SO YOU think you’ve got men all figured out and all that, right? That their little heads are predominantly pre-occupied with a single all-consuming thought: SEX? They like it, they need it and they want it. (Sigh!) If only it were that simple. Chances are, you’re in the dark about the average Joe's list of sexual truths. Well, after speaking to dozens of male reps, here’s an easier guide to helping you understand where ‘they’ are coming from (please ladies, no pun intended!)

He’ll buy any fantasy about you

Tying up, talking dirty, playing Archie and Veronica (whatever gets you going, girl!), just about anything will work for a man, especially if it comes from you. Breaking the association of women being chaste and all that excites the modern man much. So, given the power to charge his batteries at any time, use your fantasies to the fullest. Tell him eating leaves is your idea of sexy, and he might just do it!

If the place is inappropriate, he’s definitely ‘UP’ for it

This actually explains why the work place, airplane toilets, lifts, other peoples’ apartments, your parent’s bedroom etc drives them wild. It’s a great idea if it’s such a bad idea!

Please don’t underrate yourself, in bed!

It’s nice to have an old fashion sense of propriety and all that but please not in bed, huh? We worry about that tear in our underpants, hair down south, inner thigh fat and everything else. Once he’s down to brass tacks, he is NOT evaluating you. He is enjoying you!

Slow is better

Put the popular ‘wham-bam’ theory in the bin and give the boys some credit. Most of the men I spoke to preferred a jog to the sprint...if you catch my drift. And actually if you come to think of it, only we can hasten or slow down the process, so why rush and waste, hmm?

If you are going to ’play’ sexy, please keep up the act

One common grouse aired by most men is that when it comes to working a party or a night out, women will dress to the nines and look like a slice of heaven, only to come home, get into PJs that smell of ‘old’ and tie up their head and switch to ‘Gangu’ mode. Seeing you at that party was his foreplay for the night, why not have an after-party?

It is possible to have too much of a good thing

What gets his whistles off is this: Element of surprise. However, it’s important to remember that a new trick will only stay new for a couple of times. So don’t search for kinks all the time, as you might run out of ideas. Regular should work on most nights.

Long spells sans sex = trouble

Sure, what with his work, your work, his mom, your mom and the servants wreaking havoc in your life, there may be dry spells but make sure not to turn your love life into a famine zone. Not only can it crush his ego but also in the long run it will distort both your views of the relationship.

Sometimes, please lie

Praising a man on the might of his manhood is akin to what candlelight dinners do for us. So even if it’s not the whole truth - go on, that little extra something will go a mile for you in the bedroom.

Desire can be lost and found

If his ‘altitude’ dips suddenly, don’t freeze the act as that could cause grave damage. It's totally natural so just keep the physical contact alive and keep kissing him, and you’ll be back in action.