was broken in more ways than one. I was holding onto pain from a series of abusive, unhealthy relationships from the earlier part of my twenties. Instead of dealing with this pain head-on, I tucked it away and tried my best to be a good partner to my ex (with mixed results).

January 7, 2019 Sex Files

Want better sex in 2019? Set resolutions together

It’s almost the New Year, which means many of us already have our minds on the things we want to do differently in 2019.

December 31, 2018 Sex Files

If your significant other struggles with the holidays, here’s what you can do to help

It’s been dubbed the most wonderful time of year, but for many of us the holidays can be stressful and emotionally complicated — especially if you’ve lost a parent or are dealing with a less than ideal family situation.

December 24, 2018 Sex Files

Naughty but nice gifts to slip into lover's stocking this year

Making love on high thread-count sheets and lingerie on sex kittens. Luxurious lubricants and vibrating mittens. Black and pink lace corsets tied up with strings. These are a few of my favorite things…

December 17, 2018 Sex Files

Looking to turn up the heat in the bedroom? Try one of these sexy 'Cuffing Season' getaways

The lights are lit, trees are for sale and you fear that The Chipmunk’s “Christmas Song” is permanently lodged in your brain. The holiday season is upon us and while it may be “the most magical time of year” for some, we’re also in the midst of another calendar event that deserves mentioning.

December 10, 2018 Sex Files