tonks, at least for me, the mental readiness is what you earn daily by loving a woman. And there should be a face to the correspondant feeling, either way if you don't feel ready you should not express that you are ready. I take higher esteem in the "expression" to know the right moment, in fact, there have been sometimes when she is mentally ready and wants it but she isn't wet enough, but that's "the opposite problem".
Xcite, I know what you mean about hurting the other, women insinuate all the time, why is it so hard to insinuate that you need a longer foreplay?, and btw, why is it with women not wanting to tell where the right spots are?, i have no problem in telling you how i like it and how it is better, the lack of communication there affects nobody but you.