Is it OK to sexually fantasize about someone else when im with my partner?

There’s nothing wrong with imagining that certain someone ahead of getting hot with your partner. Sexual fantasies play an important role when it comes to your sexual pleasure, according to research from the University of Granada. Put simply, letting your imagination run wild could help you get in the mood.

Do girls think about other people during sex?

The research found that 46 per cent of women and 42 per cent men have had secret thoughts about a third party during sex. And for many women, that fantasy figure is close to home with the majority picturing a close friend or colleague at work.

Is it cheating if you think of someone else during sex?

“While thinking about someone else during sex may not be defined as cheating, it is surely an indicator that sex for that individual is more one-sided, masturbatory and autosexual in nature. It is just ‘sex’ and not a ‘sharing of intimacy’.

Is fantasizing about someone cheating?

Infidelity is usually defined as sexual contact with someone else. But some argue that deceiving one’s partner is itself a form of infidelity. Under this definition, fantasizing about someone else while making love to one’s partner could be considered “cheating.”

Is fantasizing about someone else a form of sex?

As per the Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, it’s one of the forms of ‘extradyadic sex’. Thinking about someone else while in bed or fantasizing about someone else while in a relationship is common. How common is fantasizing in bed?

Is it okay to fantasize about someone else when you’re married?

And do not think it’s okay. Fantasizing about someone else is not always okay, especially if you are married and you are feeling guilty all the time. Because it’s a sign that something significant is missing from your sexual life, it works like a defence mechanism, an escape from the reality of your relationship, but not a healthy one.

Should you tell your partner that you fantasize about other people?

Come on, now. While calling out another person’s name during sex is awful, admitting to your partner that both of you sometimes fantasize about other people is healthy. If a man or woman cannot handle that very common, and very human, tendency without getting jealous, then that is simply ridiculous.

Is it normal to fantasize about people?

But before you spiral into a whirlwind of self-doubt and misplaced guilt, take a second to realize that fantasizing about people is not the catastrophic life event you may be picturing. Having fantasies is normal! “People fantasize because it is a healthy part of the human experience,” explains Dr. Jones.