There are dozens of lubricants on the market, and I've tried many of them.

A lot of the fancier ones contain chemicals that I'm just not comfortable using in such a sensitive place. I've tried name brands, warming brands, cooling brands,tingling brands, water-based, silicone-based, all-natural, hemp extracted, and creams. No matter what I tried, no matter how expensive, no matter how slippery it felt at first, every single kind disappointed. They get "tacky", sticky, gloppy and uncomfortable. Most even itch as they start to dry. Eventually you add more, or add spit, or dip your hand in the glass on the bedside table, just to rehydrate the lubricant. Sometimes, you just hurry through sex to get it over with so you can shower. Which is definitely NOT why you spend $11 for a 2 oz bottle of lubricant.

Then one day, I was at a prenatal checkup, legs in stirrups, wishing my doctor didn't need to make small talk, and I look over at his supply table. It occurs to me that I've been to these doctors every year for a decade. They all use K-Y jelly for a similar purpose, with no warm-up. Afterward, you need a handful of tissues so dry off, and you're not sticky and itchy five minutes later.

The next time I was in the drug store, I picked up some K-Y. Surprise, surprise, it works just as well at home as it does in the doctor's office! Who knew?

Now, once a year I think "Gee, maybe I'll try that new lube I saw advertised." I do, and then I get sticky and uncomfortable and frustrated. I break out the K-Y again, stare at the new brand on the bedside table for about a week, and finally throw away the new brand.

Sometimes you just can't improve on the classics.