Alex Manley

Montreal

Senior Editor at AskMen

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Articles

Products That Make You Seem Like a Distinguished Gentleman

3 weeks ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

14 Things Thatâ€™ll Instantly Make You Seem Like a Classy Gentleman The AskMen editorial team thoroughly researches & reviews the best gear, services and staples for life. AskMen may get paid if you click a link in this article and buy a product or service. They say the clothes make the man — and while that’s not entirely true, what is true is that our possessions can give other people an idea of who we are, so what you own works as a signifier of your personality and attributes.
You're Ready to Sleep Together — But They're Super Inexperienced in Bed. Now What?

1 month ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

You're Ready to Sleep Together — But They're Super Inexperienced in Bed. Now What? Sexual experience is a complex topic. Some people find it hot. Others fetishize the lack thereof, while others may not care one way or another. However, besides innate sexual compatibility, experience can be a very strong predictor of whether someone will be a good lover — meaning guys who find virgins exciting may be getting things a little bit backward.
Men Often Process Heartbreak Differently. Here’s What You Should Do to Get Over It

1 month ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

6 Things to Do If You’re Dealing With Serious Heartbreak Heartbreak is a near-universal human emotion — but broadly speaking, many men seem to handle it differently than women do. When you think of someone feeling heartbroken and trying to cope after a breakup, your mind might go to a woman, sobbing, eating ice cream and texting all her friends.
Here’s How Outercourse Could Be Your Hack to Way More Pleasurable Sex

1 month ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

This Could Be Your Secret Hack to Way More Pleasurable Sex What is sex? For so many people in the world, it’s a penis going into a vagina. But that’s not how everyone sees it. Ask many a gay guy, and he’ll think about a penis going into an anus instead. Ask a lesbian, she might have a very different take, too. But what happens when you ask a sexologist?
What Are Sexual Boundaries? Here's How to Understand, Articulate & Respect Them

1 month ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

What Are Sexual Boundaries? Here's How to Understand, Articulate & Respect Them Everyone has boundaries when it comes to sex — things they don’t want to do for one reason or another. You might have boundaries around specific kinds of kinks or fetishes you don’t want to explore, types of partners you don’t want to hook up with, contexts in which sex might feel weird or wrong to you, or any number of situations.
AI Is Going to Super-Charge Online Dating Scams. Here’s How to Protect Yourself

1 month ago | askmen.com | Alex Manley

Dating scams are hardly a new concept. For as long as love and lust have clouded people’s judgments, there’s been reason for unscrupulous people to try and take advantage of that. Online dating scams, meanwhile, go back about as far as online dating itself. Each new technological step forward brings with it attempts to game and monetize it from scammers, and attempts to ban or prevent it from those who run the platforms.
The Impact of Aging on Sexual Performance & How to Deal With It

Mar 23, 2025 | askmen.com | Alex Manley

From the day a person is born until they reach adulthood, their bodies seem to be constantly changing. But just because the changes that take place over the next few decades are fewer and further between doesn’t mean adulthood is a time when your body is static. The truth is, we’re always changing.
7 Tips for Talking About Safer Sex Without Totally Ruining the Mood

Mar 15, 2025 | askmen.com | Alex Manley

Safer sex can often feel like a difficult subject to approach, which is perfectly normal considering many people have little experience in the matter. And even if you do have experience, it can still be something that can threaten to ruin the mood. Although broadly speaking, safer sex includes questions of pregnancy prevention and respecting people’s boundaries, for many people it does center around preventing the transmission of sexually transmitted infections.
Tons of Men Essentially Use Sex Workers as Therapists. But Should They?

Dec 6, 2024 | askmen.com | Alex Manley

Even though talking to men about their emotions is not part of the official job description of the vast majority of sex workers, for so many in the profession, it is a de facto reality of the job. Depending on the specific sex worker's feelings and the nature of the work in question, this may feel like an additional burden, a fun conversation, or even a pleasant reprieve from the more straightforwardly sexual aspects of the job.
Is Porn Bad for You?

Nov 20, 2024 | askmen.com | Alex Manley

It’s not a stretch to say that men today have a complicated relationship with porn. Thanks to the advent of streaming tube sites for porn, high-quality porn videos are more accessible than they’ve ever been before.