All the tricks and tweaks you need

Hold on tight

The person penetrating on top should grip their partner’s shoulders to avoid backsliding into standard missionary. This makes that orgasm-inducing, clit-rubbing vertical movement easier.

Go oh-so-slow

Slow and steady is the name of the game. To start, one partner presses their clitoris against the other’s pubic bone then starts grinding – like dry humping but without any pesky clothes in the way. Between one partner’s vertical rubbing and the other’s upward strokes, the sensations will slowly build.

Add some slickness

As always, lube = the key to great sex. Apply plenty to both partners’ genitals to get that sweet, slippery sensation you both love. If you want to turn things up, grab some warming or tingling lube for even more powerful sensations.

Use a pillow prop

Having trouble getting the right angle or just want to perfect that feel-good forwards rub? Prop the receiver’s hips up with a pillow, wadded-up blanket or stuffed animal (sorry, Mr Cuddles). This makes clitoral stimulation easier because the elevation puts your clit front, centre and ready for action.

Get extra passionate

This move is all about connection

– it fosters full-body, full-genital and just general all-over erogenous contact, so embrace the fact that your partner’s body could literally not be closer to yours. Lingering eye contact and deep kisses are encouraged.

Elevate the sexperience

There’s no reason you can’t make things even hotter. Wear a blindfold to block out distractions. Use a vibrating cock ring for a buzzier grind. Get a glass of ice or some body-safe hot wax for a bit of surprising temperature play.

Keep at it

Practice makes perfect, and most couples need at least a few tries to really get the hang of CAT. Just have fun and don’t stress if it takes a little finessing to master.

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71 % of singles say they’re more interested in long-term relationships now than they were before the pandemic 43% of Gen Z singles suffer from datingrelated social anxiety. Case in point: mentions of the word

‘awkward’ in

Tinder bios are up by 8% since the end of 2020 38% of is you very said important money in a match... ...while the number of you who say the bill should be split 50:50 no matter what is… 71% (with a further 14% saying that whoever earns more should pick up the bulk) 9.3% of 16 to 24-year-olds identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or ‘other’ (a rise of 5.5% over the past five years). In comparison to…

12%

of sure’ you about ‘aren’t monogamy, and...

24% been of you in love have with more than one person at once 87% now think it’s more socially acceptable to meet a love interest at a singles’ party, according to the Inner Circle app

45%

dating of people apps admit on they’ve used them more while WFH than they did on pre-pandemic workdays

5.2%

year-olds of 25 to 34- and

2.6%

of 35 to 49-year-olds

30%

having of you more are sex than before

the pandemic

36%

are masturbating more frequently 25% are using sex toys more often, too 81% of you say it’s okay to have sex on the first date 57% agree there is no set time frame to wait to have sex

6.4% rates Marriage dropped

between 2019. Marriage 2018 and rates for oppositesex couples have fallen to their lowest on record since 1862

4.2

marriages in every 10 end in divorce

62%

initiated of divorces by women are

43.9

is the average age of a woman going

through a divorce

46.4

is the average age of a man going through a divorce

32 years...

and 3 months is the average age a woman in an opposite-sex relationship marries. For same-sex couples it’s…

33.8 years

Back in 1999, the average age was 29 years and 4 months for women (and 31 years and 6 months for men) 23.5 months is the average engagement length 80 % of marriages still see at least one person change their name 3,400,000 is the estimated number of unmarried couples who are living together in the UK 68,000 is the estimated number of same-sex married couples who are living together