8 Make Out Sex Positions for Extra-Intimate Face Time
Transport yourselves back to the early honeymoon days by making out...a lot!
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Remember how insanely sexy your first make out sessions with your partner were? The ones where you were desperately pressing against each other, hot with wanting, discovering exactly what to do with your tongue? Even if you’ve been together for a while now, you can still harness that knee-weakening swoony energy of the early days with these make out sex positions.
“Making out has to be one of the most underrated activities among adults—and that’s unfortunate because it certainly isn’t just for hormonal college party days,” says Angie Rowntree, founder and director of the award-winning ethical-porn site, Sssh.com
Plus, kissing isn’t just sexy—it does all kinds of magic biological stuff too, like determining compatibility and releasing feel-good hormones that can bring you closer. “A kiss can unleash a torrent of arousal and anticipation, not to mention the endorphins that are a vital aspect of our sexual responsiveness,” says Rowntree.
A good kisser can also help turn you on quicker, aka: consider it the ultimate foreplay. “People are not lightbulbs who get turned on by flipping a switch, and benefit from building arousal, as only making out can do. Instead of trying for instant results, making out allows your ‘light’ to gradually emerge and shine as your body and mind get in sync,” she says.
A make out sesh can also get you to slow down and appreciate what’s happening between you, which can help with arousal. “There’s also a time and place for the fast and furious quickie—but for most women, the time spent getting aroused (and thus properly lubricated) is definitely time well-spent,” she says.
Ready to pucker up? Here are eight make out sex positions to level up your kissing game. (And if you need inspo, here are 40 iconic movie kisses, you're welcome!)
The Snack Break
“Spice up your regularly scheduled marathon-watching time by making your own entertainment,” suggests Rowntree. “Have your partner sit on the edge of the bed or a chair and enjoy the benefits of ‘woman on top’ control with the added pleasure of upper body contact and plenty of kissing. Since your bodies are closer, you can develop delicious friction and control the depth and speed of penetration to edge your partner (and you) until you can’t take it.” Add a cock ring for rumbly vibes to go with all that smooching.
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The All-Nighter
“If you’re planning on an all-night love-making marathon, this is one of those easy positions where you can pause, relax, talk, and whatever else moves you,” says Rowntree. Face your partner, letting your leg drape over their hip. Start sideways, and as the night progresses, take turns rolling on top and loving the other one up. “You can enjoy plenty of potential for kissing, eye contact, and more.” Keep a big bottle of lube nearby to reapply throughout the night.
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Elevated Missionary
Sometimes, the key to making sex incredible is to keep it simple. "Missionary lets you enjoy plenty of hot upper body contact, seriously deep penetration, and kiss as much as you want,” says Rowntree. She recommends putting a pillow under your butt to help your clitoris get some delicious contact with every thrust, or throwing your knees over your partner’s shoulders for deeper penetration if you're on the bottom.
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The Lovers' Cradle
The most intimate, sweet, couple-y position you can possibly do is lying side-by-side, legs and arms wrapped around each other, exploring your bodies with slow, deep kisses, coming up every once in while to share a gaze of ~I'm so into you~. (And go ahead and throw a vibrator or toy down there for a higher chance of orgasm.)
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The Come Here, You
Sit on the edge of a table, using your legs to draw your partner closer for intense kisses with full chest-to-chest contact. This move has been in so many romantic movie sex scenes for a reason!
The Dry Hump Redux
Remember those early, hot. fever-dream make out sessions, where you'd be kissing and just sort of desperately pressing against each other? Well, do that. Keep your clothes on and kiss your way through a long-ass playlist, really focusing on each other and seeing how completely turned on you can get without actually removing any underwear.
The Lap of Luxury
Do a slow striptease, punctuating each new reveal with a little grind and a slow string of kisses up their jawline to their ear where you are free to whisper incredibly lovey (or filthy) things. Leaving something on—a pair of boots or their shirt—makes it that much sexier.
Just Kiss Me, You Fool!
The Lotus pose is a classic for all things kissy because you can mack on each other all you want. Plus, it restricts you to the kind of slow-grinding thrusts that make it easier for some women to have an orgasm. This take on Lotus has the bottom partner's legs extended out (instead of criss-crossed), for a more comfortable seat for the top partner.
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