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What Do You Experience After Sex? (The Joy of Afterglow)

I’m about to cum.

I can feel the nerve endings at the head of my dick about to mushroom. That tingling sensation at the base of the underside of my shaft is like biting into a York Peppermint Patty for the first time.

Invigorating.

My balls, hanging low and away from my body, slap against the bottom of her butt cheeks. I clench her waist tighter and thrust faster and further until…

Eruption.

My knees, quake and I ride a wave of ecstasy as my white lava bursts from my pleasure pipe. My pace slows then accelerates in quick bolts, as I revel in the waning milliseconds of my extended orgasm.

Her face, once buried in the pillow to muffle her moans from whatever passersby walk within earshot of my bedroom window, now resting snuggly atop it. An ecstatic sigh of relief escapes her mouth, before being replaced by a relaxed smile.

“I needed that,” she grins.

“I needed you,” I reply.

My hands, still locked firmly around her waist, are what I use to balance myself. Pressing the full weight of my body on her, I retract to an upright position. My left hand reaches around to grab the base of my dick. Securing my index and thumb around the rim of the condom, I pull out of her slowly, feeling every fiber of her warm walls slithering closed around me.

I toss the used condom to the floor aimlessly. My gaze returns to the beauty before me. As I follow the curve of her robust rump, my eyes follow the split of her peach and trace her spine, which is peppered with beads of sweat.

Some hers.

Some mine.

The room, is hot and the air is clouded by the familiar scent of sex. I lean forward and purse my lips into the shape of a circle and…

Blow.

A cool breeze of air flows over my full lips and onto her back as I work my way up her spine. Arriving at the nape of her neck, I shift her hair to the side and plant tender kisses across her shoulder blades. My tongue, extends outward and grazes her skin before arriving at her right earlobe.

She flinches…

My lips sooth her, as tender kisses soon follow. I part my lips and speak.

“I love you.”

She repeats the three-word phrase, with meaning, conviction and the inclusion of a one-syllable word.

“Too.”

My semi-hard dick, rests in the small of her back.

Dripping.

My post-coitial fluid blends with her sweat, creating a slick playground on her skin. The lubricated friction makes for a pleasure game of slip-n-slide that’s much different than the kind I played as a child.

I roll over to her side and silhouette her frame. My arm, draped over hers, I ease up next to her and we spoon innocently.

“I love these moments,” she says. “When you just hold me.”

I remain silent, but my answer is clear. I grip her tighter and pull her closer. It feels as if our embrace could last a lifetime. It would have had I not interrupted.

“Would you like some water?”

She nods.

I make my way to the kitchen and fill a tall glass with crushed ice and water. Taking a healthy sip along the way, I return to the room. She sits up and reaches for the glace, but, instead, I place it to her lips.

She sips, greedily.

Once she’s had her fill, she passes the glass back to me and I consume what’s left. I place the empty glass on a napkin on the nightstand and return to my side of the bed.

Instinctually, she is drawn to my warmth. I raise my left arm and she returns to her familiar space on my chest. Before settling in for the night, she leans up to kiss me.

I meet her halfway.

Her head, tucked in the nook of my arm, she prepares to drift to sleep with the steady pulse of my heartbeat as her lullaby.

I pull her in closer and plant one more kiss on her forehead.

“I love you,” I exhale.

“I love this,” she replies.

Goodnight.

Can the moments after sex be more intense than sex itself? How important is it for you to be able to experience afterglow with your partner? Does your partner get brownie points for getting you a glass of water (or warm wash cloth) after a hot and sweaty sexcapade? Do you enjoy spooning? Do you have a side of the bed that’s most comfortable for you? Do you enjoy falling asleep in your lover’s arms? Did you miss having a Wet Wednesdays written by NWSO? Was it worth the wait? Are you going to vote for Wet Wednesdays in the 2010 Black Weblog Awards (see below)?

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  • older & wiser

    Yes indeed! Reminds me of when I was married, good times good times! We used to call it going to la-la-land! And yes the afterglow can rock me as much as great sex, mmm, smh at the memories. (exhaling slowly)

  • older & wiser

    P.S. I did vote for Wet Wednesdays to win!

  • Lily

    Love this and love your writing!! Moments like these after sex makes the actually act it self so much more intimate and shows why sex with (mutural) feelings is so much better then just a quickie or with someone causal...

    ...And reading this reminded me that my decision not to have sex again until I'm in an exclusive relationship is the right one! Thanks for that lol!!

  • Kemz

    This right here, is why I voted.

    Great post.

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/ronnie6676 Ronnie6676

    Ok so now you got me over here wishing I had somebody to enjoy a little afterglow with...damn, damn, damn.

    • http://www.mstrecie.com Trecie

      Man what...I finished this piece and was like...damn,I need an afterglow buddy

      • A.D.

        Hell, me too Trecie!!

        - A.D.

  • Kaye Michele

    Ditto on the above comment. Welcome back, Ans. (I need to work on some after glow myself...sigh...)

  • Bhelekazi

    That was beautiful, genuine. Wow, caught myself sitting here and smiling while everybody else is doing work (school labs). I've never commented before but, this time i felt compelled to. Loved it. (I'm from South Africa by the way).

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/misspinkles misspinkles

    that was a pretty hot post. spot on actually.
    i love the chilled glass of water, spooning, hugging, saying 'i love you' and being in the nook.

  • http://twitter.com/MsTrecie @MsTrecie

    This post....was....amazing. It has me contemplating if perhaps I should find me an afterglow buddy. You could feel the sincerity and genuineness between the two....

    I love Naked With Socks On....hands down my favorite blog
    My recent post - - - - You

  • Tracey

    This is my first comment but I think I was just waiting for the right post. I absolutely love this. All of this. It is so true for me and my boyfriend. My favorite place in the world is inside his arms. It's hard to describe how safe and loved you feel from it all. It's intense but just so simple and subtle all at the same time.

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/mariamab mariamab

    oooweee! I'm about to slide of my chair! Hold up, i have to make a few phone calls after reading this.....

    aaannd we're back!

    Can the moments after sex be more intense than sex itself?
    Yes. The moments before and after sex are sometimes more intense because of the anticipation and then satisfaction felt before and after an intimate moment.

    How important is it for you to be able to experience afterglow with your partner?
    Very, lol because if there is no glow chances are the sex was not very good.(sad face lol)

    Does your partner get brownie points for getting you a glass of water (or warm wash cloth) after a hot and sweaty sexcapade? Do you enjoy spooning?
    Every little bit counts these gestures show that you care about the person.

    Do you have a side of the bed that’s most comfortable for you? Do you enjoy falling asleep in your lover’s arms? Did you miss having a Wet Wednesdays written by NWSO? Was it worth the wait?
    (Yes! x4) This reminds me of crown royal by jill scott, put this to music and you have yourself a slip and slide (S&S) sensation! I personally enjoy my space when I'm sleeping right after and wiggling my way back to the nook during the night.

    Great post. Passionate, sexy and sweet. loved it.

  • Duchess

    Welcome back Wet Wednesday!! I love this! I just telling a friend of mine yesterday, those minutes after are the best. As wonderful as sex is, it's the intimacy after that adds to the satisfaction, and the hugs are my addiction. So true, hugs convey so much, along with the spooning and tender forehead kisses! Making me wanna call my afterglow addiction and make a special request for tonight! Of course, it's always extra special when they take care of you after: water, baby wipes or warm clothe, just another expression of love ~ before drifitng off into dreamland snuggled in the special place that always feels as though it was created just for me!

  • http://undressingher.com undressingHER

    I've blogged about this myself and I LOVE, I repeat LOVE, when women bring me a rag to wipe my dick off, along with some water. Even more so when they wipe my dick off for me. I don't want to cuddle or anything though...as I'm not trying to share in each others sweat.
    My recent post What You Call Lame- I Call Grown

  • Spinster

    The first few quite detailed paragraphs were the best.

    And on that note, one moment please.

    *faints*

  • http://www.gangstarrgirl.com GangStarr Girl

    =0)

  • A.D.

    Glad my boy's back!!! (even though you never left just took a break)!! But this right hur!! Luv it...Luv it!! Like Kemz said...this is why and what I voted for!!!!

    - A.D.

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/thepearlmic thepearlmic

    Yes, I loved it... hotness indeed!

  • SHA

    I loved this.

  • superwoman

    fantastic!! award winning stuff!!!

  • http://twitter.com/RCTuri @RCTuri

    Getting up and getting stuff is ALWAYS a plus. I'll drink the water myself though. I got flashbacks of parental stuff when I read that part. LOL

    Why does it seem like so many of us need afterglow partners? LOL

    Good job Ans.

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/taranab Tarana

    This was great.

    "pleasure pipe" is hilarious...I am always a lil tiny bit uncomfortable with the details...but that's just me. You detail the love so well that it takes away from the other stuff. I love that a lot of your stories involved two people in love.

    I also LOVE that you got up and got the water!! Bravo! Nice touch.

    I miss this. But I am so glad that I am waiting until I HAVE this again - before I share an afterglow with anyone else.
    My recent post A Fresh Ten

  • MimiPumpkin

    Damn it! I knew I shouldn't have read this entry while I am at work!

    Now, I have to go through the work day, feeling like I am wearing a soggy diaper...

  • karmagini

    This was a nice mix of sweet & salty. And points for making this a safe-sex story also. More of that should exist in movies/writings.

  • Jessica J

    Ok completely random but why does it look like dude in the first picture is checking to see whether or not ol' girl's hair is real? #imtrippin. Love this Naked. One day I'll have my afterglow husband.

    • karmagini

      LMAO! He does look like that ! I think it was meant as him stroking/playing with her hair.

  • rwifey

    after the first sentence i decided to move on from this post, been too long, thanks for the reminder, sigh........

  • DGW

    Did you miss having a Wet Wednesdays written by NWSO? Was it worth the wait?

    YES! And, OH, YES. This is soooooo beautiful. I really missed this, and am glad you decided to share this with us.

    For me the most gorgeous line is: "Her head, tucked in the nook of my arm, she prepares to drift to sleep with the steady pulse of my heartbeat as her lullaby."

  • http://intensedebate.com/profiles/anslem NWSO

    lol y'all are fools

  • Shawny

    This ish right here....this right here.... this was really really good... i enjoyed every word of it......

    Can the moments after sex be more intense than sex itself? Yes it can, i think the moments before and after just adds more pleasure to the sex itself.....
    How important is it for you to be able to experience afterglow with your partner? very important, if you can enjoy the moments after that means the sex was good and you dont want the moment to end.
    Does your partner get brownie points for getting you a glass of water (or warm wash cloth) after a hot and sweaty sexcapade? yes they do.....
    Do you enjoy spooning? yes very much so.... it adds to the comfrot level between you and your partner
    Do you have a side of the bed that’s most comfortable for you? yes, my side...lol
    Do you enjoy falling asleep in your lover’s arms? yes especially on cold nights!
    Did you miss having a Wet Wednesdays written by NWSO? This is my first post ever on NWSO.... i love the questions you ask and the ideas you write about..... keep it coming!

  • JCS_SCJ

    I just want to say that I'm not the type of person to get into blogs, but this one has definitely caught my attention. I actually anxiously anticipate the next topic of discussion, which is cool. I absolutely love this blog!! It is awesome and it brings to light some of the things we experience relationship wise, but very interesting topics nonetheless. Kudos to the person who created this blog!! It is absolutely awesome!!

  • lola289

    luv the pics and post! =)

  • :-(

    Why did I read this!!!! This is exactly how things would end with me and my ex. I really felt the love and now he is gone. I feel like crying at this very moment. I wonder if I will ever feel that love again. Ahhh, sorry!!!!!

    • Shola

      we are so here! >>>.<<<<

  • Shola

    anslem though i love the words that flow from your pen (keyboard even) this post killed me :|

    you described to a T the aftermath of sex with my ex (right down to the water lol), as i was reading this i was taken straight back to those times, his room, his bed, his arms...damn.

    • http://nwso.net/ NWSO

      Sorry to deliver so well. ha!

      • Shola Lovely

        well its ur delivery that makes such an avid reader but damn you and ur ability to invoke memories *shakes fist*
        i need new ones...

  • brownsugar

    Beautiful, my man does all of this...the washcloth, the h20 and then we sleep so close i can feel his breath on mines.

  • bogart4017

    The afterglow is what its all about. Its the only time during the day when im completely relaxed.

  • Ruth

    The afterglow is amazing. Makes the sex more sweet

  • Southern Poise

    IKR, I'm smiling too. Wishing I had someone to share an afterglow with. Missing my Ex. :( . DAMMIT LOL

  • Southern Poise

    The most intimate times in a relationship are after sex/love making. I've had some of the best conversations in the moments right after, about life, love, future, wants, needs, beliefs... And I know they say the sex must not be good if you talking after and not sleep. But it depends on what you're talking about. Communication is important. And if you talk to the one you're with about life and future plans, then that's one conversation I want to be awake for.

    For me, afterglow can only be fully appreciated in a relationship. I've had casual sex, and it's just not the same. If you're not really connected or committed, it's only temporary, like a lit candle, eventually you have to blow it out, when the lights come on.

  • Southern Poise

    I know, damn memories lol.