You don't have to defeat your shame to talk dirty. You just have to get past it by one honest inch, say one true thing, and let your body collect the evidence that it lived. Here's how to lower the bar until it's almost rude.

Wanting sex at different volumes doesn't mean your relationship is broken, or that either of you is the problem. Desire discrepancy is one of the most ordinary things couples bring to my door, and it's far more workable than it feels at midnight.

The playful girlfriend you think you've lost isn't gone, she's just hiding in the attic. Here's why one stupid card game can do what a hundred earnest "we need to talk" conversations never could.