New year, new sex life

Why bother making the same tired old New Year resolutions when you know you\'ll be back up to your old tricks by the middle of January? Instead of following your usual routine this year, try investing all of that time and effort into your relationship with your other half instead, it\'ll be far more enjoyable and you\'ll reap the benefits for the rest of the year. To get you off to a year of sex-fuelled fun, we\'ve put together our top ten sex resolutions so you can start the new year as you mean to go on.

Underneath your clothes

It\'s a new year and the perfect opportunity to clear out your knicker drawer. Banish those faded, holey knickers and baggy bras to the rubbish and head to the sales to get yourself some new lingerie. Forget your usual M&S five pack of thongs, the High Street now offers plenty of affordable, everyday lingerie that will make you feel like Scarlett Johnasson and is still comfortable and modest enough for work.

Speak your mind

If you\'ve had yet another row about him not pulling his weight with the housework or you\'re secretly seething because he stayed out till the early hours without calling or texting you once there\'s no way you\'re going to feel like having passionate, tearing each other\'s clothes off sex. So when he asks you what\'s wrong, don\'t say \"nothing\" and give him the cold shoulder in fact, don\'t wait for him to ask you what\'s wrong, just let it out, say what\'s pissed you off and let the make-up sex roll.

Good vibrations

From the Rampant Rabbit to the Black Mamba, women have treasured their vibrators for decades, so much so that they have often outlasted the men. These days though, men don\'t have to be left out in the cold whenever you feel like turning to your trusted, never-fails-me battery-operated friend thanks to the new Philips Dual Intimate Massager, or vibrator as we prefer to see it. This new toy for couples is so discreet and aerodynamically-designed it won\'t have him running for the hills whenever you whip it out and it has the added benefit of a variety of attachments and grooves made to fit both his and her crevices making for hours of new-found pleasures.

Safe sex

We all know the dangers of having sex without a condom or any protection whatsoever yet many of us are still taking that risk, but why? Because it feels better? Because you\'re too embarassed to ask him? Or because you doubt he has anything anyway? There really is no excuse for not using protection so the next time you don\'t want to ask him to wear a condom, think how humiliating it will be when you have to tell him and all of your previous partners that you have an STD and they have to go and checked out. There is also an estimated 20,000 HIV positive people in the UK who don\'t know they\'ve got HIV while the number of people infected with chlamydia has increased by 206% in the past ten years. Still think it\'s worth the risk?

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Take control

If you\'re the type of women who prefers to let him take the driving seat when it comes to sex make this your year to mix things up. Next time things are heating up make sure you\'re the one in control and, more importantly, make sure he knows it. When he\'s on top of you, use your body weight to roll over so you\'re straddling him, pin him down and get to work with a little more force than you and he may be used to. It\'s guaranteed to drive him wild and give you a new-found air of sexy confidence.

Perfect your technique

Feel like your sex life is stuck in a rut? Then improve it by becoming an irresistible demon in bed. Those tricks you learnt from Just Seventeen magazine years ago might now be outdated so learn a few new moves to get his attention then lie back and allow him to return the favour.

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Perfect his technique

If his routine leaves a lot to be desired, don\'t just lie back and accept that this is your lot, change it. No man wants to be bad in bed and, as difficult as the subject may be, most men will be delighted with a little nudge in the right direction. Tread gently by asking him what he likes in bed then lead on to what you like, and don\'t forget to be specific. It\'s no good telling him you like it when he goes down on you without explaining how you like it. Most of all remember practice makes perfect so don\'t give up, persevere until he gets it right!

Lose your inhibitions

Previous relationships that have gone sour can often lead us to feeling a little bruised and battered which can have a negative effect on the way you view sex. Do yourself a favour this year and sort out all of those sex issues holding you back by reading A woman\'s guide to losing inhibition. It makes for interesting reading and we can guarantee you\'ll uncover things you never knew were holding you back!

Take some time out

We often become so wrapped up in making sure our other halves are happy in bed that we can forget about ourselves. Taking some time to concentrate on you is just as important as your relationship with him so lay back and indulge yourself in your hottest fantasy and then, if he\'s been a good boy, let him know what you\'ve been up to.

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Hold a little back

Sex often goes a little cold when you\'re in a relationship because it\'s so readily available so the next time sex is on the cards tease him by dodging his touch and then tell him that there\'ll be no sex tonight, only foreplay or, better yet, no tongues, just hands. It\'ll take you back to the days when you first met and add a little much-needed suspense.

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