If you're tired of plain vanilla sex, Halloween might be the perfect opportunity to walk on the wild side.
How so, you ask? Simply don your costume and set the scene for sexual fantasy with your partner. The holiday practically asks for an exploration of role play, after all.
The benefits of hot role play
Dr. Gloria Brame, noted sex therapist and author of The Truth About Sex, explains why role play is worth trying this Halloween, awkward feelings and all.
"The feeling of 'new' or 'forbidden' sex naturally gives people a biological rush," she explained. "Role play simulates that sense of newness, because the partners assume new attitudes, personalities and bedroom behavior — but they do so in a way that allows forbidden feelings with a loved and trusted partner."Costume ideas to start the party
Of course, you don't need to wait for Oct. 31 to give role play a try, but it's a wonderful low-stakes opportunity to wear a costume for a socially acceptable holiday, before taking it all off. These Halloween costume ideas will help you get the party started and could translate nicely into a chandelier-swinging sexcapade.
1. Caesar and Cleopatra
If you're a history buff, you know that the torrid love affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra was pretty epic. Don your Egyptian goddess gear to role play your way through a wild power struggle with your Caesar.
2. Hef and a bunny playmate
The Hef and bunny playmate dynamic is pretty skeezy in real life, but there's no harm in enjoying a little sexual revolution with your robe-wearin' beau this Halloween.
3. Don Draper and Peggy Olson
This 1960s office duo is platonic on screen, but translates perfectly into a steamy role play secretary and CEO situation after the lights go out.
4. Pilot and flight attendant
A simple pilot and flight attendant scenario can turn hot on Halloween night. Switch things up and ask him to play the flight attendant while you "fly the plane".
5. Policewoman and criminal
Keep turning the tables a bit; a sexy policewoman costume will allow the woman to practice a take-charge and commanding attitude, a la pseudo-dominatrix.
6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Remember the hotness of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith? Their characters will allow you to play with a naughty dominatrix personality, too.
You get the idea. More than anything, make sure you and your partner are comfortable with the scenario, and that you're pushing the envelope at least a little bit. "Most couples find that role play enhances their intimacy in the long-term, because role play is a team project," concluded Brame. Be safe and have fun out there, you crazy kids.