Engaging in make-up intercourse will not be inherently unhealthy for the connection—however it ought to be paired with at the least one different type of reassurance. In reality, when speaking about {couples} that interact in make-up intercourse, Julie says they could really want verbal reassurance or some type of bodily contact reassurance that would not contain the bed room.
Long story brief: Sex will not be off the desk fully, however it should not be the solely type of apology or reassurance. So both earlier than or after you hop in mattress and begin having intercourse, use different phrases and actions to remind your companion that you just love them.
For much more connection, cuddle afterward. John references one examine that checked out 70,000 folks throughout 24 international locations (detailed within the guide The Normal Bar) and recognized frequent patterns between {couples} who self-reported nice intercourse lives and people who did not.
One of the findings? “Of the {couples} that did not cuddle in all these international locations, 96% of them had an terrible intercourse life. Only 4% of the non-cuddlers had an awesome intercourse life,” John notes. Suffice it to say, cuddling could also be simply as essential to your intercourse life because the act itself, each for reconciliation and a wholesome intercourse life generally.