Meanwhile, White notes that this is a position that can really center pleasure for people with a vagina. Not only does it have the potential to stimulate the G-spot, but it allows you to have more control over speed, movements, and rhythm. “This position is also great to explore other erogenous zones, including the neck and breasts, to increase pleasure,” White adds.
4. Sideways
Here we have the face-to-face version of spooning—so you get the physical closeness plus the added benefit of being able to gaze into each other’s eyes, which spooning lacks. With the touching and the eye contact, experts agree that this is one of the best sex positions for closeness.
If you’re looking to upgrade this position for help in climaxing, White recommends overlapping one another’s legs. Being closely intertwined like this will help you feel even more connected and let you experience each other’s sexual release in a really intimate, almost interconnected, way.
5. Straddling
Straddling is a sex position where one partner sits down, legs straight, and the other faces them and settles down on top of them, wrapping their legs around their hips. The person on top can also straddle their partner in a squatted position to allow for more controlled movement, White says. You’ll both benefit from the eye contact, as well as the myriad opportunities for kissing this position presents.
“The position also allows partners to go chest to chest and really lean into each other’s bodies, creating a closer connection, literally,” White explains. “This closeness allows you to melt into your partner and feel your bodies move as one and get in rhythm.” For penis-and-vagina sex in particular, this position also emphasizes the pleasure for the person with the vagina (they should be on top) as they are able to take control and guide their partner to enhance pleasure.
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6. Flatiron (Modified Doggy)
Most people don’t immediately think of romance when they think of doggy style—it’s usually more associated with satisfying that down-and-dirty desire—but trust us when we say it can totally feel intimate. Just one simple variation to this popular sex position is all it takes to make you feel closer and more connected to your partner.
Start by lying flat on your stomach. (So, nix the arguably not-super-romantic all-fours setup.) Then, have your partner position themselves between your legs to enter from behind, whether that’s using their hand, a strap-on or sex toy, their penis, etc.
“Doggy style positions generally feel less personal and intimate, but flatiron/modified doggy is a bit of an exception because there is a lot of skin-to-skin contact and opportunity for the partner on top to kiss the back and neck of the partner on the bottom,” White says. “Again, doing it in front of a mirror can make it even hotter and more intimate.”
7. Lotus
An upgraded version of straddling, the lotus has one partner sitting cross-legged while the other sits on top, wrapping their legs around. “This is a great way to bring couples closer, as it is a classic tantric position for meditation and for pleasure,” White says. “With both partners face to face, this romantic position is a great way for intimate eye contact.” It hits all the right spots—in all kinds of ways.
8. Butterfly
For penis-and-vagina sex, White recommends the Kama Sutra sex position known as butterfly. It requires the receiving partner to lie down face-up with their butt at the edge of the bed while the other stands pressed up against them. “It’s a passionate position that involves the vulva owner’s legs resting against the front of the penis owner’s body,” White explains. “While it does require core strength, this position makes it easy to access and stimulate the G-spot.”
Source: SELF
