9 Big Signs Of A Satisfying Sex Life

9 Couples Therapy Exercises That Should Be In Your Repertoire [Fatherly](%2F%2Ffatherly.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/lrf23hCL5BAuW7ERUgZx3wsFhUo=302) Dec 30, 2022 What makes a sex life satisfying? Is it about regularity? Spontaneity? Creativity? Some other-ity? The truth — and this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise — is that there isn’t one single definition of “satisfying sex.” What’s pleasing to one person may not be that to another and so on. But if there’s some guidance out there to help your sex life reach new heights, why not take advantage of it? And, as it turns out, there’s been a good deal of research on a handful of factors that generally lead to a satisfying sex life. Get to know them and you and your partner can better prioritize what matters most to you in the bedroom and out. Sex %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsigns-of-a-good-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/U11lgEbQFBUOE-1Y0U5Jy9DpnsI=302 [9 Signs of a Satisfying Sex Life, According to Sex Researchers](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsigns-of-a-good-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/2qu8dV3SpVY_3yk1K3z_G0fIrk4=302) No, there isn’t one definition of “satisfying sex” because of course there isn’t. [But there are some guidelines to know.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsigns-of-a-good-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/_2hKJnioIDG-1wU5Yf0MPX4l2jY=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsigns-of-a-good-sex-life%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/zDrGW5G6WlVgg1dbhKHDXO_2F7I=302) further reading [36 Small, Nice Ways To Help Your Partner Feel Desired](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsmall-nice-ways-help-partner-feel-sexy-and-desired%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/3mqXDXMLFqgG5jrsv12nENZ7SZs=302) [So, Sex Has Become A Reward in Your Relationship. Is That A Problem?](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fsex-as-reward-problem-signs%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/oZGddLj2AP4_u6nhc5vY60ulU8k=302) [What Men Really Want In Bed](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fwhat-do-men-want-in-bed%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/osDWdXZai16bqitggLzlPMPhORo=302) SHARE THE WEIGHT %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Femotional-labor-marriage-care%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/e61E4V35uxuUEVtp5P2GRREtDHU=302 [Why Emotional Labor In Marriage Matters And How To Share The Load](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Femotional-labor-marriage-care%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/qTjZ2aBwPwl8Bw5M55z6gfP8VBo=302) One partner often handles most, if not all, of this invisible work in their relationships. [Here's how to tip the scales.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Femotional-labor-marriage-care%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/sMF1-KiotRbqJPCWu1PU5ceLhIM=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Femotional-labor-marriage-care%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/wwbrHY3nvn-DKH4DFCg5wYzWQDc=302) STAY FIT %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fcouples-therapy-exercises-try-at-home%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/oiW87PklNJ_oIOxoyOuoLL2oEaA=302 [9 Couples Therapy Exercises That Should Be In Your Repertoire](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fcouples-therapy-exercises-try-at-home%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/nmpvXJyaDehLIBs4ldPfQrc3T3U=302) Want to increase appreciation, smooth out communication, and lessen conflict? [Keep these exercises in mind.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fcouples-therapy-exercises-try-at-home%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/i9PWiJfksfVJaXpblb7h3P9birw=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fcouples-therapy-exercises-try-at-home%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/_KaaqDq5lvSlrCOHwG9LEDrifJ8=302) COOL DADS %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fentertainment%2Fterry-crews-on-parenting-interview-self-reliance-myth%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/Y56H9h6b-L4rJSIUdlOOcLhD8Ow=302 [Terry Crews Doesn’t Believe In Self-Made Men — Even If He Lived The Myth](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fentertainment%2Fterry-crews-on-parenting-interview-self-reliance-myth%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/lk0OTcQJBvS9VRVGsrInQ1uBXF0=302) In his new kids’ book, Crews teaches kids that nobody is ever alone, [and all success is really communal.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fentertainment%2Fterry-crews-on-parenting-interview-self-reliance-myth%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/iqJvRuCmla5z-njjEJDBudnwMu0=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fentertainment%2Fterry-crews-on-parenting-interview-self-reliance-myth%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/yYK6YzmldxTECmDgITCRAnS6n0c=302) TIDY UP %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F8-ways-get-kids-start-cleaning%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/X2tcQQ3hFO6O16_7BB6y7FsJ_gc=302 [8 Ways To Get Your Kids To Start Cleaning Up After Themselves](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F8-ways-get-kids-start-cleaning%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/5b87hujBI6bF7cfokce0F_Eoivk=302) First off? [Reset the rules.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F8-ways-get-kids-start-cleaning%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/-Qj5_y8_pVjT4uH-DOY_VUIOJxA=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F8-ways-get-kids-start-cleaning%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/bAemYEdn0oq7TeEe7s7lag3kJyM=302) SEE WORTHY %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fdog-sledding-trips-family%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/_GL5IogrLMLEQudON-G2vIpdz3s=302 [5 Amazing Dog Sledding Trips For Adventurous, Animal-Loving Families](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fdog-sledding-trips-family%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/qxBxGe7o6EOTxELTk7Q25-DX-Kw=302) These outfitters offer safe, fun trips for families and [care greatly for the animals who do the hard work.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fdog-sledding-trips-family%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/4AcjhE2kOa76KmnVhxRuBwo4ac4=302) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Fdog-sledding-trips-family%3Futm_campaign=58477%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/0100018564ca4966-47b2a8dd-9faf-4333-b1e8-6fbb4cd0b461-000000/ChGIjemfd4ghWbOmX7mSckRy6no=302) You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. 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