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Having sex, like good sex, isn’t simply a matter of in, out, and you’re done. Okay, fine, if you’re having a mutually agreed upon quickie, then maybe. But in most cases, sexual pleasure takes a little more time, a little more finesse, to satisfy all parties. And that, my friends, is where foreplay comes in.

While you’ve likely heard the term before, you might not have realized just how important-and frankly, powerful-foreplay really is. Essentially, foreplay is anything you do (alone or otherwise) to get the body prepared for sex, explains sex therapist Chelsie Reed, Ph.D.. For penis-havers, this usually causes increased blood flow to the penis resulting in an hard-on. For people with vaginas, blood also flows to the reproductive organs, increasing pleasure, lubrication, and sensitivity. And for everyone, the brain gets all excited and releases feel-good chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin.

Science stuff aside, it’s important to note that the word “foreplay” is actually kind of a misnomer because it implies whatever comes next-if anything-is somehow better. Continua a leggere