I sense a run-on posting about to happen... ah well.
We're often our own worst critics.
And it isn't wrong to want to be a giving lover. But it really can be a balancing game.
If my lover said "its all about you tonight" I can get there easy. If its get her there first and me later, it just feels different. I'm holding back, juggling more "tasks", etc. it isn't that it doesn't feel good, but its energy and attention diverted from me, me, me.
And once I get my lover there, it takes a couple of minutes sometimes to change direction. Its natural. Maybe maddening.
I think it sometimes needs be all about you. Be selfish. He will love that you were so completely engaged.
The very first time a lover reached down when I was inside her I so didn't think "crap... im doing it wrong and shes trying to get it over"... I thought "thats sexy as sin" and then "that really worked well" and then "that was awesome. do it again."
I'm not kidding. Trust your lover. Seeing a lover knock down those walls and feel free and open to express herself in that moment... and to want it so bad she just will not be denied... it really is a great thing.
I also think you might need some space. A night out?
I know your circumstances are odd right now. But I'm saying when you are with him, find time to find safe space.
Away from kids. Away from phones. From neighbors. From tasks that need done and dinner that needs made.
The date night out is not overrated. One of the fav's I had... after my son was about a year old... we had a great sitter... friend of the fam... she spent the night... we drove ten minutes away to a hotel.
We thought about going a couple hours away but realized we just wanted some safe space. To focus on nothing but us. Some might say it was fiscally dumb to drop cash on a hotel room in town. Don't care. It was worth it.
Mental blocks can be pebbles. Piled high. Just like a young man can have ED and drive issues from one big thing or the summation of several small things... so can your distraction in bed. A little tired plus a little stress plus needing to rush... plus the kids might hear... etc... a lot of small things can add up. So think about how to minimize them.
You can't catch a hotel room every night... but once in a while... its one of my fav things. Step out of your normal life and find space for you to focus on you.
Two more things. A previous love changed my thinking about what happens before sex so much. What most of us think as foreplay... its really sex related and often best saved for sex. Yes... making out with your partner can be a nice lead in.
But what about a hot shower? An inviting room? A safe space and block of time? What about spending 20 minutes engaged in simple sensual touch? Hands on skin. Patient and relaxed?
If I spent just 20 minutes on my lover, focused on just sensual touch, some massage, some simple exploring with my hands, it made all the difference. It relaxed her. It gave her body time to respond. Physiologically be in the moment. It readied her mind. Mentally in the moment.
And the best part... it eventually became a part of my "foreplay" too. My hands over her skin became that needed sexual tension... I anticipated it, wanted it. It wasn't a task to be done because you have to... it was a trusted way to bring my lover into the moment better and to let my mind relax too.
Save biting at my ear or neck for sex. Thatll push me over the plateau hard. Sensual touch is a great way to focus and give your body and mind time to really be in the moment.
Lastly, I've mentioned this book way too often. I just like it, like the angle, like how its written. Buy and read She Comes First, Ian Kerner. Mostly about oral on the woman. Not an "icky read", and a really nice book to share with a lover. Dog ear it. Mark things that strike you. If he has half a clue and any desire to satisfy you, he will memorize the parts you mark.
What I like about sharing books on sex or sexuality is that it can take some of the "blame" out of the mix... it isn't "why dont you ever" and it becomes "this sounds like fun to me" or "that point strikes home with how my mind works"... you can talk to each other, about each other, through the book.
If it seems weird to toss a sex book at him, try this. But both She Comes First and He Comes Next... you the book about the woman, give him the book about what men like... then swap. Its an idea.
Amazon.com: She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman (9780060538262):…
Amazon.com: He Comes Next eBook: Ian Kerner: Kindle Store
Oops... seems he's changed the sequence... he comes next is still out there on cd or kindle
Passionista seems to be his follow-up now...
http://www.amazon.com/Passionista-Em...30111&sr=8-1#_