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It’s Not Too Late to Make These 7 Sex Resolutions
Spice things up in the bedroom this year and beyond
Did you make New Year’s resolutions last month? Have you already broken them? Although many resolutions are forgotten after the last sip of champagne at the New Year’s Eve party, that doesn’t mean you can’t make resolutions today that will improve your sex life. I spoke to sex and relationship experts who gave some suggestions of promises you can make to yourself, and to your partner, that will spice up your sex life this year and beyond.
Practice Solo Self-Care
It’s important to learn about our bodies first before exploring intimacy, pleasure, or sex with a partner. They aren’t mind readers, so they may not know what turns you on or off, what you find pleasure in, how to increase intimacy types — and it is our own work to understand this first. Sexual self-care isn’t just masturbation, it can come in many forms of intimacy and pleasure. Taking pleasure in a hot bath, buying yourself roses, taking yourself out on a date, wearing a sexy outfit, letting yourself be naked, touching your body, can all be intimate moments. When we learn about our bodies — emotionally, physically, sexually, intimately, and in all ways — it’s easier to then communicate to partners.
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