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                                                                                           What’s a non-lame
                                                                                           V-Day gift? My part-
                                                                                           ner and I are way          My husband and I fell
                                                                                           past the lingerie and
                                                                                                                      asleep after sex with
                                                                                           chocolate days....
                                                                                                                      his penis still in my
                                                                                           TBH, the fact that you     vagina (not kidding).
                                                                                           still want to acknowl-     Should we be worried
                                                                                           edge this holiday the      about anything?
                                                                                           way Cupid intended
                                                                                                                      Hey, it happens to the
                                                                                           is sweet enough. Per-
                                                                                                                      most tired of us. Or
                                                                                           sonally, I think a card
                                                                                                                      maybe you had some
                                                                                           is plenty (and plenty
                                                                                                                      *really* intense sex
                                                                                           effective). But if Val-
                                                                                                                      that knocked you
                                                                                           entine’s Day is sacred
                                                                                                                      both out (brava!).
                                                                                           in your relationship—
                                                                                                                      Regardless, if he was
                                                                                           and exchanging gifts
                                                                                                                      wearing a condom
                                                                                           is kind of nonnego-
                                                                                                                      as birth control and
                                                                                           tiable—try this smart
                                                                                                                      you don’t want to get
                                                                                           suggestion: “Stalk
                                                                                                                      pregnant, get thee a
                                                                                           your partner’s favorite
                                                                                                                      morning-after pill stat.
                                                                                           celeb’s social media
                                                                                                                      Then, if you’re worried
                                                                                           platforms,” says
                                                                                                                      about an infection,
                                                                                           sex educator Shan
                                                                                                                      watch for a change
                                                                                           Boodram, author of
                                                                                                                      in discharge or an
                                                                                           The Game of Desire.
                                                                                                                      odor, which could
                                                                                           “You’ll probably get
                                                                                                                      suggest your vagina’s
                                                                                           tons of ideas, and
                                                                                                                      pH levels were thrown
                                                                                           you can then note
                                                                                                                      off by his sleeping
                                                                                           that your gift is one of
                                                                                                                      peen, says Mary Jane
                                                                                           their idol’s picks.” So
                                                                                                                      Minkin, MD, clinical
                                                                                           if boo is a huge fan       professor of obstetrics
                                 F O R   T H O S E   T I M E S   W H E N                   of The Rock, you can
                                                                                                                      and gynecology
                                                                                           scope The Rock’s feed
           Y O U ’ R E   L I K E ,   “ I   L O V E   Y O U ,                               for the sneakers he’s      at Yale School of
                                                                                                                      Medicine. A UTI is
                                                                                           been wearing. Or if
               but you’re                                                                  bae can’t get enough       also a slight possibil-
                                                                                                                      ity, but TBH, you’re
                                                                                           of Reese Witherspoon,
                                                                                           grab the latest book       probably just fine.
        annoying...”                                                                       she posted about. Or           B R E N N A N           FROM LEFT: EL M AR KROP/THE LICENSING PROJECT; PHILIP FRIEDM AN; LEANDRO CRESPI/STOCKSY.

                                                                                           maybe they have a
                                                                                           thing for the Biebs...
                                                                                           well, that’s when            F A Y  E
                                                                                           gifting underwear
                     Coupledom can be hard!
                                                                                           becomes cool again.

                                                B y   F A Y E   B R E N N A N
                                                                                                                          Sex & Relationships
                                                                                                                              Director
                                                                                                                           Email your sex
                                                                                                                            questions to
                                                                                                                            SexQandA@
                                                                                                                         Cosmopolitan.com.




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