When I was offered this toy for review, I was skeptical. I've used two cock rings in my life. One was a hard plastic vibrating rabbit thing that I absolutely hated. The other was this little black jelly "tickler" that I didn't even feel.

M has only ever tried the jelly one. He's indifferent to it, for the most part. It neither slowed him down nor increased sensation, but it didn't irritate him the way he expected it to either. So, he agreed to be my guinea pig.

What's the worst that could happen? We hate this one and take cock rings off our "things to try" list? Big deal. You can't love 'em all, right?

The Lovering by Fun Factory comes in a little black box and is made of 100% certified silicone. Thanks to the material, you can clean this ring with soap and water or toss it on the top shelf of your dishwasher. If it's the dishwasher you're aiming for, I'd suggest some sort of anchor so it doesn't end up on the bottom, melted.

The ring I received is a bright red-orange color that I would totally love to see more of. It's perfect for both men and women. There are five flame-like protrusions on the top, meant to stimulate the clitoris, and the bottom is smooth.

The silky material is much denser than jelly, yet just as flexible. Its density and flexibility make it easier to stretch it over the penis without worrying about it breaking like jelly cock rings so often do.

Unstretched, the ring has an internal diameter of about 3/4". I was able to stretch it almost 3".

I couldn't help but laugh when M strutted around the bedroom with this thing on. He looked like one of those bodacious surfer dudes with bright orange flames around his dick, rather than on his shorts. It was adorable.

The manual specifies this ring is not made for use on the scrotum. It's made to rest at the base of the shaft of the penis. It's intended to increase clitoral stimulation while "increasing the build-up effect for an even harder and longer-lasting erection".

We can get down with that. M's not one of those two-pump chumps but good sex can always last longer, right?

However, according to M, it didn't really do much of anything for him. There was no extra build-up effect. His cock was just as hard as it always is. His erection lasted as long as it would normally.

And, to be honest, the flames, when I could feel them, were annoying. Maybe it was the way we were positioned, but they were uncomfortable.

I would definitely go in a different direction if you're looking for something to prolong the erection. As for clitoral stimulation, that's up in the air.

Perhaps we just weren't fitting together right? This probably isn't a toy we would have normally chosen for ourselves outside of experimentation, though, so maybe for someone more experienced with cock rings it would be better?

Who knows? Perhaps cock rings just really aren't our thing.