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Standing Bodyguard, facing a mirror

Bodyguard — the standing embrace — is already in our named positions glossary: both partners stand facing the same direction, pressed close together, the receiving partner leaning back against the other's chest with an arm wrapped around from behind. The version we keep coming back to just adds one thing — doing it facing a mirror, close enough to actually see each other rather than treating the mirror as an afterthought.

What makes this specific combination work isn't really about the mirror as a novelty — it's what the standing, chest-to-back setup leaves available. The receiving partner's front is completely open, and so are both partners' hands, which is what actually makes the rest of this worth writing up.

Why we're not overselling the mirror part

Standing Bodyguard works fine without a mirror in the room — most people trying this for the first time won't have one conveniently placed at the right height anyway, and that's genuinely fine. The mirror is a nice addition if the setup allows for it, not a requirement; the toy and the free hands are what actually make the position worth returning to.

What to know before trying it

• Height difference matters here, the same way it does for any standing position — a wall behind the receiving partner takes some of the balance demand off if there's a real mismatch.
• Charge the toy first. Nothing kills momentum faster than reaching for it mid-position and finding it dead — see our rose toy buying guide if you don't already have one.
• Communicate on pressure, not just position. Between the toy and direct contact, it's easy to end up with more simultaneous stimulation than expected — check in early rather than assuming more is automatically better.

Lazy Cowgirl

The receiving partner stays on top, but lies fully forward onto the other partner's chest instead of sitting upright — legs extended flat rather than kneeling, full-body contact the whole way through. It's cowgirl with the sitting-up effort removed: the other partner can still meet the movement with their hips, but neither person is holding themselves up or balancing.

Kneeling Groundhog

The receiving partner rests her head, chest, and forearms on the floor with her hips raised high, while he kneels tall behind her, hands on her lower back, drawing her raised hips against his lap — her legs running alongside his thighs the whole way through. It's what we call Kneeling Groundhog in our glossary, and the chest-down, hips-high posture puts a real arch through her spine and hips, so we always ease into it gradually rather than dropping straight into the full position.

Kneeling Sideways Doggy Style

He kneels upright with both knees down while she lies perpendicular to him, twisted sideways — shoulders, head, and upper back on the floor, hips rolled toward him and raised onto his lap. Her legs extend together across his front, one arm cradling her lower thigh and the other hand resting on her hip, which gives him entry from the side and rear at once. We know this one in our glossary as Kneeling Sideways Doggy Style, and the twist through her spine is real, so we settle into the rotation gradually rather than forcing it.

Lying Reverse Cowgirl

He lies flat on his back with his legs extended, and she reclines on top of him face-up, her back resting against his chest. Her feet plant outside his legs with one knee bent, one hand gripping his arm near his head for stability — it's the setup our glossary lists as Lying Reverse Cowgirl.

Lounging Lap Dance

He leans back with his hands clasped behind his head and his knees bent, while she sits upright on his lap facing away, her back resting against his chest. Her legs extend down alongside his, hands resting at her sides — with his hands out of play, she's the one setting the rhythm entirely, which is exactly what our glossary entry for Lounging Lap Dance describes.

Standing Doggy

Both of us stand for this one: she bends forward at the waist to roughly horizontal, arms held bent out in front rather than braced on anything, while he stands close behind with his knees slightly flexed, gripping her hips and buttocks with both hands. With no wall or furniture involved, her hamstrings and lower back do all the supporting work, so we keep the fold shallow at first if that stretch is a reach. It's the standing version of Standing Doggy in our glossary — and there are actually two ways we like to do it, shown below: the base upright fold, and a lower, closer variant where she folds further and he closes the distance.

Supported Dancer

Both partners stand face to face in a close embrace, faces together. She lifts one leg with the knee bent and hooks it around his hip, and he supports her with a hand cupped under her buttock — with both of his feet and her standing leg sharing the load, it's what our glossary calls Supported Dancer, and a comparatively steady entry point into the standing Dancer family.

Planted Bull

He leans back with his knees bent while her hips rest in his lap, one leg hooked over his forearm and the other extended along the floor. Her body twists until her chest faces the floor, head and shoulders resting on the ground away from him — it's the twisted-away setup our glossary lists as Planted Bull. The twist through her spine is considerable, so we rotate into it slowly and come out the moment it strains.

Wrapped Missionary

She lies flat on her back while he lies on top between her legs, propped on his forearms with his legs extended behind him and their faces close together. Her legs wrap up around his waist and lower back, one foot hooked high near his buttocks, hands gripping his upper back — full-body contact throughout, which is what our glossary entry for Wrapped Missionary describes as a close-contact variant on standard missionary.