Foreplay Tips

Check out this list of expert tips in Insider on how to prolong sex and find greater satisfaction with your partner.

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"Instead of thinking of foreplay as an appetizer for the main event (penetrative sex and/or an attempt at mutual climax), explore sensual touch for its own merit," says sex therapist Indigo Stray Conger, CST, a licensed marriage and family therapist who owns Mile High Psychotherapy. Conger suggests taking time to really focus on both giving and receiving different types of touch and stimulation, taking turns giving and receiving. "Spend some quality time with parts of your body and your partner's body that don't often receive attention, instead of heading straight for well-known erogenous zones," says Conger.

Conger suggests taking time to really focus on both giving and receiving different types of touch and stimulation, taking turns giving and receiving. "Spend some quality time with parts of your body and your partner's body that don't often receive attention, instead of heading straight for well-known erogenous zones," says Conger.

Wearing something that evokes sexuality can help. "You don't have to don a cheesy French maid outfit or a leather gladiator kilt. Instead of choosing baggy PJs or old boxers, simply pick an outfit that feels comfortable but sensual," says Conger.

Also, don't get naked right away. "Jumping right to stripping naked can become a bad habit that eliminates the best moments of foreplay. Instead, undress each other slowly. You might use the friction of your clothes against erogenous zones to build arousal as you go," says Conger.