Christmas is amazing… until you remember you’re about to spend a full week in your childhood bedroom, surrounded by stuffed animals, fairy lights from 2012, and walls so thin you can hear your nan sneeze from downstairs.
So how do you keep things spicy with your partner when you’re spending Christmas apart, or you’re spending Christmas together, but you’re surrounded by family 24/7 for a whole week!
Either way, December has a unique talent for putting your love life on Do Not Disturb, but here are a few tips to try over the festive period…because it’s not just the Turkey that wants a stuffing 😉
When you’re at your parents’ house:
There’s just something about being home for the holidays that makes you revert to being 16 again, except now you’re 32! The festive challenge becomes:
How do you be romantic when you’re in a house where someone knocks before entering purely as a courtesy, not a warning? It’s all about discretion, timing, and not making the mattress sound like you’re hiding a body under it. Here are a few tips for a silent night:
- Moving things to the floor – beds squeak louder than a reindeer on a rooftop. The floor? Silent. Steady. Jingle-free. Lay down a cosy blanket and some pillows, so it’s not too uncomfortable!
- Creating some festive white noise – try leaving a shower running, watching a Christmas film on full volume or even trying crackling fireplace videos on YouTube! White noise is perfect for sound covering, so your family don’t suspect anything!
- Whispering – nothing says holiday cheer like a breathy, “shhhh, they’ll hear us,” energy.
- Try some “quiet positions” – I like to call this one Santa’s Sleigh. Ask your partner to sit on the edge of the bed, whilst you do a little uno reverse (reverse cowgirl). The less weight shifting on the mattress, the less noise it makes. Using the floor for stability means fewer creaks!
Give these a go because honestly, MI5 could never!
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When You’re Miles Apart for Christmas:
Long-distance during Christmas hits different. You’re cosy, they’re cosy, you’re both cute, and yet… separated by six train lines and the world’s slowest postal service.
So you start flirting in the only acceptable medium…sending a thirst trap. BUT even that becomes a festive mission because you’re trying to look hot while your childhood room is exposing you with a One Direction poster you “forgot” to take down and a collection of stuffed animals watching like concerned aunties.
Here’s your survival guide to keeping things flirty, intimate, and a little bit naughty, without crossing into full-on Santa-after-dark territory
- Planning a flirty Facetime – schedule in a time to have a little moment together!
- Sending a spicy voice note – why type something when they can hear your voice?! A 5-second voice note with a low, teasing tone does more for long-distance chemistry than a novel-length text ever will.
- Sexting – you don’t have to be explicit to be spicy. Use implication, innuendo, and the power of suggestion. Think: “If you were here right now, I wouldn’t be letting you leave the sofa.” “I have a present for you, but you’re gonna have to unwrap it yourself next week.
- Festive Thirst Trap – I recently tried out this app called Linq, where you can send intimate images all within an app. The notifications are low-key, no previews, so I think it’s a great way of exchanging images with your partner without worrying whether your mum is going to accidentally see it, whilst she’s trying to cue George Michael on Spotify.The app is available to download on the App Store.
Let’s be real: intimacy over Christmas can be a whole chaotic obstacle course, whether you’re apart and battling time zones and laggy FaceTime, or together and trying to sneak in alone time while your entire family is lurking in the background.
The holidays do not make it easy. But honestly? There are so many ways to keep the spark spicy, silly, and alive! Distance might try to be the Grinch, and family chaos might try to third-wheel you, but you can still keep your connection shining!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Katerina
Katerina is an Actor, Comedian and Sexfluencer. Quoted as "London's Answer to Samantha Jones" by Evening Standard - Katerina loves working in the sexual wellness space creating funny, relatable and educational content. She has worked with Ann Summers, Bellesa, Love Honey, So Divine, Vush, Womenli, Durex and more! Katerina placed at number 7 in the Top 60 Sexual Health Tiktok Influencers in 2025.
