When it comes to sex, those of us in relationships are often made to feel like, well, we’re missing out. With all the tales of never-ending relationship dry spells or a brutal bout of lesbian bed death (i.e. the point in your sapphic relationship when you stop going down on each other), it’s hard to not feel like everyone expects your libido to plummet at the slightest sign of commitment. If you’ve got any single friends, they’ll likely be full of stories about the thrills of dating; apps, sex parties, passionate one-night stands.
But, word to the wise, you don’t have to let the singles have all the fun. In fact, there are so many couples out there whose sex lives are just getting better and better. From dirty weekends away, to the most delicious blow jobs, and even airport sexting, we spoke to the real-life couples who are keeping the spark alive in the hottest ways possible. Enjoy!
10 real-life couples on their best sex ever
‘We were kissing like teenagers’
“I’ve always had a thing about sex outdoors, so my boyfriend decided to grant me a bit of wish fulfilment. After a date night, and maybe one too many martinis, he boosted me over the fence in our local park, and then climbed over with me. I pulled him by the hand and we stumbled onto a patch of grass. Kissing like teenagers, I could feel his erection pressing up against my skirt so I pulled up my hem as he fumbled with his jeans. Soon enough, we were having sex — it was quick, passionate, and so naughty.” — May and Daniel*
‘Our sex keeps getting better’
“I’m having the best sex of my life with my husband now. We’ve been together over 20 years and the sex keeps getting better. Some of it is from me finally getting comfortable enough that I can totally relax and enjoy it. In the past, I couldn’t do that. I was so preoccupied with whether I was doing everything right. I’m really happy that I’ve become able to stop that. Another big part is that he has learned what I like and he can play my body like a video game he has the cheat codes to. He has gotten really, really good with his mouth and hands. The actual penetration is like dessert after my favourite meal. And the small final part is that I recently discovered that edibles make it better.” — via Reddit
‘I sent him a picture of my damp underwear’
“The best sex of our relationship wasn’t really sex at all. I was bored at the airport and was sipping a gin and tonic at the bar. Meanwhile, I was texting my boyfriend and decided to spice things up, talking to him about how much I enjoyed the last time we had sex, until I started to get wet under my jeans. He wanted proof that I was wet, so I went to the toilets and sent him a picture of my damp underwear. He then instructed me to finger myself until I came, which I was only too happy to oblige. I was a bit flushed on the plane and had to run to the gate, but it was worth it.” — Anna and Cam*
‘We entered a flow state of fucking’
“Honestly, it was an out-of-body experience. Holding eye contact, my girlfriend unclipped my bra with one hand, and the tension around my chest loosened and left me breathless. Eventually, she ended up fucking me relentlessly with her strap-on, pushing my face away from her and entering a flow state of fucking. I felt so used, just a hole for her. It felt incredible.” — Zoe and Louise
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‘We had sex ten times in one day’
“We’re pushing 30 now, but we started dating all the way back in high school! When we were students, we were drunk on the feeling of independence and being able to hook up without having to sneak around or worrying about our parents rumbling us. So, when we moved into student halls when we started university, we couldn’t keep our hands off each other. One time, when we were 20 and Joe’s flatmates had already gone back home for Christmas, we had sex honestly ten times in one day on every surface we could find: propped up on the kitchen counter, bent over and pressed up against the window, mounting each other on the sofa. I’ll never forget it.” — Maria and Joe*
‘We were a mess of tangled limbs’
“We’d just opened up our relationship and we hadn’t spent quality time together for a month or two, and I was beginning to feel neglected. We decided to go on a long weekend in a gorgeous Airbnb in Glasgow and packed a bag full of sex toys so we could reconnect physically. One evening, we went out to a bar and pretended that we were strangers just meeting for the first time (yes, a cliché!). As we flirted with one another in the bar, making eye contact over the rim of our drinks glasses, the tension started ramping up. Once we couldn’t take the sultry atmosphere anymore, we grabbed a taxi back to where we were staying and started making out in the back of the cab.
Once we got in the door, I grabbed a vibrating dildo from our sex bag and switched it on, then started to lightly rub it over Laura’s clothes. As she started to whimper, she grabbed it from my hand and hurriedly pulled off my trousers first and then her own. Amping up the intensity on the dildo, Laura pushed me back against the bed and pushed the dildo between my thighs and up against my clit, before crawling on top of me, pushing her own clit on the other side of the toy. The two of us kept rubbing and pushing up against the toy until we both came, winding up as a sweaty, exhausted mess of tangled limbs.” — Lucy and Laura*
‘He makes me feel so beautiful’
“Sex with my current boyfriend may not be the most sexy, suave, out-of-a-movie-scene type sex (one experience with a guy sticks out in my mind for that), but I can honestly say sex with him, someone who loves me so purely, makes me feel so beautiful when I am much more insecure than I let on, and who I feel so comfortable with, makes the sex with him the best sex of my life. Like, sex with someone you genuinely love is really really special.” — via Reddit
‘I scooped up a handful of Nutella’
“I’m notorious for my sweet tooth, and Nutella is my favourite. So, one time, while we were getting intimate, I ran into the kitchen and scooped up a handful of spread from the jar, before rushing back to the bedroom. I peeled off his boxers and then rubbed the Nutella over his dick, giving him a healthy hand job to get things started. Then, I took him in my mouth, vigorously licking and sucking the spread off his penis. It was the best blow job ever, for both of us!” — Didi and John*
‘He brought a surprise’
“Nothing was better than taking my fiancee’s anal virginity. A couple of years ago, I was on a work trip to Manchester and not only did he tag along, he brought a surprise: a strap-on. When he presented me with the strap-on, I slid it on, adjusted the straps, and roughly turned him around. Pulling down his trousers and boxers, I bent him over the bed, cracked open some lube and slathered it over my silicone dick. Kissing the top of his head and telling him to relax, I entered him slowly. After checking in that he wanted to keep going, I started fucking him, and reached round to give him a hand job. When he came over my hand, he let out the biggest yelp and we both started laughing.” — Ceri and Elis*
‘I put the moves on him’
“I’ve never been on birth control, so I always used condoms in my relationships… but then I got serious with my boyfriend. We both got tested when we decided to go exclusive, so then I started to wonder about what sex without protection might feel like. One evening, when I just started my period, I decided to find out. Periods make me so horny and, since it was the first day, I thought that the risk of pregnancy was pretty low — so I put the moves on him. Feeling him inside of me felt so intimate, and he asked for permission to be able to come inside me. The sensation of his orgasm moving through me was just too hot.” — Ashley and Nick*
*Names have been changed
Megan Wallace (they/them) is Cosmopolitan UK’s Former Sex and Relationships Editor covering sexual pleasure, sex toys, LGBTQIA+ identity, dating and romance. They have covered sexuality and relationships for over five years and are the founder of the PULP zine, which publishes essays on culture and sex. In their spare time, they can be found exploring the London kink scene and planning dates on Feeld.
