Plus, 4 important sexual health boxes to tick before any hookups this summer ( precautions before sex).
Sex, coitus, or whatever other names it may have today, is a universal activity. It doesn’t matter if it’s noon in the spring or morning, someone is getting their freak on someplace. Sex is excellent for your health. It improves your sleep, lowers your blood pressure, and maintains your immune system, all of which, as far as I can tell, are huge positives.
With summer now upon us, those positives might be what you need to get through this season. This time of year, both men and women tend to seem hotter since they may put away their bulky apparel in favour of lighter, more breathable alternatives, exposing more of their gorgeous skin. Stocking up on sunscreens during this period is great and all but paying attention to your sexual health too, especially by taking precautions before sex, is almost as important.
Luckily, we’ve crawled so you can walk and put together a few health tips that can make sex in the summer safer and ultimately more pleasurable. Here are 4 important sexual health boxes you need to tick before any hookups this summer, call them precautions before sex.
Precautions to Take Before Sex
• VERIFICATION
Just like with Twitter and Instagram you need to verify your sexual status. All jokes aside, nothing extinguishes sex quicker than sexually transmitted diseases–premeditated or otherwise. So, getting prepared for the right way by taking precautions before sex is super-duper important for planning a summer of steamy sex. First off, get checked. Visit a health care clinic and get tested for STIs. The earlier you’re tested, the sooner treatment can be given if it’s needed.
• PROTECTION
To shelter you from projectiles and small objects that ricochet off the road, automobiles have metal frames and windshields. To guarantee a high level of user safety, Kevlar vests were developed similarly. Do you still think condoms aren’t for you? You have the wrong items in your tote bag if you aren’t making plans and don’t intend to buy condoms and contraception. You should have both male and female condoms, as well as emergency contraception like the morning-after pill.
• TRIM THOSE HEDGES
For some individuals, they are used to their unique bodily musk locally called “Eau de Body Odour” by some. We get it if it’s cold since the body doesn’t produce sweat as much as it would during the hotter summer days. But, not everyone likes the au naturel so plug in that Wahl clipper and go to town on those hairy nooks and crannies. If you don’t do it for you, do it for everyone else hoping to have their elbows deep in pleasure.
• STAY LUBED UP
Without beach toys and a lot of moisture, what is summer? The best lubricant for a sweltering summer is a water-based one. Oil-based ones, for obvious reasons, aren’t the best choice because they leave an oily residue everywhere.
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The Wild Night…
Yinka had just returned from college during the summer. She was thrilled to get another chance to see her long-distance partner, Jide. They had talked and DM’d each other nonstop for the entire academic year. Continually, they found themselves sexting and exchanging risque pictures of themselves. Together, they made plans to be each other’s firsts. Being a romantic, Yinka came up with the idea. Jide was a tough guy by nature, but he became a softie around Yinka. As a result, he usually just let her do what she wanted to do; it was one of his favourite things about her. Yinka loved planning a lot, she was meticulous and concise which was why she wanted to be a surgeon. But she didn’t have to worry about that this summer, this summer was special; this was her first and it was going to be special.
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The agenda for the day was simple; a special date at a classy restaurant, the movies and then end the day at a swanky hotel on the Ikoyi. Of course, there were little secret nuggets for Jide to blunder into but all he needed to do was; get dressed and show up. At 2 pm, he showed up in an Uber wearing a checkered shirt, a pair of black chinos pants and black All-Star sneakers. He was adorable, attentive and charming. He also knew wearing the shirt Yinka got him last year for his birthday was a nice touch. Although he wasn’t a huge romantic, he was spontaneous. He had a box of Yinka’s favorite chocolates and a bouquet with him. Although he was aware that she would have advised against it, he nonetheless did it. She was gorgeous when he met her in the restaurant atrium. She hurried into his arms and enveloped him. She gave him a cheek kiss and warmly accepted his gifts. They had lunch at their table after that.
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The next stop was the cinema and then the hotel. There were rose petals on the floor, lit candles, snacks, and lots of water—which is very important. It was dark and the room smelt like Sandalwood. Nothing in there felt out of place and let’s not get started on the bed. After taking all the ambience and the aesthetics in the room, Jide turned to his girlfriend. She looked astonishing that night in her shimmering tasselled dress. When he met her he knew she was the one. That might sound as cliche as they come but you need to have felt it, and experienced it from the driver’s seat to fully fathom it or weave your head around it. Every day felt like the only multiverse he wanted to exist in. Yinka sat at the foot of the bed making Snapchat videos when he was behind her gawking. Mesmerized. He crept up behind her and nibbled at the nape of her neck. Surrendering, she leaned back into him and ran her fingers through his nappy, hydrated afro. She loved it when Jide touched her; it sent chills surging through her body. He toured her body like Christopher Columbus would a new country; exploratively, bewildered by the curve and birthmark. Every sinew of her body unfurled and relinquished control to him. Soon enough, they were both naked on rose petals. Yinka struggled to reach into her bag, on the dresser beside the bed for a condom. She never took her eyes and lips off him as she wiggled it out and handed it to her boyfriend. His tumescence throbbed eagerly for her warmth but he didn’t want to rush it…rush her. He wanted to savour her. Jide trailed his fingers to the mouth of her moist cave and he felt her body cave in with every touch. His lips soon followed the footpaths his finger sauntered through. Although he hadn’t slept with anyone before Yinka, this wasn’t going to be his first cunnilingus. But it was the one that would remain written in time. He stopped for a few seconds before he engulfed her vagina with his lips. Her wetness had umami to it, as his tongue softly prodded deeper into her. Yinka let out moans of pleasure the deeper he went. It was such a sensual moment for both of them and her constant clawing at his arms as they caressed her nipples kept him down there. But she couldn’t bear the suspense anymore, she wanted him inside her. The words “put it in please” snapped Jide out of his vagina-induced trance. He tore the condom wrapper with his mouth before gently rolling it onto his penis. She interrupted his run-up and handed him a lube, to ease the pain. After that, he laid on her and hugged her in his arms before patiently sliding his phallus into her.
