Two Ways to Close the "Pleasure Gap" in Your Love Life

Understanding what brings you pleasure is an important step towards better sexual experiences.
The female orgasm is not a mystery, we just assume it is.

• According to a study, a sexual script serves the role of a safeguard or a guideline in unknown sexual situations.

• Compared to men, women experience 20-50 percent fewer orgasms in heterosexual encounters.

• Tips to help experience gratifying sex that does not undermine pleasure or orgasm include self-understanding and communication.

A new study published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy attempts to explain why the orgasm gap persists despite efforts to integrate clitoral knowledge into a couple’s sex lives. The study cites gendered sexual scripts as a major obstacle in closing the orgasm gap.
A sexual script, according to the study, serves the role of a safeguard or a guideline in unknown sexual situations. The study hypothesizes that gendered sexual scripts constitute a significant barrier to closing the pleasure gap for the following reasons:
2 Ways to Close the "Pleasure Gap" in Your Love Life