Commonly referred to as “Canadian style”
So you can both watch the hockey game!!!
But “cowgirl style” doesn’t require anybody to support his/her own weight. He’s lying down, she’s sitting down, nothing special to support.
I know a couple who had problems with the missionary position and with the wife’s lack of imagination. She has an “inverted uterus,” which made penetration face-to-face difficult; add that she was terrified of pregnancy (thus, bad lubrication and too tense) and yeah, it was a problem. Dog style works much better for them.
Thanks a lot!:o A lady who loves me a lot and took care of me when I was little has an inverted utreus. Now I can’t get those images out of my mind:eek:
I need therpy:(
Possible secondary reason: kissing. Most other positions keep the faces away from each other, so if you want some lip locking, them is one of a very few choices, and probably the easiest to manage.
I’d guess it came into popularity about the same time proper beds came about. I can’t imagine anyone trying that in a cave, or on the hard ground where bugs could get them. Other positions would keep people up and off of the ground. Maybe people thousands of years ago didn’t care about that though.
Well, if they had to sleep on the ground/with bugs, I doubt they’d care if they were having sex on it, right?
You mean etymology.
Or then again, perhaps you don’t:
Right, but I was asking why the woman is on the bottom instead of on the top.
I once read on an anti-gay site that sex is only supposed to be face-to-face and then queer faggots invented oral sex so they wouldn’t have to look at their partner’s face whilst having sex and that makes it evil.
Not enough :eek: or 
on the Internet for that one.
But where do the most sensual of the salted cured meats come in?
I think I am setting myself up with that one.
And you quoted Freudian Slit to make your point! This is just too much!
Then there’s also Rodeo Style, which is a variation of the TV position mentioned here.
He mounts her from the rear, whispers in her ear “Your sister really likes it this way”, and tries to hold on for 10 seconds… 
Ah, what a great joke… Never gets old!
In 18 years of sexual activity, I would estimate that I’ve used missionary 10% or less of the time.
Ed McMahhon voice: Paper bags are evil? I did not know that…
bugs…no problem
Sand or dirt in the wrong places (even a little)…not so much.
Sex on the beach or in the surf sounds good till you actually try it.
I’m surprised no one’s mentioned yet-- odds are, it’s the most pleasurable way of having sex for both partners simultaneously, especially if the man is occupying the “high up” position, which allows his pubic bone to stimulate her clitoris on thrusting.
Other positions obviously work for some people, but I think “on average,” the missionary offers the best chances for both partners to reach orgasm.*
*Again, acknowledging that some/many women can’t reach orgasm easily/at all from penis penetration.