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‘ll admit that I’m no stranger to book launches. When you’re friends with authors, you’re going to get invited to a few. You’ll spend more money on books than you ever intended and meet some amazing people. However, I have never been to a book launch quite like the one for Revolting Prostitutes held at Partisan in Manchester.

Being a sex god is a dream for most people, but sometimes it isn’t reality. Having those skills when it comes to sex don’t always happen naturally. Sure, sometimes you might be able to figure out what your partner wants, but it takes time and communication. This means that there will be times when you are bad at sex.

When we know we are going to have sex there are certain things we’ll do in preparation. I like to take a long bath, totally relax myself, and groom myself to perfection. I’ll take my choosing the perfect lingerie. I’ll choose music and set the mood. Of course, that is just my pre-sex ritual.

Lately the Nordic model has been put in the spotlight. Most people think that it is a good idea. If you make it against the law to purchase sex then everyone will simply stop, right? Wrong. Yet people are still calling for it to become a reality in the UK.

Mental health has been a popular topic lately, and more people are taking it seriously. It is important to do things that are good for your mental health, and since today is World Mental Health Day, it seems like the perfect time to talk about it.

Looking on the BBC website this morning I found the latest ‘teacher sex with student’ story. The allegation was that she had had sex with a student in a plane toilet. She strenuously denied the allegation, claiming it to be a ‘porn fantasy’ invented by the lad. By the time you read this, the case may well have been decided one way or another, and at the time of writing we are leaving that to the court.

What do you think the norm is when it comes to sex? For most of us, we imagine vanilla sex. Vanilla sex has a reputation as ‘boring’. We think of it as the default of sex. You get into either the missionary or cowgirl position. If you are feeling spicy, you might go for doggy style to mix things up.

Most of us lead busy lives. Although we try our best to make time for ourselves and our sexual partners, we aren’t always able to. The latest smartphones mean that we can now sext without worrying about being caught out, and so we aren’t having as much physical sex as we used to.

We have been watching the rise of sex dolls over the recent years with interest in on our site. We have seen them go from cheap plastic things found in the bedrooms of weirdos, to realistic looking items that cost thousands of pounds. We have even seen sex doll brothels open all over the globe. The next step must surely be sex robots; it only seems to be going one way.

When I first began exploring BDSM, it was with someone who had a great deal of experience. If you could name it, the chances were that she had tried it. I felt safe with her not just because she had this experience, but because she was so eager to talk everything through with me first.