McDevitt - Sex Positions for Every Body

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For Gram

I wasnt one of the lucky girls who miraculously had their first orgasm while riding a bike to school, or who discovered the magic of the showerhead at a young age. I was a late bloomer. I had intercourse for the first time when I was seventeen, but even then, I didnt understand that having sex and enjoying sex were two very different things.

Ill never forget huddling in my dorm room with my best girlfriends having our first real conversation about sex. We were all sexually active, but my friends were having these mystical things called orgasms. I was shocked to find out that they werent just having sex; they were also having a pretty good time.

It wasnt that I disliked sex with my boyfriend. I enjoyed the intimacy, the closeness, the kissing, the touchingand even the penetration. But my favorite part was when it was over. Thats when my boyfriend seemed satisfied and we could get to the cuddling and talkingwhich is where I felt happier.

Ten years later I began talking about sex for a living. But in between the conversation in my dorm room and launching my podcast, Sex With Emily, I made it my mission to get to the bottom of the divide between sex and pleasure. Thanks to a lot of self-love (i.e. masturbation) and communication with my sexual partners, I finally learned to enjoy sex. I came to understand that its about everyones satisfaction, not just his.

Sex is not something you learn to do so you can check it off the list before moving on to French lessons. Too often, we get stuck in a sexual rut, having sex the same way over and over again. Libidos are high during the blush of first love, but that honeymoon period only lasts between six months and two years. And then this thing that came so naturally, the thing you wanted to do together more than any other, becomes something you take it for grantedemotionally and physically.

Luckily, theres something you can do about it. Thats why Im thrilled you picked up this book. No matter where you are on the sexual spectrum, youll find Sex Positions for Every Body is loaded with intelligent, inspiring, easy tips that will bolster your sexual repertoire.

It all starts with talking to your partner. Say it with me: Communication is Lubrication! The more you talk to your partner about sex, the better sex youll be having. The more you understand your own body and what feels good to you, the more fulfilling and satisfying your sex life will be.