When we’re swamped at work, overrun with responsibilities in our personal lives, stressed, and sleep deprived, often the first thing to get taken off the list is pleasure. Even if you find time for sex with a partner, you may not prioritize time for sex with yourself as much as you normally would. So here’s how to carve out space for solo sexy time when you’re struggling.

It seems like every movie that depicts a couple moving in together shows them unpacking in their cavernous new home filled with original details, playfully putting a dab of paint on each other’s faces, eating Chinese food (or sometimes pizza), and then having sex on the floor. If only we could all live such a charmed existence! But alas, there’s so much more to it than that. It’s not all fun and games, and it’s definitely not all sexy. So here are our top tips for getting through the process with your relationship and your sanity intact.

Road trips can be super fun—the snacks, the podcasts, the wind in your hair—what’s not to like? But spending many, many hours in a tiny space with your partner could also lead to some…issues, if you’re not thoughtful about your approach. Here are 10 hard-earned lessons that will help you along your way.

Whether you’re edging, trying to achieve the coveted simultaneous orgasm, or practicing the withdrawal method and want your partner to come before you pull out, sex is not always about getting to the finish line. You have your reasons, and we celebrate them. So here are 5 tried-and-true ways to delay your orgasm.