Positions Library
Couples sex positions library: full how-to guides
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Aerial Cowgirl
She hovers above him instead of sitting, lifting and lowering on each stroke — the longest range of motion and the most control of any face-to-face position.
Amazon (lying hybrid)
This is the best of both worlds: she stays on top and sets the pace, but she also gets to lie down chest-to-chest and catch her breath.
Amazon 180
He sits upright and she straddles his lap face-to-face, close enough to kiss and talk while she sets the pace, depth, and angle.
Armrest Straddle
The armrest turns an ordinary couch into a sturdy, just-right-height perch — she straddles it while he sits on the couch, and the angle gives her…
Asian Cowgirl
Asian Cowgirl is a deeper, more athletic take on the classic Cowgirl.
Bed-Edge Butterfly
This position brings you face-to-face with the freedom of standing.
Bed-Edge Elevated
Bed-Edge Elevated gives you a steep, satisfying angle while keeping the comfort of lying down.
Bed-Edge Receiver's Legs Up
Bed-Edge Receiver's Legs Up takes the classic edge-of-bed connection and opens it deeper — her legs lift onto his shoulders or chest, creating a…
Bed-to-Floor Slide
There is something playful about starting on the bed and letting gravity pull you both to the floor — it feels spontaneous, a little adventurous, and…
Boat Pose Hybrid
This is missionary transformed into a core workout — both partners lift their upper bodies off the bed, balancing on their tailbones, legs…
Bridge
Female lifts hips (bridge), Male on top. Clear step-by-step with soft, pillow, deep, and elevated variants.
Bull
He kneels upright behind her and drives from the hips — a strong, deliberate rear-entry rhythm that's about angle and power rather than closeness.
Butter Churner
This is missionary flipped upside down and folded in half — her shoulders on the bed, her legs over her head, her hips in the air, and him standing…
Chair Cowgirl
Chair Cowgirl brings the intimacy of face-to-face Cowgirl into a seated embrace.
Chair Straddle
A simple chair becomes something more when she climbs into his lap and sets the rhythm — it's intimate, controlled, and the eye contact makes it feel…
Classic Missionary
This is the most face-to-face position there is.
Closed Doggy
Doggy with her legs pressed together — a snugger fit, more friction, and a more focused front-wall angle than the open-leg version.
Closed Missionary
Missionary with her legs pressed together — a snugger fit, more friction, and a shallower but more focused angle than the open-leg version.
Coital Alignment (CAT)
Female on back, Male rides higher for grind/pressure (CAT). Clear step-by-step with six easy variants.
Coital Alignment Technique
This is the classic CAT taken further — longer sessions, more deliberate alignment, and a focus on building sensation gradually rather than chasing a…
Corkscrew
The twist is the thing. Both partners lie on their sides in a spoon, but instead of moving straight in and out, he rotates his hips in a corkscrew…
Corner Cowgirl
Her on top with a wall, headboard, or chair to brace against — the same control as Cowgirl, with far less strain on her legs.
Couch Straddle
The couch is probably the most underused piece of furniture in the bedroom — she climbs into his lap on the cushion and the wide, soft surface gives…
Cowgirl
Female on top facing Male. Clear step-by-step pace control with lean, grind, squat, and manual variants.
Crab
The Crab position is what happens when cowgirl does a backbend — she sits atop him facing forward but leans her torso backward, arms behind her for…
Crab Walk
This is missionary flipped upside down — she arches backward into a crab walk pose, hips high, body inverted, while he kneels or stands between her…
Cradle
He sits on the chair, she settles onto his lap — and then the Cradle adds what a basic lap sit does not: her body can lean, fold, wrap, or shift into…
Cross-Legged Receiver
Female on back with legs crossed, Male on top. Clear step-by-step for snugger control with soft-to-tight variants.
Cross-Legged Top
Cross-Legged Top turns an ordinary lap into a nest of warmth and closeness.
Crossed Butterfly
Missionary with her legs crossed at the ankles or thighs — a tighter fit and a deeper, more focused angle without going any faster.
Crossed-Leg Cowgirl
Crossed-leg Cowgirl takes the classic Cowgirl and adds a twist — literally.
Deep Missionary
This is missionary with intention: a small hip lift changes the angle so every movement feels fuller, closer, and more connected.
Doggy Style
Female hands-and-knees, Male behind. Clear step-by-step with depth signals plus lazy, edge, standing, and couch variants.
Doggy with Hip Twist
Doggy with hip twist takes the familiar rear-entry shape and tilts it sideways.
Edge-of-Bed Missionary
This is missionary with one of you standing — her hips at the edge of the bed, him on his feet between her legs.
Elevated Doggy
This is doggy style with a lift. She raises her hips higher than standard doggy — on a pillow, wedge, or the edge of the bed — while he enters from…
Face-Down Straddle
This is a hybrid position that gives you the best of both worlds.
Face-to-Face Reclined
Female reclined on pillows, Male kneeling close. Clear step-by-step with grind, lean-in, and open-leg variants.
Face-to-Face Spoon
All the warmth of spooning, but you can see each other, kiss, and watch every reaction — the Face-to-Face Spoon is the most romantic side-lying…
Flat Iron Face-to-Face
This is missionary with both of you as flat as possible — her legs straight and pressed together, his body fully covering hers, weight distributed…
Flat-Doggy (Receiver Prone, Legs Straight)
This is doggy style with the effort removed.
Floor Doggy
Floor doggy takes the familiar hands-and-knees position and puts it on a firm, padded surface.
Floor Missionary
This is missionary stripped down to its most grounded form.
Folded Deckchair
This is missionary with her legs folded up and resting on his shoulders or chest — like she's reclining in a deckchair, only he's the chair.
Forward-Straddle Control
This position gives her maximum leverage and control while keeping the connection face-to-face.
G-Whiz
This is missionary with her legs folded back toward her shoulders, changing the angle so everything feels tighter, deeper, and more direct.
Grip
This is missionary with her legs wrapped around his hips, squeezing and releasing to control the pressure, depth, and rhythm.
Groundhog
The lower, lazier cousin of doggy — her chest drops to her forearms with her hips still raised, which creates a natural front-wall angle with almost no effort from her.
Guard
Missionary's close, protective version — his chest stays lowered to hers and his arms frame her head, so the whole position is about being covered and held.
Half-Kneel
One knee down, one foot planted — the half-kneel sounds simple, but that mixed posture creates an angle that's different from both full kneeling and…
Half-Lotus
The Half-Lotus takes the crossed-leg intimacy of the full Lotus and strips it down to its coziest form.
Hovering Cowgirl
Hovering Cowgirl is the floaty middle ground between squatting and kneeling.
Hybrid Kneel-Stand
This is the kneeling position with a height difference — one partner stands while the other kneels, and the face-to-face angle means you get eye…
Kneeling
Kneeling face-to-face is one of the oldest and most natural positions there is — both partners on their knees, looking at each other, moving together…
Kneeling Bridge
She arches her back in a bridge-like position while he kneels in front of her — the inverted posture opens her up at a completely different angle…
Kneeling Face-to-Face
Few positions feel as close as two people kneeling face-to-face, chests touching, able to kiss and hold each other while the rhythm moves between…
Kneeling From-Behind
Sometimes you want the depth and directness of a from-behind angle without standing up — kneeling on the bed puts you both at the same level and…
Kneeling Rear Entry
This is the position for when you want to let go and feel everything from behind — deep, focused sensation without the pressure of eye contact.
Kneeling Receiver
This is the kneeling position with eye contact — she kneels and faces him while he enters from the front, giving you the intimacy of looking at each…
Kneeling Reverse Cowgirl
She kneels on top of him, facing away — the position gives her full control over depth and angle while the kneeling posture keeps her stable and…
Kneeling Seat
This is the kneeling position where you both have a say — she straddles his lap while he kneels, and the face-to-face angle means you can kiss, talk,…
Kneeling Side-by-Side
This is the closest you'll feel in a kneeling position — both of you face the same direction, knees on the ground, bodies pressed together from…
Lap Dance
She is in charge. He sits on the chair, she straddles his lap, and every bounce, grind, and shift comes from her hips. The Lap Dance is the seated…
Lap from Kneeling
He kneels, she climbs into his lap, and they're suddenly in one of the closest positions possible — chests together, faces near, her weight in his…
Lap Straddle
Male seated, Female in his lap facing him. Clear step-by-step with rocking, wrapped, and lean-back variants.
Lateral Rear Entry
This is rear entry for people who want to stay horizontal.
Leaning Doggy
This is doggy style with a safety net. She stays on her hands and knees, but leans forward onto her forearms or a pillow, so her arms and wrists do…
Legs On Shoulder
Her legs up on his shoulders tilt her hips and open a deeper, more focused angle — the simplest change that makes the biggest difference to missionary.
Lotus
The crossed-leg position creates a snugness that open-leg lap positions cannot match.
Mating Press
Female on back with knees folded, Male on top. Clear step-by-step mating press with soft-to-deep variants.
Missionary
Female on her back, Male on top, face-to-face. Clear step-by-step how-to with many variants (pillow, closed-leg, legs-up, grind, wrapped, and more).
Modified Doggy (Chest Down)
This is doggy style with a built-in rest. She lowers her chest to the bed while keeping her hips raised, supported by a pillow or the mattress…
Modified Rear Entry (Side Angle)
This is rear entry with a twist of comfort.
One Chair One Stand Hybrid
One partner sits, the other stands — and the height difference between the chair and the floor creates a natural angle that neither fully seated nor…
Ottoman Straddle
An ottoman is low, wide, and firm — exactly the right combination for a straddle position that gives her plenty of room to move while keeping both…
Padlock
This is missionary with everything wrapped — her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck, his arms around her back.
Pearly Gates
This is the lazy luxury of woman-on-top positions.
Pillow-Assisted Doggy
This is doggy style with a safety net underneath.
Plough-Adjacent
This is the space just before the full Plow — her legs drawn far back, her hips lifted, her body folded deeply but not quite to the extreme.
Prone Bone
This is the position that feels like a full-body hug from behind.
Prone Rear Entry
This is rear entry with the effort completely removed.
Puppy Pose
This is doggy style with a yoga heart. She lowers her chest to the bed while keeping her hips raised, creating a deep arch that opens her up…
Rear Entry
The whole from-behind family in one guide — the standard kneeling position plus the angles, paces, and comfort fixes that make every rear-entry variant work.
Rear Side-Lying Lift
Rear side-lying lift takes the cozy spoon and raises the stakes.
Rear Spoon
Rear spoon is the most restful way to connect from behind.
Reclined Receiver-on-Top
Reclined Receiver-on-Top puts her fully in control while both of you stay supported and comfortable.
Reverse Corkscrew
The reverse orientation flips the spooning direction, and that flip changes everything about how the rotation feels.
Reverse Cowgirl
Female on top facing away from Male. Clear step-by-step with lean-back, squat, and grind variants.
Reverse Deckchair
This is rear-entry with her folded and relaxed — like the deckchair, but flipped.
Reverse Edge Butterfly
Reverse Edge Butterfly flips the classic face-to-face into a rear-entry position while keeping the comfort of the bed’s edge.
Reverse Lap
Facing away changes everything — the Reverse Lap puts her in full control of the angle, the depth, and the pace, with a G-spot focus that's hard to…
Reverse Scissors
You're tangled together, legs interlocked, bodies flush — and he controls every thrust from behind.
Reverse Scoop
He spoons her from behind and thrusts with a scooping motion that hooks directly into her G-spot — the Reverse Scoop feels like a warm, targeted…
Reverse Wheelbarrow
This is the position for couples who want to play.
Rodeo
She's in the saddle and she sets the pace — the Rodeo is the go-to position for women who want full control over depth, speed, and angle, all while…
Saint
The slowest, gentlest face-to-face position there is — almost no thrusting, just staying connected chest to chest while you kiss, whisper, or breathe together.
Scissors
Legs intertwined, bodies pressed together side by side — the Scissors position is as close as two people can get while lying down.
Seated Lap
He sits, she settles onto his lap — and from there, the Seated Lap gives her the reins.
Seated On-Top (bed)
This position gives you the best of sitting and straddling: she's on top and in control, but instead of squatting or kneeling, she sits upright with…
Seated Reverse Cowgirl
Seated Reverse Cowgirl takes everything great about Reverse Cowgirl — deep penetration, a stunning view, her in control — and moves it from the bed…
Shoulder-Stand Assisted
This is missionary turned fully upside down — her body vertical, supported by her shoulders and his hands, her legs in the air, creating the steepest…
Side-Entry
Side-Entry is the straightforward workhorse of the spooning family — no special leg positions, no rotational tricks, no depth extremes.
Sinner
Missionary's more intense cousin — he drives with rolling, grinding hip movement instead of straight strokes, which adds friction and builds heat faster.
Sitting Wheelbarrow
Rear entry flipped upside down — she sits facing away and leans back on her hands while he kneels in front, for an angle no standard position reaches.
Snowflake
This is missionary with everything open — her legs spread wide, her arms stretched out, her body relaxed like a snowflake on fresh snow.
Sofa Spooning
Side-lying on the couch instead of the bed — firmer support, armrest leverage, and movable cushions. Step-by-step how-to with nine couch-specific variants.
Sofa Straddle
The sofa straddle is the living-room classic for a reason — she climbs into his lap, the wide cushion holds them both, and the familiar setting takes…
Speed Bump
This is the lazy person's deep position. She lies flat on her stomach, hips slightly raised by a small pillow or natural curve, and he enters from…
Spoon
The position that launched a thousand lazy Sundays — the classic Spoon is the most natural side-lying position there is.
Spooning
Female Little Spoon in front, Male Big Spoon behind. Clear step-by-step how-to, arm fixes, and Open Spork, Tight, and Twisted variants.
Staircase Straddle
The stairs give you something no flat surface can — a natural height difference that lines everything up perfectly without pillows or props.
Stairway Rear (careful)
This is rear entry on a staircase — and the word "careful" in the title is not decorative.
Straddle on Floor Sit
The floor changes everything — the Straddle on Floor Sit grounds both of you, removes wobbly-chair worries, and lets her focus entirely on the motion…
Straddle-Reverse (Receiver Behind Giver)
This is a seated position with a twist. She faces away from him, straddling his lap with her back to his chest, and he enters from behind while they…
Superhero / Flat Rear Lift
Superhero gives you the depth of doggy style with the full-body contact of lying flat.
Switch-Hit On Top
Why pick one sensation when you can have both? The Switch-Hit lets her alternate between face-to-face and facing-away without getting up — she simply…
T-Spoon
Her top leg extends straight out, forming a T-shape with their tangled bodies — and that one leg change opens an angle that most spooning positions…
Tangled Spoons
Your legs are wrapped around each other, his arm is over you, and neither of you is going anywhere — the Tangled Spoons takes spooning and makes it…
Teaspoon
Teaspoon is rear spoon with a tighter curl.
The Accordion
Both of you lie on your sides, bodies pressed together, her legs drawn close — and the whole position squeezes into something warm, snug, and…
The Amazon
One of the most intimate woman-on-top positions there is — she kneels over him chest to chest while he lies back with his knees drawn up, so you can kiss, talk, and set the pace together.
The Bobsled
Face to face, bodies pressed together, and a slow slide of a rhythm that feels like you're riding down something together — the Bobsled is the most…
The Bridge
This is the Bridge taken to its fullest expression — her back fully arched, hips lifted high, body forming a dramatic curve from shoulders to knees.
The Captain
He sits, she settles onto his lap facing him, and the chair does most of the supporting.
The Carousel
A seated straddle built entirely around grinding — she moves her hips in slow circles on his lap, controlling the angle and the pressure herself.
The Clam
The Clam opens what the Accordion closes — her top leg lifts away, and the whole angle of entry shifts.
The Cobra (Arched Prone)
This is prone bone with a yoga soul. She lies on her stomach, then arches her back and lifts her chest off the bed — like the yoga cobra pose — while…
The Corkscrew
Same spooning closeness, same hip rotation — but where the basic Corkscrew leans toward depth exploration, The Corkscrew leans toward comfort and…
The Helicopter
The Helicopter adds a playful spin to Cowgirl — literally.
The Magic Carpet
A seated straddle with a lifting, rocking wave instead of bouncing or grinding — smooth, sustainable, and it mixes internal and external sensation.
The Pendulum
The Pendulum delivers a deep, full-body rocking sensation that feels unlike anything a standard position can offer — the inverted angle creates a…
The Pincers
The Pincers gives you that wrapped-together, locked-in feeling that open-leg positions cannot match — her legs close around him like a clamp, and…
The Pinwheel
The Pinwheel stands out because nothing else in this category moves quite like it — instead of thrusting back and forth, the motion traces a slow…
The Pitchfork
The Pitchfork gives you the deep, controlled intensity of an inverted position with her legs up on his shoulders — and that shoulder rest changes…
The Plow
This is missionary folded to its absolute limit — her legs drawn fully over her head, her hips lifted, her body compressed into the tightest possible…
The Plunge
The Plunge is all about depth — the inverted angle drops her pelvis so steeply that every stroke reaches further than almost any other position can…
The Rocking Horse
A steady forward-and-back rock on his lap, face-to-face — no bouncing, no lifting, and one of the most sustainable seated positions there is.
The Seashell
This is missionary with her legs spread wide and relaxed, like a seashell opening — fully exposed, completely comfortable, and entirely hers to…
The Snow Angel
This is missionary with everything extended — her arms stretched wide, her legs spread fully, her body relaxed and open like a snow angel on fresh…
The Spork
Spoon meets straddle — the Spork takes the lying-down comfort of spooning and adds the hip angle of a side straddle, creating a hybrid that gives you…
The Trapeze
The Trapeze gets its name from the way she suspends herself on the edge of a sturdy surface — counter, table, or firm furniture — while he stands…
The Tripod
This is the position where she goes inverted — shoulders and upper back on the ground, hips raised high toward the ceiling — and he enters from above…
The Tumbleweed
This is the inverted position for couples who have serious flexibility — she curls into a tight, rolled inversion with her knees near her face, and…
The Turntable
Most positions move in straight lines — in and out, up and down.
The Waterfall
She lies back on a surface with her head tilted toward the floor and her hips at the edge — the inverted angle shifts blood flow, opens her up in a…
Thigh Tide
This position is built around her pleasure first.
Top Control Pin
This position adds a spark of consensual power to woman-on-top.
Transition Kneel
The Transition Kneel is the position you land in when you move between other positions — but it's also a perfectly good position on its own, with…
Twin Towers Side
Both knees up, bodies close, and the angle hits both spots at once — the Twin Towers Side is a side-lying position where her drawn-up knees change…
Viennese Oyster
This is the most extreme fold in the face-to-face family — her legs drawn fully behind her head, her body compressed into the tightest possible…
Wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow is the most athletic rear-entry position there is.
Window-Sill Rear (privacy!)
This is rear entry with a backdrop. She stands facing a window, hands on the sill or wall for support, while he enters from behind. The window gives…
Worship Kneel
The name says it all — she kneels facing him and the posture carries a sense of tenderness, like the whole position is built around showing…
Yoga Ball Bounce
Yoga Ball Bounce takes Cowgirl off the bed and onto a large exercise ball.