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Doing THIS With Your Partner Leads to More Sex
Want to have more sex with your guy? Just slip into something seductive…like your running shoes. Seriously: Couples that run together may have more sex, according to a recent survey conducted by Wakefield Research.
For the Brooks Run Happy Nation Report, 1000 runners across the country weighed in on how pounding the pavement affects peoples’ lives—and 66 percent of respondents said that couples that run together have more sex.
While it’s unclear whether the runners polled were talking about their own sex lives or guessing what goes on in other runners’ bedrooms, it makes sense that running together could boost both of your libidos, says Terri Orbuch, Ph.D., relationship expert and author of Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship. After all, running releases adrenaline and endorphins, the same brain chemicals triggered by love and arousal. And when your partner is running alongside you as these feelings flow, something awesome happens: You associate the good vibes with your partner, which makes you want him or her even more—and vice-versa.
Better yet, the feel-good chemicals that flow post-run make you feel awesome about your body—and more willing to show it off between the sheets, says Orbuch.
That said, running isn’t the only thing you can do with your partner to amp up your arousal. Any strenuous exercise—think cycling, hiking, aerobics, kickboxing, intense weight lifting, and even salsa dancing—should stoke both of your libidos.
If your partner isn’t into fitness—and the prospect of more sex doesn’t change that—other activities like riding a roller coaster, seeing a scary movie, or trying an extreme but not-so-strenuous sport like paragliding together can produce similar effects, says Orbuch. The key is that all of these activities trigger the same intense adrenaline rush that makes runners want to take off their sneakers… along with everything else.
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What If Your Partner Pulled an Anthony Weiner?
Who hasn’t chatted with girlfriends over brunch about what you would do if your partner asked you to swing with another couple… or what you would do if you found scandalous text messages on their phone? Now, you can find out how most people would react in various sexual and relationship circumstances, thanks to the results a new survey from Good in Bed, Men’s Health, and Women’s Health. Turns out, a full 30 percent of people would consider inviting another couple into the bedroom—and 33 percent would ignore their partner’s outside sexting (compared to the 20 percent of people who would dump their partner if that happened to them).
The survey was administered to a nationwide sample of 5,000 adults, including single and married men and women between the ages of 18 and 70. It was funded by Pure Romance and was conducted in collaboration with Kristen Mark, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky and Survey Director for Good in Bed. Each question gave participants a specific sex and relationship scenario and then asked them, “What would you do?”
“We frequently hear or read about the sexcapades of celebrities, politicians, and newsmakers,” says Ian Kerner, PhD, founder of Good in Bed. “With this survey, we wanted to get a sense of how the average person would respond when faced with their own fun, adventurous, or sometimes anxiety-provoking relationship situations.”
Here’s what they found:
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Cyber Cheating: Would You Forgive Your Partner?
Hillary Clinton, Robert Pattinson, and Kourtney Kardasian all did it—they forgave their partners for cheating. Now, another famous couple has overcome infidelity: Huma Abedin, U.S. deputy chief of staff and secretary of state aid, has forgiven her husband, former congressman Anthony Weiner, after news of his cyber cheating became public in May 2011, according to a profile published recently in The New York Times.
Unless the cheater is habitually unfaithful and unwilling to change, couples can move past the pain of infidelity, says Jean Fitzpatrick, a New York-based psychotherapist and marriage counselor with more than 20 years of experience. The caveat? Both parties need to be up for putting in the necessary time and effort—and it won’t be easy.
If you’re trying to mend things with your guy, read these tips on how to truly forgive him and build trust in your relationship.
As Abedin told the Times: “It took a lot of work, both mentally and in the way we engage with each other, for me to get to a place where I said: ‘OK, I’m in. I’m staying in this marriage.’”
To get to that place, Abedin leaned on her family and one woman who knows how it feels to be in Abedin’s shoes: former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. The former first lady was living in the White House when Bill Clinton cheated on her with Monica Lewinsky.
Hillary’s advice, according to the article: “Every woman should have the ability and the confidence and the choice to make whatever decisions she wants to make that are right for her and not be judged by it.”
So what decision would you make if your partner cyber cheated? What if he real-life cheated? Would you give him a second chance?
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