# post-cunnilingus etiquette **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 9, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104 "2018-04-09T18:58:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/1 "2018-04-09T18:58:57Z")
What would the lingee prefer I do after surfacing? Should I discretely wipe my face; or is it no big deal? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/2 "2018-04-09T19:06:14Z")
I’ve always assumed that the last thing on the mind of the recipient of my attentions would be a triviality like that. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/3 "2018-04-09T19:07:06Z")
Whatever you do, do _not get up_ to wash your face, or you may find that when you come back to bed, someone’s taken your place. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/4 "2018-04-09T19:20:50Z")
I have a beard so I usually go for a discrete wipe with my hand to get most of the moisture. I sometimes try to discretely wipe my face on the sheets while hoping my partner’s so zoned out she doesn’t notice the weirdo rubbing his face on the sheets. I’m also a firm believe in “the messier the better” when it comes to sex, so I wouldn’t want a partner who cared all that much. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/5 "2018-04-09T19:24:08Z")
Good ole sloppy make out session. Get all those bodily fluids intermingling. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/6 "2018-04-09T19:25:47Z")
Nitpick: in this context, it’s _discreet_, not [discrete](https://www.google.com/search?q=discrete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b). ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/7 "2018-04-09T19:38:27Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Whatever you do, do _not get up_ to wash your face, or you may find that when you come back to bed, someone’s taken your place. You’re breakin’ my heart. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/8 "2018-04-09T20:44:24Z")
I don’t mind coming up for a kiss… but a fun and discrete way to get some of those fluids off your face is to give kisses back up the body. Don’t drag your face like you’re wiping it, but a flurry of kisses on the thigh or breast will leave some of the fluids there, as well as keep her aroused on the way back up. ---
**Author:** ![Warm\_blood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/9 "2018-04-09T21:12:02Z")
I can’t imagine any sane, reasonable person taking offense to it. It’s not like using mouthwash or breath mints immediately after going down on someone. No one likes having juices dripping down their face even if they thoroughly enjoyed what they ate (figuratively or literally). ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/10 "2018-04-09T21:13:14Z")
> [@Warm\_blood](#): > > No one likes having juices dripping down their face even if they thoroughly enjoyed what they ate (figuratively or literally). Speak for yourself. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/11 "2018-04-09T21:32:53Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > What would the lingee prefer I do after surfacing? Should I discretely wipe my face; or is it no big deal? I always give a nice sloppy french kiss right after. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/12 "2018-04-09T21:38:58Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > I always give a nice sloppy french kiss right after. Yes. You’ve got the foundation for a snowball in place. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/13 "2018-04-09T21:51:01Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Nitpick: in this context, it’s _discreet_, not [discrete](https://www.google.com/search?q=discrete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b). Thanks, You just blew my mind ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@MonkeyCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyCat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/14 "2018-04-10T01:05:52Z")
Hey, Lumpy. I am only one woman of billions, and at times I wonder if I am even worthy of giving an opinion on what women like, but I’ll try. I think the best immediate action would probably be to NOT wipe, make eye contact, and smile. Then you can gauge what she’s feeling and be subtly sexy/reassuring by making the eye contact and smile. You probably don’t need to say anything, and can probably wipe after that. But, I think an insecure woman, if you wipe before offering some reassurance, might internalize some worry that she was too wet or somehow gross. Don’t make wiping the first priority, is all I can really offer. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/15 "2018-04-10T01:31:17Z")
Tell her she’s sleeping on the wet spot. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/16 "2018-04-10T02:18:53Z")
I’m just glad that the thread title didn’t include the dreaded phrase _“Need answer fast”_… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/17 "2018-04-10T03:01:29Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Whatever you do, do _not get up_ to wash your face, or you may find that when you come back to bed, someone’s taken your place. > [@CookingWithGas](#): > > You’re breakin’ my heart. Oh, Cecilia, … ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/18 "2018-04-10T13:59:33Z")
> [@tvaetbjorn](#): > > Hey, Lumpy. I am only one woman of billions, and at times I wonder if I am even worthy of giving an opinion on what women like, but I’ll try. > > I think the best immediate action would probably be to NOT wipe, make eye contact, and smile. Then you can gauge what she’s feeling and be subtly sexy/reassuring by making the eye contact and smile. You probably don’t need to say anything, and can probably wipe after that. But, I think an insecure woman, if you wipe before offering some reassurance, might internalize some worry that she was too wet or somehow gross. Don’t make wiping the first priority, is all I can really offer. > > Good luck! My main concern is that she might not want a facefull of her own musk. Thanks for the answer! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/19 "2018-04-10T15:03:44Z")
I keep a small hand towel in the top drawer of my night stand. I slip it out if needed and use it when the deed is done. The next day I will find a fresh towel in my night stand. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104/20 "2018-04-10T15:42:47Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > I always give a nice sloppy french kiss right after. Why is a French kiss like a toothpick? [spoiler]Both can be used at either end. 😉 (Seemed appropriate in this thread.) [/spoiler] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-cunnilingus-etiquette/812104.md?page=2)