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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-agreement-judging-husband.html

I Have a Sex Agreement With My Husband. But He Is Super Judgmental Every Time I Do It.

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (296+ words) My husband and I (both men) have been together for 20 years, and married for five. We've loved each other through thick and thin, and even now, I love to make love to him when the stars align. My sex drive…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-husband-fun-cycle.html

My Husband Tries Really Hard to “Make Sex Fun.” I Have Bad News for Him.

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1211+ words) Sex advice: My husband tries really hard to "make sex fun." I have bad news for him.Slate How to Do It is Slate's sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It's anonymous! Dear…...

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slate.com > podcasts > death-sex-money > 2026 > 02 > not-wanting-kids-cost-me-my-marriage

Not Wanting Kids Cost Me My Marriage

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (204+ words) Helena de Groot loved her husband. She just didn't want what he wanted most. When Helena de Groot got married she didn't want children, but her husband did. For eight years, love was enough to paper over their differences. Then an…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-boyfriend-voyuer-disaster.html

My Boyfriend Made My Greatest Wish Come True in the Bedroom. It Couldn’t Have Gone Worse.

5+ day, 45+ min ago  (220+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years'so we're diving into the How to Do It archives to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question?Send it to StoyaandRich here.(It's anonymous!) From: My Boyfriend and…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-boyfriend-long-term-relationship-preferences.html

My Boyfriend Holds Me to a Standard in Bed That I Set Many Years Ago. I Wish He Would Just Forget.

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (188+ words) I Don't Even Remember All My Preferences, But Apparently He Does Dear I Don't Even Remember, Regardless, he cares enough about you to remember things you said to him eight years ago, and you care enough about him to want…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-single-friends-stories-emotions.html

My Friends Keep Telling Me All About Their Wild Sex Lives. If Only They Knew What I Was Really Thinking.

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (285+ words) I've been in a committed relationship for many years, and many of my friends are single and hooking up. I hear about their romps often and in great detail. It's all very fun, and my group of friends has been…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > dating-advice-new-boyfriend-hobbies-red-flag.html

Help! My New Boyfriend Is Transforming Me Into a More Powerful Version of Myself. Everyone Says It’s a Bad Sign.

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (267+ words) I'm concerned that not one but two friends and your mother are worried that your boyfriend is abusive. Please take some time to really think about whether they are responding to something that you may not be seeing clearly. Maybe…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-how-to-be-vers.html

My Boyfriend and I Are Stuck in a Vicious Sex Cycle. There Has to Be a Way Out.

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (69+ words) Two men kissing. My boyfriend and I (both men) have fallen into a well-worn pattern, with him topping and me bottoming. It's great, I enjoy it, but I'm ready to flip and he's willing to give it a shot. But…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-boyfriend-appearances-older-women.html

My Boyfriend Had Some Choice Words About Older Women. It’s Haunting Me.

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (613+ words) A few nights ago, he came over for a date night. So barring that, this is quite possibly a I did your laundry, and now you're picking your nose on the couch situation. Jessica: I'm going to push back on…...

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slate.com > advice > 2026 > 02 > sex-advice-relationship-rule-emotions-boyfriend.html

My Boyfriend and I Have One Rule for Our Relationship. I’m Not Technically Breaking It—But It Feels Like I Am.

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (354+ words) I've been in a long-distance, open relationship with "Tom" for nearly a year. When we first met, we were only planning to be casual BDSM play partners, but we both felt an instant connection and started a romantic relationship a…...