Long before battery-operated vibrators were even a blip on the radar of human existence, there were dildos. Dildos have been used for thousands of years, with the oldest dildo being 28,000 years old. Made of stone and clearly shaped like a penis, when the archeologists found it along a German mountain range in 2005, there was little doubt as to what it was probably used for — you know, because if it looks like a duck, it probably is a duck.

In celebration of the dildo, a sex toy that has obviously been a part of societies for, well almost forever, sex toy retailer Lovehoney is adding 17 new dildos to their Lifelike Lover dildo collection. To accompany these new additions to the collection, Lovehoney turned to the country that purchases the most dildos from their company: the United States. With U.S. sex toy sales comprising 12 percent of all …

Dildos are interesting and fun sex toys to play with. Believe it or not, they may even be one of the oldest sex toys mankind has ever invented. There have been a few alterations as time went by, but they’re still the same good old dildo that we love. However, as these variations were introduced, it gets confusing, which is which. These days, the market is riddled with all sorts of dildos, from glass to silicone to god knows what. Either way, it gets harder and harder to choose which dildo will suit your needs. Fear not, today we will discuss the different types of dildos!

Types of Dildos

Dildos are often considered as the boring cousin of the vibrators because they do little other than penetrate the body. However, even if penetration is the main purpose, dildos come in different shapes, sizes, colors, and functions. There are a lot …

When did you get your first vibrator?

Woman A: I got my first vibrator as a gag Secret Santa gift from a coworker friend at my high school job at a pizza place!

Woman B: I was 21, in college. My best friend and I went to a friend’s birthday/sex toy party, you know, where they have a lady there who explains all the toys she has and then you can buy them. I was super drunk. And we all bought vibrators. Fun!

Woman C: I was 22 or 23, the year or so after graduating college.

Woman D: I was 21. My boyfriend at the time bought it for me at the checkout counter of a sex toy shop.

What kind was it?

Woman A: It was glow in the dark, the cheap wand kind you get from Spencer’s.

Woman B: Ack, I can’t even remember. It was …

Masturbating regularly is healthy for you, and thanks to sex toys, you have a little help in that department. Unsurprisingly, these little orgasm assistants have a very interesting history. Let’s explore 15 things you might not know about them.

• The world’s first dildo dates back about 28,000 years. If you’re under the impression that ancient people didn’t have playthings around, think again. In 2005, the BBC reported on a very old phallus discovered in a cave in Germany. It was 20 centimenters long and three centimeters wide and assembled from siltstone.
• The modern vibrator was born out of a need to quell female hysteria. Way back when, hysteria was a deemed illness among the female population that consisted of a “wandering womb” (OK?). Docs thought these women just needed a good lay – or rather, an earth-shattering orgasm. In 1869, the steam-powered sex device came about, thanks to American physician

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I got my first vibrator when I was 18, yet I didn’t start using sex toys with a partner until I was 26. Letting someone else in on my solo sex routine felt almost like peeing with them in the bathroom (which I’ve also done, TBH, so I’m not sure why this was a big deal). But I used a finger vibrator with my partner for the first time last winter, and now that I’ve experienced the joys of simultaneous orgasms, I ain’t ever going back. I’m a total sex toy evangelist.

How did I not come around sooner? It seems so obvious that what will make you feel good alone will have the same effect in another’s company. But the truth is, I’d always had a nagging feeling that sex with a toy wasn’t “real” sex— that it would be less connected or romantic. The one time I suggested …