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13 Kinds Of Sex Every Couple Should Try

Bored with your sex life? See if these 13 types of sex don't make it better.

Every couple needs to change up their sexual routine every now and again so it doesn't become just that -- a routine. Sexual experimentation is key for keeping a long-term relationship fresh, fun and fulfilling. Opening up about your desires can also bring you and your partner closer together. "Experimenting with each other requires a willingness to be vulnerable, which improves intimacy," says Mort Fertel, a Baltimore marriage counselor and creator of the Marriage Fitness Program.

Beyond the G-Spot: Thunkspots.

Beyond the G-Spot: Thunkspots.

Thunkspots are pressure sensitive spots accessible inside a woman's vagina when she is properly engorged. Thunkspots are especially used during deliberate orgasm shown by The Welcomed Consensus.

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Guys: What We Wish You Would Do In Bed

5 sexy moves most women are embarrassed to ask for.

I've never been afraid to ask for what I want in bed. I guess because during my teenage years I figured out I was/am a perv and I just owned it. But in my decade-plus of hooking up with dudes, I’ve come to see being clear about what I want is a bit rare: Guys have told me other women become self-conscious when asking for something risqué or kinky. So, I'm going to help you out, boys. Here are some things your lady might want, but she's too self-conscious to ask for. Don't pressure anything, of course— but if you offer, you may be pleasantly surprised at how enthusiastically she accepts ...

Hilary Duff’s Video Censored

Hilary Duff’s Video Censored

Is her adult relationship with a hot hockey star to blame?

Hilary Duff's new video deemed too sexually explicit for television. Is her new adult relationship with a hot hockey star to blame?

Action! Erotic Flicks You'll Both Like

Action! Erotic Flicks You'll Both Like

Your guide to the best erotic films and how to watch them.

Because women prefer to watch adult films with their partners, rather than alone, the movies directed toward women are referred to as "couples' porn." And in order to lure the female half of the equation, they must have a plot more complex than the pizza guy ringing a doorbell and bending a silicone-breasted blonde over some diseased plaid couch.With plots, romantic settings, and plenty of foreplay, “couples’ porn” is about female pleasure, too. A guide to the best erotic films, and how to watch them.

Stop Settling for So-So Sex!
This is not how it has to be...

Stop Settling for So-So Sex!

The key to improving mediocre sex is getting to the root of the problem.

Too many couples have mediocre sex; and too few understand why. The first step is defining what bad sex is for you. And it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with orgasms. The next step is figuring out what's making it boring or unfulfilling and communicating that to your partner. But a little communication and sexual exploration can prevent it from being a total dealbreaker.

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The Etiquette of Oral Sex

The ups, downs and in-betweens of oral sex.

According to the CDC; about 90 percent of men and women have had oral sex at some point in their lives‚ but that doesn't mean they continue to have it regularly, or even that they liked it in the first place. The reasons why some folks aren't up on going down are a Freudian analyst's wet dream: People fear it's unhygienic. Or they dislike the taste. Or they worry their technique is bad. Or they simply find the idea of faces being in places swimsuits cover to be generally unpleasant.