Being Intimate Again After Time Without Sex
It may have been weeks, months or longer. You want closeness, but worry that returning to sex will be awkward or carry too much expectation. There is no requirement to resume exactly where you left off.
Talk before you rush
Share what you are looking forward to and what makes you nervous. Begin with forms of affection you both welcome, and check in as you go. You can stop without making the evening a disappointment.
Let comfort set the pace
If health changes, pain or treatment contributed to the break, ask for appropriate advice before restarting activities. Do not push through discomfort or use a product to force a return to an old routine. You are allowed to discover what feels right now.