A male reader wrote to me recently. He’s “turned on” at the thought of his wife using a vibrator and wants to incorporate it into their sex life. The problem is that his wife is “creeped out” at the thought and won’t consider it. This dilemma presents several issues that I think can be instructive to explore. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘exploration’
Turn-on? Or Creep-out?
Posted in The Good Stuff, tagged exploration, sexual intimacy, vibrators on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Krychman’s “Meet Your Vibrator”
Posted in The Good Stuff, tagged exploration, genital sensation, vibrators on November 21, 2011 | Comments Off
In the course of our conversation about vibrators, I asked MiddlesexMD medical advisor Dr. Michael Krychman how he recommends that his patients begin to use a vibrator. Here’s what he says: “Get to know your vibrator. Take it out of the package and learn how it works, how to charge it or what kind of [...]
The Fifth Component of Great Sex: Exploration and Fun
Posted in The Good Stuff, tagged communication, exploration, intimacy on May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A while ago, we began exploring the qualities of great sex that were identified in a study published in The Canadian Journal of Sexuality. These qualities were gleaned from interviews with 20 sex therapists and with 44 ordinary people who identified themselves as having experienced great sex. From that material, the researchers gleaned eight characteristics that [...]
Disincentives: Sex Is Boring
Posted in The Good Stuff, tagged Erotica, exploration, female sexual desire, sexuality on April 27, 2011 | Comments Off
“I can tell you the movements he’s going to make step-by-step. He can get me off, but it’s sex. It’s not making love.” –quoted by Marta Meana, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “When Feeling Desire Is Not Enough: Investigating Disincentives to Sex” If I had a nickel for every woman with this complaint, I could retire [...]
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