Do you and your partner find it hard to make time for each other? I’m not talking about the “quality time” ya’ll spend talking, sharing common interests, etc. I’m talking about sexy time. Sometimes it seems like there isn’t enough time for sexy time at our house. One of my favorite bloggers, Greta Christina, lamented about this, and she suggested scheduling sexy time with your partner so that you don’t fall into the trap of “lesbian bed death.”

Let me tell you, scheduling sex is about the only way to make sure that the sexy time actually happens. Between working, school, writing, blogging, walking the dog, cleaning the house, chasing after our cats, and trying to be social with our friends and family, it can be hard to find time for a good, quality hump fest. But you’ve got to make time. You can’t just count on getting laid every night.

Greta Christina has some awesome suggestions for getting in the mood when your appointment time arrives. I’ve got a few ideas myself.

1. Sexting: Send your partner a dirty text message. If you’re low tech, you could always slip a dirty note into their purse/backpack/lunch bag before you leave the house in the AM. Or a naughty e-mail would work, too, if you don’t do text messages. Make sure you say something really randy. [Read more...]