“Why did she, a real estate professional, decide to stage the house with BDSM gear and a sex swing? Does a viral listing sell more quickly?”— Dan Kois, slate.com
“They coped with copious amounts of oral sex, but around the third year in, the novelty of mouth-stuff started to wear thin. They became pathologically insecure about not being able to give each other what they really wanted, and each felt terribly ashamed that they couldn’t perform their marital dut…”— Isabelle Kohn, melmagazine.com
“You can’t magically change your gender. You can’t magically change your sex. You can’t magically change your age.”— Ben Shapiro, nytimes.com
“This story isn’t interesting or unique. I guess it just reminded me that sex is weird and funny and two people trying to connect with no chemistry is so cringe-inducing it’s almost freeing and sweet.”— Ryan O’Connell, mylivejournalsucks.tumblr.com
“Throughout its first season, Sex Education proves that it doesn’t only want its female characters (and viewers) to feel ownership over their bodies — it also wants teenage girls to take pride in enjoying sex and feeling pleasure.”— Isabella Gomez, teenvogue.com
“Sometimes I wonder if part of the reason I’m so into S is because he fits the vision I had for my life in New York. Dressing up, going to clubs I can’t afford, and being the chill, hot girl. He’s already shown me a side of the city that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise.”— Sex Diaries, thecut.com
“Different though their characters may be, the demographics of their clients are the same: predominately white men.”— Tiffany Diane Tso, allure.com
“There is also a tendency—one that likely applies to women as well as to men—that once a sexual interaction starts with a partner who seems to want sex, the desire to keep the exchange on an even keel eventually facilitates unwanted sex.”— Jessie Ford, nyu.edu
“If you sit someone down and tell them solemnly that you want to propose something to them, and then that something is access to your dick, not only are they probably going to say no, but now you’ve made it weird.”— Sophia Benoit, gq.com
“Wake up and check my phone immediately to see if M sent me an early morning text. Nothing. I hate the weekends. His wife checks his work phone and personal phone like a lunatic (we’ve always communicated on his work phone). I find it bizarre — if you’re that insecure, why are you married?”— The Cut, thecut.com
“The same things that make sex good for more similarly shaped partners make sex good for those whose heights differ by more than a few inches.”— Isabelle Kohn, melmagazine.com
“We’re all always products on the market, and we’re constantly trying to advertise our better selves in that market.”— Nick Irving, medium.com
“I’m scared I’ll unbutton my pants and every woodland creature within a 5-mile radius will come crashing through the window, clutching awkward middle school photos of me in their paws and talons.”— Ryan Pfeffer, nytimes.com
“Because this is not 1887, I'm here to let you know that just because I have this pain doesn't mean I don't *want* to be sexual. Who doesn't want to orgasm?”— Lara Parker, buzzfeed.com