# Why is hetero anal sex so popular? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2012, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195 "2012-10-19T03:21:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/81 "2012-10-20T02:25:22Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I have heard teenagers make that assertion (at least about oral sex), but never an grown woman or man. Can I trouble you for a cite? Bill “I did not have sex with that woman” Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/82 "2012-10-20T04:07:27Z")
> [@Ephemera](#): > > So she does you in the ass as well, then? Aw, you’re just trolling for details, aren’t you? ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/83 "2012-10-20T05:28:17Z")
I guess I am a minority with this. It doesn’t surprise me… most girl-talks I’ve had with friends confirms this. I happen to enjoy anal sex very much. I actually love it and find it incredibly hot. My boyfriend feels the same way and will please me with it anytime that I ask him to. Often, when a thread is started about anal sex, there are a lot of posts that include the “EEEWW!” factor. If proper precautions are taken **prior** to engaging in it, there is really nothing to be freaked out about. I also think that some (perhaps many) men really don’t know how to go about it in a way where it is pleasurable for their partner. That may be one of the reasons why it turns many women off, IMHO. My sex life was not satisfactory for many MANY years. I was married to someone with major sexual hang-ups. It is now fantastic in plenty of ways. I miss my honey right now, but we’ll see and feel each other sooner than later 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/84 "2012-10-20T08:38:19Z")
> [@scootergirl](#): > > I guess I am a minority with this. It doesn’t surprise me… most girl-talks I’ve had with friends confirms this. I happen to enjoy anal sex very much. I actually love it and find it incredibly hot. My boyfriend feels the same way and will please me with it anytime that I ask him to. Often, when a thread is started about anal sex, there are a lot of posts that include the “EEEWW!” factor. If proper precautions are taken **prior** to engaging in it, there is really nothing to be freaked out about. I also think that some (perhaps many) men really don’t know how to go about it in a way where it is pleasurable for their partner. That may be one of the reasons why it turns many women off, IMHO. My sex life was not satisfactory for many MANY years. I was married to someone with major sexual hang-ups. It is now fantastic in plenty of ways. I miss my honey right now, but we’ll see and feel each other sooner than later 😃 I find myself in agreement with much of this post. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/85 "2012-10-20T09:02:02Z")
People like sex with non-lawyers? ---
**Author:** ![amijane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@amijane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amijane)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/86 "2012-10-20T10:56:32Z")
I’m female and I really enjoy anal. My husband, however, does not, which is okay. He’ll sometimes finger (or thumb) me there while we’re fucking, which is wonderful, and I lovingly tend to my backdoor if I’m having solo time. For me, anal’s more intense than vaginal, for the first ten or fifteen minutes. If I climax during that time, it’s far more satisfactory than a climax during vaginal intercourse or clitoral stimulation alone. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/87 "2012-10-20T13:06:27Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > This is why you start with an Alabama Hot Pocket and get that contamination thing out of the way first. Surely that can’t be worse than a Rusty Trombone or a Hot Karl, right? **googles** Ye gods! And if the girl getting the Hot Pocket has a Blue Waffle, you win a special prize! > [@scootergirl](#): > > If proper precautions are taken **prior** to engaging in it, there is really nothing to be freaked out about. Like eating bean burritos a few hours before? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/88 "2012-10-20T13:30:06Z")
Can a woman be a sodomite _and_ a virgin? Also, I don’t think there is much porn for women because seriously, what the heck do you ladies look for in porn anyway? Guys are easy. Just give us a pretty naked girl doing naughty things and we’re happy. Doesn’t matter how contrived it is. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/89 "2012-10-20T14:15:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Also, I don’t think there is much porn for women because seriously, what the heck do you ladies look for in porn anyway? I think that we look for more of a story than the guys do. And also some indication that the people involved know each others’ names. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/90 "2012-10-20T14:27:08Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I think that we look for more of a story than the guys do. And also some indication that the people involved know each others’ names. What’s the fun in that??? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/91 "2012-10-20T14:30:09Z")
I think that most women don’t enjoy being seen as a collection of orifices, and we also don’t enjoy seeing other women being viewed as a collection of orifices. We prefer to be regarded as real people. I know that this comes as a surprise to some, perhaps many, men. ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/92 "2012-10-20T14:41:55Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Of my scientifically proven 15.7% that enjoy it, **66.3%** greatly enjoyed it but only on occasion. **33.3%** enjoyed it each time and she wanted it every time in conjunction with other stimulation. At this time I am not looking into expanding my sample size but who knows what the future brings. Science marches on. Who am I to stand in the way? (Bolding mine). And what about the remaining .4%?? And at first I thought it was a small sample size, but if 66.3% is possible, I guess the sample size is in the 1,000 range?? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/93 "2012-10-20T14:51:49Z")
> [@Carnacki](#): > > (Bolding mine). And what about the remaining .4%?? And at first I thought it was a small sample size, but if 66.3% is possible, I guess the sample size is in the 1,000 range?? 😛 There is of course a margin of error. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/94 "2012-10-20T14:56:41Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > There is of course a margin of error. As in I missed it by that much? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/95 "2012-10-20T16:12:52Z")
* * * > [@Shakes](#): > > Also, I don’t think there is much porn for women because seriously, what the heck do you ladies look for in porn anyway? Images that turn me on. I often get ideas from it for things that I want to try. [/QUOTE] > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I think that we look for more of a story than the guys do. And also some indication that the people involved know each others’ names. A storyline and indication that people know each others’ names\*\* is the last thing I want\*\*. I watch porn with no volume. I like close ups and naughtyness. That’s all. The first porn I ever watched was in the early 80s on VHS and it had some sort of ridiculous plot which actually had the total opposite effect on me. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/96 "2012-10-20T16:20:14Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > As in I missed it by that much? > 😉 Ok I’ll admit that my study has not been peer reviewed. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/97 "2012-10-20T16:49:26Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > As in I missed it by that much? > 😉 That was not an acceptable excuse the one time I tried it. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/98 "2012-10-20T16:57:06Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Ok I’ll admit that my study has not been peer reviewed. I understand there have been many peer reviewed studies done in Chatsworth Calif by many different research institutes such as Hustler and Vivid. Many of these studies can be reviewed online in the privacy of your own home. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/99 "2012-10-20T17:32:50Z")
as **Juan Sebastián Elcano** said, ‘i enjoy going around the world, i just wish i could do it daily’. it depends on the fit and skill of the partners. also practice, practice, practice. if the the female has/thinks-she-has/feels-she-has a G spot this can also be extra intense. the G spot might be unstimulated face on vaginal fucking. doggy style vaginal fucking it may not, unless the guy is short. butt fucking riding high may hit it indirectly. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hetero-anal-sex-so-popular/638195/100 "2012-10-20T18:17:27Z")
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