Sexologist Angelina Prytkova has shared three fundamental principles to help couples maintain regular sex in a marriage, publishing her advice on her Telegram channel.
Prytkova, who works as a sexologist and clinical psychologist, explained that while novelty and intense emotions naturally support sexual desire during the early stages of a relationship, habit and routine frequently displace those feelings over time.
Clinical psychology evaluates emotional and behavioral patterns in interpersonal relationships, while sexology examines how psychological, biological, and social factors intersect to affect sexual well-being. Experts in these fields study how long-term couples adapt as initial relationship excitement evolves into routine.
Three principles for lasting intimacy
To preserve vivid sensations in a long-term marriage, Prytkova advised partners to follow three primary principles. First, she recommended that individuals understand the specific characteristics of their own sexual arousal.
Second, she emphasized the necessity of maintaining a warm and attentive attitude toward one another in daily life. Research in relationship psychology indicates that consistent emotional attentiveness helps counter habituation, the natural psychological process where familiar experiences produce milder emotional responses over time.
Third, Prytkova urged couples to pay attention to physical health, specifically highlighting the condition of the pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor is a structure of muscles and ligaments spanning the base of the pelvis that supports internal organs and plays a key role in sexual sensation and circulatory function.
Addressing relationship difficulties early
Prytkova noted that sex in a relationship will not happen automatically forever, observing that while spontaneous intimacy occurs naturally at first, it does not remain that way indefinitely. She advised couples not to delay addressing intimate difficulties, warning that ignoring changes in a relationship makes accumulated problems harder to resolve over time.
Her advice follows previous statements from sexologist Sarah Mulindwa regarding physical techniques for enhancing sexual climax. Mulindwa stated that holding one's breath can help increase the intensity of orgasm for women, explaining that the technique works because breath retention boosts blood circulation throughout the body.
Mulindwa is a practicing sexologist and sexual health advocate who frequently provides advice on intimate wellness. Vascular response and blood circulation are central to physiological arousal, as increased arterial blood flow to pelvic tissue heightens tactile sensitivity during intimate activity.
