So, we learned the other day that women are having more sex than men. I was surprised by that fact (because men are so obsessed with getting some…all the time), but embraced the cultural shift. Women have needs and they are finally feeling comfortable enough to go out and fulfill them.

But the sex doesn’t seem to be enough! This morning I learned that women are not only are sleeping around a bit more, but they are also taking care of business on their own a lot more, too! A recent survey revealed that 9 out of 10 women masturbate.

Women claim that self-pleasuring (a nice way of saying “masturbating”) gives them confidence when they are with a man, and that it is a natural extension of how liberated we have become in all other facets of our lives.

And it feels really good, obvi.

All of these new findings finally prove that women are sexual beings who never had the opportunity to explore before. Now we do. And we can’t get enough.

Do you “self pleasure”?

So, I have this friend (and no–this friend is not a hypothetical version of myself, thank god). The other night, we found ourselves in the midst of some major girl-talk. The topics ranged from our first experience with tampons, to how we feel about guys finishing on various different body parts, and then on to one of my personal faves, self love. It was at this moment when she nonchalantly dropped,

“I’m not really into masturbating,”

“WHAT?!?!?!!?!”

No. No, no, no this cannot be right. After all, I only surround myself with liberated, self-respecting gals of the feminist persuasion, all of which are highly aware of how important it is to know how to GET YOURSELF OFF. How could my friend not be into masturbating? Are there really girls that don’t attempt this anymore?

The truth became more relevant when I pulled out the big guns and asked the million-dollar question (and slightly reveled in the fact that I felt like a living chic-flick cliché)

“Have you ever had an orgasm?!”

Her answer consisted of a lot of mutters and stutters ultimately culminating with, “well, how do you even know if you’re done anyway?!”

Oh sh*t. Girlfriend was in need of some serious advice. Read More »