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Home » open marriage

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Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘Why do straight guys like anal so much?’ and other questions from live audiences

by Dan Savage October 9, 2019August 18, 2021

After a brief tour of the upper midwest, Dan Savage delves into the queries he didn’t get to.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Breaking boundaries

by Dan Savage August 7, 2019August 18, 2021

Is a stealth act of barebacking forgivable? Plus: an autistic sub seeks advice on his open marriage.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The seven-year yawn

by Dan Savage July 31, 2019August 18, 2021

Dan Savage advises a married young woman what do about her boring vanilla sex life and hankering for BDSM.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘Help, I saw my employee at my favorite masturbation event!’

by Dan Savage October 17, 2018August 18, 2021

What’s a Jacks-club-loving boss to do? Plus: etiquette for Italian hookups and open marriages

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘Help, I’m a real-life 47-year-old virgin!’

by Dan Savage October 10, 2018August 18, 2021

Dan offers advice for losing it in middle age, handling potentially destructive secrets, and more.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Is it cruel to be cruel in fantasies?

by Dan Savage November 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Dan Savage advises a woman aroused by fantasies of humiliating others, and one fed up with her husband’s demands for public sex.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘How can we achieve sexual equality?’ and other questions

by Dan Savage February 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Dan Savage continues his Q&As with live audiences in Boston and New York.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How common is it for women to squirt? and other burning questions

by Dan Savage December 28, 2016August 18, 2021

More from the live Savage Lovecast Christmas Spectacular

Posted inColumns & Opinion

No vasectomy, no more open marriage?

by Dan Savage September 22, 2016August 18, 2021

A wife wants her husband snipped—or else. Plus: a solution for the sexually fickle, a possible dastardly dick, and a self-described straight 64-year-old who wants to try “the gay side of life”

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Daniel Savage, designer, says break up, pay up, and lie

by Dan Savage August 25, 2016August 18, 2021

This week’s guest Dan Savage offers advice on impotence, pegging, and more.

"While a wedding ring on a straight married man (or woman) will be assumed to mean "taken and off-limits," the same assumption doesn't apply in the case of a married gay man."
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A trans man’s dilemma

by Dan Savage October 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan Savage on whether marriage puts a trans man off limits and other quandaries

"Those platinum-cured silicone toys are going to be pricier, of course, but aren’t our orifices worth it?"
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Know your dildo

by Dan Savage February 6, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan on shopping for safe and nontoxic dildos, committing to marriage on a coin toss, and advising employees about their cuckolding ways

"I've had guys run their hands over my jeans, and even that hurts."
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A real pain in the vulva

by Dan Savage January 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan on experiencing harsh pain down there, sampling your own cream pie, and seeking sex outside of marriage.

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