Ask Oz I Can’t Orgasm!

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 Ask Oz I Can’t Orgasm

Hi Oz,

I’ve been with my boyfriend for seven years, since we were sixteen. He was my first and only, but I’m struggling to orgasm during sex. I do have a contraceptive implant, which my boyfriend wants me to get rid of. Does that affect things?  A little cheap bullet I have is no longer doing it for me either. It’s also been tricky to hold it in place during missionary. Then not long after I bring out the bullet, my boyfriend comes and it’s all over. What do you suggest I try? – DD

Hi DD, thanks for your email.

There’s a lot here for me to answer, but I’ll see if I can get through all this. First of all, I’m getting the feeling you two only ever do missionary position.  And having gotten together quite young, and perhaps are each others only so far, this is the most common position.  But it certainly isn’t the best, especially for women.

Cowgirl Position

This cowgirl sex position could be of great help for you, as you get to control the pace and depth of penetration.  In this position, you both get to still maintain eye contact, while also enjoying seeing each other’s bodies.  This position will also make it significantly easier to apply a toy to your clit.  Which I’m assuming is what gets you off, since your bullet used to do that.

Missionary Position

In missionary, with your bodies together, it sounds like the vibrations of your bullet are exciting your boyfriend and getting him to come sooner.

Perhaps a toy like a Womanizer might be better suited to you.  It is a clit ‘sucking’ toy that doesn’t actually vibrate.  This may hopefully level the playing field by being possibly the best external toy for a woman.  Not adding extra stimulation to your boyfriend.

There are a few things your partner can do to slow down.

Using a desentizing delay gel or spray would be the most obvious way to go. Trying something like Over Time by Wicked would be my suggestion. Once he has rubbed this white cream onto his penis, after a few minutes the cream will turn translucent.  Which means that firstly it has absorbed into his skin and desensitized him, but it also means that the cream won’t be transferred onto you.

It’s also good to understand that sex most definitely isn’t defined by penetration.  Foreplay is a fantastic way to raise excitement, and typically an easier way for women to orgasm than during penetrative sex.

Update from DD 

Edit: DD emailed me back in regards to this part of my reply and explained that she has previously orgasmed before intercourse.  But then doesn’t feel like having penetrative sex.

All very normal.  But I’d like to once again ask you to challenge your ideas of sex. Your initial email clearly puts forward that as soon as your boyfriend comes, that’s the end of the line.

What if I told you that what is good for the gander is also good for the goose?

Inequality is rampant in the bedroom.  If you orgasm during foreplay and don’t want to continue, that is fine. After all, that is entirely what your email was about, that only one partner has been reaching orgasm.

Chantelle Otten

But you don’t have to just listen to my advice. I think esteemed sexologist Chantelle Otten summed it up perfectly in this other article,how to have sex.

“Sex is an expansive term. If you want to learn how to have sex, you need to ditch the rule that sex is about penetration or orgasm. Successful sex is about variation, pleasure and sensation.

People have sex in different ways depending on their capabilities and goals.  I.e. sex for heterosexual couples is different than same-sex couples.  Sex for people with physical disabilities is different for those who don’t have a disability.  But it is still sex! Take expectations and dated education, put them in the bin, and make your own rules about having fun and achieving intimacy.”

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