# A sex thread. "Tribbing" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 27, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649 "2014-03-27T00:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R.P.McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/1 "2014-03-27T00:26:00Z")
The definition of tribbing as I understand it, is the act of two women rubbing their genitals together for mutual pleasure. I admit, I’m one of those hetero males that finds girl-girl sex arousing. My question is whether tribbing is an act that lesbians get great pleasure from or is it something that is acted out for those that like to watch lesbian sexual activity. My limited research has indicated that the position can be a bit difficult and therefore is not a preferred or important part of lesbian sex. So, is tribbing a normal and usual part of lesbian sex or is it something that is mostly done just for porno? ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/2 "2014-03-27T00:39:03Z")
The few lesbians I know have said that it is way overrated and hardly worthwhile except maybe as foreplay. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/3 "2014-03-27T00:41:57Z")
As a female, but non-lesbian, I can’t imagine getting much if any grafiication this way. Porn is not real life. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/4 "2014-03-27T00:44:03Z")
That is probably the sex act the Scissor Sisters derived their name from. :o ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/5 "2014-03-27T01:14:56Z")
> [@R.P.McMurphy](#): > > The definition of tribbing as I understand it, is the act of two women rubbing their genitals together for mutual pleasure. > > I admit, I’m one of those hetero males that finds girl-girl sex arousing. My question is whether tribbing is an act that lesbians get great pleasure from or is it something that is acted out for those that like to watch lesbian sexual activity. > > \*\*My limited research has indicated that the position can be a bit difficult and therefore is not a preferred or important part of lesbian sex. \*\* > > So, is tribbing a normal and usual part of lesbian sex or is it something that is mostly done just for porno? And that is The Trouble With Tribbers ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/6 "2014-03-27T01:30:06Z")
I knew a lesbian who loved it. She told me it was her favorite thing to do. And from the context of the conversation (we were having a frank conversation about sex) I hesitate to believe she is leading me on or pandering or any of that ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/7 "2014-03-27T02:33:11Z")
The full term is tribadism, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/8 "2014-03-27T02:59:25Z")
So it has nothing to do with tribbles? ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/9 "2014-03-27T03:57:34Z")
Oooh! Scissor mah timbers - Janet Garrison ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/10 "2014-03-27T05:06:07Z")
Lesbians Explain: Scissoring [Lesbians Explain : Scissoring - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UD5gYk4_Vs) - No sex or nudity but women talking graphically about sex ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/11 "2014-03-27T17:02:13Z")
> [@Inna\_Minnit](#): > > So it has nothing to do with tribbles? Only that Jim Kirk has been overwhelmed by both things at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/12 "2014-03-27T17:24:47Z")
Buried in them, one might say. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/13 "2014-03-27T18:19:22Z")
I think women that enjoy it get off more on the pressure than actually aligning clitorises and rubbing. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/14 "2014-03-27T19:34:03Z")
My understanding is that it’s rubbing the sensitive bits against your partner’s inner thigh that makes it work. Besides a gradient of pleasure from that activity, there might be some degree of “compatible physiology” involved for maximum satisfaction - maybe some women just don’t go together in the right way for it to work. Not everything works for every couple. I had one partner with whom a particular position worked very well and we could stay in it for a long, comfortable, pleasurable time. It works poorly or is at least uncomfortable and not satisfying with every other woman I’ve tried it with. So. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/15 "2014-03-28T01:31:01Z")
> [@Inna\_Minnit](#): > > Porn is not real life. WHAT?! It’s not!?! Somebody should have told me this before! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Inna\_Minnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/16 "2014-03-28T01:49:06Z")
I would make a terrible lesbian. I need the D. ---
**Author:** ![Dinna\_Fash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Dinna\_Fash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinna_Fash)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/17 "2014-03-31T06:38:46Z")
It is certainly not a significant part of our sex life. I didn’t even know it had a name (!) Other positions are far more intimate and pleasurable ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/18 "2014-03-31T06:54:09Z")
> [@Dinna\_Fash](#): > > It is certainly not a significant part of our sex life. I didn’t even know it had a name (!) > Other positions are far more intimate and pleasurable I notice you didn’t put a period at the end of your last sentence. Clearly, you (subconsciously) intended to provide more information. :^) ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/19 "2014-03-31T12:22:46Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > I think women that enjoy it get off more on the pressure than actually aligning clitorises and rubbing. This. And tribadism is in the top three on my hot sex list. It’s best, to me, with jeans on. Right, this can be done while clothed. It’s also a fairly common (in my studied opinion) masturbation technique for women, using a pillow or just positioning oneself against… something. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sex-thread-tribbing/684649/20 "2014-03-31T18:30:46Z")
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