You're probably familiar with the phrase, "Don't toot your own horn", but we're much more partial to, "If you've got it, flaunt it". And we've got it—it being a freaking kick-ass website. Cosmopolitan.com just had its best month ever, with more people visiting the site than ever before. And we're on track to have our best year ever too. So, since you're one of the people who helped make that happen, we want you to pop a little bubbly and celebrate with us as we take a look at some of the most clicked (and naughtiest) stories of 2012.
The Hottest Thing My Girlfriend Ever Did
For guys, sex is kinda like pizza. Even when it's bad, it's still pretty damn good. That said, every dude has that one uber-memorable encounter that stands out from all the rest. So we got real men to give us a private tour of their spank banks and share the naughty story that plays on a near constant loop inside their dirty, dirty minds.
12 Ways To Keep Things Hot When You're Apart
The holidays are all about catching up with family, eating loads of yummy food, and…being away from your guy for a long stretch of time. Luckily, there are easy, low-dough tricks (hel-lo, Gchat!) that'll keep your bond tight when you can't be together.
The Surprising Reasons He Turns You Down for Sex
You are ready and raring to go, baby. Uno problemo—that guy you want to take down? He's so not in the mood.
Remember when we revealed The Big Fat Myth About Friends With Benefits and how 74 percent of FWB relationships DON'T destroy the friendship? Well, looks like there's more positive news about relationships where casual sex is involved.
Sex Positions That Help You Orgasm
When it comes to your climax, you should never have to settle for "almost" or, worse, a climax that's about as real as most celebs' hair extensions. On November 4, 2011 we celebrated Cosmo's International Don't Fake It Day. That's when you should have stopped your faux Os for good. We've ID'd the absolute best Cosmo Kama Sutra positions to pleasure your G-spot and C-spot, so you're practically guaranteed a thigh-quivering finale.
The anonymous sex blogger from "77 Positions in 77 Days" and her, ahem, ballsy boyfriend accepted our challenge—try a month's worth of naughty (and often, over-the-top) dares. They're doing everything from hooking up in a public bathroom to bringing doughnuts and whipped cream into the bedroom.
When you type "how to" into Google, it may not auto-fill with "give a lap dance", but trust us, people are searching for that. A lot. So we got the owner of a striptease studio to reveal the tricks for making a disrobing dance hot, and not at all awkward.
The 10 Hottest Texts to Send to a Guy
Want to get him to drop whatever he's doing and, well, do you? Fire off one of these 160-character-or-shorter messages. (Warning: Unless you're trying to make it into a Cosmo Confession, double—and triple—check the recipient before hitting send. We learned that the hard way...)
25 Surprising Things That Turn Men On
The problem with guys' secret turn-ons is that they're secret. Luckily, earlier this year thousands of real dudes took to Twitter to share what gets them hot using the hash tag #turnon. What they revealed ("if you can spin around while riding it") can only be classified as Twitter TMI, but we're not gonna lie—we loved the sneak peek into men's (dirty, dirty) minds.
7 Signs He Wants to Have Sex (Besides the Obvious One)
The article responsible for making "eye erection" part of the Cosmo readers' vernacular. Go on, click. You know you're dying to know what it is...
Researchers Discover a Major Boner Shrinker
Talking about an ex. Wearing a full sweat suit. Leaving the door open when you pee. Those are just a few of the more obvious sex-drive killers for guys. But back in January a group of scientists learned of a much more surprising behavior that turns them off...
Cosmo readers have been following fictional blogger K.'s relationship ups and downs (and major missteps) for years, and the commenters are so active that we practically consider them honorary Cosmo writers!
The Hottest Songs to Have Sex to
Raise your hand if you've ever created a playlist of gettin' busy music. Smart woman. Putting on the right tunes can make sex, well, a whole lot sexier, according to a sex therapist we talked to. So we got a Hollywood DJ to help put together a compilation of the best songs to turn up when you're getting down. And the best part: we included the music videos right in this flipbook. So you can just hit play and get right to the foreplay.
7 Things You Didn't Know About Porn
What's the body part men focus on most when watching? Which state has the highest number of skins flick viewers? How does the Pill affect the type of porn you like? These are just some of the pressing questions we answered in this heavily clicked story.
How to Have a 15-Minute Female Orgasm
No, that's not a typo. A new book released earlier this year provided detailed, step-by-step instructions for how to have an O that lasts practically as long as an episode of 30 Rock (sans commercials). And it really works. One commenter did claim we weren't totally honest in the story, though. She followed the directions and didn't have a 15 minute orgasm. It lasted 30.
