“Nothing boosts your confidence like the love and lust of a good man.”

Redditoru/PhenomenalPancakeasked, “What was the biggest boost you’ve ever received to your sexual confidence?”

and responses prove a little kinky kindness in the bedroom can really go a loooong way.

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Here are some of the best responses:

1.

And that kind of gave me permission to actually explore my sexuality with him in a safe way.

We’re engaged now.

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I’m happy!"

u/ReasonableMeet1761

3.

“I got called ‘a fucking goddess’ while teasing him.

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Felt hot as fuck in that moment.”

Took me by surprise and instantly made me horny."

u/No-012017

5.

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I was super red-faced and embarrassed, but it was a huge confidence boost.

Were in a long-term relationship now. "

u/Inner_Rope6667

7.

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Had my thumbs stretching out my suspenders after that, LOL."

Still runs my self-esteem years later."

u/hatsnatcher23

9.

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“My gf told me Im better at fingering her than she is.

Still think about that sometimes.”

We had just finished and we were trying to catch our breath.

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I was able to ride her longer and harder than I have ever done before or after.

u/Kriskao

11.

She asked if I wanted to finish in her mouth, and I happily obliged.

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I pulled out from doggy, and she turned around, and I accidentally came literally everywhere.

Her face, her hair, the wall behind her, etc.

She was so impressed.

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She said, ‘Oh my god, I have NEVER seen ANYTHING like that in my life.

That was so hot.'"

u/EZkg

13.

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Anyways my friends called me Goldilocks after I told them."

“Being married to my husband.

That man makes me feel like the sexiest woman alive.

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I used to (and admittedly sometimes still, on the bad days) have really shit confidence.

He has changed how I see myself in so many ways, one of them being my sexual confidence.

Nothing boosts your confidence like the love and lust of a good man.”

u/the_bird_and_the_bee

15.

“A crackhead asked me for a cigarette outside of a liquor store.

I told her no and she said, ‘Eh, Id still let you hit.’

Honestly riding that high three years later.”

I just went off of what you reacted to and played with it.

Then played with it again."

u/Accidental_Taco

17.

“She said, ‘I think it reached my heart.'”

“Had a short fling with a girl.

We were trying new things, and I asked if she ever tried anal.

She said she enjoyed it but wasn’t going to let my Pringle can near her ass.

As an average-sized guy, it made me blush.”

u/MammothWrongdoer1242

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21.

That was nice."

“Not long ago, I went on a fishing weekend with my boyfriend.

We’ve been together for 10 years, so we’re definitely not in the honeymoon phase anymore.

I was telling him how good we were together, boner.

How much I like spending time with him, boner.

A random compliment, boner.

I spent the weekend with a man who was hard for me.”

u/givemeanostidbreak

23.

And I knew she was the one."

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.