Boundaries are defined differently in almost every relationship – sometimes even within the span of one lifetime. You may have had different boundaries between different partners in the past depending on where you were in your life, the state of...
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Vibrant Staff
Social Media and Dating (Part 1)
It could be easy to say that the relative newness of social media and dating apps is to blame when they negatively impact someone’s relationships or sex life. Even though these things were once novel, social media and dating are just part of...
Inclusive Online Dating Apps
New to the online dating scene? Looking for some inclusive online dating apps? Here are a few options to check out! There are hundreds of apps available and deciding which one to use can be overwhelming. Our selection is based on the following...
Five Ways to Have More Feminist Sex: A Guide
If you’re having trouble aligning your sex life with your feminism, you’re not alone. Having feminist sex is difficult. That’s because we continue to be hounded by patriarchal messages telling us that we don’t have the right to talk about pleasure...
Ariane Osman
Dirty Talk For Beginners – Tips and Phrases to Get You Started
All of us want to be great lovers in bed and please our partners. However, we tend to stress about our looks, weight, clothing, and situation. Quite often, this kills the mood. But guess what? No one cares about it! If you can train yourself to...
Friends With Benefits – How To Make it Work
Friends with benefits is fun in theory and in practice, but only if you know how to draw the line between having casual fun and getting fully involved. Unfortunately, this is the trickiest part. Having a friend with benefits differs in several ways...
How to Incorporate Lube Into Your Sex Life
Lubricants are probably one of the most underrated intimacy products on the market as many know little about them or how to incorporate lube into their sex lives. We want to change that. Here’s a simple breakdown of the different kinds of lubes...
Amanda Sovago-Royal
The “Orgasm Gap” 101
At Vibrant, we take inclusivity seriously. We strive to only use gendered language when absolutely necessary. The following article employs gendered language because there is staggeringly little information on non-binary individuals’ rates of...
Kendall Lambrecht
Valentine’s Day For Long-Term Partners
We’re only a few weeks into January, and already you’re feeling the pressure to wow your partner with extravagant, tangible, expressions of love on Valentine’s Day. You’d love to knock their knickers off but maybe your funds are low, or you haven’t...
Why We Love Mutual Masturbation (And You Should Too)!
Self-pleasure via solo masturbation is fun no doubt, but mutual masturbation can take your sex to hotter heights than ever before. If you’ve never heard of mutual masturbation, let us tell you the reasons why we love it. We’re confident...
7 Ways To Spice Up Your Foreplay
Ahhhh foreplay, the oft-forgotten precursor to mind blowing sex. Although getting your foreplay on has been proven to enhance sexual experiences (especially for women), it continues to be overshadowed by the proverbial star of the show –...
5 Interactive Sex Toys For Long Distance Relationships
With the widespread use of video chat, as well as online dating becoming the new norm, more and more adults find themselves entertaining long distance relationships when they may have never considered it before. Fortunately for all of us, the “sex...
Are You In A Toxic Relationship? Take This Quiz
Relationships aren’t for the weak – but when you’re experiencing repeated and severe highs and lows, the healthy thing to do is evaluate if you’re in a toxic relationship. While hardships are a given in any relationship when the...
5 Ways To Introduce Toys Into The Bedroom
You’ve been thinking about it for a while now, but you’re not sure how to bring it up… Introducing a sex toy into the bedroom can be a great way to spice up your sex life, find out more about what you and your partner like, and can help to...
5 Things You Should Never Do On A First Date
No matter how old you are, first dates are always a complicated mix of excitement and nerves. What if they don’t like me? What if I have nothing to say? What if they don’t look like their pictures? The butterflies are almost inevitable and it’s not...
How to Build Intimacy Using Sex Toys
Intimacy is central to any relationship. Many would argue that without intimacy, you cannot have a successful partnership with another person. Being intimate can take on a number of different forms. It can be sharing in deep personal conversation...
Why You Should Be Open About Your Sexual Fantasies
What’s your sexual fantasy? Maybe you want to dress up in a costume and role play with your lover? Maybe you dream of being tied up 50 shades of grey style? Perhaps you’d like to experiment with toys in the bedroom? Sexual fantasies come in all...
Setting Ground Rules For Your First Time Having A Threesome
Most of us at some point have fantasized about the glamorous idea of a ménage a trois. Meeting that alluring stranger that both you and your partner just can’t say no to, then taking them home for a blissful night of passion. Sounds pretty good...
Introducing a Sex Toy Into My Marriage
It all started with an egg… Kids? Breakfast? Vandalism? No not any of these! I’m talking about introducing sex toys to my husband! Let me start by giving you a little background about the “hub”. I normally would discourage anyone from stereotyping...
Angela Wells
A Little Self-Love Goes a Long Way
Self-love can mean so many things… there’s being mindful, practicing self-care, forgiveness, self-acceptance, self-pleasure, and so many more! What it really comes down to is taking time to appreciate yourself – and lucky for us, there...
