Foreplay has become such a dirty word. Women hate it because it rarely happens and men hate it because it’s a chore. So we will call it the warm up.
Warming up for sex is similar to other warm ups. For the athletes, think about warming up before practice or a game, for singers, think about warming up your voice. While warming up right before the game or performance is the most intense, you’ve really been warming up all day. Every time you talk, you are warming up your voice. When you walk around or use the stairs, you are warming up your muscles. You wouldn’t lay still in bed all day and then expect to tear up the court.
It’s the same idea for warming up before sex. The most intense time is right before, but you should be warming up all day. Straight guys, this does not have to be an extended chore. Quite the opposite really.
All it takes is whispering something nice as you pass by her in the bathroom, in the kitchen, on your way out the door. A “good morning, beautiful” will go a long way. Take a few seconds to just look at her, if she catches you looking, it’s even better. Send her a text to let her know you’re thinking about her. One of these is not enough. This is a continuous process and should be taking place periodically throughout the day.
Now it’s important to mention here that you should not be pushing sex at this point, unless you have both agreed that this is your sex night, in which case you should definitely bring it up and may want to give suggestions of specific things you will do to her that you know she likes.
These interactions should not last more than a few seconds. Think about them as being teasers (we will cover teasing in length later on). The purpose is to keep her thinking about you, not to overwhelm her. If you do this right, you won’t have to worry about taking out the trash to keep her happy.
After work, flirt while supper is being made or ordered, glance at each other during supper, do something together or with the family instead of turning on the TV. When getting the kids ready for bed, comment on how good of a mother she is.
Then it’s time for the home stretch. You’ve stayed conscious of your efforts all day and had a positive response (if you didn’t get a positive response, it’s because it has been too long since you tried anything like this, you didn’t do it right, or your wife’s a lesbian). The kids are in bed and it’s just the two of you.
Now this is where it gets fun…