265: Do You Have Sex on Her Period?

Foreplay Radio – Couples and Sex Therapy

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Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 15 January 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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How do you feel about having sex during your/her period? There can be a negative connotation to intercourse during a woman's menstrual cycle that goes way back in history. This interpretation of a woman being "unclean" when menstruating is outdated- it's a natural, healthy, and beautiful thing! Even the word "period" makes most men uncomfortable and a topic they tend to avoid. At the same time, women are often taught to not talk about their cycle and are worried about the shame aspect... This is an important conversation to have...often men and women both have some resistance to having sex during her period. But, sex is always messy! We talk a lot about cycles, the pursuer/withdrawer, but how do couples see the menstrual cycle as their cycle? Not her cycle? How can it be something that they they do together and use this cycle to unite? They want to be there for each other when the other is down and not feeling so great... So wouldn't this also be a fantastic opportunity for vulnerability for couples? This is also a great time for non-sexual touching! Hormonal changes during this cycle can make you more sensitive and feel crappy...so maybe she needs more nurturing, comforting, or cuddling during this time! Is this a conversation you've had with your partner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following content is not suitable for children.
0:02.3	So we're going to talk about sex during a woman's period.
0:05.2	Welcome to Four Play Radio, couples in sex therapy.
0:11.2	I'm Lori Watson, and your sex therapist. And I'm George
0:14.3	Fallon, a couples therapist. And we are passionate about talking about sex and
0:18.8	helping you develop a way to talk to each other. Our mission is to help our audience develop a healthier relationship to sex
0:27.0	that integrates the mind, the heart, and the body.
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0:36.8	forplay to support us at the podcast.
0:38.8	Thanks.
0:39.8	Before we start, George, I want to talk a little bit about the retreat because that is coming up
0:44.5	just talk about whatever else you want to talk about. Just keep talking about whatever else I want to talk about.
0:50.7	Okay well I'm... This is the typical avoidance of men want to talk about? Well, I'm... Well, this is the typical avoidance of men want to talk about periods, I guess.
0:57.0	Oh, yeah.
0:58.0	Oh, so we want to just, yeah, we'll talk about this stuff.
1:01.0	Well, again, we're meeting with people on February 5th. We've got a lot of sign-ups. We're
1:08.8	excited about seeing you guys. You don't have to you know actually show your face on Zoom if you don't want to.
1:15.8	We think it's normal and natural to want to talk about sexual intimacy and that's what great
1:22.3	sex and great love is all about on the fifth so you can
1:26.0	go to our website for play radio sex therapy.com to sign up and I think we have you
1:31.4	paying by Van Mo although we've made special arrangements.
1:34.4	If you don't have Venmo, you can come pay.
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