Erotica As A Communication Tool
Reading (and maybe even trying your hand at writing!) erotica can be a powerful way to develop erotic communication skills.
Erotica can be simply entertaining and arousing, a relaxing genre to read and enjoy. But with a little bit of focused intention, you can also learn a ton about yourself and develop skills that will serve you in and out of bed.
Here are some strategies for learning about yourself as you read erotica:
Erotica can be simply entertaining and arousing, a relaxing genre to read and enjoy. But with a little bit of focused intention, you can also learn a ton about yourself and develop skills that will serve you in and out of bed.
Here are some strategies for learning about yourself as you read erotica:
- Pay close attention to your physical responses to the text. what turns you on? where do you get curious? what repels or disgusts you?
- Read erotica out loud, especially any conversation scenes. Feel the words in your mouth and find the language you love the most.
- Notice the attitudes and personality traits of characters you either "want to be" or "want to do" and explore what you might want to try on in your own erotic life.
Included in this section are a few short stories written by Pleasure Mechanics founder Chris Maxwell Rose to get you started - but there is a wide world of erotica out there, in every genre and style you can imagine!