
The first time I made love, I just had to show up with my vagina to rock my young beloved’s world. We explored those new fruits with enthusiasm, joy and curiosity, and an equal amount of hormonal horniness. That we were in love and practiced safe sex together is evidence to me that young adults can navigate those early sexual days responsibly and with mutual satisfaction on the agenda.
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I can’t orgasm. What can I do?
I've gotten a couple of readers asking this question they wish they could ask a sex therapist. It's interesting that this question comes in many flavors, "I can have an orgasm by myself but not with a partner," and conversely, "I can orgasm with a partner but not by myself." I understand too, that some women have never had an orgasm at all. (If you're in this latter category, try the stuff in these posts, but also see your gynecologist in case there are physical issues that can be addressed.)
It's absolutely true that the female orgasm is complicated and more an art than a science. But according to Lissa in What's Up Down There?, 85-90% of women are physically capable of orgasming -- so if you struggle to come, it's likely that if you work at it a bit you'll be able to find your own special sauce and learn how to slather it! Some women report being able to orgasm from fantasy alone!
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Do you long to have a juicier sex life but simply don’t know where to start? Have you quit even fantasizing about spicing up your sex life, moving beyond the missionary position, or feeling hot for your partner and yourself again? If you feel that way, you’re not alone.
After giving birth, suffering through my Perfect Storm, and completely losing my mojo, sex was the last thing on my mind. Plus, I tend to be so cerebral that I lose touch with my body completely for hours, even days on end. Then I started exploring ways to enliven the sexual creature within me. I took a class at Sheila Kelley’s S Factor (the pole dancing exercise classes that teach you to “feel your fur” and move like the sensual being we all are) and attended Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts.
Have my efforts transformed me into the evolved, divine sex goddess I long to be? No, not yet. But I’m getting closer. (Just ask my hubby.)
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