Sex File: How can we have a good time in bed with adult children at home?

The fizzy madness and obsessive preoccupation of new romance is the most delicious experience in the world and while you are in this state, the last thing you need is an audience of grown-up children who feel that they have rights over both their parent and their property. Picture: iStock

I'm in a fantastic new relationship but could use some advice on having a healthy sex life when you both have twentysomethings living at home. This is my partner's first relationship since his divorce so I'm particularly conscious of his grown-up kids when staying at his and find it hard to relax - especially at night when it's quiet but I know they're not asleep - which means it's often not as enjoyable or frequent as we might like.

You and your partner have a right to autonomy but you are also right to avoid exposing your grown-up children to the full force of your sexual passion.