You’ve already met the man or woman you love and, perhaps, want to spend the rest of your life with. You have fun together, you have memories together, you have dreams for your future together. When you close your eyes and picture your family, you see the two of you together. You’ve even told your online friends about your relationship. But is there someone there that you tell all the good, bad, and, ugly to? Someone who you confide in, regardless of the status of your relationship? Is this someone you’ve never even met in real life or who you barely ever see? Some people do have online friends who they socialize with in various online environments—chat rooms, message boards, social networking sites (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter), in the comment sections of different blogs, maybe even texting on cell phones. They’re people who exist in the real world, who know your likes and dislikes, all about your family, but who maybe you’ve only ever seen in the two-dimensional landscape of the World Wide Web. Is that okay? Is that weird? Is that cheating? There’s been a lot of talk about emotional cheating in the past few years. If you have a friend at work, online, or someone you just keep in touch with by phone, can you actually be cheating on your significant other? Honestly, I don’t think there’s a definitive answer to that. You have to check in with yourself and ask yourself those questions. Are you telling this person things that you feel like maybe you should be telling your girlfriend or boyfriend? Why don’t you? If he or she knew, would it cause a problem? Ask questions, give honest answers, and then decide how you’re going to proceed with your relationships online and off.

If you have ever dreamed of venturing inside an adult shop, or walked past and glanced in but not summoned the courage to actually cross the threshold, then perhaps online shopping is for you. From the privacy of your own computer, in your own home, you can now browse for adult sex toys, order whatever takes your fancy, and know that a discreet line on your credit card statement is the only clue to your secret fantasies. No longer are shoppers for adult toys restricted to the seedier areas of the city, or factory estates with circumspect rear entrances. And the mad dash to your car with your awkward parcel and red cheeks is a thing of the past.

When purchasing sex toys for woman, you have a huge selection at your fingertips – literally! Items from games and toys for hen’s nights, to heavy bondage and discipline gear – and everything in between – can be found online. Dildos, vibrators, anal beads, lingerie, strap-ons and butt plugs are a click away, and you can experiment with your partner without worrying about being seen leaving an adult store.

Sex toys for man are just as available – if you’re adventurous, many of the women’s sex toys can be used on their male partners (or used within a gay relationship). But there are toys for men exclusively – like cock rings and leads, and ball sacks, to dolls and simulated anuses and pussies.

Making the talk show rounds this week is a couple, just an every day couple, who made a big commitment to each other. They made a pact to have sex every day for 101 days in a row.

Douglas and Annie Brown had been married for 11years and, well, things had gotten a bit stale. And infrequent. So they put aside the regular stressors that most couples claim leads to a lack of physical intimacy and they “just did it.”

For 101 days straight, no matter what else was going on, they followed through on their commitment to each other. Sometimes one or the other wasn’t totally feeling it, but they powered through, anyway.

Then they wrote a book about it. Called “Just Do It: How One Couple Turned Off the TV and Turned On Their Sex Lives for 101 Days (No Excuses!)”, the book is informative, entertaining, and sometimes kind of explicit.

The good news for the Browns, and maybe for you, is that it worked to bring the sexual spark back into their relationship. It could be a good idea to investigate, no matter if you’re married or not. Maybe you can even follow-up with your own book!