Sex Do you fantasize about being tied to the bed or dominated, but only from time to time?
Kink sex interests you
Healthy living The taboo surrounding the female orgasm: "It is quite common not to reach it with penetration alone"
Relationships Does sex with a partner (the same as always) seem boring to you?
Take a look and liven up your bedroom
Each year that begins, new resolutions are initiated with which to 'fill' the calendar.
Eat better, exercise more, return to English and an etcetera full of proposals for amendment.
Why not include sex in them?
It is always a good idea to pay attention to trends in bedroom matters because, who knows, maybe there is something that should be replaced or added to be more 'electric'.
The sexual well-being company
Lovehoney Group
has prepared a report with what it believes will set the sexuality agenda.
These are some of them:
Sex without penetration
Despite the advances we've seen in the sexual wellness industry, the orgasm gap between men and women still persists.
According to a Lovehoney survey, a lack of education and exploration of the clitoris contributes to women reaching orgasm 65% of the time they have sex, compared to 95% of men.
One of the sexual trends of 2024 will delve, precisely into the clitoris, seeking its stimulus to reach climax.
This does not call into question non-penetrative sex, of course, but it alludes to it.
Ana Lombardía
, psychologist and sexual well-being expert at Lovehoney, states: "This practice is at the center of many heterosexual relationships, despite the fact that it is not satisfactory for the majority of women, who need clitoral stimulation to have pleasure."
She explains Lombardy that other practices are often considered preliminary, as if they have a lower 'rank'.
Focusing on them, "taking penetration out of the equation", serves to explore other sensations and not always stay in the same thing.
"Sexuality is built around penetration, since sex has been closely linked to male pleasure. Only in this way can we understand that the concept of virginity is linked to intercourse. Are two lesbian women virgins? It's ridiculous," she maintains.
"If we avoid penetration, many couples
don't know what to do
and for many, it is as if there had been no sex," she continues.
For this reason, the sexologist recommends using other ways to seek pleasure that are not 'invaded' by the omnipresent intercourse.
"It's about having fun and expanding your repertoire."
This does not deny the reality that many women insistently demand penetration as an unavoidable practice in their relationships: "Purely sensory pleasure is not always sought, since we know that the vagina only has nerve endings at the beginning, at the G-
spot
and at the bottom. "
"This claim is based on the desire to feel desired, to connect with your partner, etc."
Penetration is a highly eroticized practice, due to the symbolism of the entry of
one body into another
, but why not eroticize others?
"Each couple must rediscover sexuality on their own terms, not on what is supposed to happen in intimacy," she concludes.
The cartography of pleasure
This practice consists of intentionally exploring our body and writing down the places where we experience pleasure and how that pleasure itself appears.
Whether it is executed with toys or manually is a matter of taste.
It's about listening to each other and paying maximum attention to each other.
It is advisable to start with a specific area, such as the chest, legs or genitals and explore the different ways to stimulate it.
Sexual well-being: body and mind
There is more and more talk about mental health and sex is by no means outside of this dimension.
The intersection is situated in sexual health, whether from the point of view of the prevention of STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), or from that related to sexual relations with ourselves or with our partner.
It is increasingly normal to go to the doctor or to therapy sessions, if considered appropriate.
Sexual well-being is, without a doubt, a rising trend and 'signaled' with fewer stigmas.
Personalization through AI
Womanizer
Last year, Lovehoney and Womanizer represented for the first time in an AI-generated image what a real orgasm looks like using biometric data from real participants.
But this is only the first step.
AI algorithms can be used to create personalized experiences that adapt to individual preferences.
Thus, this technology can be applied, for example, in 'on demand' sex toys, based on personal information such as body temperature and pulse.
In this way, a 'gadget' for individual or couple use would recognize if you have an orgasm and, consequently, increase or decrease the intensity of its operation.
Surprising, right?
Menopause and sexuality
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It is clearly one of the trending topics, because we live in a time of breaking the taboo of menopause and desire in older people.
A Lovehoney global survey reveals that the libido of people aged 55 and over is only 19% lower than that of people aged 54 and under.
Of course, there is not as much of a gap as we often believe.
During menopause the body changes and so does sex, but it does not have to disappear.
Therefore, it will be a trend to address this relationship with information, therapies and specific products that help women tackle the symptoms and continue having good sex during the end of the reproductive stage.
Sabbath relationships
Another rising trend is giving priority to oneself and, to do this, sabbatical periods in a relationship are increasing.
Something like leaving it fallow.
This concept involves taking brief breaks in relationships to explore personal growth, goals, and self-discovery before returning to your partner.
There is also a related concept called
'marital summer sabbatical'
, which consists of taking a break from long relationships, especially to disconnect from your partner and children for a few days.
The purpose is to miss each other and avoid future crises due to saturation.