‘Do you think our sex life is boring?’ The question – asked by my lover, who is in bed next to me – takes me by surprise. We’ve just finished what I thought was pretty great sex , and I’m still basking in the glow of my orgasm. For a split second, I panic.
As someone who takes pride in being an attentive lover, I suddenly worry that he thinks I’m bad in bed. ‘It’s just, we have sex in the missionary position quite often,’ he adds. The penny drops and I breathe a sigh of relief as I realise what he’s really asking.
My lover isn’t implying that my skills need work but is merely wondering if the type of sex we’re having is tedious. I simply say to him that we like what we like – and right now, I like the sex we’re having. (I also checked that he was happy, which he confirmed that he was).
I imagine this happens to a lot of couples. You settle into a routine and suddenly begin to wonder whether your sex life is good enough. Meanwhile, the world is constantly bombarding you with extreme sex positions, many of which only acrobats and people who do yoga frequently could pull off.
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