There are times in life when you might not feel all that sexy. Lots of people take a while to get back into sex after having a baby, for example. Maybe you’ve been ill, injured, or under a lot of stress. Or maybe you’re just too busy and sex isn’t a priority!
Whatever your reasons for not having sex, here are a few non-sex activities you can try with your partner to enjoy intimacy when you’re just not ready for anything more.
Sex toys and chocolate are always going to be the front-runners for best Valentine's gifts in our eyes. Luckily, our mates over at Bad Brownie think the same. They've got some extra special brownie boxes going out this year and one of our Lovehoney sexperts, Sarah Mulindwa chatted about how to incorporate these two love powerhouses into the bedroom.
There can be a lot of confusion around the terms perimenopause and menopause. What’s the difference?
Perimenopause is the transition between your fertile reproductive years and the menopause which is classed as 1 year after your final period (average age 52).
It can start in your mid 30’s as your egg reserve starts to decline and your oestrogen and progesterone start to fluctuate and decline. But you may not notice symptoms until well into your 40’s.
The Lovehoney Forum is host to a wealth of sex tips and advice from its members, and we are very excited to welcome a few as guest bloggers to share their knowledge, experience and passion about a variety of sex topics. Talking about her experience of anal sex for the first time, we welcome Mint-Monster as our forum guest blogger.
The best way to normalise sex it is to talk about it.
Don’t just stick your schlong in me!
This Masturbation May, we’re bringing you the best self-love knowhow from the experts. Lovehoney’s guest SEXperts, that is!
This week we hear from Rachel Wright, a Relationship, Sex, & Mental Health Therapist from New York City. Rachel is widely recognised as one of the freshest voices on modern relationships and sex, and this week she takes us through why introducing toys to your “DIY time” can be the ultimate game changer.
It’s a comedic trope that we’ve all seen before – the fake orgasm.
Some argue that Meg Ryan’s infamous diner scene in “When Harry Met Sally” takes the cake, but my personal favourite has to be when Elaine comes clean about her orgasms in “Seinfeld”.
The fake orgasm is a simple gag that gets an easy laugh from a television audience. The reality is that the motivating factors for faking an orgasm are far more complex.
So what counts as a fake orgasm? Why do people do it? And how, once you've started, do you stop doing it?
Well, the answers may not be what you would expect...
People enjoy all sorts of weird and wonderful things.
Some enjoy taking part in gruelling tests of physical fitness, like marathons or mountain climbing.
Some people enjoy flinging themselves out of perfectly good aeroplanes for the sheer adrenaline rush (You could not pay me enough to skydive. And I am a strapped-for-cash student).
Some people even enjoy chasing wheels of cheese down frightfully steep hills whilst giving no thought to their personal safety.
So, with all this considered, why do so many of us find the idea of pegging so terrifying?
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