# Anal sex poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447 "2002-11-24T04:24:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tarnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tarnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarnik)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/1 "2002-11-24T04:24:37Z")
The oral poll got me wondering. For ladies: Have you ever had anal sex with your SO? Did you enjoy it/would you again, and did they enjoy it? For men: Have you ever given, received or both? Would you do it again? Enjoy? How much stigma does it carry where you are? Or is it perfectly acceptable? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/2 "2002-11-24T04:40:07Z")
My wife won’t let me, she says her anus is too small. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/3 "2002-11-24T05:23:43Z")
Goodness. She could have a least said your dick was too big :). Well, she doesn’t know what she’s missing. Which I guess qualifies as my answer to the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Lorenzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4da419/32.png) [@Lorenzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorenzo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/4 "2002-11-24T05:46:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by UncleBill \* > \*\*My wife won’t let me, she says her anus is too small. \*\* Ditto. My wife’s is too small. Based on my limited experience, with a gal with no previous experience in this matter, unless she really wants to do it and can relax, it’s not going to happen. Unless maybe the guy is really small? Did I say that? ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/5 "2002-11-24T05:58:50Z")
Male here. Never done it, don’t have a burning desire to try it. If I met a woman who wanted it, I might be able to be talked into it, but I would never suggest it, as it’s not something that especially appeals to me. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/6 "2002-11-24T06:24:00Z")
No, a million times no. That particular orifice is strictly an EXIT on my body. I have a job with a certain amount of butt-wiping and cleaning up of shit. I see more than enough shit and I have cleaned up enough butts and assholes for a lifetime. It’s an unsanitary area of the body, and nothing is going INTO it, unless it’s an enema or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/7 "2002-11-24T06:30:02Z")
Damn straight, **yosemitebabe**. That is a one way street right there. Exit ramp only. Never have never wish to. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/8 "2002-11-24T07:13:13Z")
It’s better to recieve than give. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/9 "2002-11-24T08:10:25Z")
Many, many women (and men) enjoy it - very, very much. **It’s not inherently wrong**. Any person who wants it can learn to relax and enjoy it. My girlfriend of 3 years loves it, says she never had it before me, and demands it regularly. I personally (as a pitcher, not a catcher) find it satisfies prurient and dominant interests early in a relationship, and then trickles down after the novelty wears off. Doodoo is yucky. It’s the only time I still wear a condom. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/10 "2002-11-24T08:20:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tarnik \* > \*\* > > For ladies: Have you ever had anal sex with your SO? Did you enjoy it/would you again, and did they enjoy it? Yes. Yes. > [@](#): > > How much stigma does it carry where you are? Or is it perfectly acceptable? \*\* In Oklahoma? _snort_ Anything not done behind closed doors, in the missionary position with the lights off between two married persons of the opposite sex is illegal. However, in the independant nation of Arden which I rule, it’s perfectly acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/11 "2002-11-24T11:04:16Z")
I enjoy it. My true love doesn’t dig it though. Which is OK. It’s not that important to me. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/12 "2002-11-24T13:06:08Z")
My sweetie enjoys an occasional finger in there, but as far as me putting Big Olaf in there, she says that’s too big for comfort. The concept is exciting, and we sometimes watch videos of it. The reality of it, though, gets too close to the realm of pain. I don’t enjoy doing anything that brings the word “Ouch!” ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/13 "2002-11-24T13:49:47Z")
Lady checking in: We do it sometime(probably once every couple of months), but being the type of person I am, before consenting to it originally (about 10 years ago), I did research, so I could be sure it wasn’t dangerous, etc. The one rule I’ve learned that’s served me well is, Lube, Lube, Lube. When you’ve applied way too much lube, apply more. Relax, and go for it! ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/14 "2002-11-24T17:16:31Z")
Have recieved, liked it. Have given, with aid of wondrous magical strap-on rubber appendage, and much lube. Partner liked it. I’m not really sure of how much stigma the act carries. More to some than others, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/15 "2002-11-24T17:38:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eleusis \* > \*\*Doodoo is yucky. It’s the only time I still wear a condom. \*\* May I quote you on that? ---
**Author:** ![Quonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ed655f/32.png) [@Quonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quonk)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/16 "2002-11-24T18:51:54Z")
Ick. No giving OR receiving for me, thanks. That’s just an unattractive and unsanitary part of the body. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/17 "2002-11-24T18:57:10Z")
LOL **AlbertRose** , of course 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/18 "2002-11-24T19:06:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > \*\*It’s better to recieve than give. \*\* That’s what **you** say. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/19 "2002-11-24T19:08:12Z")
Only done it twice (same girl incidentally), and I liked it (can’t tell you how she felt). I actually like a li’l doo-doo down there. It gives it a slippery when wet feel. Especially after a bout of diarrohea. Either that or she was diseased, can’t quite remember. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447/20 "2002-11-24T19:14:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Xavier \* > \*\*Only done it twice (same girl incidentally), and I liked it (can’t tell you how she felt). > > I actually like a li’l doo-doo down there. It gives it a slippery when wet feel. > > Especially after a bout of diarrohea. > > Either that or she was diseased, can’t quite remember. \*\* Hwork, hwork, hwork! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447.md?page=2)