Tips to Spring Clean Your Relationship and Start the Season Fresh (and Frisky)

Winter weather is behind us and the signs of Spring are everywhere: temperatures rising, buds budding, birds chirping, and bees buzzing. Now’s the time to Spring clean our homes—and also our relationships.

“Whether you’re in a new relationship…or feel like you’ve been together forever, it’s time to take a step back and assess what’s working and what’s not,” says Madeleine Castellanos, MD, Manhattan relationship guru and sex therapist. “If something isn’t working, and you’re feeling less than connected to your partner you might try some simple refresher tips to help bring you and your partner closer together,” she advises.

Below are some insightful tips from Dr. Castellanos to spring clean your relationship and restore the sparks of passion. After all, Spring is the season of Amore…and love is in the air!

1. Find new interests together. Maybe you don’t do enough fun stuff together any more. Or maybe your outings have fallen into a rut. Take some time and find new activities a deux—a sport or a hobby like Argentine Tango, square dancing, or golf. Sometimes just making a simple choice for a regular “date night” can inspire new closeness.
2. Set aside time to fantasize. Share your fantasies with your partner or keep them to yourself. Bottom line: fantasizing is a great way to prime the pump for your heart and passion to soar. Don’t be afraid to push the envelope a little! There’s no judgment in the world of imagination.
3. Listen to your partner’s wants, needs and desires.  You don’t have to fulfill all of them, but you do need to listen. Also, feel free to whisper sweet, spicy messages that you don’t usually say out loud. The ears are located close to the brain for a reason—so use that pathway to flip the “turn on” switch in your partner’s brain!
4. Get back into gazing into each other’s eyes. Taking a couple of minutes every day to do this can communicate your deepest feelings without words. It actually helps to align your heart and mind with your partner’s in the subtlest way. In other words, dare to stare!
5. Reach out and connect. A simple phone call at lunch to say, ‘I miss you’ can make your lover’s whole day; a sexy text message can prime you both for an evening of intimacy; and a meaningful touch on the arm or even hand-holding while walking the dog, can really restore your connection. Don’t underestimate the power of touch for physical, emotional, and sexual healing.

Get Organized with New Bedroom Supplies

1. Spring clean your bedroom routine. Stuck with the same-old/same-old between the sheets? Try something new, such as sexy lingerie, enticingly fragrant Inttimo by Wet™ aromatherapy massage and bath oils, and Wet® Flavored™ Gel Lubricants—which really add a new level of sizzle to a hum-drum bedroom routine.
2. Find fresh adventures together. Spring is the perfect time to celebrate love. Pack your weekend get-away bag and don’t forget to bring some romantic gifts, gastronomic delicacies, Wet® Platinum® lube (the long-lasting, condom-compatible type that never dries up or gets sticky), and a copy of Getaway Guide to the Great Sex Weekend by Dr. Pepper Schwartz. Also, take along Dr. Lauren Streicher’s newly published Love Sex Again!
3. Add some natural aphrodisiacs to heat up your life. Dark chocolate, hot chilies, garlic, oysters, pomegranates, and the Peruvian root Maca, are all known to be time-tested love-enhancers. Don’t hold back…feed them liberally to your mate, and you may become the main course!

So, now that the chill of winter is over and the coolness of spring is here you know what that means...the sizzling heat of summer is just around the corner.  Why wait? Gear up for summer fun now, get busy, change routines, and get frisky.

Get Scared At A Haunted Spa

Now that summer is over and the holidays are still way off in the near future, it's the perfect time to take a relaxing trip to a spa. You can relax and indulge all your senses.  Spa treatments will balance your mind, body, and spirit.  Speaking of spirits -- you can find ghostly spirits who are haunted the halls at many spas too.

Spa Finder has put together a list of the top 10 haunted spa hotels that you can go to visit. What's better than a haunted house, a haunted hotel, of course, because then you can spend the night. If you love hearing a spooky ghost story, or scaring yourself to death with a horror move, this might just be the place for you.  And you never know, you just might encounter a ghost or two riding the elevator, or lingering in the lobby after midnight. Let's face it, a spa vacation is such a wonderful idea that you'll probably never want to leave either…  

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Eight Sexy Props You Should Have In Your Bedroom

Has the master bedroom suite in your house become a place for watching late-night reruns of "The Big Bang Theory" and early morning family viewings of "SpongeBob Squarepants"? Other than sleeping is there little other activity in your bed? And no, we don't count tossing and turning?

Maybe it's time to turn your bedroom into a boudoir. Even if you have kids and need to keep your sexy  props hidden from view when they're not in use, there are a few things you should keep in your bedroom to make sure that you're always ready to turn up the heat on your love life.

Here's eight must-haves in the bedroom that you should consider keeping near at hand.

1. Candles

They'll add a glow to your skin and also add sexy scents into the air. Light a few candles in your bedroom and see if your partner doesn't sit up and take notice.

2. Aromatherapy

So you worry that you'll burn the house down if you use candles in the bedroom. No worries. You can always create mood lighting with lamps and add the scents of pleasure with aromatherapy oils and home fragrances. Save one delicious scent for when you're setting seduction scene for your partner.

3. Music

Let's get it on. You know there is nothing that will get you in the mood faster than your favorite song. Music stirs people's emotions and their sex drives. Have lots of different kinds of music available in your bedroom as well as a way to play some the songs that turn you on.

4. Pillows

Not just pillows for your head on the bed. Your bedroom should be filled with toss pillows that you can scattered throughout the room just in case your good lovin' turns into some monkey sex on the floor.

5. Robes

It doesn't matter if you prefer robes that are thick, thirsty terrycloth or silky, smooth satin. Make sure that both you and your partner have robes in the room that are just for intimate moments. They don't have to be -- but it is nice if they were matching -- that why you'll feel like you're both on the same team. 

6. Lubricants and massage oils 

Sex is a sensual act. The art of massage and touch is so intimate and can be enhanced through the use of personal lubricants and massage oils. There are so many different kinds that you can decide if you want silicone, flavored, or warming. Or maybe you'd prefer an aromatherapy massage oil. Keep lubes and oils in you nightstand for moments when you want to get most intimate.

7. Lingerie

Keep your lingerie organized in your closet by colors and uses for when you're in the mood for different kinds of sex. Make sure that your lingerie is clean and fresh and ready to go at a moment's notice. That way you can be ready to go whenever the moment strikes.

8. Sexy toys

Maybe it's a vibrator in your top drawer. Or a pair of fuzzy handcuffs that he keeps in his underwear drawer.  Some nipple clamps or Ben Wa balls. Maybe you've got a favorite tie in his closet that you like to use to act out your Fifty Shades Of Grey fantasies.  It could be any kind of toy or prop that you've both tried and enjoyed. Keep it in a place that you can remember that's out of view to the rest of the family -- but will make you both feel sexy when you're in the mood.

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