Err, a bedside table LAMP is good :smack:
I swear I previewed, honest!
Max
Lights, camera, action! 
Oops, maybe without the camera bit.
Lights on for me. After all, part of the turn on is being able to see your partner. This sounds obvious, but if you can’t see what you’re doing then you’re missing out on half the fun.
I’m ok either way.
Until recently, the missus preferred dim lighting and often refused to have sex during the daytime. Now she’s more receptive to anytime lovin’.
Lights on for me.
Mrs. Lorenzo prefers lights out.
My SWAG is that men tend to be more visual and prefer lights on whereas more women will prefer lights out.
Lights on, as long as they’re red and blue flashing, strobes, rotating lights and music.
Otherwise, candle light is just perfect.
Dimmed. It’s all about the dimmed lights. I don’t want to be able to actually see what’s going on, but then again, I don’t want to feel like I’m making love in a tanning salon. Dimmed.
Oh yes, and candle light is just dandy.
variety is the spice of life.
but generally on.
the brighter the better.
i like waking up in the middle of the night and doing stuff too…in that case lights are off.
blindfolds are always a possibility too, but not for both of us at the same time!
I wish I could say that I’m not self-conscious if the lights are on (bright lights, that is, the overhead ones), but I am.
Having said that, I will also say the opportunities for spontaneous encounters is greatly reduced when there’s a toddler about.
My first preference is candles, then the bathroom light on.
(I had this discussion with some female friends some years ago. It was decided that if we could actually see what we looked like from behind, during the ‘doggie style’ position, we’d all probably never have sex again. The idea of the jiggling cellulite and bits hanging down was what got most women. These were not particularly self-conscious women, so I was surprised that they’d all felt the same as me.
Within the group, there were women who would fit the average male classification of ‘hot’ all the way to women who wouldn’t be considered sexually attractive by most men. That’s very sad, I think. 
Ages ranged from about 22 to 55 or so. )
On. Daylight is my preference. I like to see his reactions/facial expressions.
And count me as someone who has ‘nothing to be ashamed of’ - if he didn’t think I was sexy, he wouldn’t be having sex with me, would he? in other words: even if I think i’m unattractive, why should I expect him to feel the same way?
Also, I can’t imagine a man interrupting his doggie-style action by thinking ‘Oh, man, look at all that cellulite! How unsexy! I’m losing my erection!’ and stopping. Really, I have more faith in men than that.
With a hearing woman, I think on is a little better that way I can see what they are saying but with a Deaf lady then it can be on or off.
Here is a hint if you prefer lights on, my neighbors seem to prefer doing with with lights on. Maybe they should do something about those bamboo slant curtains, which let you see right through them if a light is on inside.
People actuallyleave the TV on? How very romantic.
if the light is on, it stays on
if the light is off, it sometimes goes on
if the tv is on, it stays on (but I don’t think anybody is watching it, errrm… I hope nobody is watching it)
if the tv is off it stays off
daytime, no problem, we are not overlooked (top of a hill) so the curtains stay open
basically, visual stimulation is good, and why interrupt proceedings to change something that doesn’t need changing
Well, I’m pretty nearsighted, so once I take my glasses off, I need at least a little light, otherwise god knows what I’m about to put my weight on…
On, for sure. Not a 747 landing light, but some illumination is greatly preferred.
Actually, sunshine is best.
Some light coming in through the blinds is good, candle light is good (I like lots and lots and lots of candles), low lamps are fine. I don’t like glaring light.
The light switch is too far from my couch to bother turning it off so lights always on, and my SO likes it that way also.
Same with the TV and/or the computer. Kinda distracting when we’re watching some porn (on the computer, repeating over and over again) or some TV show.
I remember laying back on the couch while my SO was working on me and trying not to get distracted by the tv (the Crocodile hunter was on, I love that show).
I fucking hate the TV being on. Sometimes it gets left on, and I will usually do something about it in the middle because I can’t stand it. Television annoys me in general.
I live in New York City, so if you don’t have opaque blinds some light will always get in. Which is a saving grace when you’re with one of those beautiful women that thinks she’s not and insists the lights go out.
Subdued light is definitely best, candlelight being optimum, or even better, a fire in a fireplace. (never had that option but, one day)
As for the tried model comparison. When someone says they date hot women only then it’s the complete truth regardless of what outsiders think. They are the one that has to take them to bed, so outside reaction is irrelevant. Anyway, in case it’s escaped notice, models are fleshy coat hangers picked out by gay men, to make the clothes and makeup look good. Oftentimes models are decidedly unattractive when not in the expensive clothes and makeup. In fact, it’s pretty common.
Erek
Lights on: **Drachillix ** prefers them off, but I pout if I don’t get my way----I like to see what I’m getting.
Outside, either under the hot sun or in front of the evening fire.