On top of that, exploring new things in the bedroom, whether new positions or new toys, opens up conversation between you and your partner about your sex life and what you both desire. And plus, 'there's a level of intensity that you can't duplicate with your hands, your mouth, or penetration.'Īs Balestrieri adds, 'Our bodies are incredible vehicles for pleasure, but we can't expect our bodies to do everything all the time, so sometimes it can be really nice to give our bodies a little bit of help and a break so we can experience pleasure without having to do all the hard work.' 'There's the value of trying something new that you haven't done before,' Fleming says.
The better question might be, what aren't the benefits? Balestrieri and Fleming both note that as humans, we love novelty-and that includes in our sex lives.