My Key to a Happy & Healthy Sex Life; My Friends

If I'm being honest, my friends are the ones who keep my mind on sex the most!

The 5 Best Apps to Help You Meet Mom Friends!

Life as the mother of a little one can be incredibly rewarding and fun. But, at times, it can also feel a little lonely. Many moms go through periods where they just want a friend. Maybe many of the moms in your new moms' groups went back to work while you are a stay at home mom. Maybe your best friend just moved to a new neighborhood. Or, maybe your best friend stayed in the old neighborhood while you moved to a new one. Or, maybe you have a great group of mom friends but you feel like you just don't click with them they way you would like to and want to find your tribe. Whatever the reason, having more friends and a strong support network is always a good thing.

There are lots of ways to meet new mom friends, from approaching moms at the playground to suggesting a coffee run after music class. However, rather than relying on hit-or-miss methods of forming friendships, many moms are turning to dating-like apps to meet like-minded moms nearby.  Here are some of our favorites, five of the best apps for making a new mom friend.

Mom Life:  Mom Life was created to fill a gap two high school friends wanted to fill when it came to moms sharing information and making connections. The Mom Life app allows you to meet other moms for community, support, and just for fun. Mom Life encourages moms to get offline to form real friendships. But the app can also be used to search by topic and form public and private group chats.  

Peanut: Peanut is a Tinder-like app for moms who want to meet one another. Swipe up if a mom looks like a potential friend. Swipe down if she's not the type of mom friend you are looking for. It's a great way to meet moms with similar interests and schedules. Are you are a working mom looking to brunch with babies on the weekends? Or are a stay-at-home mom interested in hiking and sharing homemade baby food recipes? You can find moms like you here!

Hello Mamas: Hello Mamas matches you to other moms based on your profile. This app doesn't just look at your location. It also looks at your interests, ages of your kids, and what kinds of activities you are interested in to help you find moms you will be happy to call friends. Created by moms who found approaching potential mom friends on the playground awkward, Hello Mamas helps make making mom friends a little less awkward. 

MomCo: MomCo has a little bit of everything. MomCo sets you up with moms who have kids of similar ages and who share your interests. It also provides local deals, giveaways, and forums to help you get the support you need. 

Moms Meetup: You are probably already familiar with Meetup, but may not know about Moms Meetup. Meetups are available for any group you can dream up. If you don't find one you like, simply start your own group. Examples of available groups are African Moms, First-Time Upper West Side Moms, and DC Moms Playdates. Plus, there are plenty of regional groups throughout the country where moms meet up for playground playdates, stroller walks, story times, and more. 

10 Reasons Sluts Make Better Friends

The truth is, it's sluts (or whatever you want to call a lady stud — funny how there's no word for that! — but for our purposes we'll stick with "slut" as an affirmation) who make the better friends. ESPECIALLY in college, when you get yourself in all kinds of sticky situations — no pun intended — and could use the fast thinking of a seasoned sexual vet. To wit:

She's More Sympathetic 

If nothing else, a slut knows what it's like to be ostracized, which means she's going to get it when you're feeling rejected or down or on the outskirts of your own life. She's been there, and she can relate.

She's More Fun

No surprise that the one friendly factor sluts scored well on in the survey was outgoingness. And I don't mean in the sexual sense, even, though that's obviously true. I mean in the more-likely-to-want-to-have-a-good-time sense, perhaps in an off-the-cuff way. Her sense of adventure leaks out of her vagina and into yours, er, the night.

She's Got Your Ass

She's got her own ass to worry about, but she also cares about yours. Sluts are tougher than the average woman, because they have to be. So when the shit goes down and you need someone to back you up, a slut knows the world is a hostile, indifferent place and that people gotta stick together.

She's More Fashionable

Sluts can't slut it up in yesterday's fashions. To lock a guy down for the night or the moment, she's got to look her best and project a sense of mystery and intrigue in aspirational wear that works for multiple functions. Watch/learn.

She Makes Better Conversation

A slut understands the art of the seduction, which means she gets banter. She can say interesting stuff, and make jokes, and get jokes, and be a part of the conversation, and that extends to you, too, my shy little butterfly.

She Talks About Real Crap

You can have frank conversations about sex, love, foibles, frustrations, with none of the giggly embarrassment. Realized you got your period during a hookup? No bigs. Found yourself drunk and giving a beej to your ex you still hate? She's been there.

She's More In Touch With Herself

As studies are finally figuring out, women are horndogs, too, and a woman who owns that early is a marvel. It takes a lot to accept yourself a sexual, autonomous being who can pursue sex boldly and not be treated like some aggressive mutant. Some women spend their whole lives figuring this out.

She's More Open Minded 

As a known sexual deviant, she's more likely to understand the nature of human sexuality and accept all variations within as a normal, worthwhile part of the spectrum.

She's Quick on Her Feet

The more sexually adventurous woman has to figure out how to drop a pin, call a cab, secret bail in the morning, find some Plan B, and locate all good side streets for the next-day walk of shame. Handy. Also, lust is a battlefield. Need to thwart some advances or block a cock? Call her in.

She Has Standards

I know it seems like a promiscuous person doesn't have standards, but they do. Being open or adventurous sexually doesn't mean you will sleep with anyone, it means you're looking for a certain chemistry and become very good at detecting it, very quickly.

But that doesn't mean you should go make friends with the nearest slut. That would be silly. Because a good friend is someone you like, who does the things you want a friend to do. If you actually think it has anything to do with how many people she has slept with, rethink your major.