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Lights

posted 1 year ago in Intimacy
  • poll: When you're getting it on do you turn the lights off or keep them on (the majority of the time?
    on : (70 votes)
    43 %
    off : (91 votes)
    57 %
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    stressedbride2be    September 17, 2011   outside of DC

    Just being nosy ;)

     
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    Mrs.MedinaJr    November 11, 2011   Houston

    Only because we live together and if the lights were on and our son ever was to walk in we would be in trouble!! ha ha. so the lights off!!

     
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    heatherrobyn    April 2, 2011  

    i like it better with the lights off, because personally (i know you guys may all think i am weird) i think it's gross that i can see my fat when the lights are on. but, we usually end up doing it in the middle of the day when it's bright out, or he turns the lights on. he's a big fan of the lights on.

     
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    stressedbride2be    September 17, 2011   outside of DC

    @heatherrobyn: This is the same reason I like them off also. When I see myself in light, I think my fat looks ugly/gross and can't understand why he would want to be intimate with me. Granted that's my own insecurity but the lights off do help!

     
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    sassy411    November 27, 2010   SoCal

    I have a theory about this.

    I think when we're naked, all we think about is our flab & cellulite, real or imagined.

    I think when men are having sex with us, or about to, all they think about is:

    I'M HAVING SEX!!! YAY ME!

     
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    youhavemyheart    September 24, 2011  

    lol, lights off for us. I know FI is a little self-conscious also.

     
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    Pia2010    November 26, 2009  

    I leave them on.. I love my husband and feel comfortable in my skin. 

     
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    stressedbride2be    September 17, 2011   outside of DC

    @Pia2010: Good for you!! I wish I was.

     
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    JoesWifey    May 24, 2009   NYC/Wedding in Indiana

    I think it's mostly on. Just depends. It's not so much that I'm all that comfortable in my own skin, but sex is just a pretty good distraction. When we aren't having sex I usually cover myself up.

     
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    CaraMia10    October 10, 2010   Loma Linda, CA

    He knows what I look like! No need to turn the lights off :)

     
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    MsJeep23    May 14, 2011   Washington, D.C.

    @sassy411: Haha! I think your theory is probably right :)

     
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    red_pepper_gal    July 7, 2012   Edmonton, Canada

    Bedside lamp on. Best of both worlds. 

     
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    Beccka    September 1, 2010  

    On. soft lights though!

    Those who prefer darkness, what do you do during the daytime if you're having sex?

     
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    Jenn23    April 17, 2010   Philly suburbs

    I prefer the lights off, not because of my thoughts on my body, but I just find it more romantic or sexier in the dark. It's not pitch-dark, so we can still see each other's face/body up close.

    @Beccka: Most of the time it's at night for us, but when it is during the day, I think he is happier, since he likes it better with the lights on. lol

     
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    RR    October 2012  

    @Beccka: I think it was to difficult to vote because it was so cut & dry.  Soft lights, candles are perfect.

     
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    RR    October 2012  

    @sassy411: You're probably right, which is great! :)

     
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    DesireeAnne    October 13, 2012   South Jersey

    We don't really prefer on or off.  We just go at it whether or not they're on or off.

     
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    LisaC    October 5, 2012  

    I don't have a preference really, but I voted on because we mostly do it in the middle of the day when its bright

     
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    Treasure43    September 18, 2010  

    @sassy411: I think your theory is dead on!

    It's lights off for me because I get self concious!

     
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    eloping    May 23, 2010  

    lights on or off i dont care - and as we usually have sex most mornings its daylight anyway so there is no choice really

     

     

     
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    alishadhs4    June 5, 2010   Colorado Springs, CO

    on! i like to see my man in all his entirety!

     
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    HisIrishPrincess    March 23, 2012  

    If they are on when we get all mushy .. they stay on .. if they are off .. they stay off!

     
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    R.Elliott    September 24, 2011   Dallas, TX

    Usually on. I would prefer off but FI likes it with the lights on. So we usually light a candle or have the bedside lamp on.

     
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    veganglam    January 5, 2013   Philadelphia; Wedding in NYC

    @HisIrishPrincess: This exactly!  And because of this, we usually end up with the lights on. Like alishadhs4, I like to be able to see all of my man.  I'm actually kind of surprised that off is beating out on by such a large margin!

     
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    Vegan    July 6, 2013   maryland

    I  prefer the lights off I just like the dark.  That being said we have done it in daylight and I haven't had a problem with it.  I guess it all depends on when were in the mood.

     
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    HayleyJane    June 30, 2012   Indiana

    I prefer at least to have the bedside lamp on, thought he is self-conscious, and if it were up to him, he would never have the lights on.

     
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    miss ranunculus    June 2, 2012   Columbus...reluctantly moving to Austin

    I'd say generally the lights are off, but there is also usually some light coming through the windows so we can see each other.  I love being able to see his face during, and I know he likes seeing mine.

    We do have lights on a decent amount though.  Sometimes it's the full room light, other times a small lamp or candle.  I like this a lot as well...very sexy!

    We have sex during the day as well - full light!  Morning sex can be so nice with the pretty morning light streaming through the windows.

     
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    aleidafunsize    January 7, 2012   Bakersfield, CA

    Looking at the percentage of the poll, it looks almost even. Personally, it's lights on.

     
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    Mrs.KMM    July 17, 2010   Atlanta, GA (wedding in Indianapolis, IN)

    I voted for "lights off" because the poll said the majority of the time but honestly its probably 60% off, 40% on - we enjoy it both ways!

     
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    missmouse29    July 2011   NWOntario, Canada

    50/50

     

     
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    Miss.Lace    April 30, 2011   Austin

    It just depends when we are getting busy! 

     
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    PinkMagnolia    November 2011  

    The lights are always on. I think we've only done it once or twice in the dark. We're more turned on by each others bodies, so it would kill the mood if we couldn't see each other.

     

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