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Savage Lovecast

Savage Love Episode 700

Savage Lovecast

Dan Savage

Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week, Dan's guest is epidemiologist Daniel Westreich, who spells out the concept of physical distancing, and why sexual intimacy is going to be pretty difficult to attain for many of us. Some of the conversation is on the Micro, and all of it is on the Magnum. A man asks if virtual reality porn makes sense to help "spice up your sex life." Why yes, it makes  A LOT of sense right now. A woman who is engaged to be married to her boyfriend has a female friend. This friend made a drunken, predatory pass at her. Can/should she forgive and try to salvage the friendship? And, saddle up for this weird ride: A man is married to his wife. Cool, cool. They have an open relationship. No prob. She has a boyfriend. Nice. She lives with her boyfriend. Ok? He is not allowed to seek outside partners. Wait-  what?  Also, his wife's boyfriend forbids her from having sex with the caller, her husband. Soooooo. The caller needs a little chat from Dan Savage. Ring ring! 206-302-2064  voicemail@savagelovecast.com This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought to you by Blue Apron. Check out this week’s menu at This episode of the Savage Lovecast is sponsored by OMGyes.com: a website dedicated to getting scientific truths out about women's sexual pleasure. Savage Lovecast listeners can get a discount if they go to . This episode is brought to you by Talkspace- online therapy that makes it easy to get extra mental health support. For $100 off your first month, go to and use the offer code Savage.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the micro version of the Savage Lovecast, www.com.

0:06.8

If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony,

0:16.3

while there's nothing you can't ask on the Savage Lovecast.

0:25.0

The New York City Health Department posted some great advice for New Yorkers over the weekend.

0:30.2

Actually, it's great advice for anyone anywhere who's curious about how or whether to have sex during this pandemic.

0:37.3

You are your safest sex partner.

0:39.3

The memo posted to the New York City Health Department's website reads,

0:42.8

Masturbation will not spread COVID-19,

0:46.0

but they are just to wash our hands at any of the sex toys we might be using before and after we get ourselves off.

0:52.7

Huh, a matter of fact mention of sex toys, which many people do use when they masturbate right

0:57.8

at the start.

0:58.7

I was impressed.

1:00.0

And the memo only got more impressive from there.

1:03.1

Your next safest sex partner is someone you live with.

1:05.7

It goes on.

1:06.9

You should avoid close contact, including sex, with anyone outside your household.

1:11.8

Sad but true.

1:12.7

For the time being, your safest sex partner is an established sex partner.

1:17.1

Someone you live with who isn't having sex with other people.

1:19.9

If you don't have an established sex partner or a willing roommate, see item one, masturbate.

1:25.0

The NYC Health Memo included advice for sex workers and for people who

1:28.7

meet their sex partners online. Consider taking a break from in-person dates, video dates,

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