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V-Spot: He’s Afraid to Cuddle

V-Spot: He’s Afraid to Cuddle

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jul 17, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Hi Yana, My partner and I have different sex drives. I could have sex four to six times a week, while he feels more comfortable with about two. In the beginning, we had a lot of sex and I was ecstatic thinking that our sex drives were more matched. Now, not so much. I...
V-Spot: He’s Afraid to Cuddle

How Does a Shy Girl Ask for the Sex She Wants?

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jul 3, 2017 | Articles, Columns, The V-Spot

Check out a video of Yana’s Q&A with the Valley Advocate. Hi Yana, I’m a bisexual woman in a LTR with another woman. My issue is that I’m super bashful when it comes to asking for what I want during sex. I’ve been partnered for a while now and even though...
Missed Connections: Loving You Leering At Me

Missed Connections: Loving You Leering At Me

by Kristin Palpini | Jun 19, 2017 | Articles, Missed Connections, Newsletter

Compiled by Kristin Palpini The Missed Connections forum on Craigslist is a wasteland of terrible poetry, dick pics, and whining, but among the detritus are some truly fascinating, funny, and occasionally sweet entries. The following are highlights from the Western...
The V-Spot: How To Be Curvy And Confident

The V-Spot: How To Be Curvy And Confident

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jun 12, 2017 | Articles, Columns, News, The V-Spot

Hi Yana! I’m a chubby cis-woman in my late 20s. I lately worked through struggling with my body image and relationship to food while healing from years of disordered eating. I’ve been doing really well lately, but sadly one of the things that used to trigger my eating...
V-Spot: How To Make Your Own Lube

V-Spot: How To Make Your Own Lube

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | May 30, 2017 | Articles, Columns, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Editor’s Note: While V-Spot sex pert Yana Tallon-Hicks is away on vacation, the Advocate is re-running one of her most popular columns ever, a 2013 story on how to make sexual lubrication, “Farmers Lube,” using household items. On my kitchen counter is a glass jar...
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