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"My sweets, we&amp;amp;#8217;ve been pals for the better part of two years, and during our time together, I&amp;amp;#8217;ve found that if there&amp;amp;#8217;s one topic we just can&amp;amp;#8217;t get enough of, it&amp;amp;#8217;s sex. Granted, this is a blog about sex and relationships, but I believe that we&amp;amp;#8217;re as comfortable gabbing about getting down as the Girls in the Beauty Department are about dishing on nail polish trends. As it turns out though, not all women are comfortable talking about what goes on in between the sheets. Color me surprised. An article in The New Yorker recently discussed a new anthology called Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex. The book, which I&amp;amp;#8217;m dying to read, contains essays written by women that discuss sex. The book&amp;amp;#8217;s editor, Erica Jong, explains that she had difficulty convincing &amp;amp;#8220;women to write about sex. &amp;amp;#8216;A lot of people had to be nudged and urged, and I&amp;amp;#8217;m wondering, what is the resistance to writing about these things?&amp;amp;#8217;&amp;amp;#8221; Hear! Hear! When people find out what I write about every day, they blush. Or ask if my family reads Smitten. Or if they&amp;amp;#8217;re feeling especially brave, they&amp;amp;#8217;ll ask me for sex toy recommendations when they think no one else is in ear shot. Yes, my family reads this column and yes, I can help you find the best vibrator for your needs. But enough about me. It&amp;amp;#8217;s certainly true that many women (and dudes too!) feel a bit uneasy about discussing sex. And these reservations exist in a much bigger sense when it comes to writing about sex. But why is that exactly? We&amp;amp;#8217;re adults, mature (for the most part) and having sex. And even if you&amp;amp;#8217;ve made the decision not to have sex there&amp;amp;#8217;s no reason for you not to talk about it online, among friends or even in print. I&amp;amp;#8217;m not recommending that you share your wildest trysts with your boss or your parents, but when the topic of sex comes up (outside of Smitten, of course) what&amp;amp;#8217;s with all the pearl clutching? What do you think? Are you comfortable talking about sex? Does it feel different talking about it online than it does in real life? Would you ever consider writing about sex? Looking for a few more racy stories? * Things That Sound Sexy But Aren&amp;amp;#8217;t: Reverse Cowgirl * Vibrators: OhMiBod&amp;amp;#8217;s Freestyle G and Music to Move You * Orgasms: The Science Behind Faking It More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Photo: Doug Menuez/Photodisc"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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