# For the Doper Women - Cunnilingus: good vs. bad **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085 "2009-10-08T18:18:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/41 "2009-10-09T14:45:52Z")
> [@Captain\_Awesome](#): > > Is there no synergistic advantage in combining with G-spot stimulation? > > Any success with the U-spot or AFE zone? > Also breath mints/ice yay or nay? I am not the Empress of Vaginas, but I do not think fingers are necessary if the mouth is being used properly. If you’d like to, and you’re not super aggressive about it (noticing a theme in this thread, people?), it’s enjoyable either way. U-spot? Yes. Breath mints? I don’t want anything minty around my vagina. Ice, yea or nay depending on the mood. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/42 "2009-10-09T14:56:59Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Breath mints? I don’t want anything minty around my vagina. Minty? Why not? Sugary, now that’s a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/43 "2009-10-09T15:04:06Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I am not the Empress of Vaginas… I don’t have anything to add here. I just felt that this piece of text should be quoted. Maybe twice. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/44 "2009-10-09T15:23:12Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Minty? Why not? > > Sugary, now that’s a bad idea. I don’t know. But if minty is anything similar to spicy, it’s bad all around. > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I don’t have anything to add here. I just felt that this piece of text should be quoted. Maybe twice. _Is_ there an Empress of Vaginas? If so, I’d like to meet her… if only to ask what her job entails. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/45 "2009-10-09T16:20:52Z")
For me, gentle is the key. Soft soft soft flicks of the tongue from the bottom of the clit up. Occasional forays with the tongue all around the vulva, but mostly clit licking. And then some gentle sucking on it as well. When I really start to get going, my hubby starts the G-spot massage with one finger and then progresses to two. Yowza! On rare occasions (fresh out of the shower), a little rimming is fun as well. Or one finger in the vagina and one doing some anal teasing. Depends on my mood, though. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Captain\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/46 "2009-10-09T16:25:34Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I don’t know. But if minty is anything similar to spicy, it’s bad all around. > > _Is_ there an Empress of Vaginas? If so, I’d like to meet her… if only to ask what her job entails. From the effects described to me, it’s more of a tingling, cool sensation (heightened by airflow), not dissimilar to its effect on the mucous membranes of the mouth _sans_ flavour. Contemplating the effects of chili oil meanwhile, has recessed my gonads to the stage of early infancy. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/47 "2009-10-09T16:27:41Z")
I hear your girlfriend couldn’t tell the difference. _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/48 "2009-10-09T16:27:54Z")
From the male point of view, there are some posts in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83664) describing the ideal techniques to be employed for maximum success in the noble art of cunnilingus. In fact, there are probably more threads on cunnilingus than you can shake a dick at, but this is the one that immediately springs to mind. Others will have their favourite posts, but allow me to take the liberty of quoting **bughunter** ’s post #15 almost in full: > [@](#): > > Number one: Kisses. Don’t approach it as licking. Think of it as kissing. And do it just like you’re making out. Work your way down her torso with kisses. When you get to the “promised land,” use little pecks at first, and lavish them generously all over. Then, once it gets hot and heavy, you can start going “French.” > > Number two: Eye contact. Position yourself so that you can make eye contact easily. It makes the act so much more intimate when you can lock eyes, and nothing is more beautiful than watching your woman’s face in bliss. > > Number three: Fingers. Use your fingers to spread the labia and give massage… if she likes that. Ask her. Lady bug doesn’t like digital penetration, but some women do. Heck, I used to date one woman who liked four of them. > > Number four: The southern frontier. The perineum and anus are very sensitive areas. Some women will freak if you go that far south, so know your partner. There are more nerve endings there than anywhere else besides the clitoris, and if she can relax enough to enjoy it, stimulation there can be very rewarding. Bring a warm, damp washcloth to bed and clean the area first if you’re squeamish. If you have your face in her crotch already, you’re already exposing yourself to the same bacteria – it doesn’t really matter how far south you go, assuming you don’t go digging for ore. Above all, if she protests, don’t persist. > > Number five: Talk. Tell her how beautiful she is. Repeatedly. Tell her that she smells good. Tell her how much it is turning you on. Make her feel special. Ask her to tell you what she likes, what she doesn’t, what she wants more of, if she wants it faster, slower, harder, softer… Heck, that goes for any kind of intercourse. > > Number six: The bridge of your nose can be very effective. If your face looks like a glazed donut afterwards, you know you’ve done good. I have to say that **bughunter** stole my routine in posting this guide, but I was relatively new to the boards at that time, and I was scared of pitting him for sexual plagiarism. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/49 "2009-10-09T17:12:36Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > :dubious: > > Stick two fingers and a thumb in her and toss her down the hallway? > > That’s hot. Thumb in her pussy, middle and ring fingers in her ass. You know- like you hold a bowling ball. > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I don’t know. But if minty is anything similar to spicy, it’s bad all around. Hey, don’t knock it 'til you try it. Feels good on my junk as well. (the ‘minty’, that is. ‘Spicy’ isn’t getting anywhere near my beanbag.) ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/50 "2009-10-09T17:18:36Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Thumb in her pussy, middle and ring fingers in her ass. You know- like you hold a bowling ball. Ah, got it. I used to do something similar with someone. Middle finger inside her, ring finger on her clit, right hand on her breasts, mouth anywhere from her neck to her butt. She really liked that. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/51 "2009-10-09T18:39:53Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Thumb in her pussy, middle and ring fingers in her ass. You know- like you hold a bowling ball. Ah, yes. And does it work without the wrist splint? By coincidence, my own wife occasionally enjoys something we call “bowling shoes,” involving two brisk shots from a can of aerosol disinfectant. I’d say most of the time she really hates it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/52 "2009-10-09T19:00:53Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Ah, yes. And does it work without the wrist splint? > > By coincidence, my own wife occasionally enjoys something we call “bowling shoes,” involving two brisk shots from a can of aerosol disinfectant. I’d say most of the time she really hates it, though. Do you put her back in the little cubby when you’re done? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/53 "2009-10-09T19:23:23Z")
> [@Maeglin](#): > > Do you put her back in the little cubby when you’re done? Only after he nails the 7-10 split. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/54 "2009-10-09T19:28:28Z")
Yeah, I won’t even describe what that is. ---
**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/55 "2009-10-09T19:37:58Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Yeah, I won’t even describe what that is. But when it does happen, I bet you get your name engraved on the wall somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/56 "2009-10-09T20:35:52Z")
One good rule of thumb, that I haven’t seen yet: Just because I really like what you’re doing doesn’t mean I want you to do it harder and/or faster. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/57 "2009-10-09T20:37:41Z")
Took me a long time to learn that one. I mean, I figured it just stood to reason that if some of X was good then more of it must be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/58 "2009-10-09T20:39:48Z")
_The Empress of Vaginas_ Band Name! ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/59 "2009-10-09T21:12:40Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Took me a long time to learn that one. I mean, I figured it just stood to reason that if some of X was good then more of it must be awesome. Yeah, I think a lot of guys are like that. Which is funny, b/c in my experience, the same holds true for guys, most of the time. A big one is willingness to listen. Not all women like the same things, and just because you’re last girlfriend liked something doesn’t mean I will, too. Trying new things is good, but doing them repeatedly after I’ve jerked away in pain and told you to stop? Bad. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085/60 "2009-10-09T22:00:42Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > Yeah, I think a lot of guys are like that. Which is funny, b/c in my experience, the same holds true for guys, most of the time. > > A big one is willingness to listen. \*\*Not all women like the same things, and just because you’re last girlfriend liked something doesn’t mean I will, too. \*\* Trying new things is good, but doing them repeatedly after I’ve jerked away in pain and told you to stop? Bad. Bolding mine. Exactly right. Many of the suggestions in this thread would make me levitate right out of the bed or service station restroom or whatever and I do not mean in a good way. It would be quite painful and generally unpleasant for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-doper-women-cunnilingus-good-vs-bad/513085.md?page=4)