For a message to be clear, both the verbal and nonverbal parts of it must be in agreement with each other. One of the keys to good communication is to avoid self-disclosure because it creates misunderstandings. Within ongoing relationships, men still initiate sex more frequently than women. The way two people communicate affects the quality of their relationship. Studies suggest that there are no consistent differences between men and women in the amount of overall touching they do with each other.
Most people begin having sex with each other in the context of an ongoing relationship.
Research has found that men and women in satisfied relationships are willing to have conflict that is not destructive to either partner. Talking about our feelings about sex is quite easy because most children had parents that discussed it easily and openly. Because so much of our sexual communication is direct, clear and verbal, there is little risk of anything being misunderstood. An important first step in trying to talk openly about sex is negotiating or agreeing on the vocabulary to be used. If a woman is interested in the man who is looking at her from across the room, she can communicate this by meeting his glance for a few seconds.