“One of the first misconceptions about anal sex is that it’s unclean because it involves butts. In actuality, your anus has natural bacteria that helps fight infection, and if you clean your body regularly, your butt is as clean as the rest of you. So you don’t need to wash yourself right before you…”— Emma Kaywin, bustle.com
“Your anus has thousands of sensitive nerve endings in and around it that can give you pleasure. Most of these nerve endings are concentrated around the opening, but the outer part of the rectum also has them. With the inner part of the rectum, what feels good during sex is mostly the pressure and fu…”— Emma Kaywin, bustle.com
“You can lie flat on your stomach, get in doggy-style, or do missionary — and that is the order of what will hurt the least to the most. At least, in my (minimal) experience.”— Anna Breslaw, cosmopolitan.com
“Getting the tip in hurts the most, because the head of the penis is the widest part. Once you're past that and up to the shaft, it'll feel a little better. Remember how much regular sex hurt at first, for some of us?”— Anna Breslaw, cosmopolitan.com
“Don’t go straight from thrusting into her ass to thrusting into her pussy. That can spread a shit-ton of germs. If she ends up with an infection, she’s never going to let you near her ass again.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Use lube. I don’t care if you get caught up in the moment. Before you stick your dick in her pussy, you get her wet, and before you stick it in her ass, you slather on lube. It’s not an option. It’s an order.”— Holly Riordan, Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Here’s something I don’t feel is often discussed when we talk about anal sex: It can actually be really intimate. A friend of mine who’s married swears that her and her husband’s increased regularity of anal sex has made their sex life far more exciting and satisfying, and has brought them closer to…”— Karley Sciortino, vogue.com
“As the taboo around anal sex – and particularly, ladies loving anal sex in a genuine, not ‘pretending to love it to make my boyfriend happy’ kind of way – dies a long-overdue death, we’re learning more about how many people are doing it, how they’re doing it, and why they love it, on a more anatomic…”— Jessica Blankenship, thoughtcatalog.com
“When he goes in, it’s going to feel strange at first. Actually, anal sex always feel strange. It’s hard to explain but the whole thing just feels wrong. I don’t mean that in a moralistic or bad way. I mean, it just literally feels unnatural because you’re using an exit as an entrance. Funnily enough…”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“You will not be covered in shit after sticking a tiny finger up someone’s bum. In fact, your anus isn’t even where poop is stored—it’s actually stored in your colon at the end of your large intestine.”— Cynthia McKelvey, dailydot.com
“Anal sex will NOT irreparably loosen you up. Think of it this way: your anus is a muscle. The more you exercise said muscle, the stronger it becomes—like pumping iron for your sphincter. While you may find it easier to allow various objects the more comfortable you get with anal play, you’ll find it…”— Cynthia McKelvey, dailydot.com