Tag: Sex

  • Initiation into Cuckoldry; for husbands and wives

    Initiation into Cuckoldry; for husbands and wives

    It is important to recognise, modern cuckold lifestyles are definitely a niche or fetish that isn’t for everyone.  Before a husband or wife approaches their spouse with the idea of using cuckoldry to spice up their marriage, they need to proceed slowly while guarding their mate’s feelings.  The way a couple’s participation in a cuckold lifestyle unfolds, where the husband initiates things, is generally very different than if the wife does.

    For Husbands

    For a husband, revealing his interest in being his wife’s cuckold can be risky as she may misinterpret his motivations and assume he has a hidden agenda.  When many women learn of their husband’s interest in cuckoldry, they become upset and assume that their husband is looking to get into “swinging”, break up their marriage, have an open relationship or even atone for his own infidelity.

    Before a husband mentions being a cuckold to his wife, he should carefully consider what it is about the cuckold lifestyle that he finds exciting.  Given the counterintuitive nature of being a cuckold, this self-reflection is important for several reasons.  Firstly, so the husband can better determine if he truly is ready to be an actual cuckold in real life.  There are several things he can do.

    He could try imagining his wife having sex with certain men he knows among his friends and/or co-workers.  He might find that the idea of certain men having sex with his wife is more arousing, distressful or objectionable than others.  He needs to understand that his wife might be attracted to men who are similar to him in appearance and personality or she might want someone who is very different from her husband.

    If the husband can understand his feelings, he can better adapt if or when his wife does accept a cuckold lifestyle and things don’t unfold the way he originally imagined.

    Another thing a man should try is imagining his wife going off on a “date” or having sex with another man when he is having sex or masturbating.  He will likely find that his fantasising will add greatly to his arousal.  After he has an orgasm, he should continue reflecting on how he would feel if his wife was having sex with someone else.  In this post-orgasm state he will likely feel more jealousy, resentment and other negative feelings.

    Riding the “Arousal Wave”

    It is important to recognize the emotional effect that sexual arousal has overall, especially on men and their sexual fantasies.  It is relatively easy for a man that is sexually aroused to enjoy kinky fantasies and fetishes, but once he has an orgasm, his interest and “openness” often diminishes or disappears along with his arousal.  Prior to having an orgasm, a man is riding on a wave of sexual excitement.  Once he has an orgasm, that “arousal wave” crashes down and his perspective is often radically changed when he has to deal with some hard realities.

    It is vitality important that the man learn to deal with and minimise the negative emotions he feels about being a cuckold when he is not aroused.  A simple way for him to do this is to keep fantasising about his wife being sexual with another man, both when he is aroused and then again right after he has an orgasm.

    Another technique a man can use to help him deal with cuckold-angst is reciting a “cuckold mantra”.  Here, the man thinks up a key phrase that is meaningful and repeats it silently to himself or aloud somewhere private.  The phrase should be something that the man finds a bit challenging to think about and say.  The mantra is then repeated 10-12 times at least twice a day.

    Examples:

    My wife deserves more sexual pleasure than I can give her“,

    I want my wife to have a well-endowed boyfriend who she fucks on a regular basis“.

    It might seem trivial but this technique is a kind of self-hypnosis that can really help a man partially overcome his negative feelings about being a cuckold.

    For Wives

    Women enjoy modern cuckoldry in different ways depending on their temperament and up-bringing.

    • For some, it is about breaking a taboo and being a wanton woman.
    • For others, it is about some form of exhibitionism where they have the starring role in an erotic production.
    • A fun way to dominate their cuckold.

    When a wife wants to discuss with her husband the idea of using cuckoldry in their marriage, she needs to think how her husband might react to the idea of being a cuckold.  Under no circumstances should she just reveal her cuckold fantasy to her husband without careful consideration since doing so to a man who is highly cuckold-adverse would make it extremely difficult to ever get him to change his mind.  Instead, she needs to think about his personality and what type of cuckold he might be; voyeuristic or submissive and then act accordingly when planning her next move.

    One thing a wife might do is to try and learn more about her husband’s sexual fantasies by being observant and snooping around.

    When she has sex with him, does she recall anything that happened that might reveal something about her husband’s sexual roadmap? For instance, does he often approach her to have sex when she wears certain lingerie?

    During this exploratory stage, the woman might try doing some new things sexually to see how her man reacts to them – like:

    •  Try seducing him in a setting or location outside the bedroom.
    •  Introduce the use of sex toys or a new sex toy to their lovemaking.
    •  Use explicit language to describe her sexual arousal or the pleasure she wants or is feeling.
    •  Purchase some new risqué lingerie and surprise her husband with it.
    • Describe to her man a sexual fantasy or dream she had, adding to it in ways that he might find exciting.
    •  Purchase or download sexual explicit videos that feature cuckold-related themes like a woman with two men, sexual promiscuous “soccer moms”…etc, to view with her man.

    The woman needs to pay attention to how aroused he becomes when they are doing something that is new and different from their regular sexual routine.  Anything else, the woman can learn about her man’s sexual “triggers” which can help her ease him into the idea of being her cuckold.

    In the next instalment, I will go over some ways a couple’s relationship can change once they become involved and comfortable with cuckoldry.

  • Fan Submissions – The Headhunter

    Fan Submissions – The Headhunter

    I’d been looking for a job for about two months, and things were pretty tough.  When a Headhunter called me for an interview, I began to think that there was finally some light at the end of the tunnel.

    I arrived for the interview in my best suit and ready to impress.  I was on time, but had to wait about 45 minutes.  When the Headhunter – “Therese” — finally called me  into her office, I was greeted with the coldest bitch-face I had seen in years, and not even a smile or a look in the eye. “Sit down,” she said.

    The first thing Therese told me was that she had already filled the position, and that she had allowed me to come in for the interview to “do me a favour”.  She then asked me a few questions about my CV before telling me she was “super-busy” and that I had to go.  I walked out of the office, fuming.

    A few days later it was Friday, and a friend of mine, Steve, pushed me to go out to the bars to get my mind off things.  We went to the usual place and then decided to try somewhere new.  We walked in, and almost immediately I saw Ms Headhunter hanging out with a few friends, holding a martini glass and pretending to laugh. “F*ck,” I said to myself.  She was the last person I wanted to see.

    It was a fun place and everyone seemed to be getting drunk.  After about an hour I was getting the next round at the bar when, sure enough, I saw Therese next to me.  Obviously she knew I had noticed her, but I completely ignored her.  It was taking a while to get our drinks, and she finally said, “You interviewed with me on Wednesday.”

    Oh yes. Hi,” I said indifferently.

    I think she expected me to kiss her ass, and she was a bit shocked.  My drinks came and I went away. I  noticed, however, that although she may have been a cold bitch, she was actually a pretty hot one too.  Her tight work outfit showed a nice feminine figure, with her tits looking perky in her pink blouse.  I could also see the outline of a thong through her skirt, sliding between two peachy ass cheeks, which turned me on.

    I was a bit surprised when, about half an hour later, she came over to me and started acting like we were “friends” and asking me about how my week was.  I didn’t like her very much, but her personality seemed to do a 180.  At first, she came over to me about every half hour under the impression of getting a drink, but then it was every fifteen minutes, and then she just sort of stayed next to me.  I couldn’t tell if she was trying to apologize, was horny, or drunk, but I didn’t care.  It was a loud bar, and she was talking in my ear and rubbing her lips against my skin every time she spoke.

    By closing time, we were kissing in the corner, and her friends had already left.  Steve gave me a thumbs-up sign and took off.  Without asking her, I just took her outside and got a taxi, and we both went back to mine.

    Therese had been rubbing my cock for the whole taxi ride, so when we got back to my place we started right away.  I pushed her up against the wall and pulled her hair back as I kissed her neck.  She spun around and grinded her ass against my cock, lifting her skirt so she could feel my hard bulge up against her skin.  I teased her a bit and then spun her back and lifted her up.  She wrapped her legs around me and I could already feel her wet pussy.  There was no way we were going to make it to the bedroom, so I put her on the couch and we got the rest of our clothes off.  Her tits were perfect, just slightly bigger than my hands, and her whole body was clean and hard, with a waxed pussy to top things off.

    I tore off her thong and was fingering her while sucking those hardening nipples, when she grabbed my hand and put two fingers inside her fast moistening pussy.  She was massaging her clit and I got the message, so I slid my tongue down to lick it myself.  “Oh f*ck, that feels so good!” she screamed, and I kept licking and fingering till her pussy was sopping wet.  It was now time: this girl needed to be f*cked.

    I could tell that she was the type who wanted to be f*cked from behind, so I set her up and without warning thrusted my cock into that dripping pussy.  She turned her head back, and her long hair hung halfway down her back – just right for me to pull.  “Yeah,” she said, getting more and more into it, “Slap that ass”.  I slapped it and continued f*cking her hard and fast.  I didn’t want to show any mercy with this girl, and she didn’t want it either, as she moaned and shouted, “Make me your bitch, make me your f*cking bitch!”  My cock rammed into that tight, juicy pussy again and again.

    After a while, she collapsed with her head down on the sofa, but I wasn’t finished.  I rolled her over and she gave me a dirty smile.  “Give me that cock”, she said, and sat up, taking me full into her mouth and throat.  I pulled her hair away from her face and made her suck harder and faster.  I knew I had to cum, and finally, with my hand on her breast and her hand on my balls, I just let it all go, while she sucked me dry.

    When we woke up the next morning, she put her hand immediately on my cock and said, “So do you forgive me for being such a bitch?

    Yes . . . So are you going to help me get a job now?

    First things first,” she said, as she stroked me and tossed her hair back.  I guess I’d passed my second interview!

    Andrew Slade

    Andrew Slade is a thirty-something expat who divides his time between China and SouthEast Asia and the West. He’s a man’s man who generally knows what he wants, though he doesn’t mind being surprised. When not working, he enjoys a good glass of whisky and the company of a lady of interest.

    SimplySxy welcomes articles written by our readers on any topic of their choice. Each submission is edited and published the same as from any of our Sexperts and Contributors.

  • Why Sex is Unmentionable in India

    Why Sex is Unmentionable in India

    India definitely is emerging into a modernized country and has shown drastic changes in numerous fields in recent years, but subject matter like sex are still  fighting for the limelight as they are thrown at the edge of discussions.  People have changed and we can see that, but what we can’t see is internal authentic revolution of their mind.  A massive number of crowd still think that sex is not a term of discussion; it should be a taboo before marriage, and on the other hand it is a source of screening masculinity and power.

    If we position our attention towards history of sexuality in India, we can perceive that it has been influenced by diverse sources of philosophical notions and aptitude.  It was first affected by the philosophy and study of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism and later, it was shaped by Ramayana and Mahabharata and Vedas.  Sexuality in India has always been coloured by art and literature, but what India really forgot is to revolutionize its thought with the growing culture.  In these mentioned texts, it is the woman who sacrifices the opinion of her lifestyle to be portrayed as moral and ethical examples of Indian woman.

    India needs to understand that accepting the western style of living is not considered as an advancement.  In actual fact, they need to grow internally; their dogmatic beliefs and typical archetype figures of feminism are arbitrary.  Their emblematical thinking and understanding of women will never help them in modernizing.  Apart from dispossession of women’s respect in sex, India is lacking general understanding of congeniality in sex.  Not only the older generation, but the youths were found to believe in the same traits about sex.  What Indians need is to educate their children from the beginning about sex so that they don’t shy away from it afterwards and create blunders in their mind about sex.  In India, everyone is doing everything but behind the veil of lies and futility, which is one of the reasons for sexual violations in India.  People are unable to bring an end to their urges but they don’t seem to accept the reality and serenity of sex.

    There are numerous historical, cultural, philosophical and psychological reasons to why people have started judging sex as outlawed, but there are only few reasons to why they do not want to revolutionise.  It is their rigidity of believing they are right, a fear of acceptance in society, a fear of raising a voice, a peculiar fear of polluting their over polluted world and disrespecting their ancestor’s beliefs and ignorance.  India is exercising all latest technologies and is rising globally, but still hasn’t found any way to accept sex as an impression of gratification and connection of love; they are still hiding their needs and naming it as a process of reproduction in married lives.

    Anjali Gosain

  • INFOG: Sex by the Numbers

    Sex by the numbers

    Who’s doing what, when and how?  This INFOG clearly explores the mathematical side of things.  Give your comments on the numbers!
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  • Making Lust Last

    Making Lust Last

    “How can we reignite the passion?”  In my practice as a somatic sex educator I often hear this question as I work with couples who once came together with great sexual happiness.  In the limerance of a new relationship, they made a decision to share their lives.  But the biochemical and social processes that ignite new lust and love do fade.  What then?  Is there a way to recreate and maintain a passionate connection in a long-term relationship?  I say, “Yes,” and it takes commitment: commitment to learning, commitment to pleasure, and commitment to conscious sexuality.

    Commitment to Learning

    Sex is not something we instinctually know.  We can’t learn it in a high school health class or a weekend workshop.  Sex is a vast curriculum and a transformative matrix of body, mind, spirit and emotion.  There are ancient sacred traditions and new scientific discoveries.  Our sexual needs are always changing as our bodies age, relationships alter, courage deepens, traumas surface.  We can all be lifelong learners of sex.  I encourage my students to embrace the mystery of not-knowing: What will please your partner today? What can you be erotically?  Sadly, it can feel easier to change partners than to change established patterns with an existing partner.  To avoid feeling bored, we need to become less boring, and more curious, open, and involved.

    When you begin with a commitment to learning, you will find many learning resources.  There are books, videos, tools, toys.  There are sexual professionals including therapists who can help couples address issues that block their access to pleasure, and educators like myself who can assist you in learning new approaches and techniques.

    Commitment to Pleasure

    Our lovemaking becomes mundane because we set limits on how much pleasure we are willing to experience.  I suggest my students focus on pleasure, and accept it as an inner guide.  What delights you?  How good can you feel?  What are your pathways to pleasure?  We can allow diverse pleasures to be felt and savored, whether they are sexual in any conventional way, or not.  Prioritizing pleasure often means that intercourse and orgasm stop being an invariable script for sexuality.  We take pleasure in the journey.  We feel, fantasize and practice our sexuality all day long.  Along with this refocusing, we stop waiting for our partners to bring us pleasure, and start taking responsibility for the practice of joy.  We begin noticing and focusing on what pleases us about our partners, creating an environment where passion can flourish.

    Commitment to Conscious Sexuality

    In long-term relationships, sex becomes something we make happen rather than something that happens to us.  Do you miss the hormonal surges that make sex feel paramount and effortless?  Because our culture is so uncomfortable with sex, we want to be swept away by desire.  It can feel very uncomfortable to choose sex consciously, deliberately and mindfully.  It can seem silly to schedule time for sex. But if we want to come alive to our erotic potential, both individually and in relationships, we need to cultivate sexual energy.  This means giving sexual feeling time, attention, and approval.

    We can experiment with techniques and approaches for having “warm sex.”  Instead of looking or waiting for focused intensity, practitioners of warm sex cultivate calmer experiences of pleasure.  Playful fun, sensuality and affection can create an erotic playground that is joyful in itself, while holding space where hot passion can occasionally flourish.

    What do you need to say “yes” to sex?  Couples can get into soul-draining patterns where one person is always the initiator of sexual interactions and the other experiences sex as a demand placed upon them.  Others feel they must wait to heal their relationship issues before they can say “yes” to sex, loading erotic pleasure with a requirement for tender feelings that may be in short supply in the absence of sex.  Why not experiment with expressing a range of emotions sexually: anger, frolic, naughtiness, mindlessness?  We can play doctor, play dominatrix, have sex in a car, have a wild affair with our spouse.

    When couples choose to explore the path of pleasure, learning and conscious sexuality, an astonishing richness becomes possible.  We can share profound bonding, ecstatic awareness, and infinite variety within a single relationship.

  • How Fitness Helps Prolong Being Physical

    How Fitness Helps Prolong Being Physical

    It is no secret what is important to men and women, and when it comes to love and sex.  Each partner will tell you, regardless of their gender, “I want more, and I want it to last.”  Now, I am not trying to bring up any insecurity on anyone’s part.  I am simply trying to shed some light on a very simple situation to help both men and women make the most of their time together.  I am not going to speak for every woman, but for the women I know and for myself, “WE LOVE SEX”.  When we can get it, we want it to last, and as women we are willing to do our part, and we want our men to do their part as well.  I think most men do try, they just need information on how to beat the clock, so to speak.

    It is like when you go to the gym for a work out, or you go to work and you see the guy who is catching all the attention.  It happens for women too.  It is always the same ones.  The woman with the legs that go all the way up to her, oh yea, you know her.  Then there is the guy who has the “chick getters.”  The biceps that are so prominent underneath the sleeves of his polo shirt, you almost think that the shirt is tailored to fit that well.  It is those little things that catch the eye of the opposite sex.  Inevitably, we find ourselves staring at the ‘leggy’ girl to see what is on her lunch plate, or the guy with the ‘arms’ to see if that is a protein shake he is drinking?  We want to know their secrets!

    It is all physical and it makes us drive a little slower when we see the gym on the corner.  As the day comes to an end, you start thinking of how you could get a run in, or add a workout into your day.  The sex appeal is there and that insecurity comes sneaking up on you.  When you get home, and your partner is in the mood, you tend to think about how you will look in six months and it gets you through the time together.  It seems rushed though, and the old familiar argument comes back up, “You just aren’t into me, what’s wrong, don’t you find me attractive?”  “Is it someone else?”  How do you say, “Yes, it is someone else.”  “It’s me, wishing I were him, giving you what you want and need.”  Think about it.  Here she is thinking, “If I looked like her, he wouldn’t be able to keep his hands off me.”  Instead of sliding into home plate, he would still be caressing second base.  Maybe if we took things a bit slower, and realized first, be with who you are with.  Leave that guy at the office, and the girl with the sexy legs at the water cooler.  If you want sexy legs or flashy biceps, then get them.  However, those are just part of what brings us together.  It is part of the workout, part of the gym world and what happens to the body when you invest in fitness.

    Fitness is sexy.  Let’s not deceive ourselves.  However, let us start talking about the benefits of fitness, how it is related to sex, and how we can make the most of the time we spend together.  That is really what happens when we come together as intimate partners, or sexual partners.  We take our time with each other.  Instead of rushing off to the gym and walking in with our own agenda, which leads to us walking out disappointed, we make it about making improvements within.  Once you feel as if you are accomplishing something, that is what makes you come back for more.  If you can see or feel changes, especially if it is sexually, then chances are you have found motivation.  Men and women alike have what is known as Pubococcygeus muscles, or (PC) muscles.  Yes, who are we kidding, no one uses this term over dinner conversation, so this is something you may not have heard of before.  You may know the term pelvic muscles.  Those muscles for women that help you during childbirth.  For men, what about prostate health, or those muscles that make your penis move up and down?  These muscles are controlled with exercise, just like any other exercise.  There are exercises called Kegel exercises.

    These exercises provide strength, intensity and control.  Men and women can learn to strengthen these muscles.  Kegel fitness will stimulate the orgasmic response for both parties allowing resistance during intercourse.  This will make the time you have together last longer, right from the start.  The strength and resistance of the muscles of both man and woman, will intensify the orgasmic response.  During intercourse, it is natural for a man to thrust as the vagina tightens; however, if both parties practice Kegel exercises, when the man feels the tightening of the vagina, instead of thrusting, he can use those muscles to squeeze against the tightness.  This provides a different form of stimulation.  This is where the ability to control those muscles comes in.  A woman controlling her pelvic muscles, controls her orgasms.  Yes, orgasms.  A woman can have multiple orgasms; therefore, men have always felt at a disadvantage somewhat because of this.  Why should they?  A man controlling his pelvic muscles, controls his orgasms.  He experiences “dry” orgasms by controlling his ejaculation.  Whenever he feels orgasmic sensations, he can squeeze his pelvic muscles, thereby preventing the semen from being released, but still feeling the orgasm.

    As you can see, fitness isn’t just about toning and firming those muscles for the world to see.  It is about those muscles we don’t see.  Those muscles used for purposes other than to impress onlookers and passers-by.  Fitness isn’t just about living longer, it’s about loving each other longer, for longer periods of time, and being happy about it too.

  • More orgasms, less pain

    More orgasms, less pain

    Forget pain relievers – have an orgasm instead!  Self-medicating with an orgasm can cause relief from severe headaches, generalized muscular pain, and even a migraine.  If you have one at the beginning of your migraine it is possible at times to stop it from progressing.  Orgasms are also amazing stress relievers.  Of course when you are in pain you may not feel like having sex but using it therapeutically can be very beneficial.

    Sex releases endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers, which helps manage pain – causing a 70% pain decrease on average.  Who wouldn’t want to have an orgasm over taking Aspirin or Ibuprofen?

    When you have an orgasm it has a natural pain killing effect on the body.  Immediately before orgasm, levels of the hormone, Oxytocin, surge to five times their normal level.  This activates the release of endorphins, which alleviate the pain of everything from muscle pain to arthritis and those irritating migraine headaches.  For women, sex also prompts the production of estrogen, which can reduce the pain of PMS.

    When sex is not desired, you can use masturbation that ends with an orgasm to produce the exact same pain relieving effects.  For women, getting a clitoral stimulator, which can bring about orgasm quickly, is very useful (most well-known is the Hitachi Magic Wand).  It can also save time if sex isn’t an option.

    SEX: PAIN RELIEF AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT

    A research study showed that orgasm induces elevations in blood pressure and pulse, as well as neurotransmitters and hormones responsible for mood.  Sexual arousal stimulates vital hormones in women that lead to more intense orgasmic response and feelings of sexual desire.  Oxytocin is a chemical hormone that increases during orgasm in both men and women.  It has been reported that oxytocin levels increase in association with massage and with positive emotion, but decreased in relation to sad emotion.  Social stimuli are thought to cause oxytocin release, and as a result make positive social contact more rewarding.  A 20-second hug can be enough to stimulate oxytocin release and bring about a change in emotion.  Oxytocin enhances the level of subjective arousal and pleasure when women experience orgasm, and have an effect similar to endorphins, which play a role in the human sexual response.  Either way, the release of oxytocin during the sexual response has pain-relieving benefits.

    Research studies on oxytocin report that women have higher oxytocin levels when they are in a close relationship, during positive emotional states, and when they are more secure in their relationships.  Women, not in a relationship, have lower oxytocin levels and more difficulty with emotional openness.  In the more secure subjects, the higher levels of oxytocin seemed in turn to reinforce their bond with their partners.

    Emotional Pain

    Emotional withdrawal can be the result of emotional pain and sometimes depression.  The symptoms are lack of energy and fatigue.  If a person is in pain it restricts the ability to reach out emotionally, it depletes one’s energy and impairs physical ability to participate socially.  This leads to social deprivation and loss of interest in activities.  This can develop into a loss of self-esteem.  Emotional withdrawal is both the cause and effect of fatigue, pain, and social deprivation.

    Happy social interplay is energizing.  Who doesn’t like to play?  It distracts the perception of pain, and enhances the sense of self-esteem.  Sexual interplay is the most intimate and meaningful of social interplay.  It is the most powerful remedy for the de-energizing loss of self-esteem.  Consider different positions and methods of providing sexual pleasure with a partner.  The capacity for natural enjoyment is impaired by the loss of self-esteem, physical difficulties, and pain.  The best support and medicine is a loving, caring sexual encounter that can be practised frequently!

    SEX DOES THE BODY GOOD!

    Studies report that having sex even a few times a week can lead to overall health benefits including:

    • Improved sense of smell: After sex, production of the hormone prolactin surges causing stem cells in the brain to develop new neurons in the brain’s olfactory bulb, the smell center.
    • Reduced risk of heart disease: A study reported that having sex three or more times a week, men reduced their risk of heart attack or stroke by half.
    • Weight loss, overall fitness: Sex is the best source of exercise and can burn up to 200 calories — about the same as running 15 minutes on a treadmill. The pulse rate, in a person aroused, rises from about 70 beats per minute to 150, the same as that of a person working out at maximum effort.
    • Muscular contractions during intercourse work the pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms, neck and thorax.  Sex also boosts production of testosterone, which leads to stronger bones and muscles.

    Is it possible to have too much sex?

    Good news ladies!  For women, probably not, for men, yes!  University of Bristol researcher, Dr. Claire Bailey, says that there is little to no risk of women having too much sex, in fact, regular sex improves posture and firms your thighs and butt.  For men, the penile tissues can sustain damage from too rough of sex and overuse which can lead to permanent damage.  Viagra and Levitra are drugs that give men more staying power than is actually good for them – being sexually active is healthy but putting too much demand on the body can sometimes be physically more than the body can handle.

  • Something I Want Men To Know Before Flirting With Women

    Something I Want Men To Know Before Flirting With Women

    There’s been an important shift in several different communities and scenes lately. In the kink world, in atheism circles, among feminist folks and their allies, in pagan communities, I’ve been seeing more people than ever before talking about the effects of sexual coercion, assault, harassment, unwanted attention, and other related topics. Of course, none of this is particularly new and women have been talking about it for years.  But what’s different is the nature of the dialogue.  More men who want to be allies to women are speaking up, and thank[tps_footer][/tps_footer]s to the potential of the internet and social networking, more people are seeing the patterns than ever before.v There are plenty of folks with lots of great stuff to say, and I don’t feel the need to repeat their words here.  Instead, I want to address something that I wish I’d understood much earlier than I did.

    Many of the reactions to this growing awareness that I’ve seen from men is some form of resentment that they don’t get to flirt with, cruise, or attempt to pick up women whenever they happen to see someone attractive.  Leaving aside the underlying assumption that men should be able to express their sexual desire any time we want, I want to talk about the general cluelessness of most men around the incessant sexual intrusion that most women experience and the effects that has on flirting.

    I’m writing this specifically for the men who want to flirt with women, whether the hope is for a one-night stand, a relationship, a conversation, a date, or simply to pass the time.  What happens when the intention is to harass, stalk, annoy, or get any other reaction from women is a different thing.  But right there, that is the root of the problem.  A lot of the time, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to tell the difference.  That sucks for the guys who genuinely want to connect with someone.  And you know what? As much as it sucks for you and me, it’s many, many times worse for women.  We can decide to deal with this situation or not, but women don’t get that choice because they get harassed all the time.  So the first thing we need to wrap our brains around is that expecting women to have sympathy for how we feel when this is unpleasant for us is like expecting someone with a broken leg to have sympathy for someone who’s got a sprained finger. If they have the bandwidth and interest, that’s great!  But resenting them when they don’t isn’t helpful.  We need to stop expecting women to coddle our feelings and take care of them for ourselves.

    More important, though, is that getting upset when someone assumes ill intentions on your part doesn’t help.  Yes, I know that it hurts.  And I understand that it’s easy to take it personally unless you really understand the effects of widespread, ongoing, and relentless sexual intrusion.  That’s the thing that we need to get- most women are dealing with the emotional, mental, and physical pain of moving through the world as targets.  It’s not fair or reasonable to expect them to assume good intentions every time a guy flirts or makes a move.  I would love to live in a world in which that wasn’t the case, and we don’t live there.  Deal with it and work to change it, but don’t expect women to act as if it’s safe for them to assume good intentions.  Their experience says otherwise.  When men lash out online or in person with violent speech and threats of rape or murder, that lets women know that they’re smart to be defensive.  If you’re doing that, you’re contributing to the problem.  Stop.  Now.

    There’s a lesson to be learned from marketing. When companies sell a product, part of how they develop a successful promotion is by figuring out how different approaches will be received by potential customers.  It doesn’t matter if a campaign would be effective at convincing the marketing department, the admin staff, or the IT folks.  The only relevant  metrics are how it’s perceived by the target audience and how they respond to it.  Similarly, if your flirting doesn’t have the effects you hope for, that’s not the fault of the woman you’re trying to approach.  It means that there’s something about your approach that doesn’t work for that person at that time.  Take a lesson from marketing and assess how and when you’re flirting, rather than blaming or attacking someone.

    That means being aware of how other people perceive you.  You might be an awesome guy who would never hurt anyone.  But if you’re physically big, or if you take up a lot of space (physically or energetically), if you’re in a setting in which she can’t get away (like an elevator or on a plane), you’ll do better if you’re more gentle in your approach.  Even if none of those things are true, try being more gentle and see how that works for you.  While it goes against “traditional” gender roles, that’s what makes it work.  The usual gender roles are exactly what got us into this mess in the first place.

    Given that I’m a cat person, I think of it as making my lap inviting so that the cat will want to come sit with me, rather than dragging it out from under the bed and getting angry when it bites me and runs away.  Sure, there are some cats who like it when random people pick them up.  That doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with the many other cats who hate it.  That’s one of the things that makes being inviting so effective – it works on more cat s than an aggressive approach and the ones who don’t want your attention at all can go their own way without anyone getting hurt.  Chasing a cat is not going to convince it that it’s safe with you.

    Making yourself inviting means letting go of your attachment to the outcome of your desire.  When you can engage with someone without expecting any particular result, you can receive any reply without taking it personally.  No matter how a specific woman responds, you won’t jump to conclusions about what that implies about you. There are a lot of reasons someone might not want to accept your invitation, and many of them really have nothing to do with you.

    Making yourself inviting means enjoying the conversation, in and of itself. Even if that’s the only interaction you have with someone, that doesn’t mean that it didn’t go anywhere.  Let go of the notion that success means anything other than a good connection.  If that leads to something else, have fun!  But if you only think of the flirting as a means to an end, rather than something fun on its own, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment and resentment.

    Making yourself inviting means investing your energy and time in a future payoff.  If someone’s not available or interested right now, you can leave room for a future connection.  Offer your contact info without asking for or expecting hers.  Maybe she’ll reply, or maybe you’ll run into her at another party.  If she’s someone you already know, you’ll see her again.  Take the pressure off her and you’re much more likely to get the response you want.

    Making yourself inviting means knowing how to offer an invitation that makes it clear that you value her consent and honor her autonomy.  Start off with “if you’re interested…” and follow up with what you’re offering.  Demonstrate that her interest is a requirement for you.  In a world that actively shames women for their desires and that tells them that their consent is irrelevant, that can be a powerful thing and it’ll make you memorable.

    Making yourself inviting means being able to have a conversation with someone and not letting your attraction distract you too much.  As an exercise, try walking down the street without assessing women’s attractiveness.  There’s nothing wrong with looking at pretty people, but it’s a problem when all you can see about someone is whether you’d have sex with them or not.  A lot of guys get so used to scanning a crowd for a pretty face or a hot body that they lose the ability to see past that.  It’s good to practice not doing that and it’ll make it much easier to let go of your attachment to the outcome of your desire.  Just to be clear – I’m not saying it’s a problem to look. It’s a problem when you can’t maintain eye contact without checking out someone’s cleavage or when all you care about is whether you think someone is hot.  If you’re not interested in someone as a person, don’t be surprised if she’s not responsive to your advances.

    Making yourself inviting means learning how to manage your sexual energy instead of letting it take over.  It means accepting that it can feel intrusive, even when that’s not what you meant.  It means being able to apologize for hurting someone, even when it wasn’t your intention.  It means understanding that someone’s lack of interest or unavailability isn’t necessarily a rejection of you.  Making yourself inviting means learning emotional and energetic self-regulation, which is part of emotional intelligence.

    Will this sort of flirting work all the time?  Of course not. For a lot of different reasons, there are plenty of women who will misunderstand what you’re doing and think that your less aggressive approach signals a lack of interest or that you’re not macho enough for them.  But in my experience, the tradeoff is worth it and you’ll get far fewer defensive, angry reactions.  And you really are more likely to get what you want when it’s based on a foundation of respect.

    Even more important that that, though, is that it starts to shift the ways in which gender roles and sexual communication work. It’s time to stop feeding the cycle of war between genders. And yes, I have lots to say to women about what they can do about that, too.  But I’m not willing to expect women to make the first move on this one. Besides, it’s much more effective to model what you want other people to do than to demand they take the first step.

    Ultimately, I want you (yes, you!) to be able to create the sexual and loving relationships you want.  Adapting your flirting and cruising methods to take into account the history of sexual intrusion and assault that most women have experienced and the deeply ingrained and dysfunctional gender roles modern society holds will make them much more effective.

    This article has been republished with permission from Charlie Glickman. Please visit Charlie Glickman’s website  to view original post and more of Charlie’s works.

  • Dating, Love, and Sex – A Triple Threat For Most Parents

    Dating, Love, and Sex – A Triple Threat For Most Parents

    Marcia, who is now in fourth grade, has a crush on a kid in her class!  And so it begins…

    If you are a parent, I’m sure you get more than a little nervous thinking about your children growing up and starting to date and falling in love.  If you are like me, you probably also get nervous thinking about these kids one day having sex.  I know this is inevitable.  I cannot stop my children from doing or experiencing anything.  And, really, neither can you.  What you and I CAN do is inform ourselves; educate ourselves so we don’t deprive our children of information they need to make critical decisions of their own.

    There are plenty of varying attitudes on this topic.  Plenty of people, some dads I know too, voice the “Not on MY watch” mindset.  Others share a “Be good.  If you can’t be good, be careful.  If you can’t be careful, don’t name it after me.” philosophy.  Yet most people, upon deeper discussion, recognize both of these attitudes are not helpful to their child.  Children need to hear real information: aka The Truth.  I also think it is critical to share your own values around dating, sex, and love.  For example, Let’s say you are the mother of a daughter and you think girls should not call boys.  This could be a source for future conflict if you take a hard line.  Perhaps she needs to call a boy classmate to get clarity on a class assignment.  How will you react?  Would that be okay?  Will it cause a fight?  Perhaps you could agree that this would be ok but that you would prefer to leave it up to the boy to ask her out.  Make sure you tell her that some people might do things differently but this is what you value.  The other approach doesn’t make it wrong, just different.

    Most parents, not surprisingly, wish to protect their children from the potential pain, shame, hurt, embarrassment, etc, etc of dating and love.  We all know the depiction of an over protective father holding a shotgun, threatening any date who dares to try the sexual things he himself did when he was younger.  Let’s think about this model:  Is this the right message?  How will our daughters perceive it?  Will our daughters be humiliated with embarrassment?  Angered by the lack of trust?  Would it send fear into the boy so he keeps his hands to himself or would it inspire the daughter to be rebellious?  Perhaps we experienced these things as young people — think back to when you and your peers were young: Chances are you or some of your classmates were already doing sexual things at a young age; would you would freak out if your kids were doing those same things?  Have you started hyperventilating yet?

    As an educator, I want to make sure I give my kids information about sexually transmitted Infections (STIs) and pregnancy prevention but I also want to be Sex Positive.  Let me back up and offer a definition.  For those of you who do not know what Sex Positive is, it’s “an attitude towards human sexuality that regards all consensual sexual activities as fundamentally healthy and pleasurable, and encourages sexual pleasure and experimentation”.  The first part of this is what I wish to address now.  The second part is what we will address later – over time naturally as they get older and as the topic comes up and as the teens age.  There is already enough out there that is sex negative and scary.  I don’t want sex to be scary to my children because I know it can be enjoyable. Most sex education programs teach simply reproductive biology, and STI/Pregnancy prevention.  I also want to make sure my kids learn stuff related to sex and sexuality that is NOT taught in a traditional Abstinence Only Before Marriage Sex Education program.  If these are not taught in schools, then where do our kids learn these important things?

    In Europe, they tie sex to love and statistics show it is a WHOLE lot more effective than the abstinence only before marriage sex education programs here in America. Recently Slate.com, published a slide show with some interesting data:

    The first time they had sex, 64 percent of Dutch teens used birth control, compared with only 26 percent of American teens. Most of the time, the Dutch teens used pills.  Think about it for a minute: The majority of Dutch teens are making an appointment, going to a clinic, getting a prescription filled and starting birth control before they have sex.  Meanwhile, in the United States, the average time between first having sex and first making a family-planning visit is almost two years.  Here, 70 percent of school-based health clinics are forbidden from providing condoms or other birth control, even as 80 percent of them are busy diagnosing STDs and pregnancy.

    In addition, almost half of the Dutch kids used both condoms for STD protection and the pill or another like method for birth control. This even has a nickname: “Double Dutch!” Only 17 percent of American kids protected themselves this way.

    As a parent, I want to tie sex and pleasure together.  I’ve recently blogged about sex and love and how that is a bit of a set up for girls to “give it up” when they think they are in love or that their partner is in love with them.  Either way, there has to be talk about pleasure and love.  If you keep it clinical and don’t acknowledge the nuances, you are missing an incredible opportunity to connect with your child.  They need to know your honest experiences so they can understand where you are coming from.  And so they can avoid your mistakes as well.  It’s a way of imparting knowledge, which, combined with their own experiences, will help them gain wisdom.

    I’ve also blogged about dating as a single mother.  I am hoping my experiences are helping my daughters develop healthy views on dating and love.  I am hoping to model positive behavior to them, including learning from when and if I stumble.  If that happens and I can make it age appropriate, I will sit down with them to go through a post-mortem of sorts.  I’ve been doing this and as a result of this open dialogue, we are strengthening the protective feelings for one another. Once not too long ago, Marcia said to me, “Mom, if he doesn’t see that you are a good person, then he doesn’t deserve to be with you.” Aaaaand she’s 9 years old.  I was absolutely blown away by that statement and have tried to encourage her to remember that for when she gets older. I think we all have a unique perspective to offer to our children.  For those of you who are married (or in a steady, committed relationship) you have a wonderful opportunity to model loving, affectionate, caring, communicative relationships.  I believe very strongly that children learn what they live.  Let’s help them live in happiness and love.

    We are all trying to protect our children; That is our job as parents.  Your approach may be entirely different and that’s ok.  But ultimately this is about communication and providing our children with as much truthful information about dating, love, and sex as possible.  For you parents of older kids, would you be willing to share any successes and failures you and your kids experienced?

    Copyright © 2011 The MamaSutra

  • End Premature Ejaculation with Pleasure

    End Premature Ejaculation with Pleasure

    Can you savour sexual excitement, and climax joyfully?  When you ejaculate, do you feel thrilled and blissful?  Or do you feel shame and humiliation?  Do thoughts like “Oh no!”  “I can’t please my partner!”  “I have no control!” go running through your mind? The problem of premature ejaculation is extremely common and is suffered by most men at some point in their lives. It can lead to low self-esteem and relationship problems.

    Traditional treatments for premature ejaculation include desensitizing creams, distracting thoughts, pills that muffle sexual feeling, and techniques that block ejaculation.  These treatments are not only ineffective – they actually cause harm! Please do not use them.  I see many men who have suffered for years with premature ejaculation.  After using these techniques as a fix, they come to see me because they are numb inside, turned off sex, suffering from erectile dysfunction and experiencing inhibited ejaculation.  There is a simple, effective way to end all this suffering and heartache.  And the best news is  – the solution is learning to enjoy more pleasure!  By training your body to enjoy more pleasure, you acquire Orgasmic Mastery.  This learning takes only a few hours of conscious commitment.  Once the basic principles are absorbed, new knowledge can unfold through the joyful practice of a lifetime.

    We all unconsciously place limits on how intense sexual energy can be, limiting the potential of our sexual experiences.  I believe that without Orgasmic Mastery training, all of men’s ejaculations will be premature, in that they limit access to more profound pleasure.  When men approach the maximum sexual charge their bodies can comfortably deal with, they generally release it through ejaculation.  Orgasmic Mastery techniques allow you to welcome the intensity and allow it to build so that you can experience more and more pleasure.

    The first thing we need to do is learn to savour prolonged arousal in our self-pleasuring practices.  We get used to masturbating in habitual, efficient ways.  By employing more creative touch techniques, and giving mindful attention to body sensation, you can learn to feel your body from the inside, and to enjoy each stage of arousal.  You can even learn to orgasm without ejaculating!

    Key to curing unintentional ejaculation is learning to build up sexual energy in our bodies in a relaxed state.  This enables much more energy and ecstatic pleasure to flow all though our whole bodies.

    The second path to gaining Orgasmic Mastery is teaching your body to hold a high erotic charge.  Use breath and visualization to shift the focus from your genitals and circulate arousal through your whole body.  You will soon be enjoying an erection in every cell!

    The next challenge is taking Orgasmic Mastery into partner play.  Partner sex is exciting and unpredictable.  There is enormous pressure on men to “get it up” and maintain an erection.  Men not only suffer shame and humiliation when they ejaculate unintentionally, they also feel embarrassment and confusion when they don’t get hard or experience inhibited ejaculation.  Teaching your body to generate and circulate elevated levels of erotic energy makes it easier to get and maintain a reliable erection. And we also need to learn techniques for erotic engagement that take the pressure off erection and ejaculation.  Learn to savour the pleasures of a soft cock, and explore post-ejaculatory possibilities.  There are literally thousands of ways to be sexual, and only one of them depends on having a hard penis.  Learning many ways to please a partner while you enjoy your own body, you can learn to savour and share a much wider range of erotic response.

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