Makeup sex is an informal term for sexual intercourse which may be experienced after conflict is resolved in an intimate personal relationship. This conflict may range from a lover`s tiff to a relationship breakup. In the popular imagination, sex under these circumstances is imagined to be especially gratifying and invested with special emotional significance. It is sometimes conceived as a physical expression of reconciliation and rediscovery of one`s partner following the cathartic experience of a fight.
Like so many elements of human sexuality, makeup sex has achieved a prominent place in popular culture, and is frequently mentioned (usually in a humorous vein) in discussions of relationships.