Ten Great Sex Tips to Help You Become a Better Lover

Great Sex Starts Outside the Bedroom and Inside Your Head

Kylyssa Shay
There are a lot of tips out there on how to please a partner sexually - with positions, with techniques, with sex toys - a lot of them very good. I've compiled a list of less obvious sex tips, including neither techniques, nor positions which I hope will help you to become the kind of lover you want to be.

Keep it clean - your body, that is. Unless your partner has a specific fetish for body odor maintain good bodily hygiene. Even if your partner enjoys natural body scents, those scents are generally nicer coming from a body that has been bathed in the last day or so.

Talk to your partner about sex, specifically and generally. Nothing is more important to great sex than open and honest communication. Express what you like and don't like and make suggestions.

Love your body. Confidence and good body image are great for sexual relationships. If you are busy thinking about whether your body is nice or not, your penis is big enough or your "technique" is good enough, you aren't giving love making your full attention.

Tell your partner how much you enjoy sex with him or her. This is a great confidence builder for your partner and it helps him or her feel appreciated and loved. You can make your partner feel like a sex god(dess) with a few truthful and heartfelt sexual compliments. These sexual compliments can be anything from, "I love the way you make love to me" to "what you do with your tongue is amazing." You can even express your enjoyment of your partner this way while having sex.

Enjoy sex. A partner who enjoys sex is a confidence booster and a huge turn on. You can have more enjoyable sex by increasing your fitness through exercise, not only through general body fitness exercises but by specifically exercising your sexual muscles as well. You can do this by adding Kegel exercises to your daily exercise regime.

Maintain excellent oral hygiene. Brush your teeth at least twice daily, floss at least once daily and see your dentist for regular professional cleanings. Bad breath just isn't sexy, neither are rotted teeth. Be sure to include your tongue in those brushings, too!

Learn to enjoy your body sexually. Masturbate; explore what makes your body feel good. Learn what brings you the most enjoyment and carry lessons from your self-exploration into your lovemaking.

Have sexually charged conversations. Flirt with one another to build sexual anticipation. Send your partner suggestive texts or sexy emails. Whisper naughty suggestions in your partner's ear. All of these things will build up sexual desire and anticipation.

Express affection, not just desire, in a physical way. Kissing, hugging, holding hands, and cuddling help build feelings of attachment, love, and trust while building sexual tension.

Respect your partner - not just in bed but in life. Resolve differences and work pro-actively to maintain a healthy relationship. If you need help with that, see a relationship counselor.

More articles on sex and relationships by this author:

Women's Kegel Exercises for Better Sex and Stronger Orgasms
Talking About Sex with Your Lover
How to Keep Intimacy Alive in Your Long Distance Relationship
How to Introduce Your Partner to the Use of Sex Toys

Published by Kylyssa Shay

Kylyssa Shay spent 18 years as a professional floral designer and has aquacultured marine life for fun and profit. Ms. Shay is a freelance writer, an atheist and an avid life-long learner with unusual life e...  View profile

  • Nothing is more important to great sex than open and honest communication.
  • Learn to enjoy your body sexually.
  • Respect your partner - not just in bed but in life.
You can have more enjoyable sex by increasing your fitness through exercise, not only through general body fitness exercises but by specifically exercising your sexual muscles as well.

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  • McQ4/20/2009

    Nicely written, Kylissa. Perhaps the one I would guess is underestimated most often is "Talk" about sex with your partner.

    It is so much nicer when both people are feeling unbound by societal expectations and taboos of talking about sex. Ironic that we talk the least about things that are most critical or influential to humanity (death and sex especially).

  • Donna Templetown 3/4/2009

    looks like you have done a lot of reasearch on this topic very well written

  • TerraH3/3/2009

    Great tips!!

  • 3lilangels2/28/2009

    great sex tips here well done and I also love your boldness as well!

  • Lisa Curcio2/27/2009

    =)

  • Juniper2/26/2009

    I love your boldness in these articles.

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper2/26/2009

    Terrific :) Sheri

  • R.T.2/25/2009

    As a parent, you can help your sons and daughters have excellent sex lives by choosing not to mutilate your sons' penises.

    Circumcision is cruel; it is a rare procedure outside of the U.S. (not including the Jewish and Muslim world).

    Leave your sons' penises intact, so that they might enjoy sex to the fullest (and remember never to retract the foreskin of your child forcibly, because this will happen naturally as the boy ages).

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