Good ol' missionary.
Often overlooked in favor of jazzier positions, the classic missionary position still has plenty to offer.
Read on for insight into how you’re free to maximize the pleasure of this sex staple.
The missionary position.
The goal is to achieve the confluence of penetration, bodily contact, and eye contact.
Benefits of the position:
It can allow for heightened intimacy.
Unlike positions such as the69 positionor doggy style, missionary provides an easy route to intimacy.
Missionary gives you the opportunity to really be present with and “see” each other.
It’s low energy.
Not every day can be the day forathletic and experimental positions.
Sometimes you just want to scooch up close to your partner and have sleepy sex.
Missionary is perfect for those times.
It lets you focus on pleasure.
It’s ideal for when you’re injured.
So you went too hard at squash or Pilates, and now you’re aching and your knees hurt.
Missionary lets you take the load off and still get some good loving.
It can be used as a tantra tool.
Missionary can be well-suited to those who would like to explore amore meditative way of having sex.
If you’re looking toup the intimacy in your sex life, missionary could be the way to go.
Side-by-side
Mix up missionary a little bit by shifting positions.
Alternate between side-by-side and traditional missionary to give the top partner a little bit of a break.
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Engage other erogenous zones
Penetration doesn’t have to be the star of the show in missionary.
The bottom partner has their hands entirely free and can use them to stimulate othererogenous zones.
and focus ondirty talk.
Play around with finding the precise perfect angle for you!
The bottom line.
So confirm to be as honest and open as possible when discussing your desires.
Ultimately, don’t sleep on missionaryit’s a truly versatile position with hacks for all occasions!
