It’ll come as no surprise to you that we think sex is great however you want to do it, whomever you want to do it with (as long as it’s consensual). But it does bring its fair share of awkward moments, and to pretend otherwise is not doing any of us any favors. If we were to get all of our knowledge and expectations about sex from watching mainstream porn, we’d think there were never any mishaps or actual human bodies involved, but that ain’t real, kids! Bodies do weird stuff and they’re a little bit gross! And that’s fine, and sex is still great, and you still look good doing it. So here are just seven of the many, many slightly gross but completely normal things that happen during sex:

The start of spring is always a little tumultuous. One day it’s warm and sunny, and the next day freezing rain is tapping at your window. That’s okay though, because we know there are good things on the horizon. Keep your chin up this month, stay focused, and you’ll see payoff for all of your endurance soon.

Just because you may have been doing it for a long time at this point doesn’t mean you’re supposed to know everything there is to know! You’ve probably also been cooking for a long time at this point but we’re betting you haven’t been on Top Chef, have you? Okay then. Think of it as MasterClass, but for sex ed.

Are your sex toys just a pile of neglected silicone, a shrine to better days, looking both sad and also somehow smug? Are they taunting you by reminding you of a time when you used to know how to have fun? No problem, we’re here with 5 not-sad-at-all alternative uses for your sex toys so you no longer have to sit idly by while they laugh at you and conspire to eat your face after you die alone in your apartment.