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Scissors

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Earning its name from the scissored arrangement of the legs, the Scissors family offers a unique socket like experience that is remembered for its depth. However, many of the variations are also remembered for their limited mobility, and for their requirement of having the erection angled downwards... If aiming downwards proves difficult, you can always compensate with a little rotation.

Don't get discouraged too quickly if you find it a little difficult to generate movement, most of the positions in this family are not that easy to get good at! Unlike most families, most of the Scissors family is more about hip movement than normal thrusting.

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Position Variations

Scissors

At the head of the family, the Scissors position. Getting into it is pretty straight forward; the man lies on his side with his upper leg planted, and intersects with the woman who lies on her back with her groin elevated. In its normal form, penetration range is rather limited for the man, so his focus is more on rocking his hips, however this can be improved by rotating the woman; clockwise in our example. We recommend that the woman experiment with her foot placement to find the best mix of comfort and mobility. Crabby Scissors

In the Crabby variation of Scissors, the woman lies on her side while the man takes on a crab position. This pose offers the man a lot more freedom of movement, allowing for much longer penetration range, but it can be a very odd position for men to get used to the thrusting in - and a lot more straining on the upper body. Just because depth mobility has been widened doesn't necessarily mean he should return to long straight strokes, we recommend that men experiment with maintaining a depth, shallow mid, or deep, and rolling the hips for some added pleasure. Scissored Flagpole

The Flagpole variation of Scissors is probably the most akin to what people consider to be normal sex in this family... With the man on his knees, he is able to thrust in a more normal fashion. The only catch is that the woman's upper leg needs to go somewhere. Upwards offers the man a nice mast to hold onto, but might not be comfortable for all women. If you are among those who aren't fans, you can always lower your leg and wrap it around his back, or even plant it on the ground. Kneeling Scissors

The Kneeling variation of the Scissors position is the most popular pose in the family. Featuring the best combination of comfort and mobility, it's the best starting point for people looking to enjoy all the depth that scissoring can offer. We recommend putting a pillow under the woman's rear for a little more vaginal altitude, and to try out straddling both legs to see which feels better - especially if the penis in your relationship has a bit of a bend. Twisted Kneeling Scissors

The Twisted Kneeling variation of Scissors is a close cousin of Kneeling Scissors, only the woman's upper leg crosses over the man's body... tilting her pelvis for more twisted penetration. Although this reduces his access to the woman's clitoris, most find the twisted penetration makes up for it... and let's face it, there are very few men who can do a good job of playing with a clit while focusing on penetration. We recommend to try twisting in both directions to see if either takes better advantage of any penile curvature, and to consider a pillow under her hip to improve the alignment. Sitting Scissors

In the Seated variation of Scissors, the man sits on the ground while the woman lies on her side. This offers a different form of limited mobility over the standard variation, which can be improved by the man planting his hands and lifting his rear off the ground so that he can add a little swing. We recommend for women to experiment with using their planted foot to help increase the distance of each stroke, and a pillow under the man's rear can help align you for max depth while improving mobility. Wrapped Scissors

If you were amongst the likely very few who were finding the standard Scissors position too easy... or just want to try them all, welcome to the Wrapped variation. Offering dual leg locks to squeeze closer than once thought possible, there are few positions that can compete on depth. Mobility on the other hand is a very different story, as range of movement is very restricted. We recommend experimenting with rocking your hips at the same time to find the groove that offers you the most pleasure... and might be easier to get going with some tunes in the background!

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Scissored Flagpole

good penetration

31 Jan 2025 01:45

Scissored Flagpole

👌👌👌👌one of my favourites for deep penetration

13 Nov 2024 14:08

Scissors

My bf and I have done this twice more so as Ebert has explained. It is great for that second or third time as someone has posted. My bf is kinda large so the first time was a eye opener, and me asking him to go slow. After some deep slow grinding on my part, he did some slow deep thrusting. I liked it for many reasons, the intense orgasm, feeling him completely in me and we still had hip movements. And yeah, us dozing off with him in me. The slight discomfort of him thrusting kinda hard, being that deep in me, was overcome by us almost orgasming together.

13 Nov 2019 15:31

Scissors

My partner and I have used scissors for many years. We learned it from a couple with whom we did some foursomes in grad school.

We do it slightly differently than any of the pictures shown.
-- She lies on her back and draws up her knees slightly.
-- I lie along her right side, on my left side, facing her.
-- I slide down until I can put my left leg under both of hers.
-- She lowers her left leg and raises her right leg, allowing me to pass my right leg between her legs (over her left leg and under her right).
-- In this position I am aligned to penetrate her whenever we are ready.

Having sex in this position has many advantages:
---- very deep penetration because our genitals can be brought so close
---- we are both lying comfortably - she on her back and me on my side.
---- being comfortable we can take our time reaching coitus -- monitoring each other's progress.
---- I can easily reach her clitoris to stimulate her if I wish - or she can masturbate.
---- we are close enough to kiss, caress each other and have intimate conversation.
---- after coitus we can stay coupled in this position as long as we wish -- still very deep -- both completely comfortable.
---- we've even dozed off still coupled -- alternately, we uncouple, she turns away and we spoon.

Enjoy! This is a great position of you like deep penetration.

21 Sep 2019 21:03

Sitting Scissors

had lotsa fun with this one!

25 Oct 2017 21:36

Scissors

whenever me and my bf do this as i orgasm i lock my legs around his thigh and pull him all the way into me and then squeeze so i can feel his rock hard dick inside of me. and once my bf totally took control and starting sucking on my tits until they were all red and then he took an ice cube and iced my nipples. then last night he took an ice cube and before he entered me he put he ice cube in my pussy and the coldness and then his dick in me made me scream so loudly
I thought i would break the glass in the windows

24 Oct 2017 05:15

Scissors

I love this one he can get so deep!! This position is just great but then again i love most all of the exotic positions

24 Oct 2017 05:14

Scissors

its fun and crazy. No matter I love it and everyone needs to try it. My xbf had a huge dick and it made it even better!

24 Oct 2017 05:14

Scissors

This is one of our favorite positions. It is very easy and relaxing. It also allows for soft entry, especially good for the second or third fuck of the night allowing me to grow inside her. We also enjoy this position because it allows us to say joined after orgasm.

24 Oct 2017 05:14

Scissors

I freakin love this position, specially when her pussy gets all wet. i told her that i would like to try that while she is asleep and she just replied that she can already imagine me doing that cuz she knows that i love this position. I recommend this one if u havent tried it

24 Oct 2017 05:14