I never thought I’d be able to say this to anyone in a sex thread, but: you’re doing it wrong. 
Why yes, it’s one of my favorite positions…why do you ask?
My first long-term sexual relationship was with a man (well, boy) who would. Not. Do it. No matter how many times I asked. I think I became abnormally fixated on it after that, not to mention a little self-conscious about just about every aspect of sex.
Like some other women have mentioned, I don’t feel comfortable asking for it. I wonder if he’s trying to catch my eye over my big fat belly and can’t see my face. I don’t think it’s icky and I feel I deserve it in a “you scratch my back” fashion, and it does make me feel very vulnerable.
But oh, sweet Og in a Heaven-esque place, do I enjoy it.
“I will not kiss your little clam
I will not kiss it, honey-lamb.”
“Would you? Could you? On your knees?
If I fairly begged you, ‘Please?’”
“On your hoohah I will not dote
I will not lick “man-in-a-boat”
My mind’s made up and you should note
My tongue won’t wear your old fur coat.”
“Would you? Could you? Venture south?
Explore my country with your mouth?”
“Do not look to me, madame
If you want a gyn exam.”
Larry, the unfortunate part about this is that I’m still friends with that former-boy, and I have to look him in the eye this weekend and not think about that poem and burst out laughing. Thanks. 
Allright, I wasn’t going to stick my nose in here…
but I had to comment. I read on a LiveJournal community about someone taking issue with the “man in a boat” description of the clitoris…
So, naturally, I had to reply. “Hello, little man! MORBO WILL CRUSH YOU.”
Rofl! Is that original, Larry Mudd?
Well… that would be different, anyhow.
Pun very much intended.
Guy here
I agree with DianaG that feeling squicky about it, on either end, seems a bit adolescent. If you’re gonna be intimate, get over it.
I was a bit hesitant when younger, mainly because I was worried about how the smell would translate into taste.
After trying it though, you can put me in the ‘love it’ column. It’s always a good way to get my wife very excited, if not give her an orgasm, and it’s pretty darn arousing on my end, so it’s all good.
No washing or perfumes necessary, it’s just fine au naturel
Just one request: warn me if you’ve eaten asparagus recently. Yikes! That’ll put you off.
HA! I knew that there was a good reason not to like asparagus! Icky stuff.
I very much enjoy receiving oral, especially from my current guy. I wonder whether some women’s feeling that receiving oral is “icky” is related to hearing (in jokes, mostly) that pussy smells like fish. I mean, that makes it sound pretty gross. The first time I went down on a woman, I was surprised that it didn’t taste fishy or bad in any way. That made me much more willing to ask for oral sex, and much less tolerant of guys who wouldn’t go down on me.
As a couple other people have mentioned, though, I try to make sure I’ve cleaned up a bit before I receive oral. Nothing smelly, just a wet washcloth to make sure things are presentable.
For me it’s completely dependent on the guy. In past years with certain boyfriends, yes. Other guys, nuh uh.
I agree also on the vulnerable thing. I feel so . . . exposed. And not busy enough - I feel like I should be doing something, not just laying there.
So no, I guess I’m not that comfortable with it.
But you’re not supposed to be just laying there. You’re supposed to be writhing and moaning and telling him in great detail how much you’re enjoying it and how much you’re looking forward to reciprocating.
If you’re just laying there, at least one of you is doing it wrong! 
Bwahahaha . Brilliant. But worth noting that in the original he ended up eating it. And loving it.
I’ve found that I can either 1.) enjoy it, or 2.) act like I’m enjoying it. I can’t do both at the same time.
Sounds like he could use a Pussy Snorkel!
Who said anything about acting? Do you mean that you can’t enjoy it and express your enjoyment at the same time?
Honestly, I could take it or leave it. It’s just not as involving to me as the million other things we could be doing, and it’s not particularly effective on me. Guys always seem to feel it’s expected, though.
Some women are built this way, for sure; I’ve known a couple.
Sometimes it’s so pronounced that the more intense things get (subjectively), the more they tend towards stillness – it’s like any movement that’s too overt on her part bursts the bubble that’s building. This is counter to usual expectations and takes a bit of getting used to, but FWIW the women that I’ve known who’ve been wired this way seem to have orgasms that shake the foundations of heaven and earth and apparently dwarf those of the most vocal and demonstrative cowgirls. “Christ, WTF just happened?!” :eek:
That’s exactly how I’m wired. I’m more vocal and active in the early stages, but as I get closer I become very still and mentally pull inward to build the intensity, sort of a strong focus as climax approaches, then it’s the first of a series of earth-moving, gut-twisting, amazing orgasms. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned how to intensify it, and they just get better as the years go by. I always wish my partner could be inside my skin to experience it with me, as I do.
I enjoy giving and receiving oral sex to/with other girls. I enjoy giving oral sex to guys. I do NOT enjoy having a man go down on me.
It’s not a “skill” thing. I’m sure there’s plenty of men who are great at it, and there’s certainly many girls who are terrible at eating pussy. It simply does not turn me on to have a man do it. In fact, I find it so non-erotic, it will completely turn me off sex afterwards. Just not into it.
And men just. don’t. get it. I’m not being coy, I’m not shy about my body, it’s not that I’ve never come from it, I just don’t like it. Try and convince me and I’ll say no. Try and convince me the next time we have sex and I’ll say no. Try and convince me a third time and you’re done, as I don’t date pushy morons.