Make Some Noise

Turns out Brit Catherine Cartwright will not face jail time for having loud sex as a result of hundreds of complaints from neighbours about her noisy romps.

Which begs the question: how loud is too loud when it comes to sex?

“I was with this women who made so much noise during sex that at one point, I playfully flipped her over so her face would be in the pillow to try and muffle the sounds.” Safe to say this guy isn’t so into loud sex then. Either that or he’s got great serial-killer potential. “I don’t mind some appreciative moaning and groaning but this was embarrassing,” he answers. “I was constantly worried the neighbours would come over and wonder if we were sacrificing small animals.”

Sounds to me like she was having a good time. There is nothing quite as fabulous as having someone completely let go with you in the sack. But, it seems, when it comes to noisy sex, some people would rather not hear about it.

And maybe it’s because women tend to be more expressive in other areas of our lives, but it does seem that women are generally more, um, expressive in bed.

“I find men need to be encouraged to be more vocal,” says one very expressive female friend.

Or not. “I was with one guy who was screaming so loud it was scary,” laughs another female friend.

Maybe it’s because I grew up in a house full of noisy people, but I like a little racket in bed. There’s nothing like a little vocal encouragement to acknowledge a job well done. Good for the ego. It’s also helpful in getting what you want. Just crank up the volume a notch when he gets something right and he’ll get the message.

Besides its practical value, noisy nookie can be a turn on. And sometimes even knowing people can hear you can be pretty sexy. “One night, my girlfriend and I were going at it quite wild and loud,” another friend shares with me. “We really got into it when we started hearing my neighbour banging on the wall yelling at us to keep it down. We laughed it off but also found it quite exciting that someone heard us making love.”

And the fun goes both ways. One woman I know found out her neighbour had been inviting his friends over to listen to her and her boy have loud sex.

Not all noise is welcome. You have to admit, sometimes it’s hard not to wonder if maybe your partner has seen When Harry Met Sally one too many times.

“There is no bigger turn off than a rehearsed performance,” exclaims one noise-sensitive friend of mine. “Slow moans, kitten-like purrs and growls are all good. But too much, ?Oooo, yeah, baby’ stuff is a turn off.”

As far as I’m concerned, sex noises need not be elaborate, just sincere. And while it might be nice to come up with something that doesn’t make you sound like a bad porn movie, “Yes, yes,” “Oh God,” (though, maybe it’s my Catholic upbringing, but that one makes me uncomfy) and “I’m coming,” if you need to get more specific, all work.

It’s also best if the person understands whatever comes out. “I was seeing a woman who kept screeching in Spanish. My Spanish isn’t that good but it sounded something like, ?Lick the sheet! Lick the sheet!’”

Then again, as one woman said to me, if you’re thinking about what you’re saying or what noise you’re making, you’re doing something wrong. “The best kind of sex, for me, is when you are so wildly passionate that you don’t know if you were loud or not.”

I hear ya!

What do you think? Noisy sex – turn-on or turn-off?

source : Yahoo