The Arch

The arch position is a great variation of the missionary position that offers a fantastic penetration angle which is relatively deep.This is a very intimate and romantic position with a loving and caring atmosphere, giving a more heightened sensual and emotional experience to both partners. Couples can see the expressions of their partner and know that the they are being satisfied. This position requires little suppleness or flexibility, allowing the couple to remain relatively relaxed and avoid fatigue.

The Arch is an ideal position for women who liked to let their partner have control, the man can control his depth of penetration while the woman can relax and enjoy the lovemaking. Being taken like this is highly exciting for some women particularly if the man is in control and makes everything happen. This position offers full-body contact allowing a couple to kiss each other all over and exposes the woman nipples so they can be sucked or caressed which arouses many women.

A relatively quick male orgasm can be achieved if desired. For a man who fears losing control of his ejaculation he can control his thrusting and speed delaying his orgasm and prolonging the lovemaking. A woman is able to either hasten or delay both her orgasm and that of her partner through voluntary, rhythmic flexing and relaxation of the pubococcygeus muscles surrounding her vagina.

This is a great position is great for couples trying to get pregnant because penetration is very deep, especially if the woman draws her thighs right back to her chest and holds her legs behind her knees. Doing this provides the best chance of sperm being deposited deep in the vagina at the neck of the womb. If the woman also stays laying down after sex with a pillow under her hips, the sperm has the best possible chance of entering her cervix.

How it works:

In the Arch position the woman lies on her back and draws her body up in the air leaving her shoulders flat on the bed. The receivers knees should be bent and their buttocks elevated. The partner then gets in a kneeling position and enters between her legs for penetration. Make sure the woman has a pillow under her head to reduce strain and risk of injury to their neck.

Some disadvantages to The Arch can be:

• manual stimulation of clitoris can be quite hard for the partner
  
  
• the receiver's back and neck may become strained in this position, a pillow can help relieve this
  
  
• the man having most control leaving the woman to be submissive is not enjoyable for some women
  
  
• this position can be bad for men with premature ejaculation as it sometime produces a quick male orgasm

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