Virginity on Shine

First time ever being broken up with....

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So the beginning of September, my boyfriend of almost 2 years broke up with me. Over the phone. After telling me he was coming up to my school that day. When I asked him if it was because of someone else, he told me no. I knew I couldn't believe him because he's been hanging out with this…

Boys and Girls and Pop Music

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It's been over 20 years since Madonna announced to a shocked world "Losing my virginity was a career move." I recall being shocked and not at all surprised by this pronouncement. I thought it shed a very practical light on something that had to then been overly romanticized. Tonight I…

Should I Breakup with My College Boyfriend?

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Dear Em & Lo,

Some may call us v-card clingers, but my boyfriend and I have been together for three years now. Giving our virginity to each other was not our first first--we were incredibly inexperienced before meeting. Although the relationship began out of lust it has…

'Artificial Virginity' kit banned in Egypt (where to begin with the wrongness of this)

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The official description of the Artificial Virginity Hymen Kit, a vaginal gadget sold by Chinese sex toy company Gigimo, reads as follows:

"No more worry about losing your virginity. With this product, you can have your first night back anytime. Insert this artificial hymen into your vagina carefully. It will expand a little and make you feel tight. When your lover penetrate, it will ooze out a liquid that look like blood not too much but just the right amount. Add in a few moans and groans, you will pass through undetectable. Its easy to use, clinically proven non-toxic to human and has no side effects, no pain to use and no allergic reaction."

Ahem. The product, which sells for $29.99 (discount applied if you buy in bulk!), has been on the international sex toy market for a while now, mocked universally by feminists and bloggers, and yet quietly selling away.

But last week, Egyptian politicians called for a ban on the device, condemning it as a product that promotes promiscuity.

Reader's Dilemma: "My Boyfriend and I Are Having Sex This Weekend, But I Don’t Know How. Help!"

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This weekend, one of our lovely readers is planning to lose her virginity. But she needs some moves!

Here's our reader's question:

My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year. We're a lot closer than most couples I know, and I love him more than anything. We've talked a lot about sex, especially lately, and I really want to lose my virginity to him (I mean we have been going about a year, dammit!). I know he really wants to have sex with me too, but...I don't know...

Adult Virgins -- Can Sex Therapy Help?

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There are no statistics on adult virginity because people are often too shy to self-report.

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Dr. Wendy Walsh: They walk among us. They…

Is virginity worth keeping?

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Hello Shine Before I begin let me first tell you a little about my background, my mother raised me really old fashioned and instilled a lot of old morals into me when I was young. I was a bit of a late bloomer because I was more focused on my school then…

How far is one capable of going for love?

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How far would you go for love? if you are a virgin, would give yourself to him? would you send him naked pictures of yourself if he asks? if your parents dont like him, would you let that separate you both? if he lie to you, would you give him second chance? How far can a women go when she loves a…

Friend or Foe: Stop obsessing about my virginity

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By Lucinda Rosenfeld

From DoubleX

Welcome to "Friend or Foe," a regular Double X advice column for your queries about the trickiest of all love affairs: friendships. Lucinda Rosenfeld, author of I'm So Happy For You, a novel about best friends, is now taking questions at lucinda@imsohappyforyou.com.

Dear Friend or Foe,

My best friend “Taylor” and I have been friends for more than eight years, going back to high school. We share the same outlook on a lot of things, but lately we’ve been having the same fight over and over. I have a problem with her butting in on my sex life or, really, my lack of one.