{"id":24900,"date":"2014-06-14T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T12:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=24900"},"modified":"2014-06-14T12:10:21","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T12:10:21","slug":"how-to-please-your-man-without-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=24900","title":{"rendered":"How to please your man without sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ask a handful of guys about what makes them feel close in a relationship and they&#8217;ll immediately point to sexual intimacy. But sex is not the whole picture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>All men have a variety of needs within a relationship beyond sex.There are a few generalisations about men you can consider when you&#8217;re trying to make your man happy.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond that, you have to figure out what makes him tick as an individual. Pleasing your man outside the bedroom may require a little creativity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Space and Freedom: &#8220;Men are like rubber bands,&#8221; says John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. It may seem like he unexpectedly pulls away, especially when you have just started to feel close.<\/p>\n<p>Most men have a strong need for autonomy and independence and don&#8217;t want to be smothered. Sometimes, a significant other can feel slighted.<\/p>\n<p>If your man seems to be pulling away, show him love by letting go. Give him the space and freedom he craves. You&#8217;ll only push him further away if you cling to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Respect and Admiration: One of the top needs for most men in a relationship is the need to feel respected and admired. You can communicate this respect through words and actions.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, all it takes is a gentle squeeze of the hand and a verbal affirmation to let him know that you&#8217;re in his corner.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, you can inflict some serious damage to his ego and the relationship with harsh criticism, flippancy or nagging.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Love and Forgiveness: If you&#8217;ve got a laundry list of all of your man&#8217;s faults or the ways he&#8217;s hurt you, toss it out. By building a case against him, you&#8217;re stacking up reasons for him to leave.<\/p>\n<p>After all, ongoing guilt is a load most men don&#8217;t want to carry. Men make mistakes, and many of those mistakes might seem stupid. Let them go and make him feel accepted through your forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Honest Truth: Most men hate the games you&#8217;ll find in many relationships: half-truths, manipulation and underhanded passive-aggressiveness. They just want it straight, so speak what&#8217;s on your mind.<\/p>\n<p>Many of them are terrible mind readers and will never figure out what you&#8217;re thinking. The less you&#8217;re hiding and the more clearly you&#8217;re communicating about your expectations, the more secure and less frustrated he&#8217;ll feel in the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 What He Likes: Take the time to figure out what is important to your man on a personal level. According to Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, men have one or two &#8220;love languages&#8221; that speak to them: words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch (which doesn&#8217;t have to be sex), gifts or acts of service.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr., author of His Needs, Her Needs, explains that each person in a relationship has a specific set of emotional needs that his or her partner either is or isn&#8217;t meeting. A couple of needs common to men include recreational companionship and physical affection.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure of what speaks to your man, do some research and ask him questions. You won&#8217;t regret getting to know him a little better and you&#8217;ll find out what really gets him going.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"advert-bottom\"><\/div>\n<p>Source:\u00a0Gina Poirier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ask a handful of guys about what makes them feel close in a relationship and they&#8217;ll immediately point to sexual intimacy. But sex is not the whole picture. 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