đ7 Stress-Relieving Sex Positions To Try This Holiday Season
đ7 Stress-Relieving Sex Positions To Try This Holiday Season
Take time for some much-needed relaxation.
While the holidays are all about comfort and joy, they also have a tendency to bring on stress, stress â and more stress. And thatâs when you might want to get a little release by trying the best sex positions for relieving stress with your partner.
The holiday season can definitely be a trying time. But if you hop into bed, it will all melt away â at least for a little while. Sex during the holidays is a perfect way to get comfy and cozy, Dr. Megan Stubbs, sexologist and relationship expert, tells Bustle, and feel closer to your partner. And itâs also a way to break a sweat and work out a little (healthy, consensual) frustration, too.
If youâre visiting family and desperately need a break from the conversation, all you need to do is slip away to a spare bedroom, turn on the shower or a fan to drown out any errant bed creaks, and get to it. You could also sneak away and have sex in your car, if that seems safer. (Or, if youâre spending the holidays at home, just go for it as you usually would.)
So, if youâre looking for a way to combat stress this holiday season, here are seven sex positions to try â because an orgasm a day might just keep a meltdown at bay.
1Spooning
How To Do It:Â Get into a spooning position, then place your hips slightly above your partnerâs. Lift up your top leg and guide them inside of you. (Donât be afraid to use lots of lube.)
Why Itâs Stress-Busting: Itâs a really intense, deep position with g-spot stimulation. Plus, it leaves one hand free for clit play.
2The Bridge
How To Do It:Â Lie on your back with knees bent. Have your partner kneel between your legs. Then raise your butt and lower back off the bed to form a âbridgeâ shape with your bodies.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting:Â This is quite an athletic position, so if you feel like you have extra stress to work out, the exertion might just do you good. Plus, youâll get a really sexy view of each other, which is always a nice distraction.
3Doggy With A Vibrator
How To Do It: Take traditional doggy style up a notch by grabbing your favorite vibrator and either using it on yourself or passing it off to your partner.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting: This position combines the intensity of doggy with the sensation of your vibrator, for extra stimulation. In fact, thereâs so much going on you probably wonât even remember what you were stressed about in the first place.
4The Splitter
How To Do It:Â Start in missionary, then have your partner raise up onto their knees. Lift one of your legs and rest it on their shoulder. Make sure you move slowly, especially if youâre not particularly flexible.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting:Â You get to lie back, close your eyes, and enjoy all the sensations, while your partner gets to do their thing.
5Weak In The Knees
How To Do It: One of you will lie on their back in bed, while the other sits on their face. Just make sure the person on top lowers down slowly, because safety first.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting:Â Since itâs a really intimate position, youâll be too focused on the task at hand to worry about anything else.
6The Plow
How To Do It:Â Get into missionary, then raise one leg up and lean it against your partnerâs shoulder, then raise the other. Go slowly to make sure youâre comfortable, because it may be a strain.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting: This position is incredibly deep and intense, so both of you will be getting a lot of sensation.
7In A Chair
How To Do It:Â While your partner sits in a chair, swing your leg over and straddle their lap. From there you can bounce up and down, grind â whatever feels good. Then, try facing away from them for a different, extra sexy angle.
Why Itâs Stress-Busting:Â If you usually have sex in bed, the chair will add an exciting twist.
