Lecture Notes: 60 Best Sex Positions For Couples To Try In 2025
Introduction
- Trying new sex positions can benefit relationships by keeping the spark alive, even in long-term partnerships.
- Novelty and excitement can spice up romance and enhance emotional intimacy.
- New positions foster vulnerability, trust, and an extra dose of excitement in relationships.
Classic Sex Positions
Missionary
- How to do it: Receiver lies on their back, giver lies facedown on top.
- Benefits: Simple, elegant, effective, versatile.
- Enhancements: Change leg angles to alter sensations.
Doggy Style
- How to do it: Receiver on all fours, giver kneels behind.
- Benefits: Deep penetration and G-spot stimulation.
- Enhancements: Clitoral stimulation, temperature play.
Cowgirl
- How to do it: Receiver kneels on top, sliding up and down giver’s thighs.
- Benefits: Receiver controls pace, delays partner's climax.
- Enhancements: Add nipple play, vary grinding directions.
Cowgirl's Helper
- How to do it: Similar to cowgirl, but giver supports some of the receiver’s weight.
- Benefits: Easier climaxing, delays giver's climax.
From-Behind Sex Positions
Reverse Cowgirl
- How to do it: Giver lies back; receiver straddles facing feet.
- Benefits: Receiver controls pace and rhythm.
The Snake
- How to do it: Receiver lies on stomach, butt lifted; giver lies on top from behind.
- Benefits: Deep penetration, snug fit.
The Chairman
- How to do it: Giver sits on bed edge, receiver sits away on them.
- Benefits: Deep G-spot stimulation, clitoral access.
Adventurous Sex Positions
The Seashell
- How to do it: Receiver lies back, legs crossed behind head.
- Benefits: Clitoral and G-spot stimulation.
Valedictorian
- How to do it: Receiver raises legs in V while in missionary.
- Benefits: Genital contact and clit stimulation.
Seated Wheelbarrow
- How to do it: Receiver’s butt on giver’s lap, hands on floor.
- Benefits: Deep penetration, rhythmic squeezing enhances climax.
Standing Sex Positions
Corkscrew
- How to do it: Receiver rests on hip/forearm at bed edge, thighs pressed.
- Benefits: Tighter hold on giver.
Ballet Dancer
- How to do it: Receiver stands on one foot, wraps other leg around giver.
- Benefits: Face-to-face time, connection.
Oral Sex Positions
Classic Oral
- How to do it: Receiver lies back with knees up, giver kneels.
- Benefits: Eye contact, control over oral sex.
69
- How to do it: One partner lies back, other on top facing away.
- Benefits: Dual pleasure, mutual oral.
Threesome Sex Positions
The Eiffel Tower
- How to do it: Partner 1 in doggy style, Partner 2 receives oral, Partner 3 penetrates from behind.
- Benefits: Different types of stimulation for all.
Solo Sex Positions
Belly Down
- How to do it: Lie on stomach, grind legs and hips against hands.
- Benefits: Easy to try, maximum pleasure.
Choosing the Best Sex Position
- Consider stimulation preferences, penetration depth, any mobility issues, timing, mood, and desired experience.
- Positions like spooning may be suitable for those with chronic pain.
- Experiment with variations for continuous novelty.
Experts Consulted
- Rachel Needle, PsyD, co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.
- Donna Oriowo, CST, licensed sex therapist and owner of AnnodRight.
- Shawntres Parks, PhD, LMFT, licensed marriage and family therapist.
This guide offers a comprehensive look at enhancing sexual intimacy through a variety of positions, each with unique benefits and recommended enhancements. It emphasizes the importance of exploration, communication, and comfort in healthy sexual relationships.