Channel 4 - Sex Inspectors

Week 5: Fun and Games

Variety is the spice of life, and a lively imagination is the best sex aid of all. Openly discussing and your sexual fantasies together is a great way to keep things exciting. Sharing your desires with your partner will greatly enrich your sex life as well as aid intimacy.

Some couples role-play, or act out their fantasies with the use of sex toys, objects and props, while others are happy to tell their partner's about their darkest desires when making love.

Often, one or both parties in a couple are fetishists, who gain sexual pleasure from a specific part of the body (other than sexual organs) or objects. Some common fetishes include rubber, leather, fur and feet. Sadomasochists on the other hand, prefer to play sex games such as whipping, caning, spanking or bondage.

Many people still have the view that any form of fetishism or Sadomasochistic behaviour is deeply sinful and dirty - it isn't. A fantasy or fetish can stem from something as simple as wanting to have sex in rubber Wellington's, to the more extreme, like wanting to wear your girlfriend's stilettos while she spanks you with a copy of Heat magazine. Both are perfectly normal.

Any sex game should be fun and if you've never tried anything a bit more bizarre in the bedroom, then I suggest you give one of the following a whirl. While all elements may not appeal to you, others may well drive you wild with desire so don't knock it until you've tried it. At worst, you'll both have a laugh, at best; you'll have the most fantastic sex ever.

NOVICES

NB - Contact lenses should be removed prior to blindfolding to prevent injury.
Manually impairing your partner's vision or blindfolding them will increase the awareness of their other senses and heighten the experience. You could maybe take it in turn to blindfold each other and share one of your secret fantasies. For a sexy surprise, act out your fantasy without words while they can't see. The anticipation of what's going to happen next will drive them insane.

WILLING TO EXPERIMENT

NB - Always ensure that you have the key to hand before cuffing your lover to the bed to save an embarrassing call to the locksmiths.
A major bonus of cuffing your lover during sex is that it releases any inhibitions. The submissive partner won't feel as personally responsible when in character obeying commands, so things can get as wild as you want them to. Tie them to the bed or a chair, while you make the most of being in charge. Take it in turn to be either the submissive or dominant partner and share your feelings afterwards, discussing which role you liked playing the most for future reference.

ANYTHING GOES

NB - Discuss how far you're both willing to go prior to the games and work out a stop signal to let your partner know when you've had enough.
As well as trying blindfolds and cuffs, you could also experiment with gags, whips or chains which all have a huge psychological impact. If you're role-playing, use clothes and props to really get into character before acting out your fantasies. Enhance them further by making use of some of the toys previously mentioned, as this will maintain a constant level of surprise for both parties. Let the fun and games commence.

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