Humans are physical beings. As a species, most people like being touched by others that they know and care about. When you want to comfort someone, you touch them. When you are building trust with someone, you may hold their hand.
But in a new sexual relationship or even one that has been going on for a few years, it can be hard to know how to build physical closeness with your partner. Depending on who they are, your backgrounds, and your ages, there are many things that you can try to build up your physical intimacy.
Be Playful
Firstly, most people, when they hear the words ‘physical parts of a relationship’ think of sex. While some people may be rolling their eyes, engaging in sex regularly can help to build up the physical intimacy in a relationship easily and can help your physical interactions to go further.
Why not go one step further, engage in some kinky areas of sex, and be a bit more playful with each other? There are many toys available that can help with this, such as those for sale at wetforher.com. So, go online and get browsing!
Engage in Activities That Encourage Closeness
Many people want to feel physically closer to their partner without needing to jump into bed with them. Of course, there are many ways to do this without it becoming X-rated!
Try to take part in an activity that encourages you to hold each other, such as dancing. This will help you to build up comfort with physically touching each other while also helping you learn a new skill too. Physical touch doesn’t have to be linked to movement, though, and you can quite happily sit next to each other on a sofa with your arms draped across each other, watching TV.
Hold Hands
Holding hands is a simple and effective way to build on physical intimacy, and best of all, it can be done anywhere. It is ideal for when more excessive displays of affection may be seen as bad. You could also link arms too, which can also showcase affection and may be more suitable for those who may have issues with their hands, such as arthritis or movement disorders.
Holding hands can also be seen as a very sexual aspect of physical intimacy, as the hands have so many nerve endings in them. Why not ramp up the physical aspect of your relationship when holding hands and gently stroke your partner’s fingers? That will add a new twist and will help to build a bit of sensual tension too.
Bathe Or Shower Together
Bathing and showering together is a great way to bond with each other, as there is the physical/bonding element of washing each other and the sexual element of seeing each other naked and wet. You can really have fun with this one and can even follow it up with a hot oil massage or other intimate bedroom sessions.
Cuddle
Cuddling is an easy way to show affection and can be paired with all of the aforementioned activities. It shows that you want to be physically close to the other person and can also go a long way toward relieving stress, tension, and sadness too.
Thanks for reading and y’all stay dandy.
-Diego
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