Submit your question to Kiki, LV’s sex and relationship advice columnist. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I’ve recently discovered I have an interest in cumplay, but here’s the problem: I’m a cis guy in a committed monogamous relationship with a cis woman, and […]
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Dear Kiki: How do I get better at dirty talk without embarrassing myself?
Submit your question to Kiki, LV’s sex and relationship advice columnist. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I want to get better at dirty talking with lovers but I’m embarrassed to try. Do you have any advice on getting more comfortable with saying things […]
Dear Kiki: A rapid-fire Roast of Iowa City round-up!
Last month, LV was proud to present the annual Roast of Iowa City, once again included as part of the Iowa City Book Festival. (Magazines are literature, comedy is literature: It all makes sense, just trust us.) The community showed up in force and the comedians pulled no punches as they skewered our fair city. […]
Dear Kiki: I’m a non-kinky, monogamous queer person. Is my voice less valuable?
Dear Kiki, I discovered my sexuality in college, and later came to terms with my gender identity. I feel pretty comfortable in both, but I’ll admit that I’m a pretty “boring” queer person. I’m not really that kinky, I’ve only had a few relationships and hookups in the past, and I’m now in a monogamous, […]
Dear Kiki: My online dating profile is a mess
Dear Kiki,There are numerous walls I meet when trying to date online. Writing a decent bio is my #1 problem. Also equally tough is explaining the uncomfortable years of not understanding our American social etiquette. What seems like anxiety to a possible flame is confusion I possess for what’s going on.What would be the best […]
Dear Kiki: What should I do about my debilitating fear of abandonment?
Dear Kiki, What should I do about my extreme and debilitating fear of abandonment? Indubitably Debilitated Dear Debilitated, Therapy. And if that doesn’t work, try a different kind of therapy. And if that doesn’t work, try a different therapist. There are ways to work past this fear, but they’ll be unique and specific to you. […]
Dear Kiki: Would it be weird to take a job working closely with my girlfriend’s ex?
Dear Kiki,Hi, I was looking for a little advice on a situation: I’ve been working in Cedar Rapids for a year now and am actually transferring jobs and recently got a job offer for a small construction company with about four people. Come to find out one of these four people is actually my girlfriend’s […]
Dear Kiki: Do I have a right to be hurt that my ex used our relationship for comedy fodder?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, Is there a social “statute of limitations” on when you can use an old relationship for comedy fodder? I happened to hear that […]
Dear Kiki: I’d like to have some anonymous sex — and stay safe
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I love the idea of adventurous sex with strangers or near-strangers. Anonymous hookup type stuff. On the other hand, I’m afraid I’ll end […]
Dear Kiki: How do I find the desire (and courage) to date?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Hi Kiki, I’m a 25 year old female and have never been in a relationship. Honestly, I don’t know if I have ever wanted to […]
Dear Kiki: After 20 years of marriage, is this the sign I should leave?
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. My wife and I have been married for 20 years, her at 20 and me at 23. We have had an OK marriage, the first […]
Dear Kiki: I love falling in love
Questions about love, sex or relationships can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I want to fall in love forever. I never want to stop experiencing the rush of new love, and why should I? —Falling […]

