Does it feel better/different from positions where you're facing each other? (It does for women.) Do you just like not seeing your partner's face while doing it? Is it a dominance thing? I'm just curious about what the reasons are that a lot of men seem to really enjoy doggy style.
**Edit: It seems like the majority of men who have commented prefer to see a woman's ass than her boobs. This is a bit surprising to me, and one of the reasons I wasn't sure why men liked doggy so much.
The one caveat is that doggy style lacks that face-to-face contact that provides insight into what the hell we’re thinking while we’re getting busy back there. But what’s lacking in eye contact is made up with the tremendous view.
So behold, the 8 most common things that enter our minds while doing the doggy deed:
1. “What a view!”
Butt in my face. What else is there to say?
2. “I really hope I don’t slip out.”
Doggy style is a precarious position. We’re back there thrusting with abandon while only centimeters away from making a grave mistake. While this is definitely fun, it’s also slightly terrifying. If we slip out and keep thrusting, we might hit a cheek and break our junk in half. Or, equally scary, we could accidentally enter the wrong hole. No one wants that kind of a surprise.
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3. “Am I going too fast?”
From this angle, it’s easy to go from slow and sexy to a jackhammer on ‘roids. Seriously, this position escalates quickly. Just give us a heads up if we’re losing our groove.
4. “I love when she turns to look at me.”
As we’ve established, doggy style is not a position designed for eye contact. But when a woman turns her head back to give us a seductive gaze, a nod of approval, or just to watch, we get extremely excited. It also lets us know that she’s feeling it, too.
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5. “I wonder if she likes her hair pulled?”
Even if you’re not particularly into hair grabbing, it seems like this would be the opportune time to try it. Obviously, we’re going to ask you first, but sometimes we worry a little about your reaction to, “Do you want me to give your hair a yank?” It could go downhill fast.
6. “Is spanking in play here?”
This is another one we always wonder about. To tap that or not to tap that? I can’t say I have any desire to spank a woman mid-doggy, but if you’re into it, don’t be afraid to speak up. Most of us would be happy to (gently) oblige.
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7. “Did she get off or am I just imagining things?”
It’s hard enough for us to tell when we’re face to face. I find myself wondering, “Is that an O-face or does she just smell something weird?” When we’re behind you, all bets are totally off. We’re flying blind out there.
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8. ““This party is over in 3…2…1.”
In my experience, doggy style isn’t the first or only position during a roll in the hay. It’s too intense to kick things off and/or sustain the whole time(unless you’re trying to get down and done in 30 seconds or less). For me, doggy is the grand finale in my position playbook. I like to go out with a bang—or bark. (Not literally, unless you’re into that.)
9. “I can’t wait to do that again!”
After the rush that is the doggy style position, we can’t help but get pumped for the next round—but we’re going to need a breather after all of that action.
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The one caveat is that doggy style lacks that face-to-face contact that provides insight into what the hell we’re thinking while we’re getting busy back there. But what’s lacking in eye contact is made up with the tremendous view.
So behold, the 9 most common things that enter our minds while doing the doggy deed:
1. “What a view!”
Butt in my face. What else is there to say?
2. “I really hope I don’t slip out.”
Doggy style is a precarious position. We’re back there thrusting with abandon while only centimeters away from making a grave mistake. While this is definitely fun, it’s also slightly terrifying. If we slip out and keep thrusting, we might hit a cheek and break our junk in half. Or, equally scary, we could accidentally enter the wrong hole. No one wants that kind of a surprise.
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3. “Am I going too fast?”
From this angle, it’s easy to go from slow and sexy to a jackhammer on ‘roids. Seriously, this position escalates quickly. Just give us a heads up if we’re losing our groove.
4. “I love when she turns to look at me.”
As we’ve established, doggy style is not a position designed for eye contact. But when a woman turns her head back to give us a seductive gaze, a nod of approval, or just to watch, we get extremely excited. It also lets us know that she’s feeling it, too.
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5. “I wonder if she likes her hair pulled?”
Even if you’re not particularly into hair grabbing, it seems like this would be the opportune time to try it. Obviously, we’re going to ask you first, but sometimes we worry a little about your reaction to, “Do you want me to give your hair a yank?” It could go downhill fast.
6. “Is spanking in play here?”
This is another one we always wonder about. To tap that or not to tap that? I can’t say I have any desire to spank a woman mid-doggy, but if you’re into it, don’t be afraid to speak up. Most of us would be happy to (gently) oblige.
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7. “Did she get off or am I just imagining things?”
It’s hard enough for us to tell when we’re face to face. I find myself wondering, “Is that an O-face or does she just smell something weird?” When we’re behind you, all bets are totally off. We’re flying blind out there.
8. ““This party is over in 3…2…1.”
In my experience, doggy style isn’t the first or only position during a roll in the hay. It’s too intense to kick things off and/or sustain the whole time(unless you’re trying to get down and done in 30 seconds or less). For me, doggy is the grand finale in my position playbook. I like to go out with a bang—or bark. (Not literally, unless you’re into that.)
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9. “I can’t wait to do that again!”
After the rush that is the doggy style position, we can’t help but get pumped for the next round—but we’re going to need a breather after all of that action.
A lot of people love doggy style. It's fun because it stimulates so many areas and also feels a little bit extra naughty. But it's also not the most elegant of sex positions and it leads to a whole lot of stuff going on in our brain.
Many women see doggy style as a bit controversial because it’s a position in which the man does not have to look at the woman's face.
"This creates a disconnect between the two partners and enables each of them to imagine they are having sex with someone else, if they choose to do so. That's why I always remind men to make sure they make women feel connected to them in this position in small ways," says sexpert, Scott Brown.
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So what are men thinking during doggy style? We did a bit of research to get to the bottom (no pun intended!) of it all.
1. The vision of what is happening is all-consuming.
"[I'm] thinking about the sexual act happening on [my] penis and what [I] can visually see in front of [me], instead of thinking about the woman as a whole," says Brown.
Tumblr2. They want the position to be intimate.
"When I'm doing doggystyle, I am always turning a girl's head around so that I can see her. I don't want her to think that just because we're doing this particular position that I am not there with her, focused on her, and wanting her to be having a good time," says Brown.
3. Eye contact is important.
"I will usually gently (or sometime aggressively, depending on the girl) grab her hair and turn her head towards me so I can see her and she can see me. Even if we connect eyes for only a few seconds and then she turns her head back to a forward position, at least we connected there and 'checked in' on each other," says Brown.
4. It's an odd view sometimes.
"Her butthole looks kinda weird... Is that a hemorrhoid?" says Brian Sloan, inventor of the Autoblow 2.
5. This is uncomfy.
"Where did I put those kneepads from seventh-grade street hockey?" says Billy Procida, a comedian and host of the Manwhore Podcast.
Wordpress6. Should've done this earlier.
"Holy sh*t! I should have switched to one knee years ago!" says Procida.
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7. "Netflix and chill" is on the mind.
"This would be a great way to watch Netflix — oh never mind, I just came..." says Procida.
8. Kinks are being revealed...
"Wow. She really, really likes having her hair pulled. I wonder if this part of a much, much larger issue," offers Tom Miller.
9. Lasting long isn't a possibility.
"I'm glad we started with her, because I'm only going to last like two more seconds doing it this way," says Miller.
10. Where is the mess going?
"I'm not going to last much longer. This is going to be a mess, I should ask her where she wants it," says Miller.
11. This isn't for the faint at heart.
"Maybe we should switch to lazy-on-the-side-sex. I really need to exercise more," says Miller.
Imgur12. The movement is particular.
"I wish she'd just stop moving. How many times would she have stepped on my feet if we were dancing? Maybe if I grab her hips harder. Yup. That did it," says Miller.
13. Imagination runs wild.
"From this angle, her lower back, hips and butt sorta look like an erect penis with her spine as the vein. This doesn't make me gay, does it? Oh, well back to work," says Miller.
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