3 Reasons Your Husband Likes It When You Climax

A recent email from a male reader drew my attention to something that may be off the radar of many wives.  Husbands — at least most and definitely the unselfish ones — truly enjoy it when their wives have an orgasm.

Why?  Well, I imagine husbands out there could chime in with a whole list of reasons, but I’ll offer up three today.

When you climax…

1.  It affirms to him that he can sexually satisfy the woman he married.

At its core, there is something really manly about that.

Try as we might to push aside “manliness” as a relic from days gone by, the truth is that a man wants to feel like a man.  Sadly, in the name of feminism and women’s rights, we too often have stripped men of the God-given qualities and characteristics that  celebrate their masculinity.  It’s not that your orgasm is about his ego.  It’s that your orgasm speaks to his sexual nature with an affirmation that can’t be found anywhere else.

Dr. Kevin Leman described this so well in his book Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage:

“So much of who we are as men is tied up in how our wives respond to us sexually. While this may surprise some of you wives, as a psychologist I believe that every healthy man wants to be his wife’s hero. He may not be the top dog at work, he may not have the fastest car, he may be losing what little looks he had to begin with, his hair may be falling out while his gut is getting bigger, but if his honey loves him enough to occassionally put a few scratches on his back in the heat of passion, he will still feel like the king of the world. Why? Because he can please his woman.”

2. It shows him that you actually want to be there.

Sounds simple enough. But let’s face it ladies — we often come up with a million other things we would rather do than make love to our husbands.

Consider this — when you fully participate and are enthused about sex and you enjoy being naked with him, your husband feels valued.  You demonstrate to him that making love to him is way more important to you than cleaning the lint trap or making rice krispie treats for the Cub Scout meeting.  It is more important to you than those things, isn’t it?

Some wives think that for sexual intimacy to be fulfilling for a husband, he simply needs to have an orgasm.  This is probably why so many wives fall into a “going through the motions” mindset when it comes to sex.

If you are like most wives, I bet you can tell me with relative certainty the steps it would take to make your husband come. You know what to do, don’t you?  Where to put your hands. Where to kiss him. What to do with your body.

But I encourage you to think outside this box for a moment.  His sexual pleasure is about more than his orgasm. His sexual pleasure is also about your sexual pleasure.  Your orgasm matters more than you realize.

3. It reveals to him the mystery of the female body.

Most husbands will admit that when they discover what it takes to bring their wives to an intense orgasm, they are in awe by this.

Unfortunately, the clitoris is not quite as predictable as the penis.  It can be a bit finicky.  So, instead of just laying there and letting him fumble around (and often fail) in the dark — help him.  Become a student of what it will take to make sexual intimacy fulfilling for you both.

When he is doing something that you find satisfying, express this (either through your sounds, your words, your body language or your touch).  And when he needs a little more guidance in how to stimulate you, lovingly show him and give him verbal cues as to what to do. (Side note to you husbands reading:  If your wife is trying to guide you, don’t get defensive about this. Her orgasm may depend on what you are willing to learn from her).

Do you want to turn your husband on?  A good place to start is by growing in your sexual confidence, embracing sexual intimacy in your marriage, and allowing yourself to enjoy the intense pleasure of climax.  As I’ve often noted before — I’m not going to say orgasm is everything, but it certainly is something.  A very good something that God designed.

Some husbands would readily say that there is no other experience that compares to the feel of their wife’s body as she orgasms.

But don’t take my word for it.  Ask your husband tonight what it means to him when you climax. You might be surprised at what you learn.

(Stay tuned for my next post when I’ll talk about how “faking it” actually hurts your relationship).

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