What is sexual pleasure?
Sexual pleasure usually begins when you feel sexual desireSexual desireThe feeling that you would like to have sex. Someone can feel sexual…Read more. Very often it also involves emotions, for example: sharing intimacyIntimacyClose bond. Respectful and tender care for each other. Intimacy can be physical,…Read more or feeling happy while caressing each other.
Sexual arousalSexual arousalA pleasant feeling that creates the desire for sex. The arousal increases during…Read more
If your body is stimulated, you can get aroused. Your body can go through several phases of arousal. If you are very aroused, you can have an orgasm. To get aroused, people like to, for example:
- cuddle;
- caress and be caressed;
- kiss and be kissed;
- lick and be licked…
on various parts of the body.
The erogenous zonesErogenous zonesSexually sensitive spots on the body. If these spots are stimulated, you can…Read more for many people are the:
- vaginaVaginaPart of the inner sexual organs of a woman. The vagina connects the…Read more and clitorisClitorisVery sensitive organ of which the top is visible just above the opening…Read more (women);
- penisPenisMale sexual organ. The penis is used for sex (ejaculation) or to urinate.Read more and testicles (men);
- buttocks;
- anusAnusOpening between the buttocks where faeces leave the body.Read more;
- inside of the thighs;
- breastsBreastsThe 2 organs of a woman to feed a baby after delivery. Breasts…Read more (women)/chest (men) and nipples;
- mouth;
- neck;
- hair,
- face;
- hands, fingers, toes, soles of the feet;
- arms, shoulders, back;
- earlobes;
- navel, belly.
Your body can go through several phases of arousal: 1. sexual desire, 2. sexual arousal, 3. If you are very aroused, you can have an orgasm. 4. Calming down.
Man’s front with indication of the erogenous zones
Man’s back with indication of the erogenous zones
Woman’s front with indication of the erogenous zones
Woman’s back with indication of the erogenous zones
Different for everyone, each time
SexSexAll acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.…Read more can be different every time and for every coupleCouple2 people who are in a relationship. A couple can be 1 man…Read more. Talk with your partner about what you both like and how you like it (soft or hard, quick or slow, with your fingers, lips or tongue. etc.).
People can have sexual intercourse but it is not essential to having sexual pleasure. You can also just enjoy being intimate with each other: cuddling, caressing, talking, enjoying each other’s company.
If you are very aroused, you can have an orgasm. Sometimes you will not have an orgasmOrgasmThe height of sexual arousal. It is an intensely pleasant feeling. All your…Read more. This is not a problem if you and your partnerPartnerPerson you are in a relationship with.Read more are not unhappy about it.
Couple talking in bed.