Sex With Emily - Life Is Short: Get a Sex Toy

Episode Date: April 14, 2023

There’s a lot to be said for sex toys. For one, they stimulate nerve endings much deeper than hands alone can reach – and that’s true no matter what genitals you’ve got. But how do you incorporate toys into partnered sex? And which ones are right for your body to give you mind-blowing orgasms? On today’s episode, we’re talking all things sex toys so you can play in new and different ways. First, is it alright to always bring a vibe to partnered sex? One penis owner says “absolutely.” Speaking of penis owners, which toys are best for this crowd? I also talk about squirting with toys, how to change up your solo sex routine, and if there’s anything wrong if you can ONLY orgasm with a toy. Spoiler alert: nope! Show Notes:The Basics of Safe Sex Want Better Sex? Ask Your Partner These QuestionsSign up for Sexts With Emily SMS & get my brand new Ultimate SEXTING Guide!PRE-ORDER MY NEW BOOK! Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your PleasureSMART SEX PRIZE PACK (submit your pre-order proof of purchase at the bottom of the page, be entered to win the prize pack and everyone that enters receives a copy of my new and improved Yes! No! Maybe? Guide)CERĒ Spellbound Stimulator (code EMILY15 for 15% off sitewide)BellesaI Gave My Friend a Magic Wand Mini. Here’s Why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So to me, like a penis ring is the perfect intro toy or gateway toy because first off, it's intimacy building, like to share it experience. It's not this notion that it's going to like somehow take away from the relationship. It's not like you both go to bed and dream of the cock ring. Like it made you guys, maybe you do, but it makes you closer together, right? You're listening to Sex with Emily. I'm Dr. Emily, and I'm here to help you prioritize your pleasure and liberate the conversation around sex.

There's a lot to be said for sex toys. For one, they stimulate nerve endings much deeper than hands alone can reach. And that's true no matter what genitals you've got, OK? It's for everybody. Sex toys enough to discriminate. They bring pleasure to all of us. But how do you incorporate toys into partnered sex? And which ones are right for your body to give you mind-blowing orgasms? Well, on today's episode, we're

talking all things sex toys, so you can play in new in different ways. First, is it all right to always bring a vibe to partnered sex? One penis owner says absolutely. Speaking of penis owners, which toys are best? I also talk about squirting with toys, how to change up your solo sex routine, and if there's anything wrong if you can only orgasm with a toy. Spoiler alert, nope. Intentions with Emily for each episode I want to start off by setting an intention for this show, and I encourage you all to do the same. Well my intention is to demystify the world of sex toys so you

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Got married pretty young. My husband and I are sex life has been okay, but I recently found out that I'm only able to orgasm with toys, not with him. Right, so how do I break it to him that like I don't really enjoy sex with him? Well, have you had an orgasm before with a penis? He's been my one and only.

Oh, okay. Okay, great question, because Kelsey, let me tell you something. Most, if you've been listening, I don't know how long you've been listening, but the majority of women do not have orgasms without clearll stimulation and without a penis. Most don't with a penis. I mean, like I would say only 20% do. And if they do, it's because they already have a little stimulation.

So does he go down on you? Does he please you in the other ways? He doesn't. I mean, I don't really feel necessarily enjoy that either. Okay, but maybe he needs to work at it. If he's the only guy you've been with, and I mean, toys, that's how you can come you said, and that's fine

You know, it's like that's totally acceptable But I think that it's not like breaking the news to him what I think you could say to him is like I found out You could say Dr. Emily told me this a lot of people blame me on this stuff because you have to understand Kelsey Most women and I'm so glad you called because many women walk around feeling broken like something is wrong with us Because we cannot have an orgasm during intercourse. Cause that's what we've been told. That's what we see in movies. And you know, we just think that we're broken,

but I know this to be the fact that once you learn this and you realize that you're not alone, it's actually more common than not. And you pass that information along to your partner. And then you have, now you get to work on, well, what does feel good to you? So right now when he goes down on you, might not feel great because he doesn't know

what how to please you. And you might not even know how to please you with a mouth. So everything's new with him. So you guys get to explore together. So by letting him know, I'm not gonna have an orgasm that way. That's just not how the majority of women orgasm, I would love if you could figure out some other ways. And like, explore together what might feel good to me.

Right. That makes me feel a lot better because I feel like he is hard on himself because he wants to so bad to give me that kind of pleasure, but it just doesn't happen with him. Yeah. I feel like he doesn't feel like a man essentially, but I'm glad you told me that. Yes. So for many men, they equate that with like, I don't make you come with my penis. I'm not a man. But once he learns how to make you come with his mouth and his fingers and using your toy, I knew he will get that same satisfaction.

He just needs to be able to cater a little bit, okay? I mean, now, goes Kelsey, of course. Thanks for con. Good to hear from you. This is from Instagram, our Instagram is Sex with Emily. It's from a female and she says, is it okay to always bring a literal vibrator into the bedroom if that's the only way you can finish with a partner? Love this question. So many women I know just keep their vibrators to themselves

and we leave it in our little drawer in our nightstand and we're like, well, I have to just either fake this orgasm or pretend it's okay that it's an orgasm, but I know there's this little powerful little magic right next to my bed But I don't want my partner to feel bad about it. I don't want to feel shame What is wrong if that is the only way you can orgasm? You're having an orgasm. Does it matter how it happened? Can we please let go of the fact that every orgasm is supposed to happen with a penis inside of a vagina? If I am telling you it only happens 20% of the time. Why are we so caught up that that's what it is?

That's how it has to happen. I say yeah, I mean, look at this little glitter of vibe. This is not a true set. In fact, this is a great vibrator to use. Can you hear it? I should put it up to my mic. This is like 10 settings, okay? That is discrete and quiet.

What I'm telling you is that this toy, I'm gonna have all these settings, now it's gonna be like, it's gonna be like, going up. Just play with it. I love these, it turns me on too. Okay, I love all the noise, like, errr the bedroom. You definitely wanna talk to your partner ahead of time and say, hey, you know, I've got this toy. What I do is I'll be like, check out my toy,

like pull it out. This is like the size of my finger, like my little bit thicker than like my four finger, this toy, and it is powerful and fun. And first off, so many men, they're expecting like a huge giant dildo, it's gonna be bigger than them because that's how they picture barbeters. So to answer your question, Amber, I think it's okay to bring it into the bedroom as long as you introduce it. You know, think about it. Anyone gets up in the middle of sex. You're like, what? What happened? What are we

doing? Like you have to have it out already. Introduce it to them, right? It's like going up to a dog or something. You know, you can go up and you're like, warm up, you just go up, pick up a dog. Oh, this is my analogy. But you're like, hey, come here, you smell my hand, like let me pet you. Same thing, you're like, look at this toy, isn't it cute, like this little pink, and you show it to him and they're like, oh yeah, that's fun. Show me that, and it feels good to them. So if it feels good on them, they're not going to care that you're using it. Let's talk to Jonathan 45 in Iowa. Hi, Jonathan, what's going on? Oh, hi, Emily. How you doing?

So good. Tell me what's going on. Thanks for calling. I just want to make a comment for all the males that listen out there. And go ahead and back you when I say that using sex toys on your female partner is wonderful and great. I just want to tell all the males that in my 20 plus years

of experiencing sex through marriages or through women, using sex tools, I look at them like, and I tell them in this all the time, or my friends, it's like working on your car, you know. You've got different tools for different jobs on a car uh... you shouldn't feel intimidated and your number one you know job of course of course is to pleasure your other partner regardless of what you use

exactly john thing the job gets done yes the job is done and there's different toys there's different stores you can go to uh... you can go to uh... you can probably remember well i don't know i'm probably a lot older than you but uh... back when i was younger you know going to uh... a sex you know adult toy store

with sort of creepy and have a lot of uh... strangers hanging around there and guys and transcoats codes, but now you got uh... you know some of these uh... adult stores that are cleaner than some of the uh... walmart target you go into that's so true that can help you

you know exactly oh my god Jonathan you got to come work for us this is amazing Jonathan it's true though yeah i know i grew up in michigan and there was just one off the highway i think it's called like pink lady or something. I don't remember what it was called. It was so sketchy. It was like pink in black. I was driving to college. There was like a pink light flashing with like a naked woman. And then yeah, same thing like men and trench coats. You have to go to the back of the store. I was it was

so titillating. No, they're like beautiful stores that you walk in. It's like totally fine. There's so many toys. Yeah, and it's just another tool in your sexual toolkit. Exactly, Jonathan. Yes, it is. Thank you. And the other thing too, as I just want to say, yes, lobes important instead of having one loob

on your nightstand, you should have multiple lobes because there's different lobes for different situations. Exactly. Oh my God, love this, Jonathan. What's your favorite, Loub? Do you silicone or water-based? To be honest with you, my favorite loop

is whichever loop the woman I'm with feels comfortable with because not all women are the same. True. There's some great water-based ones. Some women are more sensitive. I hope a lot of men are listening this and they're inspired right now that it's all just sex.

It's all about pleasure. Why not do what makes everyone feel good? Why is the bank you and your staff keep thing I've worked in radio before. I know the people in the background work just as hard as you to make you sound good and to also support you. They're the best team, Jonathan. Thank you so much. Thanks for calling. Okay, this is from Chennai, 30 in North Carolina. Hi Dr. Emily, can you suggest ways to better enjoy my toys? I prefer clenol stimulation, but I always find myself doing the same thing.

Same position laying on back with legs in a frog position. I don't listen to music or watch porn. It's just me and the vibrator noise. At this point, I've grown tired and have started using my toys less. Thanks for your help. Alright, I love this question today because listen, we all get bored doing the same things over and over again. And usually we hear this about partnered sex, but I'm with you. It happens with masturbation as well. Like if I'd be bored too, I have been bored too. That's why I want to talk to all of you and tell you stuff that I've been learning

and studying so we can all learn together. Listen, we have to mix up everything in our lives, specifically sex. And here's the thing, we crave novelty and variety in our sex lives. And that does include our solo sex routine. And in fact, that's the thing I hear most for people. Like, I'm bored, I'm bored, so let's mix it up.

So start with an evening for yourself. Like make a date with yourself. I want you to seduce yourself. Like you are the best lover you've ever had, okay? And in fact, I want you to become the best like you've ever had. So prepare yourself and your room just as you would if a partner was coming over. Let it candle, trance music, set aside a long period of time so you have to worry about

just bang it out quickly, hitting it and quitting it, which definitely has a place in our lives, but not for what we're talking about here. We don't want to be just another thing on your to-do list, so I want you to start by feeling and teasing your whole body with your hands and your toys. But don't go just right for the clitoris. Cress your breasts, touch your nipples, your inner thighs, take time. For play is still so important in solo sex. It really is. And you just might need a new toy, you know, to reignite that passion. What I've been living lately is the spellbound stimulator by Sire. It is sort of a toofar or a forfer.

Is that a thing? It's a pleasure tool that's both literal suction toy and a G-spot toy. But the cool thing about it is that you can adjust it to adapt to your anatomy. So you can use it in a bunch of different ways. You can insert it badly, to stimulate the G area. You can use the sucking edge on your clitoris. So you really could have fun with this one. It's another way to have more variety and a variety in one toy,

even better. You can try any series pleasure tools by the way get 15% off your first order, use code Emily 15, just go to getseray.com slash SWE that's G-E-T-C-E-R-E.com slash SWE or click the like in our show notes. So the other thing, Sheney, is spice up the positions. Like try going on all fours like Doggy style or turn over on your stomach or even standing. Do you ever stand during masturbation and kind of squeeze your legs together? That's a really hot position everyone with a vulva. It's hot. Do you kind of pump your kegge muscles?

Squeeze your legs together, use a toy. That's a really good one. Another thing that can be really hot is masturbating in front of a mirror. There have been studies that have showed that when love owners look at themselves in the mirror while they're having sex with themselves or anyone else, they get even more rouse in some penis owners just by looking at themselves. Allow yourself to see how sexy you are. Even if this seems ridiculous, just try it out once, okay?

It's also a great technique to feel more confident during partarred sex, like if you already know and feel comfortable with what you look like during solo sex, how much easier will it be to be with the partner? I also get further into all of this. There's a lot about sexual confidence in my book, Smart Sex, which by the way, please pre-order it. I would love that. Just click the link in the show notes as well.

You can also try porn, audio or rotica would also spice it up. We love the lessop because they've got porn that's made by women for women or audio or rotica. You can listen to someone else masturbating, which might get you in the mood. And also lastly, try taking moods. Taking moods for a partner is hot, but taking newt's for yourself can be even hotter and liberating. Don't wait for your wisdom, body, or relationship to look at yourself in the mirror and take pictures. Be sexy to do so yourself. Just remember, keep them in a secure folder or an app on your phone. Alright, Chenet, let's take it to the next level. Let me know how it goes. okay? Thanks for your email.

I know it helps so many people, including myself. I just got inspired again. When we're back, I'm sharing suggestions for different kinds of sex toys from penis stars and what's doing your embarrassed about squirting from toys. Don't go anywhere. AJ35 in Boston and he says, I'm straight male, but I've used my girlfriend's vibrator on my frenulum and it feels pretty great. Is there another toy you'd recommend more?

If you don't know, the frenulum is the underside of the penis where the shaft meets the tip. When it's erect, the underside of it, there's this little area there. It actually is left over erectile tissue. If you're circumcised, that's actually what that tissue is. Why it's so sensitive? Just FYI, and if you are non-circumcised, all your foreskin is sensitive.

But anyway, that's where the frenulum came from. I've told this to a lot of penis owners and they're like, I didn't know it had a name, but yeah, that feels really good. So that is the frenulum. Just think of it as your new best friend, if he didn't already know it had a name, but yeah, that feels really good. So that is a funny one. Just think of it as your new best friend if you didn't already know it. Why love when guys ask me questions about toys is because there is this notion that toys

are just for volvas or like women, you know, we have the, you know, monopoly on vibrations. And if you use a vibrato, you know, men shouldn't need a vibration. And while I'm telling you, vibrators, the vibration sense feels great on so many parts of our body. I mean, even the magic wand, which is a big external vibrator, it's actually started as a massager. So it's a great way to incorporate into a personal massage with a partner or with yourself. But for your friend and a limb, there are a few toys for men that are awesome. I recommend a masturbation sleeve, if you will. Kind of looks like a hot dog, right? And your penis is the hot dog and it wraps around it. And it has this

little oscillation function. So it's not so much a vibration, but when your penis is resting in it, it sort of oscillates right on the front and it feels amazing. Like I gave one to an ex-boy friend and he like, I didn't seem for a week. He's like this friggin thing is Amazing. There's also just like little bullet vibes always says you took your girlfriends vibrator So you probably know that really just like a little bullet vibe and also there's vibrating penis rings And we know that for the majority of women that they require more collateral stimulation anyway during intercourse And that's how they're more likely to orgasm So to me like a penis ring is the perfect intro toy

or gateway toy because first off, it's intimacy building. Like it's a shared experience. It's not this notion that it's gonna like somehow take away from the relationships. I don't like you both go to bed and like dreaming of the cock ring. Like it made you guys, maybe you do,

but it makes you closer together, right? In a way, the other thing I want to say for a tired job, just like use your hand, you could put the cock ring on, you could just tickle the tip or the tape with a vibrator on a lower setting. I think sometimes the high settings is a lot for some penises, but it's just another variation. I think in relationships, we all crave variety. I think we all want something a little bit different.

And so this notion that bringing in a toy somehow crutch are going to take away, it's like, OK, or you could have the sex the same exact way over and over again every day for the rest of your life, or bringing a different sensation. OK, let's all talk to Amanda 24 in Montana. Hi, Amanda. Hi, Emily.

Hi. Thanks for calling. What's going on? So I've been with my boyfriend for over two years now and we have great sex and I come all time and so we decided to add toys into the mix for the first time I never used toys before and it was awesome. I came I squirted for the first time and it was fantastic. And then I have not been able to come since then I have tried it without the Alpatoria. I have tried it with the toy and nothing. OK. What kind of toy did you use? It was a wand.

I remember the exact name, but it was just a good tutorial simulator. OK. So we often think we can't have an orgasm for certain reasons. And this is the thing. I think that it might have been like, oh, I think this is going to, it won't be able to happen now and then it doesn't happen, right? So I would just continue to go back to what you were doing before, but like how many times have you tried without the toy?

A lot. So we've tried it with it again. And then I think I was like really embarrassed too, because I like squirted for the first time and it was like, oh my god, like I'm kind of embarrassed. So I almost feel like I'm nervous to do that again but I know I shouldn't be yeah no a throw a towel down but Amanda have you tried on your own just like masturbating again without a toy and getting back to it because I'm telling you like you didn't hurt yourself your clitoris isn't broken like you know I think we worry about that but it's like a pattern

thing like we like neuro pathways in our brain that kind of trained, right? You're not even trained yet. After happening, you know, a few times, it's just a matter of like getting into your body, breathing, giving yourself permission, because now it's like, it's kind of like what I talked to men about to be honest, Amanda, with premature regulation. Some men come like the first time they have sex, they'll come too quickly. And then like every time after for a long time until I just like it's our head

It's anxiety. It's worrying. It's not gonna happen. It's not gonna happen And so I'm telling you there's nothing wrong with you, man. You didn't break anything You won't is that like you'll never be able to come again without a toy. I get this question a lot in all different areas It's just a matter of knowing that it's possible and Focusing on your pleasure like this is where mindfulness is just such a great practice. When you find your head going, I hope I come this time. Oh my God, what if I can't? Am I going to squirt?

Then you just go back to your breath and what you're feeling in the moment. I don't know if you have a mindfulness practice or a meditation practice, but the best thing is really just going back to the moment. Oh, I'm feeling my partner's hands on me or inside of me, you know, we're breathing together. You're looking at each other's eyes. Just something to feel more connected to the moment and not to your thoughts.

That sounds great. Thank you. Okay, let me go to Amanda. Thanks, Amanda. Thank you. Of course. It's funny. We had another email from somebody.

She thinks that since she has sex with condoms now, she can't have an orgasm. And I think there's all these limiting beliefs around things. Like I add something new in and then I can't have an orgasm and i think there's all these limiting beliefs around things like i had something new and then i can have an orgasm or this thing happened and i can't have an orgasm but the good news is so many of us we we can have an orgasm you can last longer you can even have multiple orgasms just limiting beliefs around that let's have to mandate thirty one organ

hi amanda what's going on tell me everything hello i have to say I'm a little nervous, so. Oh, it's a couple over my words that's going on. So I know my husband was 14 years old and we've been together since, so 17 years, he's been my only partner and we also have the most funeral effects ever because we've never had other partners, we don't know what to do. We just kind of go through it.

Yeah, who would you know? Yeah. We just kind of go through it. Yeah. How would you know? We do. Yeah. So I kind of want to space up. I mean, we have two kids now, and I'm kind of getting into that space in my life where like, I'm getting extra horny all the time, and like, I'm like, okay, let's go, and then we do it, and I'm like, well, that was that again. I got it.

Amanda, you're exactly where you need to be, okay? So you've come to the right place, 31 years old, two kids, one partner. So Amanda, partner So Amanda did something to be like embarrass about or feel bad every single couple will go through this They will if we if they don't ever talk about sex and they don't think about ways to kind of mix it up and keep it interesting And how would you know this isn't the kind of information that someone's gonna drop off a fly at your house Or you're gonna get a like someone's gonna walk over and say I'm and I tried this great crazy sex thing last night With my husband like people don't talk about it. So the job here then is to first bring it up with your husband and just say, you know what, I,

like how do you feel about us, like talking about our sex life and figuring out some really fun things, you know, tell them all the things you love about it? Like what do you love about your sex life right now? Amanda, one thing. I don't, I guess I really like nipple stimulation. It's my absolute favorite thing because it's making out. Okay. Amazing. Does he know that?

Yes. Okay. Great. And then are there's things that you know that he likes? Yeah. He likes a lot of oral oral, right? Yeah. I got a penis. First off, have you talked to him about your sex life before? I mean, not since you've had kids and my daughter is three and a half. So yeah, so not a while. But you know what, it's like talking about what should we make for dinner? Where should we go on our next vacation? It's like, that's how I want people to start talking about sex like it's something you got to plan. So I would just say, you know what I realized? I, God, I love our sex life. I know it's been streamed with the kids and but I really would love to find out how we could both become the greatest lovers

to each other. I don't even know what that looks like yet. Let's figure it out. And then it becomes something new, like your favorite Netflix show that you like binge on. And then like working on your sex life becomes that thing. So there's a couple ways you can do it. A lot of couples into this show. And then you'll get some ideas.

The other thing is a yes, no, maybe list. We have this great thing that a lot of people have found a lot of use from this in Mandat. If you go to sexwithelene.com and then you figure out some fun things to try and then you start from there. Oh, that's really fun. That's why people, like I got either want like somebody outside of them to do it or if you can gamify it or listen to something.

So yeah, that's what you got in Mandat. And also, Loob's at Loob and Toys is also great too. I was also big more, we don't get a lot of date nights out. Maybe we take a date night to a store to pick out a toy. Yes, that's great Amanda. So I'm a huge fan of that. I know there's probably some great shops in Oregon. I'm trying to think there's some independent shops.

You go in there, it's great date night. And it's such a fun way to kind of move to get a book together, like buy some toys, get some Loob. I love that for your next date night. Perfect. You go. All right Amanda. I love that for you next day night. Perfect. You got it? Alright Amanda. I love it.

Okay let me go. Of course I got you. That's it for today's episode, see you on Tuesday. Thanks for listening to Sex with Emily. Be sure to like, subscribe and give us a review where every listen to the podcast and share this with a friend or partner. You can find me on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at Sex with Emily. Oh, I've been told I give really good email. So sign up at sexwithemle.com and while you're there, check out my free guides and articles

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