When most couples break out the bubbly, they’re popping a cork and dusting off their flute glassware. But couples might want to reconsider their plans when it comes to bringing bubbles into their home lives! Dr. Katharine Johansson, a sex therapist from Colorado Springs, says that taking a bath is one of the most sexually arousing activities that couples can participate in.

“Most foreplay activities are open doors to begin intercourse,” says Dr. Johansson. “But taking a bath is different. It’s an activity that gets you not only physically close, but emotionally as well as being submerged nude next to your loved one puts you both in quite a vulnerable state. It lets couples explore each others bodies without giving them the opportunity to rush into sex. It’s essentially the most effective form of foreplay because you can touch and play, but you can’t start the main act until the bath is done.”

Much like having sex in a pool or a hot tub, having sex in a bath is opening the door to bacteria that causes UTIs and bladder infections, so having the tub as the setting for your home run isn’t the best idea. That’s why it’s the perfect setting for long and lasting foreplay!

Hopping into a vat of water isn’t necessarily the sexiest thing in the world, so setting the mood is essential to creating a hot atmosphere, so we have the five musts to making a bath the perfect sexual set up.

Clean the bathroom!
Nothing screams ‘unsexy’ like realizing you’re about to get sexy in the same place you go #2. Before you bring someone into your bathroom, organize the area to make it as un-bathroom like as you can. From something as simple as putting the seat down to cleaning off your counters so you don’t have any bathroom-related products in sight.  Continue reading →