[Image-1] No need to worry about making reservations or buying flowers, The Coast went shopping with professional dominatrix Miztress Tia (and a budget of $30) in order to bring you some inexpensive and creative ways to make this Valentine’s Day, if nothing else, unforgettable. When we pitched the idea to her, Miztress Tia immediately suggested […]
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How (not) to date online
[Image-1] This advice was unscientifically gathered from men and women ranging from 21 to 49 years old. Some were looking for quick hookups, others a relationship, some both. Whether you want to clean up your profile or give online dating a try, these pointers can help you better navigate today’s virtual meat markets. The Bad […]
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Love & lust by the numbers
100%Of the hundreds of people who filled out the Sex & Dating Survey did so anonymously and without compensation, graciously providing a glimpse into Haligonian bedrooms for the enlightenment of all. The Coast and science thank you. 99.6% Of survey respondents feel their political views are best represented by choices other than prime minister Stephen […]
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We wanna see your PDA
Love hurts, love stinks, yadda yadda yadda…we don’t wanna hear it. But what we do want are mushy, sweet, poetic, raunchy (if you have to go there) declarations of love/luv/lust. We’re calling it PDA, Printed Displays of Affection. And we want yours. If you’d like to see your dedication to your boo in print (for […]
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Coast forum: Your true bed-time stories
Give the details of your last one-night stand Elevator magic A friend of friends; I met him at Nocturne. We went out dancing, then left together. He fingerbanged me in the Scotia Square elevator, and then we went to his place to bang for real. Nipple stains He had freshly pierced nipples and they bled […]
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How to be a great date
#1 Don’t be a jockIn the survey question about which Haligonian type is the least appealing, jocks claimed top spot, with 21 percent of people agreeing that game on is a turnoff. But to make things confusing, the least least-appealing Haligonians are surfers (only 1 percent of people are riding the anti-surfer wave). Maybe it’s […]
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Hey Halifax
953 people completed this year’s Sex and Dating Survey online, motivated only by promises of complete anonymity and kinky catharsis. In the world of polling, that’s what they’d call a huge sample size. The typical Haligonian opinion poll gets information from about 350 people, and is considered 95% accurate 19 times out of 20. If […]
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Sex and Dating Survey 2013 results
In The Coast’s fourth annual survey of all things romantic and raunchy, the city is exuding a comfortable confidence in its sexuality, feeling more attractive and having more sex than last year. Click here to get into all the results.
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Let’s talk about Sex
When The Everything to Do With Sex Show was first founded in Toronto, Mikey Singer was selling women’s shoes. “They were looking for people to work at the info booth,” he laughs. “and I was like ‘Sure, I want to do anything else but this.’” Singer had such a blast that after he went back […]
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It’s Sex & Dating Survey time
Our annual Sex & Dating Survey is here! We want to know all the juicy details of your love life, sexcapades, kinks and fantasies. But fear not, it’s totally anonymous. Your secrets are safe with us. Click HERE to get it on. And then, if it was good for you, tell your friends.
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Sex and Dating 2012 Survey: submitted stories
Share the story of your best date: On the second date, the guy I was seeing drove up to Truro around Christmas to give me a little yellow ukelele because he remembered me saying I wanted to learn how to play. We’re still together, but my uke skills? Not the best. Best date so far […]
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Sex and Dating 2012 survey results
[ jump to: DESCRIBE YOURSELF | HAVE YOU? | MEETING & DATING | SEX | OPEN FORUMS ] DESCRIBE YOURSELF My gender is… female 62.4% male 35.7% other 1.2% transgendered 0.7% My sexual orientation is… straight 69.7% bi 11.8% bi-curious/tri-sexual 7.0% lesbian or gay 6.7% not […]