Some of the best conversations happen in bed. Maybe you're coming down from a particularly good orgasm (bless), cuddling with your partner, or simply lying there trying to convince yourself you don't have to pee. Whatever the circumstances, there's something about being tucked under the covers together that makes it a little easier to say what's on your mind. (And no, we're not talking about reminding your partner to switch the laundry.) Enter: pillow talk.

“Pillow talk is a term for an intimate conversation that happens between partners, usually in bed,” explains Lisa Finn , sex educator at Babeland . Sometimes it's a little dirty talk during aftercare . Sometimes it's a surprisingly deep conversation you have with your partner when you're feeling especially close. But what makes it different from your everyday conversations, Finn says, is the intimacy of both the setting and the discussion itself.

So, what should you actually talk about?…