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Tango's excellent article "Top Eight Love Slogans That Lie" (because every kiss does not begin with Kay) got us thinking about ad slogans that aren't about sex but could be. Or should be. Here are our ten favorite...

1. A little dab'll do ya. They were talking about Brylcreem, but every time we hear this we remember it's time to stock up on lube.

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2. Let your fingers do the walking. We're think we've probably co-opted this Yellow Pages slogan pretty much every time we've written about the importance of a little handwork during intercourse.

3. Breakfast of Champions. Because a high-fiber cereal like Wheaties is one of the best damn things you can do for your (anal) sex life.

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4. Does she...or doesn't she? Clairol my ass, they were totally talking about rimjobs.

5. Please don't squeeze the Charmin. Again, we're pretty sure we've referenced the Read More »from Top 10 unintentionally dirty ad slogans

Q: Is there any way I can get my boyfriend to give up porn?

Straight Single Guy (Chris): No. Stop trying. Learn to enjoy it. Suggest some softer-core films that you might be able to enjoy with him. Try Coed Confidential on Cinemax. At best, you'll be able to join him, but you'll never beat him.

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Straight Married Guy (Frederick): You have a favorite dress. You love this dress. Your boyfriend loves it even more. You promise him you'll always wear it. Of course, after three or four months, naturally, you want to wear something else. What if there were a website where you could virtually wear other dresses? It sort of satisfies your desire without breaking your promise to your boyfriend. You visit the website not because you don't still love your dress, you just have an innate urge to see and appreciate other ones. The analogy isn't perfect, but it may be the best way to see porn from his perspective. There's a desire for variety that's stronger in

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Is the rhythm gonna get you? Em & Lo want to know what tunes you're bumpin' and grindin' to.

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This week's bucket list edition goes out to reader Anna, who writes: "My boyfriend and I would love to have sex in [his parents'] pool at home. Should we do it at night when no one's up but it's dark, or in the day when no one's home (possibly--or the neighbors)? And how do we use a condom in the pool?"

1. Unless your boyfriend's pool has a motion detector, we recommend doing it at night, especially if he has nosy neighbors.

2. Then again, if you're busted "swimming" in the pool at night, be prepared for everyone to know exactly what you were doing. So keep the noise level down and wear your bikini top, just in case.

3. For anyone out there whose boyfriend doesn't have a pool, you guys do all know that it's illegal to have sex in a public pool, right? Not to mention gross--and bad manners to boot. Good. Just wanted to clear that up. (We're assuming the ocean is illegal, too, but if it's totally deserted and you're sure you won't get busted...well, you didn't hear it from us, but we

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BET's Lifestyle blog has a post about a woman in suburban Maryland who put the breaks on a date when the guy moved the plans out of her neighborhood. She texted him to announce that "driving to D.C. was not part of my planned carbon footprint." So we thought we'd come up with our top ten favorite ways to dump someone using a green excuse...

1) It's not you, it's my carbon footprint: You live on the other side of town and the Earth just can't afford for us to be together. (Okay I lied: It's the $4/gallon gasoline.)

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2) As a vegan, I can't go down on someone who eats meat, and oral sex is very important to me.

3) I need more time to take care of my plants.

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4) I'm really into recycling, which is why I think it's time I give you up so that someone else can have you.

5) My house is full of environmentally-friendly CFC lightbulbs but I'm afraid the harsh light has just killed my sex

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Sitting around worrying will not solve all your problems. Neither will yoga. There, we said it: There is such a thing as a problem that yoga can't solve, despite what all the celebrities claim. (And who believes them, anyway? When they say that yoga gives them that special glow, it's just Hollywood code for bulimia, plastic surgery, and a $300 facial.) But anyway, you're too broke for the facial, and too smart for surgery or an eating disorder. So hit the town with some good friends instead; it's twice the therapy and doesn't leave scars or rot your teeth.

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Your kindness, consideration, and generosity of spirit are easy pickins for the ruthless, conniving and deceitful. Like a poor little defenseless piggy, you're ripe for becoming some sexy wolf's chew toy. Build a house made of cynicism and paranoia this week; you can always take it down later, once you've made sure your lovers are de-clawed.

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This is "sensual bondage" we're talking about--a kinder, gentler BDSM--that just focuses on simple wrist restraint. Anything more complicated and you'll need to school yourself thoroughly in the safety aspects of bondage, either with a professional or by reading Jay Wiseman's Erotic Bondage Handbook cover to cover. Until then, here are our top ten tips for sweet and simple wrist bondage:

1. What to use: Your best bet is a pair of purpose-made cuffs, with comfortable lining, that shut with either velcro or buckles (the former is way better for quick release in case of emergency, like your roommate coming home). They distribute tension evenly over a wide area, which is what you want. Many come with straps you can tether to your headboard, bedposts, bed frame or bed legs. Stay away from anything that locks with a key, lest you lose it and have to call the fire department. Rope has too high a learning curve to recommend here, and police-issue metal cuffs are too hard on the delicate

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