Everyone knows that sex can be all fun and games, but what most guys don’t even think about is all the struggles a girl goes through both before AND during sexy time. You’re probably thinking, “I can’t think of any major struggles really…” but we guarantee you can relate to at least one of these.
1) Hair EVERYWHERE
Any girl with long hair understands this one. As soon as you start getting ‘down and dirty’ someone has a mouthful of hair. It’s inevitable. Your hair will simply be everywhere, annoying you, annoying him and getting everywhere until either you give in and accept you’ll be rocking the ‘post-sex hair’ look for the rest of the day.
2) The “morning-after” look
All girls who’ve had a one night stand know this one well. Waking up in the morning with few memories from the night before is only made worse by the fact that you know you’ll no longer be looking bangin’ like the night before. Not only is your hair completely messed up but the eyeliner you spent ages perfecting last night is now smudged everywhere leaving you resembling a panda with a bad hairdo.
3) Underappreciated underwear
One of the MOST annoying aspects of sex. Part of the fun of thinking about potential sexy time is the choice of underwear. Every girl has their sexy matching bra and knickers that makes them feel like a Victoria’s Secret model. Filled with this new confidence, you cannot wait to start stripping and your guy to notice the sexy underwear. BUT THIS NEVER HAPPENS. The next thing you know the lights are off, the underwear is off, and its beauty hasn’t been appreciated! This is when all girls realise you could be wearing granny pants and guys wouldn’t even care. Bring on the Bridget Jones knickers!
4) Queefing/squirting
If you know, you know.
(and if you don’t, do some urbandictionary searching)
5) “Whiskey-Dick“
A struggle every straight girl has faced in her time. The “whiskey-dick” – the time when alcohol cockblocks. There is nothing worse than when you’re super-horny and all ready to get down to the deed and his body fails him. All that pent up energy and nowhere to go. Just think boys, not only do we have to deal with our own disappointment, we then have to deal with you when you get upset because “this has never happened before”.
6) To shave or not to shave? That is the question.
So much thinking goes into this question. Where to shave, how much to shave, can I get away with not shaving? If you’re one of those girls with thin blonde hair; from all dark haired girls everywhere: we hate you. The upkeep of body hair when anticipating sexy time is a serious task. Shaving is such a struggle, but especially for those who suffer from post-shave rashes. And you’ll find yourself constantly pushing the boundaries of what you can get away with. The only solutions are to get in a comfortable relationship and not care or to smother yourself in shaving cream and go for it.
7) The Spit or Swallow dilemma
The age-old dilemma, particularly if you’re with someone new. Something no-one enjoys, every girl has her own preferred option with this. It is indeed the gross part of sex straight guys will never understand.
8) The impossible 69-position
69 – everyone thinks this is all fun and games, a win-win situation. But actually 69 is an impossible multi-task that never succeeds because you’ll both just give up. The angle of this position though is the worst. Having everything on show in the other persons face can never be enjoyable, as you just end up worried about what they can see. Being the girl on top in this case is never good.
9) The “do I look bad from this angle” fear
Unless you’re super-fit and have an amazing body, I guarantee you’ve had this fear at least once. There is literally nowhere to hide during sex, everything is on show. And due to beauty stereotypes of having to have the ‘perfect’ body, we all face this struggle. The trick is being confident, doing what you want and finding someone you feel comfortable enough seeing your ‘wobbly bits’ as Bridget Jones calls them.
10) Noise control
The ‘am I being too noisy?’ dilemma is always difficult. Not making any noise at all always feels weird from both sides, but where is the correct mark? You don’t want to be so noisy all your housemates or (god-forbid) parents in the house overhear. Considering the right noise level together is therefore tricky.