The Vertical Missionary

The Vertical Missionary a great variation of the classic Missionary. Any tempo is suited in this position and it offers the giver a great deal of freedom of movement. This can be a lazy position for the receiver on the bed, as they are comfortable and don’t have to do a lot of moving or supporting themselves. For firm support either partner can grab onto the bed for some leverage.

This is a very intimate and romantic position with a loving and caring atmosphere, giving a more heightened sensual and emotional experience to both partners. Couples can see the expressions of their partner and know that the they are being satisfied. The Vertical Missionary requires little suppleness or flexibility, allowing the couple to remain relatively relaxed and avoid fatigue.

Vertical Missionary is an ideal position for women who liked to let their partner have control, the man can control his depth of penetration while the woman can relax and enjoy the lovemaking. Being taken like this is highly exciting for some women particularly if the man is in control and makes everything happen. This position offers full-body contact allowing a couple to kiss each other all over and exposes the woman nipples so they can be sucked or caressed which arouses many women.

Penetration is quite deep and a relatively quick male orgasm can be achieved if desired. For a man who fears losing control of his ejaculation he can control his thrusting and speed delaying his orgasm and prolonging the lovemaking. A woman is able to either hasten or delay both her orgasm and that of her partner through voluntary, rhythmic flexing and relaxation of the pubococcygeus muscles surrounding her vagina.

How it works:

In the Vertical Missionary the idea is find what is most comfortable for you. To get into this position the receiver sits on an edge of a bed, couch, counter or desk with their legs and knees over the edge resting on the floor. The woman's bum should be slightly over the edge and the man can enter her while on his knees or standing, depending on the height of the bed.

A variation for this position can be for the woman to lie on her front with her bum facing her partner for a rear entry. Another thing to try is for the woman to lie back and raise her legs, resting them on her partners shoulders or chest. You can experiment with the way it feels to raise one leg, the other, or both.

Some disadvantages to The Vertical Missionary can be:

• most of the work is done by the penetrating partner
  
  
• manual stimulation of clitoris can be quite hard for the partner
  
  
• the penetrating partner may experience pain on their knees so they may want to use pillows for comfort
  
  
• this position can be bad for men with premature ejaculation as it sometime produces a quick male orgasm

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