Boost Your Bedroom Bond.

The best way to kick nooky up a notch? Intensify the intimacy between you and your beau. These tricks will help bring your carnal closeness to an awe-inspiring level.

* Sure, you and your man sizzle between the sheets. But in order to have truly sublime sex, you have to learn to push your connection beyond physical intimacy and up to a higher, more emotional level, says Carole Altman, Ph.D., author of You Can Be Your Own Sex Therapist (Casper Publishing, 1997). "Building trust with your partner creates a safe atmosphere where you can act on all your desires without anxiety," she says. And once you've created a sky-high comfort level, you have the building blocks for a sex life that's more satisfying for both of you. Here, Cosmo tells you how to elevate your everyday action to mind-melding sex.

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Dare to Stare

"Eye contact is a powerful form of communication," says John Bancroft, M.D., director of The Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Indiana. "By being brave enough to look into each other's eyes during sex, you reveal something about yourselves and how you're feeling." After all, it's nearly impossible to keep a poker face during something as physically and emotionally engrossing as sex, so chances are, what you see in the other's eyes is raw and uncensored. It's like sharing a deep, unspoken secret, which automatically leapfrogs you to a new level of closeness. "The first time my boyfriend and I made real eye contact in bed, I was still a little unsure of how strong his feelings for me were," says Susie, 29. "But when I saw the intense, tender look on his face, it revealed how much he cared about me--even though he hadn't said it in words yet."

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Spill Your Secret Sex Fantasy