What You're Doing Right and Wrong
We know what you're worried about in bed.
Some men worry they won't last long enough. Some guys are afraid they're not big enough.
Women have plenty of insecurities in bed, too. Their weight, for one thing. And how long it takes them to reach orgasm.
How do we know all of this? We asked!
Last week we ran a poll on MensHealth.com in conjunction with NBC's Today show, and man, people were open and honest. (See all the results here.)
What was the number-one thing we took away from the poll? People are willing to talk. And if we talk, the sex will only get better. (We even asked women about their vibrators. More on that later.)
Nearly every man and woman who took the online poll said they want to know if they're doing something wrong or could do something better.
Specifically: Eighty percent of men say they are "very open" to guidance from their partner, agreeing with the statement, "Whatever she wants, all she has to do is ask." An additional 17 percent say they're open to feedback "as long as she's nice about it."
That's 97 percent of us guys ready and willing to please her. (The other 3 percent either thought sex is better if you don't talk about or were supremely confident they know everything she likes.)
Women were more hesitant about taking suggestions, but only slightly: Fifty-seven percent said they were "very open" to advice, with 35 percent requiring the "as long as he's nice about it" condition.
Evidently, we have lots to talk about.
But let's start with our overall performance. When we asked men to rate their sexual skills on a scale of 1 to 10, 29 percent of men gave themselves a 7, while 40 percent said 8 or higher.
Even so, we may be too harsh on ourselves. When we asked women to rate their guy, 23 percent gave him a solid 8. And 54 percent rated him an 8 or higher.
And fully 16 percent of women described their man's bedroom skills as "awe-inspiring."
So far, so good. But let's move on to insecurities. Do you last long enough in bed?
Go to the next page to find out how men--and women--answered that question.
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