Maria Yagoda

Contributor

Getting Out of Bed

Why Do So Many Adult Men Keep Their Mattresses On The Floor?

Despite most bed frames costing less than a month's worth of cold brews, there appears to be an epidemic of grown-ass men refusing to hoist their mattresses onto one. We investigate.
Maria Yagoda
2.5.19
Opinion

No One Should Get Plus-Ones to Weddings

If you suspect that someone would bail on your wedding if they couldn’t bring a buffer human, this person doesn’t like you enough to be at your wedding.
Maria Yagoda
7.13.18
relationships

The New Breakup Equation: How Long It Will Take to Get Over Your Ex

I tried to come up with a new equation, as simple as I could make it, to calculate how long it actually takes to get over your ex.
Maria Yagoda
5.22.18
mental illness

I Need Medication to Treat My Mental Illness. Why Can't People Accept That?

At 27, a decade into taking medication for depression and anxiety, I'm used to strangers telling me that I should try yoga or do breathing exercises instead. But I'm certain my life would be far worse without meds.
Maria Yagoda
5.10.18
Sex machina

I Tried the Royal Wedding Themed Sex Toys Because I’m Subversive

Congrats, Meghan and Harry.
Maria Yagoda
5.4.18

What It's Like to Ride a $2,000 Vibrating 'Sex Machine'

As sex tech becomes teenier and teenier, I wonder: Is bigger actually better?
Maria Yagoda
4.4.18
Sex machina

A Beginner's Guide to Getting into Nipple Play

The road to maximized nipple pleasure is paved with lube and rotating hand motions.
Maria Yagoda
3.27.18
Relationship Goals

No Love Is as Pure as the Love Between Frank and Charlie on 'It's Always Sunny'

Charlie Kelly and Frank Reynolds live in squalor and sleep "butt to butt" on a pull-out couch. Their relationship is steadfast, sincere, and more aspirational than any other depicted on TV.
Maria Yagoda
2.14.18
Sex machina

Valentine’s Day Is for Masturbating

A petition to rebrand this tedious holiday.
Maria Yagoda
2.13.18
Sex machina

I Confronted the Men Who Sent Me Unsolicited Dick Pics

Not that I recommend doing it, or even having conversations with men at all.
Maria Yagoda
1.26.18
Feminisme

The Best Sex Adventures I Had in 2017—for the Sake of Journalism

It's been one hell of a year.
Maria Yagoda
12.13.17
Sex machina

Give Yourself the Gift of a Sloppy Hometown Hook-Up This Holiday Season

Sometimes, sealing the deal with the bro who religiously farted in pre-calculus is just the Christmas gift you needed.
Maria Yagoda
11.30.17
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