Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Come Here...I Want to Smell You!
A hug. A kiss. A cuddle before bed.
Whether you're conscious of it or not, the way your lover smells plays a large roll in your every day interactions with them. More so than anyone else, your lover is allowed to pass in and out of your invisible personal space barriers almost as if they didn't exist. (Sometimes to a very annoying degree!) This close proximity forces you to breathe in their scent, be it natural/perfumed, good/bad, and as a result, your brain makes primitive judgments about your overall sexual compatibility.
In recent years perfumes/colognes claiming to contain human sexual pheromones have become common place on the market. The manufacturers of these scents say that the pheromones will attract lovers to the wearer without any extra effort. For example, all a woman would have to do is walk by and smell your ultra-sexy, pheromone-enhanced masculine scent and she would fall adoringly at your feet. Now although effects of this magnitude are not only statistically improbable, but realistically ridiculous, there is something to be said about the way a potential lover smells.
Studies have shown that women in particular use scent as part of their mate selection criteria (maybe because women have a better sense of smell than do men). One study led by Chris Wedekind at the University of Bern in Switzerland found that women were most attracted to men who had dissimilar MHC profiles than their own.
"A segment of our DNA called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) codes for some of these disease-detecting structures, which function as the immune systems eyes. When a disease is recognized, the immune system's teeth--the killer T cells--are alerted, and they swarm the intruders, smothering them with destructive enzymes. Unlike many genes, which have one or two alternative versions (like the genes that code for attached or unattached ear lobes), MHC genes have dozens of alternatives. And unlike earlobe genes, in which the version inherited from one parent dominates so that the version inherited from the other parent is not expressed, MHC genes are "co-dominant." This means that if a lab mouse inherits a version of an MHC gene for resistance to Disease A from its mother and a version lending resistance to Disease B from its father, that mouse will be able to resist both diseases." (Furlow, 1996)
Right...What does this mean exactly?! It means that women picked the men whose immune system profiles were the least like their own. If she were to have a child with the men she thought smelled the best, then that child would have the best of both immune systems, essentially making it stronger than both parents. This is how mice select their partners...and it seems human women do the same thing.
So there is no elite group of Good Smelling Men. There will always be some women who like a particular man's smell and some who don't.
But once you've found that partner with the perfect smell...When is the best time to give them a loving sniff? Here are the results of last week's poll:
During Sex - 26% (No surprise there!)
Just Before Sex - 21%
After a Shower - 21%
After Sex - 16%
When You Wake Up - 11%
After a Work Out - 5%
Just a thought - If you think your partner smells their best right after a shower, you might want to ask yourself why. This is typically when they smell least like their natural selves...and based on the evidence above, you might be sleeping with the wrong person!
Thanks for voting!
Source: Article Title: The Smell of Love: How Women Rate the Sexiness and Pleasantness of a Man's Body Odor Hinges on How Much of Their Genetic Profile Is Shared. Contributors: F. Bryant Furlow - author. Magazine Title: Psychology Today. Volume: 29. Issue: 2. Publication Date: March-April 1996. Page Number: 38+. COPYRIGHT 1996 Sussex Publishers, Inc.; COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Sexiest Blog Contest!!! Win a Gift Certificate Worth $25!!!
Do you have a blog or website dedicated to sexuality that I might like?
Would you like to win a gift certificate worth $25 to Simply4Lovers.com this Valentine's Day?
Then send me a link to your blog at SpeakSexy@aol.com so that I can review it! I'm going to pick my favorite site based on it's quality of content, originality, and aesthetic appeal. All entires must be emailed to me no later than February 12th...that gives you a little over two weeks from now! Also, it must be your blog, not someone else's!
Only the winner will receive the gift certificate, but I will also put a link list on this blog to the best 10 sites that I review! So even if you don't win, your blog might get more exposure just for entering*!
Why am I doing this? Because I'd like to reward you, my wonderful readers, this Valentine's Day for your continued support - and I'd also enjoy seeing some of your sexuality blogs or websites.
Official Rules
- It must be your blog or website.
- It must be about sexuality - either personal entires about your own sex life or sexuality in general.
- Only I get to decide which site wins...this is a completely subjective contest!
- Entries must be in by Feb. 12, 2007.
- *If your website does not win but is one of the 10 sites chosen to be placed on my link list, then you agree to place a link back to this blog in return.
- You can't enter a porn site.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
For Her...I'd Become A Lesbian!
So, Angelina has once again been making the news! Now normally I'm not all that into what celebrities are or aren't doing, because frankly, the lot of them seem like rather boring people. But every once in a while someone comes along who catches my attention, and Angelina is by far my favorite famous person to watch! Sure there are lots of beautiful women in show biz, but I haven't heard of anyone else wearing a vial of their lover's blood around their necks...at least not publicly! She, on the other hand, is brazen enough to talk about all of her wonderfully devilish sexual desires without as much as a blush...Finally a woman who makes me proud!
I guess according to recent interviews and what-not, Angelina's saint-like image of late has finally been shattered. Many newspapers are quoting her as saying that her new baby is "a blob" and that she has been too snippy with reporters on her recent red carpet strolls. So what?! If I were her I'd be snippy and sarcastic too. This whole celebrity culture is crazy! She's being perfectly honest and giving reporters drivel answers to their drivel questions. Good! And about the baby, I'm a new mother with a three month old daughter myself, and I can tell you this - my daughter was a blob until about a month ago when she started to have some sort of a personality! That's exactly what newborns are like...blobs...they can't even hold their own heads up! Now before you go too crazy know that I love my daughter and would do anything for her, but I'm not going to pretend to be one of those mothers who go around saying how perfect every moment of motherhood is! Ha! Those mothers must just be on some sort of hormonal acid trip, because having a newborn is not all that much "fun."
But let's go back for a moment to Angelina's open sexuality. Back in June 2005, an article came out in the Sunday Mirror about Angelina, entitled "The Making of a Sex Goddess." In this article she is quoted as saying,
"I was having sex and it didn't feel like enough and my emotions kept wanting to break out and be honest. So I grabbed a knife and cut him, and he cut me. We were covered in blood. My heart was racing. It was something dangerous and alive."
Hmmm, all this at 14 years old! If you aren't familiar with sadomasochistic practices, using a knife, razor, etc. on your partner during sex for the sole purpose of causing arousal is called 'cutting.' This type of S/M play is largely considered very extreme, even in S/M circles, and is only done with many considerations - for both mental and physical health. (The blade is always sterilized, the partners have explicitly talked about doing this, etc.) By writing about this I am not telling anyone to go out there and start cutting their partners during sex!!!
That said, for many people blood is a turn-on...the site of it oozing out and trickling over the skin, the vibrant red color, the coppery taste...(you are now either completely grossed out or intrigued...which is it?!) Also, the trust and emotional intimacy between partners that is necessary for cutting to take place is in itself a reason to enjoy it, despite the physical discomfort of the actual cut. Like Angelina described, it is exciting, out of the ordinary, forbidden, and can be an incredibly sexually fulfilling experience for both people.
Why would I become a lesbian for her? Because I like the darker side of sexuality. I like when people let go of their inhibitions and do what they really feel like doing...even if it is slicing into each other. I like that her passion exceeds the boundaries of 'usual' sex and drifts into a psychological need for freedom. I like that she wore a vial of her lover's blood around her neck...it's a form of primitive intimacy that most people might not understand, or won't admit to understanding.
It's raw. It's uncivilized. It's what sex really is.
Therefore, Angelina has my highest respect for telling the truth about all aspects of her sexuality...from S&M to Motherhood...because although we don't acknowledge it, being a sex goddess and a mother are two sides of the exact same coin!
I guess according to recent interviews and what-not, Angelina's saint-like image of late has finally been shattered. Many newspapers are quoting her as saying that her new baby is "a blob" and that she has been too snippy with reporters on her recent red carpet strolls. So what?! If I were her I'd be snippy and sarcastic too. This whole celebrity culture is crazy! She's being perfectly honest and giving reporters drivel answers to their drivel questions. Good! And about the baby, I'm a new mother with a three month old daughter myself, and I can tell you this - my daughter was a blob until about a month ago when she started to have some sort of a personality! That's exactly what newborns are like...blobs...they can't even hold their own heads up! Now before you go too crazy know that I love my daughter and would do anything for her, but I'm not going to pretend to be one of those mothers who go around saying how perfect every moment of motherhood is! Ha! Those mothers must just be on some sort of hormonal acid trip, because having a newborn is not all that much "fun."
But let's go back for a moment to Angelina's open sexuality. Back in June 2005, an article came out in the Sunday Mirror about Angelina, entitled "The Making of a Sex Goddess." In this article she is quoted as saying,
"I was having sex and it didn't feel like enough and my emotions kept wanting to break out and be honest. So I grabbed a knife and cut him, and he cut me. We were covered in blood. My heart was racing. It was something dangerous and alive."
Hmmm, all this at 14 years old! If you aren't familiar with sadomasochistic practices, using a knife, razor, etc. on your partner during sex for the sole purpose of causing arousal is called 'cutting.' This type of S/M play is largely considered very extreme, even in S/M circles, and is only done with many considerations - for both mental and physical health. (The blade is always sterilized, the partners have explicitly talked about doing this, etc.) By writing about this I am not telling anyone to go out there and start cutting their partners during sex!!!
That said, for many people blood is a turn-on...the site of it oozing out and trickling over the skin, the vibrant red color, the coppery taste...(you are now either completely grossed out or intrigued...which is it?!) Also, the trust and emotional intimacy between partners that is necessary for cutting to take place is in itself a reason to enjoy it, despite the physical discomfort of the actual cut. Like Angelina described, it is exciting, out of the ordinary, forbidden, and can be an incredibly sexually fulfilling experience for both people.
Why would I become a lesbian for her? Because I like the darker side of sexuality. I like when people let go of their inhibitions and do what they really feel like doing...even if it is slicing into each other. I like that her passion exceeds the boundaries of 'usual' sex and drifts into a psychological need for freedom. I like that she wore a vial of her lover's blood around her neck...it's a form of primitive intimacy that most people might not understand, or won't admit to understanding.
It's raw. It's uncivilized. It's what sex really is.
Therefore, Angelina has my highest respect for telling the truth about all aspects of her sexuality...from S&M to Motherhood...because although we don't acknowledge it, being a sex goddess and a mother are two sides of the exact same coin!
Sunday, January 21, 2007
What Type of Sex Do You Fantasize About Most When You Masturbate?
I'm sorry, did the picture give it away?! The results of last week's poll were pretty clear...During your privatest moments of self-indulgence most of you conjured up images of Oral Sex! In some ways I was surprised by this. I thought people might fantasize about things they rarely did in life, but considering that oral-genital contact is part of many couples' routine sexual scripts (you know how you fall into a pattern with your partner after a while? That's what I mean by "sexual script."), I would have thought anal sex might win since it is, in general, less practiced. But I was wrong! (I love being wrong...keeps life full of surprises!) Now I am left wondering what could be the reasons for your oral sex preference?
Does oral sex feel better than other types of sex so the thought of it turns you on more? Is the basic imagery more appealing? Does the thought of having your most sensitive and vulnerable body parts between someone else's potentially hazardous teeth excite you? Hmmm, all interesting questions.
Personally, I think my answer would have been Manual Sex, but Oral would have been a very close second!
And now for the official results:
- Oral - 53%
- Vaginal - 25%
- Anal - 11%
- Manual - 11%
As always, thank you very much to everyone who voted, and be sure to check out this weeks poll!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Part III of the Valentine's Day Countdown Series - Send Your Lover a "I Want You To Think I'm Romantic But Don't Want To Really Do Anything" gift!
Although they may seem pretty traditional, I think gift baskets can be a really nice way to show your appreciation to your lover...and if you use them in creative ways they can be very sexy! Take for example a basket full of sweets...
Tit for Tat Valentine's Game
When the basket arrives let your lover happily discover all of the goodies you have sent to him or her. Once they have seen everything you have so thoughtfully provided and are about to sample the contents, knock their greedy little hands away and slowly gather up each and every treat back into the basket. As they begin to protest smile and inform them that they will have to work to get everything back one item at a time. Now, exactly what they have to do and how much they get as back as a reward is completely up to you. Their tasks should of course be sexual in nature (one chocolate for every hug, kiss, orgasm, etc). After all, this shouldn't really be work, it should be a fun game for both of you. Otherwise you seem like a jerk for giving your partner a gift that they actually have to work for (No cleaning toilets or doing laundry tasks!)- this, by the way, will not go over well on Valentine's Day or on any other occasion, just so you know. Because gift baskets are usually filled with a lot of things, and you can pick a basket full of what ever it is they like, (cookies, popcorn, chocolate, cheese, coffee...) this game should go on all day...and well into the night!
The Cryptic Card Game
This works best if you have been in a relationship with your partner for a long time. Yes, it does take some planning ahead of time, but it's worth it!
The game starts by ordering a gift basket early and sending the basket to yourself (yes to yourself!). The point is to receive the basket in the mail in front of your lover so that they think someone else, a secret admirer perhaps, has sent it to you. (If your partner is overly jealous this will not work well and you should seriously consider going to a psychologist to resolve this issue!)
To continue...The gift card should only have one word on it..."YOU" (and your name to indicate that the basket is in fact for you and not your partner). Now of course your partner will have all sorts of questions as to who this basket could have come from and will grill you for information, but you must not give in or laugh! You must make it seem like you have no clue who it's from or why it was sent!
To calm them down say that you won't open the basket until you've figured out who sent it so that you can give it back to them as a "thanks but no thanks because I'm happily committed" kind of message. Put the basket away, unopened, and resume your life.
Order a second basket and send it to yourself, just like before, except with the word "WANT" on the message card. You should receive this basket about a week after the first one to give you lover some time to forget about it. Once this second basket is delivered things should really heat up. When the new round of suspicious questions start, deny, deny, deny!! Put the basket away again, unopened.
The final basket should be delivered on the day of the occasion (V-day, B-day, whenever!). This message card should only say, " 'Your Partner's First Name' and 'I' ." So it might read "Jane I" if your partner's first name is Jane.
If your partner is one of the brighter bulbs in the store, they should figure out on the spot that when all the words are put together the messages read "JANE I WANT YOU!"
And the mystery gifter is finally revealed and all three baskets are for your lover.
So, feel free to vary the wording on the massages to suit your needs. It could be "Jane I Love You" or "Jane you're so hot!" You get the point.
Looking for Gift Baskets Now? Take a look at these...and you might get a laugh at the same time!
Monday, January 15, 2007
Disney's Sex Goddess Revealed...or...Disempowering the Enemy
Yep, the winner of the Disney's Sexiest Character Contest goes to...Jasmine from Aladin! Congratulations Aladin, you are the luckiest of them all, and the envy of every cartoon man in the imagination! I must admit, I had to laugh at the results of this poll because they were all over the place. Just as many people voted that they would "Do Them All" as said "Eeewww, None You Pervert! They're Cartoons!" I guess when it comes to finding cartoon characters attractive or not there are a lot of people on both sides of this issue. I can't wait for the fight between them when it comes...and it will come! Oh yeah, and if you were wondering why Pocahontas was not one of the contestants last week it's because her raccoon friend died and she was trying to commune with his spirit via the mystical talking tree.
Here are the complete results without Pocahontas:
Jasmine from Aladin - 36%
Belle from Beauty and the Beast - 14%
I'd Do Them All! - 14%
Eeewww, None! - 14%
Snow White - 10%
Cinderella - 4%
Ariel from The Little Mermaid - 4%
Sleeping Beauty - 4%
So now that the big reveal is over, here are my real thoughts on why Jasmine was picked as the sexiest of them all...Hold on to your chairs because I'm about to get psycho-political on your @ss!
Here are the complete results without Pocahontas:
Jasmine from Aladin - 36%
Belle from Beauty and the Beast - 14%
I'd Do Them All! - 14%
Eeewww, None! - 14%
Snow White - 10%
Cinderella - 4%
Ariel from The Little Mermaid - 4%
Sleeping Beauty - 4%
So now that the big reveal is over, here are my real thoughts on why Jasmine was picked as the sexiest of them all...Hold on to your chairs because I'm about to get psycho-political on your @ss!
Disempowering the Enemy
Now in general, as humans, we don't like to be scared or act cowardly. This means that in order to fight and be brave, we have to devise various means to get over our fears, and in the case of war, this means getting over our fears of the enemy.
One very classic way to get over a fear is to make the object of our fear seem much less threatening in our perceptions of them. Traditionally when the object of our fear is a human enemy, for men there are two ways to do this effectively.
The first is through humor - if you represent your enemy as something to laugh at, then the real threat to you seems diminished. How can something that is so pathetically funny be dangerous? Humor is generally used to disempower male enemies. (During WWI the U.S. spewed tons of propaganda around that portrayed male Japanese soldiers as caricatures who could do nothing right, let alone shoot and kill you! The result for U.S. soldiers was a feeling of superiority over the enemy - not fear - and the Japanese now seemed much less threatening.)
The second is through sexuality - if you represent your enemy as an overly sexual, overly animalistic race in their behaviors/desires, then you as a rational, mentally-advanced human have a much better chance of conquering them. Sexuality is generally used to disempower female enemies.
By reducing the women of your enemy to sexually promiscuous, non-thinking animals just waiting to be overtaken by you, your fear that the women may also be just as real of a threat as the men is greatly reduced. After all, these enemy women are just there to be your sexual entertainment while you are taking over their country...they won't hide knives up their skirts and kill you while you undo your zipper...No! They aren't that clever!
Aside from simply reducing fear, there are other psychological benefits associated with reducing enemy women to sexual objects. It helps to relieve guilt. After all, if you envision your enemy's women as being the same as your own pious and virginal sisters and mothers, how could you just walk into their country, their homes, and kill the men they love. It just wouldn't sit right with you.
Are You Seeing The Connection to Jasmine Yet?!
So, after understanding all of this, isn't it interesting that in this particular day and age, when much of the world considers the Middle East to be the enemy, the terrorists, the Evil Ones...that people would vote Jasmine, the only Middle Eastern Disney Character, to be the sexiest one of all?!
Why is she sexy to you?
Since all of the Disney characters have the same perfect cartoon bodies, why Jasmine?
Is Jasmine the most do-able because she might be the easiest? Would she do anything to please you? Would she have less morals and inhibitions than the White European characters? Do you respect her less so wouldn't feel as badly behaving in not-so-nice ways with her? Is she less intelligent than the others? Would having sex with her make you feel better about the world? Go Ahead, ask yourself...what makes her sexy? Your answer might surprise you.
But hey, I might be wrong. Maybe Jasmine is just "hot" because she's "hot." Maybe it doesn't matter who the enemy is right now, or that we have a global desire to disempower the Middle East...
But then again, Maybe I'm Right.
Let's start at a very basic level, shall we? Whenever two groups of people fight, both sides are usually scared of the group they are fighting; if for no other reason than the other group might actually win, kill tem, and take over!
Now in general, as humans, we don't like to be scared or act cowardly. This means that in order to fight and be brave, we have to devise various means to get over our fears, and in the case of war, this means getting over our fears of the enemy.
One very classic way to get over a fear is to make the object of our fear seem much less threatening in our perceptions of them. Traditionally when the object of our fear is a human enemy, for men there are two ways to do this effectively.
The first is through humor - if you represent your enemy as something to laugh at, then the real threat to you seems diminished. How can something that is so pathetically funny be dangerous? Humor is generally used to disempower male enemies. (During WWI the U.S. spewed tons of propaganda around that portrayed male Japanese soldiers as caricatures who could do nothing right, let alone shoot and kill you! The result for U.S. soldiers was a feeling of superiority over the enemy - not fear - and the Japanese now seemed much less threatening.)
The second is through sexuality - if you represent your enemy as an overly sexual, overly animalistic race in their behaviors/desires, then you as a rational, mentally-advanced human have a much better chance of conquering them. Sexuality is generally used to disempower female enemies.
By reducing the women of your enemy to sexually promiscuous, non-thinking animals just waiting to be overtaken by you, your fear that the women may also be just as real of a threat as the men is greatly reduced. After all, these enemy women are just there to be your sexual entertainment while you are taking over their country...they won't hide knives up their skirts and kill you while you undo your zipper...No! They aren't that clever!
Aside from simply reducing fear, there are other psychological benefits associated with reducing enemy women to sexual objects. It helps to relieve guilt. After all, if you envision your enemy's women as being the same as your own pious and virginal sisters and mothers, how could you just walk into their country, their homes, and kill the men they love. It just wouldn't sit right with you.
Are You Seeing The Connection to Jasmine Yet?!
So, after understanding all of this, isn't it interesting that in this particular day and age, when much of the world considers the Middle East to be the enemy, the terrorists, the Evil Ones...that people would vote Jasmine, the only Middle Eastern Disney Character, to be the sexiest one of all?!
Why is she sexy to you?
Since all of the Disney characters have the same perfect cartoon bodies, why Jasmine?
Is Jasmine the most do-able because she might be the easiest? Would she do anything to please you? Would she have less morals and inhibitions than the White European characters? Do you respect her less so wouldn't feel as badly behaving in not-so-nice ways with her? Is she less intelligent than the others? Would having sex with her make you feel better about the world? Go Ahead, ask yourself...what makes her sexy? Your answer might surprise you.
But hey, I might be wrong. Maybe Jasmine is just "hot" because she's "hot." Maybe it doesn't matter who the enemy is right now, or that we have a global desire to disempower the Middle East...
But then again, Maybe I'm Right.
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Part II of the Valentine's Day Countdown Series - Sexy Letters!
a single word! Dozens of original sensuous letters to choose from!"
I found this cool product by accident this past week and thought I might as well feature it since it could potentially solve a lot of Valentine's Day problems, or just add a bit of easy excitement to your life. It's a complete set of pre-written erotic letters that you can personalize and give to your lover. I think it's a great idea. Everyone enjoys getting letters detailing how much their lover desires them and in exactly what ways, but a lot of people have trouble writing these kinds of letters. If this product is actually as good as it claims to be, then it could be a lot of fun...especially if your lover never finds out that you didn't actually write them. But even if they do know it wasn't you who put the letter together, it was you who thought of it, did it, and put the effort in, so that should count just as much!
Plus, women in particular are very susceptible to words as a seduction technique (most erotica is both written and read by women after all!), but admittedly it is really hard to get those words jut right. Even people who are really open and communicative about their sexuality have issues with "dirty talk." In my opinion, using pre-made letters to express yourself is no different that using pre-made cards to do the same thing for Anniversaries, Birthdays, etc.
These letters could be used in a lot of creative ways as well.
- You could slip one into your lover's briefcase before work so that they find it later during the day...and maybe have a 'surprise' waiting for them when they get home.
- You could use it as a spicy insert to your V-day cards.
- You could hide it under their pillow if you are going away on a trip for a couple days just to remind them that you are always thinking of them.
- Or you could just randomly hand it to them because you love them.
So whether you choose to use pre-made letters such as these, or think you can turn your partner on more with a composition of your own, give your lover a detailed sexy letter this Valentine's Day...If it lights a fire, great! If it doesn't, at least you'll both get a good laugh out of it!
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
The Sexual Benefits of Virtual Lovers
Not that I am trying to date myself, but as part of the first wave of computer literate adolescents I'll admit to spending a great deal of my free time exploring my growing sexuality online. If I had a question, I googled it. If I wanted to test out a new sexual persona, I simply popped into a chat room and engaged the first "wanna cyber?" request. After all, it really didn't matter who was on the other end as long as they could type fast enough.
I loved that I could pretend to be any age, any gender, any hair color...Hell, I didn't even have to be human or obey the laws of physics! I could have sex as a floating upside-down green fairy in the middle of a chocolate-filled lake if I wanted!
This ultimate, imaginative, interactive, sexual exploration allowed me to come to a foundational understanding of who I was, not only as a sexual being, but as a woman. The best part was that my exploration had no real world consequences. I couldn't become pregnant or catch a disease. I didn't have to worry about hurting the other person's feelings, nothing! It was literally a mind-f*ck.
Even the sexual revolution of the 1970's, when people were advocating sex for the sake of sex, no strings attached, couldn't say as much. Although the emotional strings may have been cut, the physical ones were still very much in place.
Then came the miraculous birth of the internet, and with it, the first truly non-consequential sex. As a teenager, my entire world cracked wide open. “Yeah, but it’s not really sex,” you might say. “There are no bodies involved, and if there are no bodies, then there is no sex!”
Hmmm, although at first thought I tend to agree with you, the day-to-day evidence seems to go against that belief. Many people argue that their partners “cheat” on them with people online via cyber sex, and if this is a legitimate cause for concern, then perhaps cyber sex should be considered real sex, even without the use of our beloved bodies.
Back to my point, aside from the possible infidelity claim, online sex is as harmless as reading the dictionary…and arguably a lot more educational. The opportunity to mentally try out any sexual scenario with another person is perhaps one of the most valuable learning experiences we can have. For example, if you've heard of xyz and think xyz might turn you on but are too shy to actually do it or don't have a willing physical partner, then going through the imaginative motions of xyz online with someone could help clarify this for you, and relieve some tension at the same time.
Another benefit is that by trying out different personas you can learn which ones feel natural and which ones don't. Are you better at being overtly flirtatious, or do you prefer to let the other person guide the cyber play? Do you get annoyed or turned off by crudely explicit language? Do you like the details, or would you rather just stick to the general ideas?
All of these things helped me as an adolescent to gauge what type of sexual life I wanted to have, what I was "into," and the various ways in which people expressed their sexuality. Some of my online partners were very chauvinistic, and spoke to me during sex chats as though I were an object, using words like whore, slut, banged, f*cked, shoved, hot, etc. Others were very caring in the way they went about their seductions, using words like caressed, touched, fondled, placed, etc. Not only was the imagery different, the feelings they invoked in me during the chats were different. I quickly realized which types of lovers I preferred, what I liked to do, and perhaps more importantly, just how different everyone was in bed.
Plus, "cybering" wasn't limited to doing it with anonymous people we didn't know. In high school people would routinely have cyber sex with others in our school 'just for fun.' It was indeed meaningless, exploratory, implied no emotional involvement, and had no consequences. As a young adult in a country that glorified abstinence, it was perfect.
The Point
If this was my experience, then undoubtedly there are many others of my generation and later who can relate. As the internet continues to invade every aspect of our lives, the role of virtual sex partners in our sexual development will only increase. And although many people believe this to be a horrible consequence of technology, I see it as a great opportunity for healthful sexual exploration.
Sunday, January 7, 2007
What's the Most Kissable Body Part? You Told Me!
Want to know what the most kissable body part is (Besides the most obvious ones!)? You guessed it, the thigh! Soaring above all other erogenous zones, the thighs won out, capturing 27% of your votes as the place you most wished to be kissed this New Years! Well, did your wish come true? I certainly hope it did!
As the 'keeper of secrets' the thighs are known as the gateway to sexual pleasure for both men and women. With the right amount of kissing, caressing, and fondling these gates will open smoothly, giving you plenty of time to frolic around in the Promised Land...But beware! Try to barge or plunder your way in and you'll not only end up locked outside the gates, but magically transported to a land far far away (such as the Cold Shoulder Mountains)! And by the way, NO ONE voted for the shoulders!
Here are the complete results of Most Kissable Body Parts of 2006...
- Thighs - 27%
- Tummy/Chest - 21%
- Neck - 19%
- Lips - 18%
- Ears - 12%
- Back - 2%
- Hands/Feet - 1%
- Shoulders - 0%
Thanks for voting!
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Part I of the Valentine's Day Countdown Series - Chocolate Body Paint...Need I Say More?
Now that all those religious holidays are over and done with (thank God!...ha, just kidding...) we can begin to shift our thoughts to the best consumer-driven made-up holiday of all...Valentine's Day! With no real reason to exist, other than to spend more money on the people you love to prove that you love them, Valentine's Day tops my list as the holiday you can have the most sexual fun with. Given the nature of this event, I've decided to spend some time over the next month and a half reviewing products that I think not only make great gifts, but also have the potential to add intimacy and playfulness to your relationship. (Remember I'm always trying to make sex fun in that "little-kid-with-a-toy" kind of way!)
So, without further ado, here is Part 1 of the Valentine's Day Countdown Series...Chocolate Body Paint!
Why It's A Good Idea:
Mmmmm, is there anything more delightful than the thought of sex and chocolate? I mean really! What could be better than combining two of my favorite things into one sinfully fulfilling evening?
And although using food to enhance the sexual experience is in no way a novel idea, using chocolate in particular seems to have its very own set of chemical advantages. According to a recent article published by CNN, chocolate has many health benefits for your skin, brain, and blood pressure. And while this is all very exciting for your average chocolate eater, the question remains, does it help your sex life? Unfortunately, no one seems to know yet.
Ever since chocolate was discovered in South America, people have believed in the power of chocolate as an aphrodisiac. Today we exemplify this belief by continuing to gift chocolate in mass quantities to those we are in lust - I mean love - with in the hopes that our ardor will be returned. Do we really believe that if our Desired One consumes enough of this decadent delight that they will suddenly disrobe and lay themselves at our feet?
Scientifically speaking, the answer is still heavily debated, but emotionally we all know that the real answer is Yes, Of Course We Do! And I'm sure there are many people out there who will argue, probably to the death, that chocolate has played an arousing role in their sex life at least once! Women for some reason seem more susceptible to its dark charms, and many claim that it puts them in a better, more relaxed, more sensual mood.
In the end does it really matter whether science has confirmed the sexual powers of chocolate? Not at all! If the rich taste and silky feel of chocolate melting in your mouth...or on other body parts...makes you want to slip between the sheets, then go ahead and enjoy it! You don't need a research project to tell you what turns you on.
Why I like It:
So, for those of you who, like me, welcome chocolate into your sexual forays, this is for you.
Someone, obviously a genius, has managed to keep chocolate in its deliciously dripping form and brilliantly added a paintbrush- just to tickle your imagination into sensual overdrive. I'm all for the paintbrush idea! It not only enhances the physical experience for the painted, but allows the painter infinite creative possibilities.
This game can last for just a few moments (the very popular Smear and Lick Technique!) or for hours (the less popular but highly praised Master Artist Technique!). And with three different types of chocolate, I mean colors, to work with, there is no telling what other hidden talents might be discovered! Yum!
The Product:
Lover's Paintbox - $ 34.89
From: Simply For Lovers
(Of course I get paid if you click and buy this product! However, I only promote these products in the first place because I actually believe they are great fun...So you get a cool sex toy and support your favorite blogger at the same time...It's a win-win for everyone! :) Thanks!)
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