But which words you choose may have more of an impact than you think, according to a new study in the Journal of Sex Research. Researchers asked married people to fill out questionnaires about their sex lives, how often they talked about sex with their partner, and how satisfied they were with their marriage. People then looked at a list of 44 sex terms—split into clinical terms like "labia," erotic words like "climax," slang like "give head," and dirty stuff like "pussy"—and rated how frequently they used them when talking about sex. Surprisingly, the more couples used sex slang, the more satisfied they felt with their relationship and sexual communication.

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