Love and Indescribable Pleasures: Sex Tips for Married Couples
One topic that captures the attention of all is sex. People either want to talk about it or read about it and married couples are no different. The reason for this is wanting to learn more. Sex is one of those endless topics in which there is always something new to uncover and hopefully try. Newness is what keeps married couple sex alive, passionate and prevents frequency from dwindling. Whether you have the most amazing sex or the bedroom time is getting dull, you will benefit from implementing the 18 sex tips for married couples below.
1. Pop the champagne
Setting the mood with a bottle of champagne can greatly enhance the experience. Champagne is something that you share with a partner. It’s a celebratory drink that is also kind of sexy. Perhaps it’s the bubbles. What better thing to celebrate than your unbridled passion for one another?
2. Acquaint yourselves with the quickie
Quickies are the perfect solution for couples that blame a lack of time as the reason for their compromised sex life. They allow couples to get that physical fulfillment and connection in less time. As a plus, quickies are delightfully naughty.
3. Make-out more
Kissing is the foundation of romantic relationships. It expresses desire, passion and often leads to more intimacy. The reasons why married couples need to make out more are obvious, right? Kissing keeps two people connected across the board and that connection translates to amazing sex.
4. Handcuffs anyone?
Everyone’s sex life can benefit from adding something a little wild to their usual repertoire. Those that want to explore should start with handcuffs. They are an easy way to introduce kink into the bedroom without running the risk of stepping into a zone that both parties aren’t comfortable with.
5. Try a new position
A new position is often just the thing married couples need to boost the desire to have sex more often. Couples are supposed to explore sexuality as both partners and individuals. Most have at least one they’ve wanted to try.
6. Daytime dirty talk
Anticipation often leads to great sex. During the day, exchange a few dirty emails or texts with your spouse to get each other ready for the evening ahead. This ensures that once the two of you are together again, there will be nothing but good times.
7. Practice your acting skills
You have a lifetime to spend together so why not spend some of that time role playing? Choose a character, get an outfit to match and see where it goes. Ideas for women include a naughty nurse, dominatrix, or French maid while men may want to be a construction worker, cop or a sexy doctor. Let your creativity flow and have a blast.
8. Turn on the lights
Visual stimulation is sexy. This often missing component of lovemaking can turn sex that is just satisfactory to absolutely mind-blowing. When your spouse goes to turn off the light, stop him/her and say you want to see them. Those who are a bit hesitant may want to dim the lights to start.
9. Try a new location
Whether you have fantasized about making love in the hot tub, pool, car or somewhere else outdoors, go for it. Even another room in the house will do. All married couples making love benefit when they try to do it in a location other than their bedroom. It ensures that boredom doesn’t ensue.
10. Use a blindfold
Taking away one of the five senses heightens the other four. This means that every breath or touch is more intense. Blindfolds also reduce inhibitions. Since eyes are not on them, the person that isn’t blindfolded is more likely to give their spouse their best.
11. Get creative with foreplay
Instead of allowing yourselves to fall into your usual routine, get creative with foreplay and make it just as fun as the actual sex. Do a few things that you haven’t done before. When all is clear, walk around the house nude, playfully deny your husband/wife before giving in, or explore the many erogenous zones. There are several options to integrate into foreplay.
12. Try a strip tease
A healthy sex life is all about establishing a certain level of comfort, having fun, staying connected and physically satisfying one another so why not put on a show for your partner?
13. Create an intimate setting
A softly lit room, a few culinary aphrodisiacs and romantic music in the background does a lot of good for a couple’s sex life. One person will set this up so not only is the experience enhanced but someone taking the initiative is incredibly romantic.
14. Be spontaneous
Married couples must make time for sex but it’s important not to plan it all the time. Sex is best when spontaneous because an intense desire for one another is displayed.
15. Maintain eye contact
Married couples have to try maintaining eye contact during sex. Doing so is very intimate. Spouses get to visually take in each other’s sexuality, sensuality, and pleasure. Connecting in such a deep way improves a couple’s sex life and impacts interpersonal communication.
16. Start the day with sex
Waking up in the morning and making love is a lovely way to start the day and draws married couples closer while greatly improving intimacy. Everything from the fresh morning air to the sunshine beaming into the room creates the perfect setting. A morning romp will also positively impact your entire day and, according to research, improve your immune system. Who knew?
17. Try sensual massage
Giving each other a sensual massage before lovemaking will promote relaxation and that relaxation will increase the flow of sensual and sexual energy. This flow improvement will also directly impact performance and intensify orgasms.
18. Openly discuss fantasies
No one will know if the topic isn’t brought up. Spouses must have a few discussions about fantasies they want to live out. Your partner may be completely on board. Discussing fantasies is also a form of conversation sex play that enhances attraction and understanding of one another.
19. Turn intimacy into a game
Once you have shared your fantasies with each other, choose the one’s that both of you ca act out. Strike a bargain so that both of you bet to act out each others fantasies. Be more playful and build a romantic tension between other which in turn would energize your relationship and remind you of the intensity you once shared.
20. Nurture sexual intimacy
In a long term relationship being innovative with sexual practices can be very demanding. Such a scenario can put your sexual life in a limbo and strain your marriage. Nurturing sexual intimacy in a marriage requires couples to engaging in regular sexual practices even if they are not in the mood. It will help you to maintain and even strengthen your marriage.
21. Wear something sexy
Men are visual creatures and can be easily stimulated by their partner wearing something sexually obvious. Wearing a sexy lingerie or a sexy dress that turns on your spouse can help you ignite the flames of intimacy in your relationship.
22. Be patient
Marriages where couples experience different sexual desires or sexual drives witness one spouse chasing the other for a more intimate sexual relationship. If you happen to find yourself in such a scenario don’t assume that your partner is not attracted to you, they might just be stressed, exhausted or even overwhelmed. The best thing you can do is be patient and try to talk to them and understand what they are going through.
23. Don’t stress too much on sex
Don’t involve in intimate activities with your partner with sex always as the end goal. Foreplay, kissing, hugging and other intimate non coital activities can help you reduce the sexual stress in a marriage.
24. Consult a therapist
Sexual intimacy issues in a marriage for the most part can be resolved if the couples can find it in themselves to have an open conversation about it. However, couples at times find it difficult to communicate their feelings to each other due to a number of reasons. The most recommended thing to do would be to seek out a therapist who can help you open a channel of communication between each other and resolve your issues.
25. Morning Sex
Nothing is better than some morning sex to kick start you day. Morning sex has proved to be very constructive for a relationship as it helps you and your partner feel less self conscious.
26. Flirting goes a long way
A playful touch or a flirtatious wink reminds your partner that you are very much attracted to them. Such a small act goes a long way in reassuring your partner of your affection towards them,
27. Try someplace public
Nothing makes sex more exhilarating than the fear of getting caught in the act. However, discretion is the key. Be creative and look out for public places which can be both safe and away from prying eyes.
28. Read Kama sutra
What’s better than kamasutra to broaden your sexual imagination and get creative at the same time. Read it with your partner and see what get’s them going.
29. Use sex toys
Technology has helped us surpass what we can achieve physically. Today you can wide a wide array of toys and devices to stimulate you sexually like never before. Using sex toys just might be the thing that can nudge your relationship towards a new sexual experiences.
30. Watch porn
Porn is by far the most easily accessible sexual content available. Even though, porn at times can infuse unrealistic sexual desire in people, doing it with your partner can be more constructive. Discuss what you like and what you don’t and see how far you are willing to go with each other.
31. Sexting
Sexting is another way to keep things raunchy and exciting in your relationship. You can allow yourself to cross certain lines that you might have been a bit shy to do in person. Try to be more explicit in your messages, get weird with it, let you partner see your wild side.
32. Explore oral sex
Open up to you partner about oral sex or surprise them by initiating oral sex with them. Try to offer oral sex to your partner without any strings attached to it. Most of the times you would find your partner reciprocating the gesture.
33. Enhance your appearance
In long-term relationships sex becomes monotonous because couples get so used to each others body and physical appearance. Enhancing your physical appearance or staying in shape can give your sex life the nudge it needs. Try a new dress or a new look, put on some makeup and make an effort to look good and motivate your partner to do the same.
34. Stimulate your senses with non sexual activities
A stagnant sexual relationship with your partner could be a cause of limited or no outdoor activities. Try yoga or dancing as a way of reconnecting with your partner. Get out of the house, find things that scare and excite you, like an escape room or an amusement park.
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Making use of these sex tips for marriage life can really improve not just your physical connection but emotional connection as well. It will help you get closer to your spouse and bring back the lost excitement in your relationship.
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Sylvia Smith loves to share insights on how couples can revitalize their love lives in and out of the bedroom. As a writer at Marriage.com, she is a big believer in living consciously and encourages couples to adopt this principle in their lives too. By taking purposeful and a whole-hearted action, Sylvia feels that every couple can transform their relationship into a happier, healthier one.
