The internet would have us believe that it takes naughty lingerie or fancy sex toys to spice up your marriage, but the biggest boost to our sex life came in the form of a new piece of furniture.

It wasn’t that our sex life was bad. We did the deed regularly and we both got off every time. It was more like we had gotten too good at it. We both knew exactly how the other liked it and what they needed to get off, so we had become way too efficient. It was sort of like masturbating with another person — it felt good, but the thrill of fucking just wasn’t there anymore.

Enter our new ottoman. We’d bought an overpriced furniture store chair a few years before, and one day my wife, Jane, randomly decided it would be better with a matching ottoman. She asked if I wanted to look at it online... Read More