13 Couples Share Their Secret Sex Codes

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Couples who use secret, just-between-us codes have greater relationship satisfaction than couples who don't, according to a study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. We asked REDBOOK readers to share the secret ways they say, "Let's do it!"Plus: See what they admitted to on camera!

SECRET SEX CODE #1

"We say, 'Come tuck me in' – especially in front of the kids!"

SECRET SEX CODE #2

"My husband says to me, 'You have homework.'"

SECRET SEX CODE #3

"We say, 'The monkey is hungry.'"

SECRET SEX CODE #4

"I ask him if what he has in his pants is for me. Works every time!"

SECRET SEX CODE #5

"My line is, 'Is the game really that good?'"

SECRET SEX CODE #6

"One of us will write 'Date tonight?' in lipstick on the bathroom mirror. That means, 'Let's get together, wink-wink.'"

SECRET SEX CODE #7

"My husband asks me if he can have some cheese and crackers for a snack later."

SECRET SEX CODE #8

"Our secret code is 'Chocolate!'"

SECRET SEX CODE #9

"My husband and I tend to be pretty straightforward: We just say, 'You should take off your pants.'"

SECRET SEX CODE #10

"My husband and I used to bowl a lot, so whenever one of us is in the mood, we ask, 'Wanna go bowling?' or say, 'Gee, we haven't bowled in a while.' Sometimes we even say, 'When's the last time we bowled a turkey?' – meaning three nights in a row!"
– Kim Adduci, 40, Buffalo Grove, IL

SECRET SEX CODE #11

"My husband will usually sit by me, massage my neck, and whisper, 'I have a surprise for you in the bedroom.' And we are gone in a flash.

SECRET SEX CODE #12

"Our code for sex is 'ice cream.' We usually say, 'Would you like one scoop or two scoops?' – meaning, 'Once or twice?'!"

SECRET SEX CODE #13

"A code? We are pretty open! A simple, 'Hey! Wanna fool around?' works for us."