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Remember that your CSQ is based on colour and sensuality through a woman’s eyes not a man’s. To calculate your CSQ, give yourself a score out of 10 for each of the three factors: colour, fabric and style. Arrive at your score out of a possible 30, having scored out of 10 for each of the three categories. Then divide by 3. This will be your CSQ score out of 10.

For example:

* A man who wears red cotton knit hipsters will score: 10+5+9 = 24. Then divide 24 by 3 to reach a CSQ of 8.

* A man who wears deep blue polyester satin boxers, scores 3+9+5 = 17 which divided by 3 gives him a CSQ of 5.6.

* A man who wears black cotton knit fitted boxers, scores 8+5+8 = 21 which divided by 3 gives him a CSQ of 7.

* A man who wears navy cotton knit Y-front briefs, scores 3+5+2 = 10 which divided by 3 gives him a CSQ of 3.3.

CSQ on a daily basis, it will strongly influence your underwear purchases forever. * Have fun shopping for sensual underwear.

A CSQ score of 7 or more means you are wearing sensual underpants.

Colour Rating out of lO

true/tomato red l0

burgundy red 10

black 8

various purples 7

turquoise 6

light blue 5

white 4

dark green, deep blue and navy 3

brights, and orange, gold, hot pink, lime 3

beige 2

mustard 1

grey 1

Remember that brights represent surprise elements and are fun. Patterned underpants should be rated according to the predominant colour. If there are two major colours, for example red and white, score 10 for red and 4 for white and average that out to 7 as your colour rating. Patterns are not as sensual as plain unless they have erotic elements in the pattern.

Fabric Rating out of 10

shiny lycra 10

polyester satin 9

silk 9

matte lycra (stretchy) 8

cotton and lycra (slightly stretchy) 6

cotton knit 5

woven cotton (like shirt material) 3

Style Rating out of 10

g-string l0

narrow sided hipster (string bikini) l0

hipster 9

cotton knit, fitted boxer 8

boxer 5

support brief 2

y-front brief 2

‘tent’ boxer 1

How did you score?

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Does the look of my bedroom relate to the state of my sex life at the moment?

Your answers to the last questions will open your eyes to your relationship and challenge you too. The style of decoration in your bedroom may relate a little or a lot to the overall decoration, or to the architectural style of your home. Old houses and apartments lend themselves to an old world look. If your home has Victorian era detail, it is appropriate to repeat some of those details with the interior. You may, for example, be influenced by Romantic and/or Classic styles since that time period in social history reflected them strongly. If your home is very modern, then you could decorate with a more Contemporary feel than in another home.

Having pointed out the merits of consistency with the history of your home and your decoration, we also want to suggest you don’t have to follow the architectural style at all. We’ve seen lots of homes with the outward appearance or a particular style but the moment the front door is opened, wow! 1 he interior is so different. 1 he key is to be consistent whether you are being sensitive to the architecture or whether you completely change it. Also be authentic about who you are – you don’t have to adopt someone else’s style.

Now is the time to create a feel, a style that is just you. If you surround yourself with a neutral, bland style, you tend to be neutral and bland in your behaviours, just to keep the peace and avoid risks. Don’t you think it is time to become the authentic you?

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Only essential accessories are in evidence in this style bedroom, as they all need to be dusted. Intricate ornaments are put away in a cupboard to be viewed during nostalgic family occasions.

Colours chosen in a Practical bedroom are usually variations of those found in nature, such as green, blue, brown, gold and autumn shades. White or very pastel colours are not considered appropriate because they are not practical enough. These orderly people put time and effort into coordinating their decorating scheme so everything will match. It is never a hotchpotch of mismatched items. Price and value for money are the prime reasons they choose particular furnishing items. They do like good quality, just not the most expensive.

Some young people start out as Practicals, as accepting hand-me-downs in furniture is the only way they can set up their own homes with their limited finances. Many find their own style when they can afford to buy what they really like, while others remain Practicals for life. Since Practicals are very easy-going people, they won’t fight you if you want to add some softer touches to the bedroom. In fact, although they may not admit it, deep down they will probably love it. Just don’t go overboard with the changes.

Accessories in a Practical bedroom are usually very functional, minimalist and necessary. They include lamps which are easy to clean, without any decorative elements to catch dust, and a book they may be reading on the bedside table or the floor. A notebook is often beside the bed to write down ideas and thoughts which may come to them during the night and prevent them from sleeping. They are prolific list writers. Family photos may be displayed because family is very important to Practicals.

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Now we are getting really personal. Some of you have already answered, nothing. So perhaps we can rephrase the question. What do you wear as or before you get into bed?

• What is the style of your nightwear?

• What colours do you feel best in?

Let’s take a look at the popular meanings behind your choice as you prepare for bed.

Wo m e n

•Do you prefer to wear short and sexy pyjamas? You probably need to feel secure in your relationship, as you did as a child. You want a partner who is strong and protective.

• Are you the sexy, mysterious black lace type? You are in control and ready to seduce your man into a web of love and sensuality by wearing black suspender belt and black stockings before bed. At other times the black nightgown will more than suffice. Not only are you seductive and sexual, you also love to be seduced in a dramatic way.

•Are you the fashion-conscious type who must wear designer or trendy clothes? It will be the same with nightwear for you – only the best and the latest styles will do.

You are ambitious, strong-willed and determined, with a lot of energy. This is reflected in your intimate life as well.

•If long silk or satin nightgowns in white or pastels, with perhaps lace added, are your favourite, you are a tactile, sensitive person who loves to be appreciated. You enjoy thoughtful and romantic foreplay.

•You adore your pretty, floral, somewhat sheer nightgown. It tells your partner you want a loving, sensual relationship, including tender caresses and lots of cuddling.

• Love the comfy pyjamas or nightshirt? You are so practical and down-to-earth, and security is important. You are not very spontaneous although there is a sexual plan to follow when you choose.

•If you prefer to wear a T-shirt, you are a sporty and practical person who likes freedom of movement in clothing. You are ussually fairly confident sexually. You know what you want!

•Perhaps you prefer to wear his pygamas! You really want intimacy don’t you? This move is fine for a surprise, just don’t do it too often. You will be giving away your own personality too much.

• You prefer to wear nothing. You have a confident and strong personality, are competitive and positive in life and in your relationships. Adventure and spontaneity are important to you, and you like wandering around the house naked.

• Those who deliberately dab on their favourite perfume and wear nothing but perfume before bed are strong and confident and feminine. Romance is important to you.

Our research indicates most men prefer a woman to wear sexy nightwear to bed rather than nothing woman at all. They prefer to have something left to their imagination. It increases rather than arousal. Once in bed, undressing each nothing other is part of the sensual pleasure.

Choose colours for nightwear to enhance your own colouring. The most seductive and sensual colours for women to wear to bed are:

• black – mysterious and seductive

? red – very sexual

? pink – gentle, loving and sensual (for those with cool colour skin undertones)

? peach – gentle, communicative and sensual (good for those with warm colour skin undertones)

• white – pure and chaste

Research has found that men respond favourably to peach and apricot colours in particular on women, and they love red!

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Increasingly, gerontologists and psychiatrists are becoming aware that senility, including apparent senile dementia, is often not due to brain decay but to the inappropriate use of many medications, or to small strokes which occur in people who have high blood pressure.

Although, with age, increasing disabilities occur, and some illnesses are more common, you can minimize the effects of ageing and reduce the disabilities if you take action yourself.

Eating sensibly is not difficult if you have the motivation, and will help to reduce your weight, if you are fat, and control your blood pressure. As you grow older, you body needs less energy to keep it in good shape, and older people tend to be less active. For these two reasons you should take in less energy – less calories – as you need less. If you do not you will become fat. A sensible diet will help you avoid this danger, and will enable you to be more healthy.

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In most marriages, the age of each partner is within five years of the other, so that the period of the man’s emotional instability may coincide with his wife’s menopause. This period of her life is often one of emotional turbulence, when she questions her role as a housewife and mother.

If both partners are affected by the emotional stresses of middle age, minor conflicts and misunderstandings may be magnified and become major causes of hostility or frustration, so that the couple become irritated with each other. This in turn aggravates the emotional instability. In this situation, some men lose their zest for sex, because their emotional instability leads to depression. Depression is a major factor in reducing a person’s sexual desire and capacity. Some men may even become impotent. The impotence may last for a few months, or may persist for years, damaging further the relationship with the man’s partner and destroying his self-esteem. In other cases, a man may lose his sexual zest because he perceives his sexual relationship as monotonous or boring. His partner no longer excites him. He has become too familiar with the way she responds, with her expressions, with her behaviour. He knows in advance what she will do. Sex has become a routine duty, not a time of mutual enjoyment and sharing. How the man reacts depends on how he has perceived sex when he was young. If he was brought up to believe in the double standard of sexuality and that women have a relative lack of sexual passion, he may perceive that sex with a familiar partner is boring. He sees sex as something special for him, not as a mutual enjoyment. He expects the woman to stimulate him, but feels no need to stimulate her. Because he is not stimulated, he blames his wife for their sexual problems, rather than putting some of the blame on himself. If neither partner has been able to tell the other, over the years, about his or her sexual desires and needs, and if there has been little communication using body language, by middle age their sexual relationship may have deteriorated. It is easier to blame your partner than to look for faults in yourself.

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The complications follow the spread of the causative organism to the man’s bladder or prostate gland. If the bladder becomes infected, the man complains of severe pain, especially when he passes urine, which he wants to do all too often, and is often unable to do because of the pain. If the organism spreads into the prostate gland, it causes discomfort deep in the pelvis. Sometimes the spread is without symptoms, but from the warm security of the prostate gland, the disease may affect distant organs. In fact, a peculiar group of symptoms seem to follow untreated NSU. These are conjunctivitis, urethritis, and painful swellings of several of the bigger joints, a form of acute arthritis. The conjunctivitis and urethritis start days, or weeks, after exposure to infection, and settle quite quickly. The arthritis starts rather more slowly and persists. There may be associated fever and a feeling of being vaguely ill. There is reason to believe that the group of symptoms – called a syndrome – are due to an allergic reaction to persistence of the organism in the body, probably in the prostate gland. The syndrome settles after a few months, and the joints usually recover, but further attacks are usual, and these may lead to permanent damage and deformities of the affected joints.

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In some cases both partners ‘fake’. The man ‘fakes’ an ejaculation (which leaves him frustrated, although he can often get an orgasm by masturbating later). The woman ‘fakes’ that she believes he has ejaculated, although she knows that he has not. Eventually, both are found out, and neither is helped by the deception.

The degree of the ejaculatory incompetence varies. Some men can ejaculate normally with one woman, but fail to climax with another, particularly if the man feels anxiety or guilt about the relationship or is hostile to, or bored with, his partner. Other men, after much effort, get the feeling that they are about to ejaculate, but in place of an intense pleasurable orgasm find that the semen seeps instead of spurting out of the penis, so that the man feels that he had an unsatisfactory climax. This pattern is not unusual if a man is preoccupied, or tired, or in conflict with his partner, although in such cases the inability to ejaculate is usually transient.

Several myths about sexual intercourse in pregnancy need to be exposed, as they are not true. The first is that the penis thrusting in the woman’s vagina may cause an abortion. The second is that penile thrusting in late pregnancy may damage the baby, break the ‘bag of water’, introduce infection, or lead to premature labour. None of these dangers is real. The third is that if a woman has an orgasm when pregnant it will injure the baby or start labour prematurely. This is also untrue, although some obstetricians prohibit sexual intercourse in late pregnancy if the woman has previously had premature labours.

Of course, both partners may choose methods of sexual gratification other than sexual intercourse, and still obtain as much pleasure. A woman who is not particularly aroused may prefer to help her husband to have an orgasm by stimulating his penis with her hand or by sucking it. Or she may prefer to enjoy sex by asking her husband to stimulate her clitoral area with his fingers or tongue, rather than having sexual intercourse. If she prefers cunnilingus, the man should not blow into her vagina (which increases sexual excitement for some women) during pregnancy, as some pregnant women have died after this action. However, cunnilingus, without blowing in the woman’s vagina, is safe and enjoyable.

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