What, exactly, constitutes as being "bad in bed?"

Okay, maybe I can help. Some of us just didn’t KNOW that we were supposed to make noise (never fear, someone taught me), but the truth is that the closer I got, the more quiet I would get, so as to concentrate on it I guess.

I mean, I never watched any porn, and no one ever complained (I was pretty physical, definitely not a “just lay there” type). Maybe in part it was all the typical girl silliness of not wanting to seem unladylike or “whorish” (I know, I know).

I was always enthusiastic and moved a great deal, and would definately talk and giggle, but would rarely make much noise (moans etc).

My current boyfriend is the one who just came out and said “hey, make some noise” and after a talk, I gradually learned to be less vocally shy, and “applaud” him.

Of couse the “payoff” made me naturally noisier over time. :smiley:

Presumably you are excluding pregnancy from that statement. After all, many religions and cultures would claim that a hospital visit --to the maternity ward – is the desired result of sexual acts!

On bumping the cervix:

Softly is fine, but personally, I’d rather not. Hard is painful to me, 'couse some people like a little pain in their sex.

One of my girlfriends ended up going to the emergency room - you can bruise a cervix.

I’m sure you felt like quite the stud in the ER that day!

I’m sure you felt like quite the stud in the ER that day!

Thanks for your reply - your shots outline my issues; see, she accuses me of wanting her to act like a porn star if I’m unhappy with silence (or the near-silence of held breath). Mind you, she likes sex, though she refuses to say as much.

What’s interesting about your answer, though, is how you reference porn. Do you mean that porn was what guided your boyfriend’s desires, and then you didn’t mind following them? How does this relate to what you want? I’m interested because my woman loathes the idea that men’s sexual desires are shaped by porn - and then she has to deal with those desires… that I may want her to act in ways that aren’t natural to her.

That would be a reasonable argument if I were asking her to take on three guys or use really absurd positions… or for implants and a faked orgasm every 90 seconds… but I’m not. It seems that she requires a reserve of privacy when it comes to showing sexual desire or pleasure, even from me. It’s pride & privacy & maybe even embarrassment together. Anyhow, that wasn’t your response to your guy, but I guess you do have differing backgrounds and stuff.