Iowa started issuing marriage licenses for same sex couples last week and by all accounts from the Associated Press and other news outlets, gays who want to get married are heading to the state.

But who would’ve thought that the state of Iowa and not California would’ve approved same sex marriage?

This should be a sign for North Carolina. If “America’s Heartland” can accept same sex marriage, then maybe the buckle of the bible belt should as well.

Besides, the number one cause of divorce is marriage–not gay people.

CNN is reporting that a 18 year old boy who sent a naked picture of his 16-year-old girlfriend to his friends after an argument is now on the sex offender’s registry.

For the rest of his life, he’ll be lumped with child rapists, molesters and the other icky people on the registry. His mistake was being young. His parents’ mistake was buying him a cell phone with a camera. But this should not be a crime.

Teenagers do stupid shit. Sending a naked picture to a girlfriend or boyfriend, no matter how old you are, is one of the dumbest things someone can do. Naked pictures always come back to bite you, ever so toughly, in your naked ass.

Phillip Alpert found out the hard way. He had just turned 18 when he sent a naked photo of his 16-year-old girlfriend, a photo she had taken and sent him, to dozens of her friends and family after an argument. The high school sweethearts had been dating for almost 2½ years. “It was a stupid thing I did because I was upset and tired and it was the middle of the night and I was an immature kid,” says Alpert.

Maybe the parents of the 16-year-old shouldn’t have given her a phone with a camera on it either.

There have been cases where “sexting” got out of hand. For instance, an Ohio girl killed herself after nude pictures she sent to her boyfriend were passed around.

Last year, Jessica Logan, a Cincinnati, Ohio, teen, hanged herself after her nude photo, meant for her boyfriend, was sent to teenagers at several high schools. For months after, her father says, she was the subject of ridicule and taunts. “Everyone knew about that photo,” Bert Logan says. “She could not live it down.” On July 3, his wife found her. “She had been getting dressed to go out. The curling iron was still warm. It was so unexpected,” Logan says. “I heard my wife scream, I ran up to Jessie’s room, but it was too late.”

No charges had been filed against Jessica’s 19-year-old boyfriend, who disseminated the photo, nor had the school taken any action, Logan says. He says he and his wife want to warn parents and students of the dangers of sexting. The Logans are fighting to raise awareness nationally and to advocate for laws that address sexting and cyber-bullying.

At what point do parents take responsibility for teaching their kids what not to do? A teenager shouldn’t send naked pictures. How many times have naked pictures hurt adults?

While many adult books tell women to send their man a sexy text during the day, those books aren’t meant for kids. But there is no way one mistake should turn a boy into a registered sex offender.

I broke the law this past weekend.

And if I get the chance, I’m going to break the law again. And again. And again.

Yes, I committed a crime against nature when boy toy and I got a little tipsy and he entered the wrong hole, accidentally on purpose.

According to the state of North Carolina, what we did was unnatural and a Class I felony. I guess it’s a good thing we closed the curtains.

As I looked at the law, I thought about all of the books that I’ve been reading lately and wondered why is anal sex such a hot button issue. Is it because this sex act is mostly associated with gay men? Or do we live in such a prudent society that people can’t express themselves sexually?

Oral sex is also illegal in North Carolina. Right now, I’m looking at about 20 years in prison for my drunken hookup. But it was worth it.

So, I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately. And I have to wonder, why do we need so many books about how to have better sex?

After reading The 10 Secrets To Great Sex, I realize that I don’t have to read another how to sex book.

The book is from the Sinclair Intimacy Institute and common sense, yet erotic tips in this book should keep things hot and spicy in any bedroom.

My favorite secret is number eight, seek stimulating settings.

Finding different places to experience physical intimacy can bring freshness to your time together.

That’s the truth. Remember how exciting it used to be to have sex in the back seat of the  car when you were a teenager?

Some other places to get busy, according to the book are, the kitchen. Think Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction.

The kitchen is the perfect place to seduce your partner by rubbing ice cubes on each other’s lips and neck, or applying dessert to your naked body.

Stairways are another place for nookie. The living room, especially if you have a fireplace and mirrors and the laundry room.

The washer and dryer provide sturdy surfaces at or near groin level. If tey are in operation, you’ll get some noise cover and interesting vibrations.

But it’s secret number 10 that makes this book worth every cent I paid for it.

Explore the “forbidden” pleasures. That’s right, get tied up, let your mate fuck you in the ass and swallow. A man’s ejaculation only has about four calories.

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Imagine clicking on to your Facebook profile and reading that one of your friends has a Sexually Transmitted Disease.

Take it one step further, what if that “friend” is the man or woman you hooked up with last weekend. What would your reaction be?

And would you post your STD status on the social network?

According to an article on YourTango.com, some people are putting all of their business on Facebook.

Broaching the sexual health topic with a partner isn’t peaches and cream, so how my “friends” the oversharers are comfortable doing so with the multifarious Facebook community is beyond me. That the “Doc says I’m HIV negative!” and “No herpes for this guy!” messages are read by colleagues, family members and forgettable high school classmates alike tells me something. And that is: there’s a reason filters exist. Some information is meant for Grandma and some is meant for friends. Mix the two and you run the risk of making innocent people itch.

I second that emotion. If you have an STD, share that information with people who need to know — former sex partners, potential sex partners, but don’t share it with all of your friends on Facebook! For one, everyone listed as your friend isn’t. Remember the Top 25 Lists, you will not believe how many were e-mailed to me from someone else’s page because one of their “friends” thought something they shared was funny.

Say yes to amazing sex, that’s how this book drew me in.

Who doesn’t want amazing sex? Unfortunately, if you’ve been fucking for a while, this is not the book for you.

The book tells you how long sperm can live inside a woman’s vagina, how masturbation is only too much when it interferes with a person’s life and where the G-spot is.

The book is a little more educational than technique teacher, but there are some interesting tidbits about different positions. One great one is “The Wheelbarrow.”

The man stands up while the woman is in front of him, upside down (as if she is about to do a handstand) with her hands on the floor, and her feet around his waist or on his shoulders (depending on his height). He inserts his penis in her vagina from this position.

Even though this book was written for adults, with all the cuts in sex ed in schools these days, this is a good book to pass along to a teenager. This guide is very responsible, it discusses birth control, STD, sexual problems and sexuality.

Anne Hooper is a best-selling author and sex therapist.

In her book 28 Days To Fabulous Sex, Hooper gives guidelines for a makeover that actually works.

This version of the book was published in 2005, but it was originally written and published in the 1980s.

Physical fitness definitely benefits the quality of your sex life. Careful eating, keeping your weight down, exercising regularly so that you tone your muscles up, all help to tone up your loving. There’s an added benefit. The great bonus of sex is that it, too, involves physical exercise. And that exercise helps the fitness campaign! It’s got to be the world’s most pleasurable method of keeping in shape. Diet and exercise are outlined here with fabulous sex in mind.

This book confirms what I’ve always known: you can get fit through sex.

My new favorite exercise? “The Missionary Leg Lift.”

This leg exercise can be used by the woman to facilitate the Deep Missionary. Lie on your back with your arms at your sides. Breathe in. On the out-breath lift up your legs in unison, with the knees bent, until they for a right angle. Don’t forget to draw in your abdominal muscles.

This book also has recipes and color pictures. Some of the exercises described in the book are designed for two people, but you can do most alone.

In today’s recession soaked environment, you have to change some of the things you do.

That mean date night should come in the middle of the week and not just the weekend. You’ll save money and there’s nothing like some mid-week loving.

So, what’s your motivation for going out in the middle of the week for dinner and booty?

Restaurant specials.

1. Eddie’s Place has a month of specials. Thursday seems as if it’s the best day to go.
2. Twist has martini specials on Wednesday.
3. Mert’s Heart and Soul in Uptown Charlotte gives you so much food that you’d have to share. Dinner starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday.
4. Blue has late night eats for two at a decent price, especially Wednesday and Thursday nights.
5. And never forget, McDonald’s dollar menu. (Just kidding, kind of.)

Just because the economy sucks, it doesn’t mean you should suffer in your bedroom and dating activities.

I’ve figured out one thing about my best friend. She’s crazy. In. Love.

Accent on the crazy part.

I knew she was crazy but it was confirmed today when my phone rang as I sipped my morning tea and she said, “I love his morning breath.”

“What in the hell?”

“This morning when we woke up, he just leaned in and kissed me.”

“Gross and germ infested.”

“I know,” says my hypochondriac friend who doesn’t shake hands. “But it was organic and natural. I loved it.”

“Well, I just lost my appetite. Can you please stop being so crazy in love, Beyonce Jr.”

She then launches into a 15 minute story of how she never felt this way before. But I was still stuck on kissing with morning breath. I’ve been in love before–although it seems like a lifetime ago–and I have never kissed with morning breath. Especially if the previous night included, alcohol, onions, cigarettes or meat, because the morning breath is truly horrible.

Do you kiss before brushing or rinsing? And if you do–does it mean you really love the person you’re kissing or are you holding your nose?

I think morning breath is crunchy and that is not a good thing.

This was supposed to be a cheap date alert post. But as I was looking up some information about restaurant specials, Goggle took me to eharmony.com.

The article was called “Tips for dating in Charlotte,” so I had to read it. As I read, it became clear that the writer has no idea how to date in Charlotte.

Don’t believe me? Check out these nuggets of dating “wisdom”:

3. It’s All about Uptown

When you want excitement and adventure for your date in Charlotte, you want to go to Uptown or the center city. Despite the confusion with the name (since some residents call Uptown Downtown), it’s where all the action is! From museums, bars, and dining establishments to nightclubs and hotels – this is the life of the city and the perfect place to take a date.

First of all, it isn’t all about Uptown because if you don’t find anywhere to park, your date is over really quickly. And in real life, who goes on a date at the museum?

Transportation

Charlotte has a great bus system, with over 40 stops and affordable fares – but the bus may not be the best way to impress your date. If you choose to go the taxi route, be prepared to pay a pricey fee. The average cost is around $2 a mile, not including the initial fee and any traffic or wait time, which some taxis charge for.

Just the fact that someone wrote Charlotte has a great bus system proves that they don’t live here or have never taken a ride on CATS.

Dating in Charlotte can be fun, but with the recession in full swing and bankers becoming hated, dating in Charlotte has gotten that much harder.