23 Sexting Games To Play With Your Partner

June 30, 2024

It can be hard to keep the fire burning in a long-distance relationship, and it's equally difficult to find ways to connect when you're spending time apart. There are plenty of ways to spice things up from afar, and keep your relationship flirty — even if you can't hang out face-to-face. And sexting your partner is one of the best ways to go about it. If you're shy, you might even find that it feels way more comfortable to send sexy messages than to say things out loud. And if you're having trouble getting started, you can always begin by playing a sexting games with your partner.

"[Sexting] builds anticipation and desire," Shavonne Jones, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, tells Bustle. When there's distance between you, sexting can really keep the connection going, she says.

According to a 2020 study of 1,559 adults from The Kinsey Institute about sexual behavior during COVID, sexting was the most common technology-based addition to people’s sex lives in 2020. While sexting can be a hot way to connect when you’re apart, it can also be super helpful. If you're shy or have trouble expressing your sexual needs, you might find that sexting feels more comfortable than saying your dirty thoughts out loud.

With that in mind, here are 23 dirty games to play on text with your partner when you're long-distance or temporarily apart.

1. Would You Rather?

You’re probably already familiar with this classic game. You can turn it into a sexting game making all of the questions sex-related. For example, “would you rather have me kiss your neck or your ear?” You can keep the questions relatively tame at the beginning, especially if your partner’s shy. Then slowly work up to making them more graphic. This game is also a great way to get to know your partner and their sexual likes and dislikes.

2. Remember When?

If you had a particularly steamy sex session in person, you can rehash all of the details together over text. Again, start simple if your partner is shy. “Remember when I was sitting in your living room and you came in and gave me that little smile?” If your partner doesn’t respond right away, keep going. “And then remember when I told you to come over and sit next to me?” If you’re still not getting a bite, ask, “what happened next?” Trust me, your partner won’t mind that you’re asking them to “remember” something that just happened!

3. Choose Your Own Adventure

This is a really adaptable game that’s similar to Would You Rather. Text your partner a series of options that you could do in that moment, and ask them to pick which one they would like best. For example, you could send, “I’m sitting here at home alone, thinking of you. I could either scroll through some of the pictures you sent me, take a shower, or try to distract myself. What should I do?” Once they’ve made their decision, send them a few more options that would unfold after the first step. For example, “Look at the pictures of you, OK! I could either stay here in the living room, go into the bedroom, or go out onto the balcony. What should I do?”

4. Plan Our Next Adventure

This is a small but exciting sexting variation of Choose Your Own Adventure. In this version, have all of your options be things that the two of you could do the next time you see each other. For example, “You’re going to get in at nine at night. We could either get really dressed up and go out to dinner, take a quick shower together, or go straight into the bedroom. What do you pick?” You can either take turns giving options and making decisions or have your partner plan out the entire date. Make sure to follow through the next time you see each other!

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5. The Treasure Hunt

The next time you’re at your partner’s house, leave something sexy behind, like a pair of underwear you wore when you were together, a new lingerie set they’ve never seen you in, or even a sex toy. Once you’re gone, text your partner that you left something special for them to find. You can give your partner clues if you feel nice, or let them figure it out on their own.

6. Sexting Co-Authors

This is a good game to sexting play with partners who might feel a bit shy about discussing your personal sex life via text. Tell your partner you want to write a story together, where you take turns coming up with sentences. You can start the story off innocently enough, but slowly start to make it more sexual. You can play this game for weeks, or even months! Consider making a Google Document together, so you can write some smut at the same time.

7. Book Club

If you or your partner are too shy to write your own erotica (or have writer’s block in the moment), you can read other people’s erotica instead. When you know your partner has some free time, send a link to an erotica website. Ask your partner to read it at the same time you’re reading it. Copy and paste the specific sentences that you really like, or discuss your favorite scenes. You can also do this with porn.

8. Guess What I’m Wearing

Text your partner and ask them to guess something about your clothing. You can ask them to guess the specific underwear you’re wearing or the color. If they guess correctly, send them a picture of you wearing the item. (You can show just a snippet of the fabric if you don’t want to get too graphic.)

9. King For A Day

In this sexting game, one person gets to be King For A Day, and tell the other person exactly what to do. If you and your partner like a bit of the Domination/submission dynamic, you can have one partner choose every single daily activity and decision. Take turns the next day if you want.

10. Sext Brainstorming

Whenever you stumble across an intriguing-sounding sex tip online, like an idea for a new sex position or an oral sex technique, send the link over to your partner. Send a little message like, “thinking about the two of us doing this together” or, “would you want to try this?” This is a great game for people who don’t feel that creative on their own.

11. Sext Shopping

Similarly, you can also send your partner links to sex-related items you’d like to buy, like lingerie, sex toys, or accessories. You can send a cheeky message like, “just a little hint for my upcoming birthday.” Or try sending over a couple of links, and sending the message, “I got you one of these things. You’ll have to wait and see which one I picked.”

12. The Sex Bucket List

Together, come up with specific sexual experiences that you want to share together. You can add things like, “have sex while camping,” “have multiple orgasms,” or “have a threesome.” Create a shared Google Document, and set it to notify the other person when one of you makes a change.

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13. Orgasm Race

When you know your partner is home alone, send them a message asking if they would like to have a have a masturbation race. See who can get to the finish line first. No cheating!

14. Guessing Game

While you might not want to text each other full body shots, sending a seductive photo or two can make for a fun game, especially if it's tough to tell what you're looking at. Is that a close up of their shoulder? Is that your stomach, or the small of your back? Send these slightly blurry pics back and forth, and have a good time guessing.

15. Role Playing

Dream up a scenario that seems sexy (perhaps you're a cop, and they're under arrest?) and then try role-playing. Take turns creating a steamy dialogue for the situation, and see if you can get a bit adventurous.

This is a fun way to live out a few fantasies, while also getting ideas for sexy games to play in person, as soon as you get the chance.

16. Truth Or Dare

Find a time when you're both alone to play a sexting game of truth or dare. Let the "truth" ease you in, as you share a few secrets and answer a few burning questions. And from there, venture into the "dares."

Truth questions can include things like "what's your favorite part of my body?" or "what's something you've always wanted to try in bed?" For dares, silly things are always fun, like "eat a piece of fruit in a seductive way." But they can also be incredibly steamy, especially if you say things like, "for the next 60 seconds, touch yourself the way you'd like to touch me."

17. Finish The Sentence

For this one, take turns describing your ideal evening in bed. But end every other sentence with ellipses, and let your partner fill in the blank. Together you'll come up with a sexy (or completely hilarious) story.

18. Edge It Out

Edging means bringing yourself (or your partner) close to orgasm but stopping before the full climax. When you do it a few times, it can make your eventual orgasm last longer and feel way more intense. Edging can be a great way to combine masturbating, sexting, and a little dominance play. Take turns being in control of the others’ orgasm over text, giving them instructions on when to touch themselves and when to stop.

19. 20 Questions

This isn’t the 20 Questions of your childhood road trips. Make the categories X-Rated, favorite positions, best sex toys, types of contraceptives, then have fun guessing what the other one is thinking about.

20. Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever can be a hotter way of learning about your date’s sexual history without sitting them down and asking for a play-by-play of the past. Start with something you know they haven’t done — like had sex with a celebrity or got it on in a race car, then move into more realistic things. Ever do it in a public place? Threesome? The sky is the limit.

21. Date, Do, Dump

Consider this sexting game the nicer version of Kiss, Marry, Kill. Think about celebrities, athletes, or other notable people, and trade-off saying who you would date, do, and dump. To keep things comfortable, you may want to refrain from using people you actually know IRL.

22. Sexy Song Swap

Sometimes music says everything you want to say. Trade-off sending sexy songs to each other, making the ultimate sex playlist. Additionally, send each other your favorite raunchy lyrics to set the tone.

23. Time It Out

If you and your date have a time difference or if you’re looking for a dirty game to play over text to spice things up during the day, let them know what times you are available to sext (read: when you’re not at work or at your grandma’s house) and have them surprise you with a sexy message. This is like the virtual equivalent of a surprise quickie.

With additional reporting by Carolyn Steber and Griffin Wynne.

Expert:

Shavonne Jones, LCSW, licensed clinical social worker

Studies:

Justin J. Lehmiller, Justin R. Garcia, Amanda N. Gesselman & Kristen P. Mark(2021)Less Sex, but More Sexual Diversity: Changes in Sexual Behavior during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic,Leisure Sciences,43:1-2,295-304,DOI: 10.1080/01490400.2020.1774016

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