I tested for you a new game for couples

I tested for you: being guided during sex

My name is Julia, I'm 34 years old, I'm a journalist and for a few years I've specialized in couple and sexuality issues. It is therefore with a professional interest that I discovered the Melba application, a newcomer in the booming sector of erotic audio. Melba stands out because it is not an erotic podcast to listen to alone, but a game for two: an audio game for couples and only for them.

Melba, what is it?

Melba offers sensual audio episodes that guide couples in their intimacy, to change the routine and have fun. It's a love experience for two, a naughty moment to be shared in complicity, so I tested it with my partner (I can tell you that he was very enthusiastic to contribute to my work!)

How does it work?

On the app you'll find articles and lots of audio episodes to enjoy a wide variety of experiences: sensual massages, sex toys, domination games, role playing, body painting, naughty cooking recipe, cuddling in front of a mirror, passionate body to body, oral sex techniques to learn together, romantic challenges, complicit moments of caresses to (re) discover each other's body, gazing games, slow sex, connected and shared breaths... Everything is there to get out of the routine and spice up your daily life, to offer yourself a complicit moment, original and out of time, to play, play and play again.

What experiences will you share with your partner?

How to get started? First of all, you have to download the application(Apple / Android) and create an account. Melba suggests you a first episode, then different themes to choose your next games and experiences: "My second episode", "Exploring together", "Slow Sex Program", "Getting out of bed"... For each episode, instructions give you info on the mood (desire for tenderness, desire to learn, daring mood, role playing, out of bed), on the language used (soft, raw...) or on the necessary accessories, which allows you to know where you are going. The goal is really to have fun, without pressure, to take time with your lover, to share a quality moment, to take care of your relationship, to do good to your couple, to learn to know each other better, to live unique and playful stories during an evening (or an afternoon, or a morning, there is no rule: you can use Melba where you want, when you want).

Once you have chosen the episode, you just have to turn up the sound on your phone or on a speaker and let yourself be guided step by step. A voice guides you with instructions (how to position yourself, what to do, at what pace, etc.) for about 20 minutes.

What I thought of it...

As I am a good student, I tested the episode that Melba advises to do first: "The one who was exploring". So... First of all, I love the voice: sensual but not vulgar (I was afraid of that, I admit, I don't want to be guided by a porn actress' voice). The voice is benevolent, I was bluffed by the rhythm perfectly adapted to the changes of position, and we really felt in confidence.

The scenario of the episode was rather soft, which is logical for a first episode, but the encounter with the voice was a very exciting thing in itself. My goal in testing the app was to spice up our daily lives a bit (and to give you my opinion, of course): the bet is largely successful. The concept seems to me ideal to let go, to create complicity with your partner, to dare to do things differently (because it's the voice that suggests it!), to cultivate the taste of play and to learn new ways to take pleasure together. It is also an opportunity to take time for your couple, much more than usual where we tend to go as fast as possible and to repeat the same pattern of sexual relationship that has become classic.

How about it? Are you ready to take on the challenge and break the routine by offering yourself a moment of playful complicity for an evening (or at any time of the day)?

The little extras: 

  • The design of the App is very nice, its handling intuitive and pleasant.
  • The quality of the writing: Melba insists on the fact that the scripts are written by professional authors and it shows!
  • The App also offers articles written by therapists specializing in sexuality and couples, which can be consulted on the principle of stories.
  • The App offers step-by-step discovery programs to try new practices, in several steps (personally, I can't wait to try the Slow Sex program!)

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