Friday Five: Getting Wet
This month we’re exploring sexuality and expression inspired by the elements—fire, water, earth and air.
Keep reading for 5 ways the element of water can enrich your sex life.
Morphing Relationships
Just as morning mist can become rain and then ice, sometimes, partnerships evolve and take on new forms. Maybe yours is becoming more fluid and opening up to new dynamics. Talking about your boundaries with your partner(s) beforehand will not ruin the mood, but instead make you both feel validated and excited to explore together.
Remember to THINK. ABOUT. THE. DETAILS.
What is it that you want to try?
Dating someone else?
Bringing someone else home?
Sexual or emotional involvement?
How will STI monitoring work?
Consider how you can make things “supportive of the primary relationship, not destructive.”
2. Cleansing Water
An enema is typically a water and saline-based treatment that flushes out your colon to cleanse and empty your bowels. Not only will you feel extra *clean* for butt play, but according to Healthline, enemas also “remove toxins and heavy metals from your body, and improve your skin, immunity, blood pressure, and energy levels.”
3. Hot Flow
Although hot tub coital play may seem…hot, there are a lot of potential risks you should know before playing out your steamy fantasy.
According to Healthline experts, water actually washes out lubrication and may cause microtears in the vaginal/anal lining which could lead to infection and irritation. Chemically treated water can also throw the PH of the vagina off balance and ruin the efficiency of condoms.
We’d say start with foreplay in the tub to heat things up, then head to safer waters (like the shower!) for anything further.
4. Icy Pleasure
Try temperature play using ice cubes to stimulate sensual arousal. Hold one in your mouth as you kiss your partner's body and while giving oral. Let it melt in between your bodies, and glide the cube to their erogenous zones for an icy pleasure.
5. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate!
Drink lots of water! Periodt. We are made of mostly water and feel our best when we are nourished. According to James J. Elist, MD, when we are dehydrated, impurities, pollutants and toxins may build up in our tissues and compromise our biochemical balance, ultimately affecting our endocrine hormones and libido.
