Discover your man's M zone: there's a hidden pleasure path you can explore on your guy's bod that even he doesn't know exists. Follow our lead.(LOVE AND LUST)

When it comes to pleasing themselves, men head straight for their members. (Hey, it's easy access.) But when your guy is in your hands, it pays to take a circuitous path to his package. One randy route: The area we've dubbed his M zone, which represents the letter M shape you make on his body when you touch him in this region (check out our diagram above). It can be very pleasurable when this ultrasensitive nerve-packed terrain between his upper thighs and lower stomach is stimulated. "To bring presex play to a more exciting level, you need to home in on unexpected places on his body that arouse him in ways he doesn't experience by himself," says sex therapist Sandor Gardos, PhD, founder of mypleasure .com. "Plus, it adds an element of surprise, which can be incredibly erotic and lead to better, more intense sex." To take him to M-spot heaven, follow these three steps.

SEXY STEP 1

Tantalize His Thighs

Have him lie down on his back on a comfy bed with his legs spread about 6 inches apart. Either kneel beside his bod or gently straddle him, sitting back on his lower thighs. Don't get totally undressed, since you don't want to distract him visually from the main focus: his tactile pleasure.

Rub your hands together to warm them up (you can also use a bit of massage or warming oil), then rest them palm down on each of his upper thighs. just go slowly. "Men are used to being massaged on their backs, not their front sides, so he might be a little tense at first," explains sex expert Patti Britton, PhD, coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sensual Massage. Knead him on the outside of his thigh only and, with light contact at first, build up gradually to the point where you're using considerable pressure (like you're smoothing creases out of a shirt).

Slowly move up and down and side to side over this outer upper-thigh area, mixing up your moves between long, smooth strokes and circular kneading motions. Don't be afraid of getting too rough, since these muscles--his quads--are usually among his strongest and thickest. "It's going to require a strong touch to get the blood rushing to this area and give him pleasure," says Britton.

Switch to softer, lighter feathering motions as you move closer to his inner thighs, where the nerve endings become finer. He will be extrasensitive there and can be stimulated by the slightest stroke. Warning: He can also become ticklish, so gauge his reactions and facial expressions as you go.