[Vah – Gi – Nah]
Did you wince?
Do you feel uncomfortable about it?
Did you click on this post just to confirm your disgust?
Did you click on this post because you never see the word ‘vagina‘ in your newsfeed? You probably don’t.
If you can’t say the word ‘vagina,” how can you take your body seriously – and why should others?
‘Love Letters’ is a Petal + Sass blog feature that regularly asks a group of diverse women in their 20’s and 30’s about their experiences with health, sex, emotional wellness, body image, college, careers – and what they wish they had known themselves as teenagers. Visit the ‘Love Letters’ To My Former Self page to learn more about the contributors.
Question posed: How did you feel about your body as a teenager? How has your body changed over the last 10 years? Has your body perception changed as you got older?
Do You Want To Have Sex.
Is this ok?
Do you want this?
Does that feel good to you?
Should I keep going?
Should I stop?
What would you like me to do to you?
Do you want to have sex right now?
These are consent seeking phrases you should be exchanging with a partner when you are about to hook up, while you are hooking up, or when sexual intimacy is advancing to another level. You can never ask “too many times.” Being a conscientious or good lover entails more than just thinking you know when the time is right or where the g-spot’s hiding (hint: you didn’t leave it in the glove box). It involves listening to each other and respecting boundaries.
Don’t make that face.
On the heels of Menstrual Hygiene Day (it’s a real life, pretty bad-ass thing- don’t make that face!) it seems appropriate to meet your maker and take a fresh look at the red tie that binds- the almighty period- and how it affects women all over the globe.
The phrase “slut shaming” often pops up in social media and magazine article commentary. What does this mean and how is it applied to women? And why is it only applied to women and not men, when guys are having just as much sexual interaction?
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