Relationship Power

Top Aphrodisiac: Respect

Respecting your relationship partner and understanding his or her needs has been talked about by sexuality therapists for a long time.  Intimacy need not be centered on intercourse and ejaculation.

There are a variety ways to please your partner sexually -- and some of the very best, most unique ways can be discovered through direct conversation with your partner.  To find out what your partner finds most pleasurable, ask him/her.  That's right -- just ask! 

Without exception, the most meaningful intimate relationships begin with respect. Try it with your loving partner. Find out what a great turn-on respect can be!

Valentine's Day: Romance to Intimacy!

Valentine's Day is almost here!  What does that mean to you?

Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.  The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 500 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines").

The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the  in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.  So, Valentine's Day offers the PERFECT opportunity to express to a Loved One just how strongly you love him/her.

How might you do that?

Here are 14 creative ideas for you:  Valentine's Day -- Special Ideas of Love to let your Loved One know how deeply you care.

Sexuality Survey Findings

In a new study, lead researchers from Indiana University's Center for Sexual Health Promotion report intriguing new findings.  New data has been unveiled in what the researchers say is the largest, most comprehensive national survey of Americans' sexual behavior since 1994's "National Health and Social Life Survey".  These findings come more than 60 years after the Kinsey report, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male". 

Filling 130 pages of a special issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the study offers detailed findings on how often Americans have sex, with whom, and how they respond. In all, 5,865 people, ranging in age from 14 to 94, participated in the survey.  A number of researchers functioned as lead author for different facets of the survey.

The researchers said they were struck by the variety of ways in which the subjects engaged in sex — 41 different combinations of sexual acts were tallied.  These encompassed vaginal and anal intercourse, oral sex, and partnered masturbation.

Men are more likely to experience orgasm when vaginal intercourse is involved, while women are more likely to reach orgasm when they engage in variety of acts, including oral sex, said researcher Debra Herbenick, lead author of the section about women's sex lives.

Get Your Relationship Back on Track!

 *  Do you feel as though your relationship has been stagnating? 

 *  Are you dissatisfied with some aspect of your partnership intimacy? 

 *  Would you like to put some sizzle into your interaction with your partner?

If you are ready to stop struggling to maintain the status quo -- ready to stop settling -- this post is for YOU!  Perhaps you want to renew your relationship passion, but don't know where to start ... ?

If this describes you, TODAY is the day to sit down with your partner and 'fess up!  Make time -- today -- to tell your partner your feelings.  Today is the time to talk with your partner about what each of you wants in your relationship.

Go ahead -- make a list! 

Writing down your relationship dreams and aspirations

Sleep ... Perchance to Dream Sexually

ScienceDaily (June 15, 2007) — In detailed research conducted at the Universite de Montreal investigation of the actual nature and content of sexual dreams was undertaken.  In a large sample of dream reports from both men and women, approximately eight percent of everyday dream reports from both genders contain some form of sexual-related activity.

In this  study, authored by Antonio Zadra, PhD, over 3,500 home dream reports were collected from men and women. Sexual intercourse was the most common type of sexual dream content, followed by sexual propositions, kissing, fantasies and masturbation.

The study found that both men and women reported experiencing an orgasm in about four percent of their sexual dreams. Orgasms were described as being experienced

'Twas the Night before Christmas ...

All of the hustle and bustle of the preceding month is completed.  Tomorrow has not yet come ...

So, Christmas Eve can be an evening of relaxation and relaxed fun for you and your partner.  Christmas Eve can be a time for expectation and joy for both of you.

What would the benefits be to you to make it so?

Perhaps, you might plan a simple dinner and a Seasonal movie.  Maybe, you could make a point to include you and your partner's Christmas favorite.  Is it "A Christmas Story"?  Or, is it "The Santa Clause"?  Or, is it "A Christmas Carol"?

Speaking of that, maybe you would choose to get together with family and some close friends and listen to Christmas carols.  Or, maybe you could plan a group sing-along!

It's a Special time of year ... and, with just a little planning and forethought, you can make it a TREASURE!  What plans can you and your partner create to make this Your BEST Christmas Eve ever?

Last Minute Gift Ideas

Do you get your Christmas shopping done ahead of time?  If so, you are probably sitting back, relaxing, enjoying the sounds of this Season -- preparing to spend delightful time with your Partner!

In case this is not you -- and you still have some Special People to buy for -- here are some last-minute shopping tips to make you and the recipients of your gifts both happy!

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Relationship Sexuality: New Video!

Here is our newest video -- This video contains practical techniques intended to help you build additional intimacy and closeness into your relationship. Sexual interaction and intimacy occur between you and your partner all throughout the day. It's not just something that happens in the bedroom, in bed at night. The ideas on this video are designed to give you "HINTS" to make your relationship more satisfying ... ALL the time!

Enhance Your Relationship Intimacy!

Let's say that you have been feeling a sense of subtle discontent occurring in your relationship?  If so, good for you for noticing! 

Now, what are you going to do about it?

You could ignore it ... and hope that it resolves itself.  Of course, few constructive solutions spring from a problem-situation that "resolves itself"!

You could think deeply about what has been going on recently.  You could then try to brainstorm how this sense of dis-ease and discontent relates to recent events.  You could try to think about the situation from your partner's point of view ... and see if you receive inspiration from this.

You could ask yourself if the discontent is springing from you.  If you discover that it is, you can then address the situation directly ... and deal with these feelings constructively from within yourself.

If you are unaware of the discontent stemming from within you, you could talk with your partner about it.  When you address your partner, you do not have to KNOW the details about what is going on.  You can simply report your observations to your partner and see whether s/he has some information that could help.

So, you might say something like, "Sweetheart, I've been noticing a vague sense of discontent in our interactions.  It does not feel comfortable to me and it's not a feeling that I'm used to having with you.  Have you felt it, too?  Do you have any idea where it's coming from?"

Then, you and your partner can brainstorm about what is behind the feeling.  This brainstorming can be powerful in getting to the bottom of what has been happening.  You can, then, begin to outline a plan to get the feelings resolved and your relationship back "on track"!

 

Use Affirmations for Relationship Change! Here's how ...

 * Do you want to make changes in your relationship, but don't know where to begin?

 * Have you been unhappy with aspects of your relationship, but confused about what to do?

Here is our new Affirmations Video to give you some POWERFUL ideas about where to start:

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