7 Things Men Notice When You Take the Lead in Bed (That Change How He Sees You)
You're not being asked to lead the whole thing. You're being asked to go first for four seconds — and what that does to him has almost nothing to do with sex.
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When I say "take the lead," a lot of women hear "be the man." You picture yourself having to drive the whole thing, and something in you goes — no, that's not what I want. I want him to lead.
Good. So do I. That's not what I'm asking.
Initiation is an invitation. You open the door — and then he walks through it and takes it somewhere. And the moment you reach for him first, there's something happening inside him that most women have never once considered.
In this video I'm sharing seven things a man notices when you're the one who starts it — from what it does to his sense of his own worth, to what quietly changes between you the next day.
▼ IN THIS VIDEO ▼
→ What it does to a man to be wanted before he's done anything
→ The story most men carry about why they're desirable — and how you break it
→ Why he'd rather have enthusiasm than perfect technique
→ Why initiating doesn't make you "the man" (and the one thing that actually does)
→ The smallest version of leading that lands just as hard
→ What happens to a man when it never comes from you
→ What changes outside the bedroom the next day
If you've been searching for how to initiate intimacy with a man, what men want in bed, how to make a man feel desired, or why he stopped initiating — this is the insider answer.
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Mat Shaffer is a dating and relationship coach for women. He helps women understand the way men actually think, feel, and connect — from inside the male mind.
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▼ CHAPTERS ▼
0:00 Why "taking the lead" isn't what you think
1:43 1. He notices being wanted before he's done anything
2:59 2. He notices what it says about his worth
4:17 3. He notices whether it's real
5:58 4. He notices you're not trying to be the man
7:50 5. He notices the small ones just as much
9:41 6. He notices when it never happens
12:15 A personal note
13:35 7. He notices it the next day
15:26 Final Thoughts
💬 Has a man ever told you what it did to him when you made the first move? Tell me below 👇🤍
I found out he was calling me the backup plan to his friends while I was planning our future together. Then I discovered Make Him Your Pet by Mia Ema Lopez, and reading it was like learning the psychological warfare tactics I should have been using all al
That’s such a painful realization to sit with, planning a future while being someone’s backup. How are you doing now that you’ve seen it clearly?
Point 6 is the one that’s going to sting — if a man doesn’t feel wanted,
he eventually stops wanting. Not because he stopped loving you. Because
there was no mutual current in it. 🤍
Tell me honestly: has a man ever stopped reaching for you, and you
couldn’t work out why? 👇 I read every single comment.
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Very informative! Thank you for your expertise!
So glad you found it helpful and applicable!
@Mat_Shaffer LOL I wish I knew this 30 years ago! Oh well, never too late to learn!
Thanks for the reminder. I haven’t initiated it in a while. It does make him very happy when I do.
I love that you told your experience with God and how it relates to physical intimacy. I have tried to tell people this in person as well as on the internet.
That’s wonderful to hear, and I’m so glad the perspective on faith and intimacy resonated with you!
My man often says “I want to show you how much I love you” in relation to intimacy. I think I understand better what he’s actually saying now. But that’s not naturally my love language. So is reaching out for him and initiating the language that I should be using to speak that back to him? My usual ‘love language’ is caretaking. is he not seeing that? I want him to know how much I appreciate and want to reciprocate… but am I speaking the long language to him?
“He sees a woman who knows what she wants”, is the most powerful statement in this video!
When your values, comfort levels and trust aligns, it becomes a spiritual connection.