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True Stories: I Hired A Sex Surrogate
True Stories

True Stories: I Hired A Sex Surrogate

The new film The Sessions features Helen Hunt as a sex surrogate. Our writer details his own experience. Phil Goldman   |   10.19.2012   |  
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Miss Information

My friend's girlfriend is taking advantage of him. How can I snap him out of it? Cait Robinson   |   02.5.2012   |   Comments (19)
My First Time: Female, 18, Ireland
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 18, Ireland

"The feeling of elation was gone, and I was scared..." You   |   11.22.2011   |   Comments (41)
Savage Love
Savage Love

Savage Love

My boyfriend wants me to push him around in bed. How can I learn to be more assertive? Dan Savage   |   11.16.2011   |   Comments (18)
True Stories: The Problem With Spiritual Guys
True Stories

True Stories: The Problem With Spiritual Guys

I just can't get them off of the astral plane and into my bedroom. Dani Katz   |   11.1.2011   |   Comments (33)
My First Time: Male, 22, Arizona
My First Time

My First Time: Male, 22, Arizona

"It happened with the high-school girlfriend — five years after we dated..." You   |   10.25.2011   |   Comments (28)
My First Time: Female, 16, Washington, DC
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 16, Washington, DC

"We decided that we should wait for a perfect moment, like on top of a mountain during a sunset, possibly, or after prom." You   |   10.11.2011   |   Comments (33)
My First Time: Female, 19, England
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 19, England

"The New Year's Eve after I turned nineteen, I fell off a bar stool and David picked me up..." You   |   08.30.2011   |   Comments (27)
Fifteen Stories: Things Our Parents Told Us About Sex
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Fifteen Stories: Things Our Parents Told Us About Sex

Nerve readers remember the birds-and-the-bees talk. Nerve Readers   |   08.18.2011   |   Comments (40)
My First Time: Female, 17, U.K.
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 17, U.K.

"He was the guitarist; I was the bassist..." You   |   07.19.2011   |   Comments (13)
Five Stories: Out of My League
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Five Stories: Out of My League

Nerve readers boast shamelessly about their romantic conquests. Nerve Readers   |   07.15.2011   |   Comments (37)
My First Time: Male, 14, Massachusetts
My First Time

My First Time: Male, 14, Massachusetts

"My hands were trembling and my face was burning with embarrassment..." You   |   07.5.2011   |   Comments (28)
Please Advise: My Boyfriend Can't Get It Up
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Please Advise: My Boyfriend Can't Get It Up

Nerve readers answer our most pressing sex and dating questions. Nerve Readers   |   06.11.2011   |   Comments (68)
My First Time: Female, 15, Ireland
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 15, Ireland

"I used to hang around in a dirty alley before school began, to smoke as much as possible..." You   |   06.7.2011   |   Comments (29)
Five Stories: Unlikely First Meetings
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Five Stories: Unlikely First Meetings

Our readers on bad pickup lines, drunkenness, laundromats — and the surprising relationships they led to. Nerve Readers   |   03.26.2011   |   Comments (17)
My First Time: Female, 17, Florida
My First Time

My First Time: Female, 17, Florida

"How was it that before, I'd been so ready, but now, with buckets of preparation, I was terrified?" You   |   03.15.2011   |   Comments (24)
30% of people under 24 have never had sex, highest virginity rate in decades
Love & Sex

30% of people under 24 have never had sex, highest virginity rate in decades

According to the results of a recently released study from the Center for Disease Control, virginity rates are skyrocketing. Nearly a third of… Ben Reininga   |   03.3.2011   |   Comments (27)
Adult website to stream world's first live "deflowering"
Love & Sex

Adult website to stream world's first live "deflowering"

Like "green stoplight" and "jumbo shrimp," "virgin porn star" seems like an oxymoron. It's also the highlight… Molly Horan   |   01.13.2011   |   Comments (4)
My First Time
My First Time

My First Time

"I first saw him a full four years before it happened..." You   |   11.30.2010   |   Comments (7)
My First Time
My First Time

My First Time

"I did some recon at the YMCA, and found a convenient spot at the bottom of a stairwell..." You   |   11.23.2010   |   Comments (9)