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How can you build trust sexually with your partner?

11/04/25 6:53pm
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Zamira Pla
Zamira Pla
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Embodiment Coach
11/04/25 6:55pm
To build trust sexually, all you need is one word: communication. Communication and transparency about where you are, at every moment, if possible, so that you feel safe and that your partner feels safe as well.

If there is trauma in your past—whether it's sexual, emotional, mental, or physical—and it has impacted your sex life, communicate that to your partner so that they can understand certain things that are happening. If it doesn't feel safe to communicate, then that person's probably not the right person for you.

And also, I would say besides communication, having the openness and the willingness and the flexibility to try new things, if possible, and respecting the preferences of your partner as well, can go a long way to building sexual trust.
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