5 Questions to ask for better sex
BY READERS DIGEST
12th Feb 2019 Dating & Relationships
If your love life could use a dash of spice, it may be time to order up a frank discussion. Try one of these simple conversation starters for more passionate, more connected sex.
1. “Let’s make out like we’re teenagers again”
A cheeky come-on takes the pressure off performance and puts the focus on fun. After all, your sex life isn’t a failure if you don’t have a mind-blowing orgasm every time.
“You don’t eat gourmet meals all the time—sometimes you just have mac and cheese, and that’s okay,” says Sandra Byers, chair of the University of New Brunswick’s psychology department.
Rather than asking, “Did you have an orgasm?” she recommends that couples ask each other, “How satisfying was that for you?”
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2. “Do you feel rejected when I’m not in the mood?”
Men are just as vulnerable as women when it comes to their desirability, explains Lori Brotto, a psychologist and director of the sexual health laboratory at the University of British Columbia.
A man may consider temporary disinterest in bed-play as a rejection of him as a person. Tell him you still feel the chemistry.
Brotto also suggests asking, “What will it take for you to believe that I really do desire you?”
3. “You’re driving me crazy—with desire!”
You don’t have to become a screeching banshee when you’re making love, but do use words. “Silent sex is almost always bad sex,” says Byers. “People need feedback, because what you liked yesterday, you may not like today.”
It’s perfectly acceptable to rely on simple cues, as you would during a back rub: higher, faster, to the left!
4. “Hey baby, what’s your number?”
Go ahead, ask your guy for some important stats: How often would he really like to make love, and for how long should each session be?
Consider that according to a 2007 Sun Media/Leger Marketing sex poll of 1,524 Canadians, 21 per cent of married people spend 10 minutes or less on foreplay (Yikes!). But everyone’s different.
“While one woman might be happy with foreplay for 10 minutes, another woman might need 30,” says Byers. So forget about that impossibly hot couple you know who are always all over each other; ask yourselves, what works for you both.
5. “I’m going to do some ‘homework’ ”
In this case, “homework” means a little self-pleasuring. You see, Brotto’s clinical research shows that women aren’t exactly, well, in touch with their own sexual response.
When women at the UBC lab were shown a short clip from an erotic film, almost all said they weren’t aroused by it, despite vaginal blood-flow measurements indicating that in fact they were.
To bridge the mind-body disconnect, Brotto counsels women to explore “mindfulness,” a meditation practice.
Try staying “in the moment” for five minutes a day: When you’re washing dishes or walking to work, stay focused and don’t allow your thoughts to wander. Or conjure up a steamy sexual fantasy and note your body’s response—even react to it by moaning or touching yourself. After two to four weeks of frequent mental exercises, Brotto says you may see an improvement in identifying—and acting upon—your own arousal.
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