Bodies & fetishes
Body worship: a beginner's guide
Slow, devoted attention to every part of someone. It’s about feeling adored.
In the quiz
- Body worship
- Shaving your partner
- Naked around the house
How to start
- Pick one part of their body and spend ten minutes on it.
- Tell them what you love as you go.
- They just receive. No reciprocating.
How to keep it safe
- Some people feel self-conscious being looked at closely. Go at their pace.
- For shaving, use a fresh razor and lots of gel.
What you need
- Starter: lotion.
- Upgrade: a quality shaving kit.
Ideas to try
- Worship, then switch places next time.
- Shaving them as a trust exercise.
Is your partner into it too?
Take the quiz on your own phones. You'll only see body worship in your results if you both said some kind of yes.
Sources
- Mallory (2022). Dimensions of couples' sexual communication, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction: A meta-analysis. Journal of Family Psychology.
- Muise et al. (2019). Broadening your horizons: Self-expanding activities promote desire and satisfaction in established romantic relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
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Educational, not medical or legal advice. Updated 2026-11-09.