Edging – The secret to intense orgasms

Have you ever tried stopping stimulation just before you reach orgasm and then starting all over again? It might not sound like the best way to reach that all-important climax – but that’s exactly what “edging” is all about. Read on to find out more about edging, why it can lead to even more intense and fulfilling orgasms, and how you can try it out for yourself.

• What exactly is edging? The thinking behind this unusual technique
• Good reasons to experiment with edging
• How to make edging work for you
• Edging isn’t for everyone – and that’s OK

What exactly is edging? The thinking behind this unusual technique

Edging is a sex technique that involves repeatedly stopping stimulation just before you reach the point of no return. After pausing for a few seconds, you start again. The idea is to build arousal with each round of stopping and starting, which should ultimately result in an extremely intense orgasm.

Many men already use this technique regularly. As sexual partners often don’t climax at the same time, edging can help couples to work towards simultaneous orgasm. But that’s not the only advantage of edging.

Edging is also said to result in a particularly intense climax, or even multiple orgasms. It works like this: Your partner briefly stops stimulation just before you come – just long enough for the heat to die down a little – and then you resume. You can repeat this cycle for as long as you want before proceeding beyond the point of no return, which should result in an amazing orgasm. How many times you repeat edging is entirely your choice, or depends on how long it takes your partner to climax. As always, it’s about what you and your partner want, what you like and what feels good. 😉

If you practise this technique regularly, it can even help you last longer during sex and improve your self-control – and boost your sex drive too. If you want to practice edging, try our pjur med PRO-LONG spray when you masturbate. This delay spray for men contains oak bark extract and panthenol, which combine to reduce oversensitivity, soothe the skin and can prevent premature ejaculation.

Edging is, of course, just one of many sex trends: Check out our Sex Lexicon for more and see how many you can tick off. If you want to add to your repertoire, edging is definitely worth a try – read on to find out why.

Good reasons to experiment with edging

Reason number one is a straightforward one – simply because there’s no such thing as too many orgasms. 😉 Orgasms have a positive effect on your mood and your health. Lots of couples struggle when one partner climaxes much faster than the other. The partner who achieves an orgasm quickly can delay their climax a little so that they can come at the same time as their partner. Edging is also thought to make orgasms more intense, and it can even enable you to enjoy multiple orgasms. Who wouldn’t want that!

If you’re experimenting alone, you’ll have plenty of time to explore your body and your needs. If you want to give yourself a great orgasm, edging might be just the thing to help you get there.

So, they’re our top reasons in favour of giving edging a go – and you might be able to think of even more. If you want to give edging a try on your own or with your partner, read on to learn how to make edging work for you!

How to make edging work for you

The secret to successful edging is learning to recognise the different stages of arousal and how they feel for you. Once you’ve reached the so-called “point of no return”, there’s literally no going back; once you’ve passed this point, you’re going to have an orgasm, whether you want one or not. That’s why it’s important to know how arousal builds in your body. Initially you’ll feel a slight sensation, then a stronger one, and this will continue to build until you reach the point of no return and orgasm. These phases of arousal differ from person to person and everyone experiences them differently. With edging, you need to be able to identify the point between strong arousal and the transition to the point of no return. And you can only do that if you know your body and how it responds to stimulation. Masturbation can help you to explore how your body responds, which will enable you to learn where your cut-off point for stopping stimulation is. You can also experiment with your partner if you prefer. However you choose to explore edging, the key to success is becoming an expert in your own body and how it responds to stimulation and in a state of arousal. This learning process can take a bit of time and practice. You can play around with edging with any form of sexual stimulation, whether that’s vaginal penetration, a hand job or a blow job.

Edging isn’t for everyone – and that’s OK

On paper, that might all sound great – but different people have different preferences when it comes to sex, and edging doesn’t have to be the right thing for everybody. If you’re the type who prefers quickies and doesn’t appreciate lengthy sessions of foreplay, you might not enjoy edging as much. And for some people, arousal can disappear completely when stimulation is stopped and restarted as we’ve described in this article. If edging forces you to start again completely from scratch, it might not be the best path to a satisfying climax. But the only way you’ll know is to try – and you can take all the time you need. 😊

The orgasm control technique we’ve described here can result in orgasms like nothing you’ve experienced before. But if you’re more a fan of quickies, or if your arousal disappears completely when you stop rather than gradually building up, edging might not be the sex trend for you. Give it a try and see how it goes; you might surprise yourself with an incredibly intense climax or even multiple orgasms, with or without your partner. But above all, enjoy experimenting with edging!

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