Years ago someone finally showed me a very reliable way to find someone else’s clitoris if you’re too shy to ask her to show you.
a) don’t worry about it at first. Just lick, kiss, and caress her lovingly. All over. Till her breath is hot on your neck and her hands are stroking you back. Wait for her little erection to begin to grow and for that to happen you want her to be excited everywhere, not just there.
b) touch her lightly at the base of her mons, just above the top of her clitoral hood. Don’t move too fast, don’t make a beeline, but don’t squirrel around either since she might get ticklish if she’s not sure where you’re going. Also don’t drop everything else — keep kissing her and, of course, letting her kiss you back.
c) rock your fingertip left to right till you feel something sort of like a long thick tendon under her flesh. There aren’t any tendons there so that’s going to be it. (If you don’t feel it at first keep rocking or gently swirling, not to mention kissing and licking, and it’ll usually pop up.)
d) once you’ve found her, follow it down into her folds with your tongue or fingers
The idea is that the shaft of almost everyone’s clit is bigger (or at least easier to find) higher up and most people don’t know it goes that high. It’s definitely easier to find than starting with the little glans under her hood and working your way up.
Oh yeah, one more thing, as she gets closer to coming the surrounding flesh will get more and more engorged and flushed and that can make it harder to find again. It’s still easier to find if you go from the top. (Masters & Johnson and others said the erection goes away just before orgasm but it’s always seemed to me that everything else swells — wonderfully — around it.)
Another idea that helps is to lay the length of your finger alongside her clitoral hood and do the same rocking back and forth across it. Once you find it you can circle it or rub up and down on one side or the other. (If you’re talking at that point ask her which side she likes. One side is often more sensitive than the other.)
Finally, for a lot of women it feels better overall to stay on the outside of the hood than to dig a fingertip or tongue under the hood and drill directly into the little tip. For most people the tip, the glans, is very sensitive. It’s totally tempting to do it, especially since slurping or sliding up between her labia will lead you right to it. Yes, really tempting and unless she’s really into it you, like I, may have to fight yourself every time. That’s not to say you should never do it because some people do like it, but it’s a good idea to check first.
Yes, I’m sure there are other, and maybe even better ways to find it or play with it but ever I learned that way to do it I’ve had very, very good fortune and almost no complaints.
Flutterby of Kissing in Public has just posted a list of ten critical rules about the clitoris. Considering some of the comments on my recent post about cunnilingus I think it’s a pretty important list:
Read it from the source. Flutterby writes good stuff.
Flutterby’s Guide to Sexually Satisfying Your Sweetheart
In this edition we will learn about the mysterious, lovely clitoris.
1) Now I know you already know this, but I cannot stress enough the importance of warming up your woman before heading for her clit. The clitoris is a highly sensitive bundle of nerves and if you rub it before it’s ready it FUCKING HURTS! Got it? Good. The clit is sensitive and somewhat shy, it needs to be coaxed, and teased.
2) So how do you coax a clit to readiness? The best way to convince a clit to
swell to your loving touch is simple. Don’t touch it at all. Touch everything else, but don’t touch the clit. Kiss her thighs, run your nails across her lower abdomen just above the line where her (perfectly trimmed) pubic hair begins. Lightly stroke your fingers in the crease between her thigh and her cunt. The clit is not only shy, it’s also curious and a little fickle. I guarantee that if the clit gets wind that there is something fun going on and she is not included, she will be begging to join in soon enough.Okay. So the little nubbin has begun to blush and wishes to be invited to the party. But remember, she’s sensitive, so any sign of an rough play and she will quickly get cross and refuse to play and you’ll have to coax her all over again.
3) Lightness of touch is key when it comes to the clit. Even if your cock is pumping furiously, and your woman is moaning, the clit still needs a gentle stroke. Don’t press too hard, in fact, you hardly need to press at all. This little organ is so sensile that simply manipulating the flesh that covers the clit is incredibly pleasurable if not orgasm inducing.
4) Moving up and down on the clit is not as pleasurable and stroking in a circular motion. This motion can be small, or larger to including the outer labia. Remember that the part of the clit that you can see is only the very tip of the iceberg. The nerves extend all the way up to where the outer lips of your womans beautiful pussy begins.
5) If you divide the clit into four quarters, the upper left quadrant is the most sensitive. That’s the upper right quadrant if you are between her legs and giving her a good licking. Don’t ask me how I know this,I can’t remember where I read it, but it is certainly true for me and for many other women I have spoken too.
6) Instead of using one finger, try using two, or even your whole, flat hand. Focusing the action in the space that only one finger can cover can be too intense, and even painful. In the same vein, use your whole finger instead of just fingertip.
7) HARD and FAST are not the same thing! If your woman says “harder” that doesn’t mean you need to accelerate to the speed of light. Likewise, if she says, “faster”, you should speed up without putting two tons of pressure on her nubbin.
8) Most of these tips apply to giving good oral too. While porn stars usually
stick out their tongues and flick the clit madly, this isn’t usually going to
make your woman have that mind blowing climax. Use your tongue flat as well,
and lick long and slow from her perineum all the way up to where her lips
begin. You can suck her clit gently into your mouth, cover her entire cunt with your mouth if you can and kiss it the same way you would passionately smooch her other lips. Your entire face should be covered in pussy juice by the time you finish. If it’s not, don’t expect that wet and sloppy blow job that you love.9) Once you find the movement and rhythm that makes her writhe and groan, DON’T STOP. Don’t change rhythm or pace or pressure. If you find the magical combination, keep going until she cums or begs you to stop. Any variation and the entire buildup could be lost.
The last nine tips have been for the men out there, since I assume that lesbians don’t need this kind of advice and are clit savvy. But my last tip is for women, and this may be the most important of all.
10) Tell him what you want, how you want it, where you want it, how fast you want it, and how long you want it for. If you don’t, you have no right to complain.
I think it’s a good idea to think through each item on the list, even if you
think you know them. Comments to my previous post tend to run along the lines of “most guys aren’t that great at it” with a hint that if they didn’t have ulterior motives (expectations of reciprocation) they wouldn’t do it at all.
I think I knew at least six and maybe eight of Flutterby’s tips, and I’ve found
that most but not all apply to almost everyone. Preferences vary, of course,
but that definitely covers the important parts.
Lest I sound smug, by the way, there’s a big difference between knowing those rules and consistently following them, and while I strive to get it right I also fade, falter, get overenthusiastic, make assumptions, get into ruts, etc.
Thus her final rule means a lot too. There’s nothing more demoralizing (for anyone giving oral sex) to learn only later that your partner wasn’t enjoying it but didn’t want to hurt your feelings.
Another good one from Alyssa [Now evidently a closed blog -fl]:
How to Impress a Woman, Tip # 7
Know a woman’s clitoris. Now I am assuming here you boys know where to find it
at least — if you don’t, get your hands on an anatomy book, and fast!The key is not too much pressure, but to little either. Actually, a good way to perfect your technique is to practice is with your computer’s mouse!
Grab your mouse and turn it upside down. Then run your finger along the ball, applying just enough pressure to make it move. Move it in a clock-wise motion, then in an anti-clockwise motion. Then up and down, and across. Keep practicing this, varying your technique. This should help you get it right! And you will never be able to look at your mouse the same way again.