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work very well if at all.
• Finally, many medical con-
ditions can make intercourse
difficult or impossible: diabetes,
heart disease, sciatica, back
pain, cancer treatment, etc.
As a result, the notion that sex
equals intercourse leaves many
couples frustrated. Fortunate-
ly, there’s an erotically fulfilling
alternative—lovemaking
with-
out
intercourse.
Welcome to Great Sex
Without Intercourse
Sex without intercourse may
sound disconcerting. It requires
some effort, adjustments on the
part of both lovers—and change
is never easy, especially in
erotic repertoire. But if you find
intercourse problematic, sex
without it allows hot, fulfilling
lovemaking for life.
Once you get on board with
sex sans intercourse, it’s pret-
ty easy. It involves the same
leisurely, playful, whole-body
touching, caressing, and mas-
sage that sex therapists rec-
ommend to all lovers. But it
eliminates vaginal intercourse,
focusing instead on all the
oth-
er
ways couples can enjoy
marvelous genital pleasure:
hand massage (your own and/
or your lover’s), oral sex, and
sex toys, particularly vibrators
and dildos for women, and
penis sleeves for men.
For many couples, great sex
without intercourse means
experimenting, which can feel
strange. But novelty is key to
sexual zing. Doing things dif-
ferently stimulates the brain to
release dopamine, and dopa-
mine height-
ens
erotic
intensity.
In other
words,
if you
adopt
some
new
non-in-
tercourse
moves,
love-
making without intercourse
can feel more pleasurable than
ever.
Great Sex Without Inter-
course—For Men
Hand-massage of the penis
is a major part of sex without
intercourse. But is your honey
providing the caresses that re-
ally excite you? Many men find
that being stroked by a lover
isn’t as much of turn-on as their
own masturbation routine.
In that case,
the man
can show
the