Reconnecting with Your Sexuality - Part 2
There’s even one that looks just like an innocent yellow Rubber Duckie! For starters, browse around Eve’s Garden (www.evesgarden.com). There’s absolutely nothing wrong with ordering yourself a toy or two and exploring the possibilities in the privacy of your own bedroom.
When it comes to thinking about being sexual with a new lover, you may be wondering about changes in the landscape regarding sexual health and risks. In the age of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, nobody is immune from risk – but protecting oneself is not rocket science, and in this day and age, is de rigueur. Plan to use condoms every time, and educate yourself on the facts of safer sex. Again, good information is easy to find (try www.plannedparenthood.org), and reasonable precautions are not difficult to implement. To put your mind at ease, an appointment with a Planned Parenthood practioner could provide an excellent opportunity to freely and confidentially ask questions, and get the guidance, advice, and reassurance you need.
So don’t be shy. Sexuality is an gift handed out to all of us, and is designed to last a lifetime. As you explore and learn more about your sexual self at this new point in your life, you’ll begin to reconnect with your own sexual spirit, and gain confidence in your erotic essence.
And then you better get your dance card out, honey - because everyone knows that a little confidence can be a very sexy thing!
Analise Pendergast is a freelance writer specializing in topics of sexuality and relationships. Her features appear regularly on MSN.com’s Dating & Personals Department, as well as Match.com’s online love-zine, MatchScene. She also pens the advice column Ask Analise for SexHerald.com, and is the creator of a pioneering writing workshop for women called Sex, Lies, & Language. Her alter-ego, singer/songwriter Lisa McCormick, offers up original odes to love on her sultry CD, Mystery Girl : Eleven Songs of Love and Eros, which critics hailed as “The Best Make-Out Album of 2003” (sound samples available at www.LisaMcCormick.com). Comments and inquiries are welcome at AnalisePendergast@hotmail.com.
When it comes to thinking about being sexual with a new lover, you may be wondering about changes in the landscape regarding sexual health and risks. In the age of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, nobody is immune from risk – but protecting oneself is not rocket science, and in this day and age, is de rigueur. Plan to use condoms every time, and educate yourself on the facts of safer sex. Again, good information is easy to find (try www.plannedparenthood.org), and reasonable precautions are not difficult to implement. To put your mind at ease, an appointment with a Planned Parenthood practioner could provide an excellent opportunity to freely and confidentially ask questions, and get the guidance, advice, and reassurance you need.
So don’t be shy. Sexuality is an gift handed out to all of us, and is designed to last a lifetime. As you explore and learn more about your sexual self at this new point in your life, you’ll begin to reconnect with your own sexual spirit, and gain confidence in your erotic essence.
And then you better get your dance card out, honey - because everyone knows that a little confidence can be a very sexy thing!
Analise Pendergast is a freelance writer specializing in topics of sexuality and relationships. Her features appear regularly on MSN.com’s Dating & Personals Department, as well as Match.com’s online love-zine, MatchScene. She also pens the advice column Ask Analise for SexHerald.com, and is the creator of a pioneering writing workshop for women called Sex, Lies, & Language. Her alter-ego, singer/songwriter Lisa McCormick, offers up original odes to love on her sultry CD, Mystery Girl : Eleven Songs of Love and Eros, which critics hailed as “The Best Make-Out Album of 2003” (sound samples available at www.LisaMcCormick.com). Comments and inquiries are welcome at AnalisePendergast@hotmail.com.
