Women are fortunately living in a time in which much of their power is being reclaimed. With that, many antiquated ideologies are getting completely dismantled and rewritten. While women have been long sold the narrative that men are the more sexually oriented species, studies show that women are actually just as pleasure seeking, putting the power back into their hands.
The act of prolonging completion by suddenly avoiding it, edging has long been assumed to be an act exclusively for males; however, more and more discourse has surfaced about how much it can intensify a woman’s sexual experience, too. Here’s an explanation of what edging is and how women can get in on the fun.
What Is Edging?
The “edge” is the point just before orgasm. Therefore, the act of edging means reaching this point and halting in order to prolong pleasure, increasing stimulation and stopping just at the brink of completion. Whether you’re going at it solo or being intimate with a partner, this practice is an act that leans deeper into the journey of intimacy, rather than being solely focused on the arrival. An orgasm is only one way your body receives pleasure; the moments before it can be just as good, and edging is a way to extend that buildup.
Not only does edging make the act feel better for longer, but it also deepens your relationship with your own body and increases intensity.
Can Women Edge?
Great news: if you’re capable of having an orgasm, you’re capable of edging. In fact, a 2014 study suggests that females who edge during self pleasure are more likely to achieve orgasm during partnered sex. This means that edging may all around heighten your sexual experience, so it’s certainly worth giving a try.
How to Do It
To practice edging, the steps are as follows:
- Starting sexual stimulation
- Changing the intensity or stopping just before completion
- Waiting for a short time
- Increasing intensity again
- Repeating these steps in cycles
If you are being intimate with a partner and you feel like an orgasm is about to happen, you can communicate with them to stop stimulation or reduce its intensity for several seconds. If you’re alone and using a vibrator with direct stimulation, utilizing the on/off button is an easy, yet powerful method.
Women deserve to experience the full depth of pleasure, so the next time you’re getting hot and heavy, why not give edging a try?