Are there criteria to respect for a successful sexual relationship? According to an American study, three factors stand out for having satisfying sexual relations with your partner.
How do you know if one sexual relationship is better than another? This is the question that Missouri State University (USA) tried to answer. As part of a study published last May in the journal Sexuality & Culturethe researchers asked 78 participants of varying ages, backgrounds, and sexual orientations, define what makes good sex for them.
At the top of the list: orgasm. Of the 78 people who took part, 49 believe it is essential for having a good sexual relationship. Some participants highlight their own orgasm, while others explain that they cannot take pleasure if their partner does not reach it. Still others highlight the benefits of having a simultaneous orgasm with his or her partner, or even having several during the same sexual intercourse. “DMany women minimize the importance of orgasm to themselves because of their previous experiences without an orgasm”note the researchers.
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Three important criteria
Emotional connection is also on the risewith 52 participants saying it is an essential ingredient for great sex: “There has to be an emotional component. It can’t just be physical“, explained several of them. Some people have pointed out that this connection was not necessarily romantic. Comes next sexual alchemy, difficult to define by the researchers’ own admission. Participants generally described it as a feeling that allows you to be confident enough to let go.
If orgasm, emotional connection and chemistry come out, it is complicated to produce a well-defined diagram what a “good” sexual relationship is, because expectations differ depending on the person. “The sex that’s best for you may be mediocre or even bad for your partner. […] Phe more openly we talk about our sexual needs and expectations, the more likely our experiences are to meet our expectations.“, explains Alicia Walker, co-author of the study, to the specialized media PsyPost. In other words: breaking the ice and taboos with your partner remains the best way to know how to give and receive pleasure.
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