Something I’ve discovered in my years of stretching condoms over my arm for educational purposes and pleading with the public to get tested is that a sexpert’s work is never really done. When you least expect it, someone will pull you aside or text you or Facebook message you out of the blue with a question they hope you can help with. Always and everywhere, people are wondering about sex.
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