Sex Week: What Your Husband Really Wants

February 14, 2013

After having kids (and all the body changes and exhaustion that come with it), intimacy can be tough to re-establish. Sex therapist Ian Kerner tells us what men really crave in bed—and it's not as racy as you'd think:

Cuddle time: "Now that there's someone else competing for your time and attention, [men] yearn for the physical and emotional connection that comes with a simple snuggle. Sure, all things considered, we'd prefer to have sex and then cuddle. And for some men, the cuddle is welcome because it gives us a tiny shred of hope that you want more (yes, even though we know we have to get up early tomorrow)."

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