I Wanna See Your Sex Face

I Wanna See Your Sex Face
by Julie Stewart Published: Jan 11, 2016
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Scientists explain your “vinegar strokes”
Unless you’ve made a sex tape, you’ve probably never seen what your face looks like when you orgasm.
But your partner has. And she’d probably tell you it looks pretty weird.
Your eyes squint. Your cheeks contort. The O face can be so odd that The League once dubbed the phenomenon “Vinegar Strokes” —as in, what you’d look like if someone put a spoonful of vinegar in front of your nose.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a ton of hard science on the O face. But that’s for good reason: The very people who study sexual behavior for a living can’t really observe you while you’re doing the deed, says Nicole Prause, Ph.D., a sex researcher at UCLA.
Imagine having scientists looking you in the eye, reading your hormone levels and heart rate as you come. Talk about killing the mood.
But in 2011, Spanish scientists found a way around it. They analyzed 100 videos of people’s faces during orgasm. (Men and women voluntarily uploaded these clips to a website.)
As the people climaxed, they commonly made these facial expressions:
•   92 percent closed their eyes
•   67 percent dropped their jaws
•   48 percent frowned or lowered their brows
•   44 percent parted their lips
The most common duo was a jaw drop and closed eyes, which happened when 36 percent of people came. Researchers speculate that some of these expressions are like reflexes—a release of muscular tension as you approach orgasm.
That’s why you look so strange when you actually come: You have zero control over your facial muscles in that moment.
In fact, some of these O faces more closely resembled expressions of pain than pleasure.
The reason: Many of the brain regions that light up when you’re in pain are also stimulated when you’re highly aroused, Prause says.
Sure, it’s not the most attractive look to cap off sex, but hopefully your partner is sporting a similar expression right along with you. And there’s nothing sexier than that.
Julie Stewart is a writer and content strategist whose work has also appeared in Health, and Women’s Health, Everyday Health, Vice, and Shape.
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Sex is supposed to be fun, hot, and enjoyable for all parties involved. Yet there are times when we all want to crawl into a hole and die due to a sex position that may seem very appealing to the person we're sleeping with, but we are most definitely not into.
There have been countless times when I've been in bed with someone and thought to myself, Dear god. When will this be over? There is nothing I hate more than this position. My orgasm is light years away from this erotic encounter. R.I.P., orgasm.
Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Every woman has their deal-breaker sex position. For me, it's cowgirl. I cannot get into it. It's overwhelming and simply too much work for me. But give me some good old doggy-style any day of the week; bring in the missionary with a finger vibe. I'm down for *anything* other than cowgirl.
As for the tedious moves others want to see scrubbed from the face of the earth? Look no further. Below, real women expound on which loathed sex positions are their least favorite.
"I cannot even begin to describe how much I loathe this position. Your vagina does not even go in that direction. There is no way I'm having an orgasm when I'm trying not to throw my back out. Also, guys always want me to play with their balls while I'm there. As if I don't have enough to worry about without focusing on your sack? Pass."
"I can't get the rhythm down and also I've gained 40 pounds since moving to NYC, and I could do without my partner seeing my butt and love handles from below. I just ask to watch The Office instead. Just kidding. I give blowjobs. And also I wasn't kidding about The Office thing."
"OMG cowgirl is so boring! I don't get anything out of it at all. It's completely exhausting. How can I have an orgasm when I'm dying and sweating? My partner cares enough about what I want that we rarely ever do it."
"Okay, so lotus isn't THAT bad. It is kind of intimate. What I hate about it is that I can't get off in this position. I feel like I can barely move. Plus, my partner wants to make out the whole time, which I can't get into. I need to focus on myself."
"I kind of like this one, but I can tell my partner is only doing it for me, which takes the fun out of it. I want my husband to be into the sex as much as me and he isn't into lotus. Am I weird?"
"There is not enough clitoral stimulation. I can only come by touching myself. My favorite is sideways or doggy-style (more lying down than on my knees, though). To avoid it, I just get in another position with my butt out."
"I'm not into missionary because I feel like I'm being crushed. I don't know. Maybe the guys I'm sleeping with don't have enough upper body strength. I always feel like I can't breathe. It just isn't for me."
"Every time I spoon with my boyfriend, I feel like we're 80 years old. It's just NOT sexy. I feel like we should save this position for when we're married and have five children to worry about it. It's so lazy. We're young and alive so, let's do doggy style or something."
"I really hate any position that does not involve me not lying on my back or cowgirl. It feels awkward and I end up concentrating on where my legs/arms are vs how it actually feels. When the suggestion to do this position comes up, I say, 'no, let's do this much better thing!' Voila. On my back."
"If I can avoid standing up during sex, I will. I guess I would like to avoid anything that involves moving around a lot, but this position is especially bad. It looks sexy in movies, but in practice, you're two very different heights most of the time. How can you stand up and have sex when a penis is a foot above your vagina?"
"It's awkward and therefore unpleasant! In 69, it's impossible to concentrate on both things (pleasuring and receiving pleasure) at once."
"I'm 5 foot nothing, and tend to get it on with taller guys, which makes this position pretty much impossible most of the time. On the occasions where the guy has been more my height or particularly flexible enough to sit up and execute this, I just find myself getting either distracted by how good what he's doing feels that I stop doing my part, or the opposite happens."
"It makes no sense. I straight up say I'm not going to do it.
"Gag reflex and being squished/can't focus? No, thank you. My partner and I both don't like this position and prefer sex/pleasuring each other in other ways."
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It goes waaay beyond the peach and eggplant.
The emojis you send to your group chat suddenly become loaded with new meaning when it comes to texting someone you’re into, am I right? I mean, you’re not going to send an eggplant and peach emoji to the besties and get the same results (you can, but you might get some confused replies).
Whether you’re in a brand-new relationship and discovering everything you can about your new boo, or sexting your long-term partner, emojis take on a whole new meaning when sex is on the table. Plus, sexting emojis (read: emojis with sexual connotations attached to them) are a fun and creative way to spice up your sexting game.
Margarida Rafael , PsyD, resident relationship expert at Adore Passion , loves emojis in texts and highly recommends using them when sexting, especially in a new relationship. “It is a way to sexually discover each other outside of the bedroom, and even to talk about fetishes and interests that you may be shy to discuss face to face especially in the early stages of a relationship,” she says. It’s not always easy to tell a new partner exactly what you want in the bedroom, so why not let emojis do the job? It’s also a safe for work (and commute) way to let them know what you plan to do to them next time you see each other. (IYKYK.)
Well, so long as you both attribute the same meanings to emojis. Research from the University of Minnesota shows different people can associate different meanings with the same emoji, which makes sense—they don’t exactly come with definitions, after all.
If you’re trying to sext your new boo with emojis and they just don’t seem to get the hint, there are a few things you can do. Caitlin Cantor , LCSW, an AASECT-certified sex therapist says you can invite them to look back at the emojis by hinting that there’s a hidden message behind them (wink, wink). If they’re really not picking up what you’re putting down, you can flirt some more by mixing words and emojis. (“It’s an eggplant. I want your ‘eggplant’, duh.”)
That said, when it comes to sexting, while a little room for interpretation can be a good thing (the moon with face emoji totally has a sexual undertone, right?), it’s helpful if you and your partner associate the same meanings to emojis (otherwise things might get awkward, fast). So yeah, might be time to brush up on the sexy hidden meanings behind those tiny icons everyone loves so much.
Ahead, your officially unofficial (or unofficially official?) glossary of sexting emojis.
Do I even need to spell this one out? The purple veggie symbolizes a penis—a well-endowed one, at that. Use only when applicable (which hopefully is often…), or when you really want to flatter the recipient.
The definitely overused emoji for the butt, booty, ass, bottom, etc.
Some use it to signify a vagina, too, but there are better sexting emojis for that one. (See next...)
A vagina. In particular, one that you should stuff (possibly with meat, as pictured). Ya know, like, now.
Do you like being fingered? Use this particular hand emoji when you want your partner to get frisky with just their hands. Feel free to pair it with the taco...or peach, if you dare.
Text this one next to the finger and you're basically back in middle school, doing the old finger-in-the-hole hand signal for penetrative sex .
A sexting must-have, for so many different occasions. It conveys, "I want to lick your [ insert noun here ] ."
You could use these for gym selfies, but beads of sweat work even better for sexting. Because sweat, as you should know, is a common byproduct of a hard-core romp.
Plus, they can also mean any bodily fluid from orgasm, like semen or squirting . So use them often…
"I’m horny." But also, devilish…or a freak in the sheets.
Use it when your partner says something so erotic, you can't help but blush...and smile, of course.
"I'm a good girl"—JK JK JK JK JK JK.
Ah, the original sexmoji? The wink face can be used in non-sexting context, too, when you're cracking a joke, but more often than not, this little face is suggestive. As in: Let's do it.
My preference over the wink (it's less...creepy-looking), this smiley is basically the "I want to f*ck you" face in emoji form. (No, just mine?)
This one *ahem* is a way to quite literally ask someone if they want to bone (do it, eff, get down, get it on, do the dirty, or have sex, if you will). Sending this with a question mark is a quick and easy way to ask for a hookup.
This one isn't so obvious, but trust me, it works in context (read: you should have a sexting convo already in the works before sending). It has a simple meaning: "I'm horny."
Probably the horniest emoji to exist. Send this to let the recipient know you want them, and you want them bad.
This one’s not as obvious, but it’s essentially supposed to represent a vagina ‘cause, ya know, it’s sweet like honey. Hence whoever you’re sending this to should want a taste.
A sweet lil’ pussycat to represent your you know what.
There's the obvious wiener in the middle, and then the bun around it. Some save this emoji for anal-sex references, but some would argue vaginas sorta looks like buns, too. So your call.
Use this pic to express that you want to heat things up. Discussing a move with your partner that you can't wait to show off later tonight? Send this to emphasize just how spicy the evening's about to be. You can also use this as a reaction, or in response to a proposition or question to indicate that you want things taken up a notch (or five).
"I want to hump you." But, like, in a cute way.
Scissors : a specific and steamy sex position; worth whipping out when your person asks, “What do you want to do later?”
Follow this one with a wink or smirk face, and you're setting yourself up for some serious shower sex . Legit q: Does anyone use the shower emoji for anything else?
Forget that the person in this bed is sleeping—there isn't exactly an emoji with rumpled sheets and a sex pillow . My favorite is to pair the bed with a bunch of tools to say, "Let's break the bed tonight." Mmm...
“I’m so turned on, I’m drooling over here.”
Or, a little more X-rated, particularly when it's coming from him: your post- BJ face.
A.k.a the official emoji phrase for letting someone know you want to have penetrative sex.
Ah, the classic eggplant and peach emoji combo. This is basically another way to tell the recipient you want to get down and dirty. Feel free to add the sweat droplets emoji to let them know you mean ~serious~ business.
Send this one over if you want to subtly ask, “In the mood for some anal play?”
Want to let them know you want oral without explicitly saying, “Hey, do you think you can eat me out?” This one’s for you.
Ahem, this one is for subtly telling them you want a BJ (or you want to give them a BJ), like stat…pretty please?
A wise man named Ty Dolla $ign once said, “Girl make that asss clap.” And while he might’ve been talking about twerking, this emoji phrase has a similar idea. Here’s one to let your partner know that you want to clap those cheeks, a.k.a give them a naughty spanking.
This one signifies a booty call. A not-so-subtle way to say you want a quick sex sesh.
Who doesn’t like to get fingered? Just another way to let the recipient know you crave some ~steamy~ hand action.
Okay, I know you’re probably thinking, “Huh?” Popcorn? A snowflake? Come on now, it’s “Netflix and chill,” (get it?). It’s basically online speak for, “Let’s hookup, and maybe play a movie in the background.”
“I’d love to bone,” or maybe it can also mean, “I love…your bone?”

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