Spice Up Your Sex Life: Incorporating Sex Toys in the Bedroom

Are you tired of the same old same old in the bedroom? Do you want to add spice into your sex life? Well why not try sex toys. Sex toys are a fantastic way to add in some variety and diversify up your sex life with your partner. However, it is not always easy to broach that topic of conversation and introduce them into the bedroom. So, here are some tips to help make that conversation easier. 

Self-Exploration Leads to Success

A good first step, before even talking to your partner, is figuring out what sex toys you like and would want to start using. Taking the time to masturbate and take part in some self-exploration will not only make introducing toys into the bedroom easier, it will also make your sex better. Knowing what you like is a critical part of successful and enjoyable sex, and can only enhance the experience when you add toys into the mix. Similarly, there is such a wide variety of sex toys that you could use ranging from vibrators to cock rings to anal beads, etc. Doing research and understanding the different uses and experiences can help make communicating about your desire to introduce toys into the bedroom easier because you know what you want. Therefore, by trying some out on your own, the process of introducing toys to your partner and into your sex life can be more seamless.

Communication is Key

Alongside that, it is important to establish a base level of communication with your partner prior to engaging in this experience. Make sure you and your partner are comfortable with each other and with communicating with each other in the bedroom. Bring up this conversation outside of the bedroom where emotions are not at an all time high and extreme so that you and your partner can have a productive conversation about the topic and you both feel comfortable expressing your feelings and opinions on the topic. Similarly, it is critical that you and your partner work together when incorporating toys into sex because it is an experience intended to please both parties. Ensure that each party feels comfortable voicing any concern or discomfort with a particular position, toy, or experience in the bedroom. If something is not working, maybe you need to look into different toys or utilize that toy in a different way to make the experience more pleasurable. Similarly, encourage your partner to be vocal when they are enjoying something. If something is working, why stop? Communication is the key to safe, successful, and pleasurable sex. Therefore, establishing that line of communication to increase comfortability and calmness in a sexual scenario, will make introducing and trying sex toys easier. 

Giving Your Partner Grace 

Finally, it is imperative that you go slow and give your partner grace when introducing sex toys into the bedroom. Not everyone is immediately comfortable or particularly familiar with sex toys from a masturbation perspective or from a partner perspective. Therefore, it is crucial that when introducing sex toys into the bedroom, you take it slow and give your partner the time and space to adjust to the new feelings and experiences that come with it. Providing this grace will allow your partner to get used to the idea of toys and help them work their way up to more adventurous and wilder experiences. 

Ultimately, if both you and your partner have an open line of communication, are comfortable with each other, and want to spice up your sex life, incorporating toys into the bedroom is an easy and fun option.

 

Written By Leela Gala (she/her/hers), UCLA Class of 2024

Taylor Leigh

Taylor is a freelance Squarespace web designer based in Los Angeles.

https://bytaylorleigh.com
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