FIFO Families third ed 1 | Page 30

Before the Play Foreplay does not start in the bedroom. It starts when you send your partner a thoughtful text message during the day or when you call them to tell them how much you love them. It starts with being thoughtful and remembering things that are important to your partner. It starts when you walk through the door and offer to help with dinner or bath the kids. It's the little things that you do for your partner that pay off in the long run rather than only switching on the romance when you feel 'up for it'. So many FIFO wives and partners anticipate the reunion with their partner and are then disappointed when it turns into a wham bam thank you mam. We hear about foreplay all the time... how to turn your partner on, techniques and tips for the lead up to sex. However foreplay is so much more than that, it literally means "before the play". In the lead up top seeing your partner, slow things down and start the foreplay before you even see them. A romantic and appreciated partner is far more likely to engage with you sexually than someone who feels taken for granted and rushed. It doesn't have to be large gestures and it doesn't have to cost any money, all you need Published by Lifeskills Centre April 14, 2015