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Luisa Tam

The Naked Truth | Think about it: mental foreplay is a powerful tool when your sex life has Covid-19 fatigue. Set the mood with these tantalising tips

  • Covid-19 fatigue is affecting many of us, and is spilling into the bedroom, ruining the mood and lowering our sex drive
  • Spice up your sex life using mental foreplay, with these tips from sex educator and pleasure coach Sara Tang

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Let’s be honest, you are probably bored after months of inactivity and the “Covid fatigue” that is not only affecting your work and social life, but also spilling into the bedroom.

Besides feeling a sense of doom and anxiety, the fact that you can’t even touch your partner or get physical with them without worrying about the coronavirus would certainly ruin the mood and consequently, your sex drive.

So now is the time to look at some creative ways to spice things up and rescue your sex life and romance, not to mention your sanity.

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Many people have forgotten that good sex actually starts in the brain. With Covid-19, it’s no better time to remind ourselves that Covid-proof sex could also start in the mind.

Mental foreplay is a powerful way of reigniting the fire and overcoming Covid-19 fatigue. Illustration: Marcelo Duhalde
Mental foreplay is a powerful way of reigniting the fire and overcoming Covid-19 fatigue. Illustration: Marcelo Duhalde
 
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If you find a lack of tactile sensation makes it difficult for you to express feelings and form intimate bonds, try utilising your brain power. In other words, set the mood for sex with your other half before it actually takes place.

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