9 Tips for Giving Your Partner the Hottest Massage Ever

Using two fingers from each hand, press gently into your partner's temples for several seconds simultaneously. Then, slowly glide your fingers down their cheeks at the same time, making tiny circular motions as you inch down their face. When you reach the jaw, trace around their lips softly with one index finger. The outer edge of the lips are packed with sensory neurons, which elicit strong surges of pleasure.

Caressing here stimulates the thyroid, a tiny neck gland that regulates body functions, including energy and sex drive. Start by tracing circles around their Adam's apple if they have one with one fingertip in wide, fluid motions. Next, brush your lips along the hollow of the throat and massage the area with your tongue via wide, soft circles.

Gently squeeze and pull the earlobe between your thumb and forefinger, while simultaneously using your tongue to trace the C-shaped zone on the outer edge of his ear. If it tickles at first, go lighter and slower.

Acupuncturists believe that the kidneys, found along the lower back right above the waist, are a source of sexual energy. Find the sacrum: a flat triangular bone at the base of the spine directly between his hips. The sacrum contains little holes that are jam-packed with nerve endings. Knead your palms into it so you generate heat and warm the skin. Then, trace your fingertips from the base of the spine upward via firm pressure.

Try gently massaging the inner section of your palm. Feels amazing, right? Now circle your partner's outer palm with the pads of your fingers and slowly make your way to the center, the most sensitive area. The buildup is so worth it. Bonus stroke: Run your fingertip up and down the edge of the pinkie, where it connects to his hand.

Slowly tap two fingers from his naval to the base of his penis. Next, circle his belly button with your fingertips, making the circles bigger and bigger as you move toward his outer abdomen. It's important to adjust speed and pressure here to avoid tickling him. You're looking for moans, not laughs.

The skin behind the knees is especially thin and teeming with super-sensitive nerve endings. Have your partner lie on his stomach, then gently scratch behind each knee to bring some heat to the skin before moving your tongue back and forth in circles across the crevice.

Halfway between the heel and ankle bone is a finger-tip size, no-name pressure point that when feels super hot when stimulated. Glide two of your fingers from his ankle bone down to the hollow indent above his heel. Pulse your fingers into the indent maintaining a steady pace. Switch up the sensation with lightly licking the area in up-and-down motions.

There is a direct line from the feet to other erogenous points on the body. Graze your knuckles from his heel to the pad of his foot just beneath his toes. Then rub the pad in circular motions with your thumbs. Use strong pressure to avoid tickling him. For an added erotic rush, pull the big toe toward you, and give it a little kiss or some soft licks.

This post was originally published in 2012 and has been updated.