Positions

Guides written for the body you actually have.

Every guide includes setup, what it feels like, common adjustments for size and mobility differences, and an honest read on how much effort it takes — rated on our Clove scale rather than a generic difficulty star rating. Filter below by Positions (the technique guides) or Buying & Planning Guides (gear and how to decide what to try).

Positions are the illustrated technique guides. Buying & Planning Guides cover gear (pillows, swings) and how to decide what to try, not a specific position itself.

Not sure where to start?

Answer this first

One decision guide before the position-by-position breakdown.

On top Lying face to face Inversions and advanced

Decision guide

The Best Position for Couples? Depends on the Goal

Sorted by intimacy, intensity, or comfort — pick based on what you actually want tonight.

Effort: mid7 min read

Low-effort & beginner-friendly

Start here

Easy to set up, forgiving of tired bodies, nothing to learn first.

Lying face to face Side-lying and scissors Standing

Props

Sex Pillows and Props, Explained

The cheapest, lowest-effort upgrade to most positions — what to buy and how to use it.

Effort: low6 min read

Beginner

Elevated Spoon

Low-effort, side-lying, and easy on tired bodies or third-trimester pregnancy.

Effort: low5 min read

Classic

Missionary: The Complete Guide

The default position, plus 4 real named variations that change the angle, depth, and intensity.

Effort: low-mid5 min read

For your body

Pregnancy, flexibility, and size

Positioning built around what your body actually needs, not a generic default.

Lying face to face Side-lying and scissors On top

By trimester

Pregnant Sex Positions, by Trimester

What works as pregnancy progresses, and when to check with your doctor first.

Effort: mid7 min read

Two guides

Flexible and Plus-Size Sex Positions

Two different bodies, two different needs — covered separately, clearly.

Effort: mid7 min read

Body-specific

Best Sex Positions for a Smaller Penis

Contact, angle, and control matter more than depth — plus what helps even more than position.

Effort: low7 min read

The glossary, sliced by family

Browse by family

Seven guided tours through the 113-position glossary — pick the family that fits tonight.

Face to face

Face-to-Face Positions

Missionary and everything built on it — legs up, wrapped, seated embraces, and edge-of-bed positions.

Family guide11 min read

Side-lying

Side-Lying Positions

Spooning relatives and scissors — angle does the work instead of elevation.

Family guide6 min read

Standing

Standing Sex Positions

Every standing position on the site — embraces, standing rear entry, and the dancer family, easiest first.

Family guide6 min read

On top

Woman-on-Top Positions

Cowgirl, rodeo, amazon, lap dance, and cradle — the receiving partner sets depth and pace.

Family guide6 min read

Rear entry

Rear-Entry Positions

The doggy style, prone bone, and groundhog families, from upright to completely flat.

Family guide6 min read

Advanced

Advanced Sex Positions

Piledrivers, handstands, wheelbarrows, and waterfalls — with the safety notes they deserve.

Family guide6 min read

Low effort

Low-Effort Sex Positions

Genuinely sustainable when tired — nobody holds weight, nobody balances.

Family guide6 min read

More adventurous

Level up

More flexibility, more equipment, or both — once the basics feel comfortable.

Inversions and advanced Standing Rear entry

Roundup

Yoga Sex Positions

Three yoga shapes that carry over almost directly to sex — flexibility and balance.

Effort: mid-high7 min read

Roundup

Named Sex Positions: The Complete Glossary

113 positions with illustrated diagrams — filter by family or difficulty, jump by section.

113 positions40 min read

Practical

Car Sex Positions That Actually Work

Seat recline, legroom, legality, and privacy decide more than which position you pick.

Effort: mid7 min read

Advanced

Sex Swing Guide: Setup, Safety, 3 Positions

Anchoring, weight-testing, and safety come first — then three positions to try.

Effort: high8 min read

Toy-integrated

Rose Toy Positions for Couples

54 positions ranked toy-first, starting with our team’s favorites and why.

Toy-integrated18 min read

Tested

Editor's Favorites

Real combinations our team has actually tried and would go back to — ten so far, from Standing Bodyguard to Wrapped Missionary.

Tested by the Clove founders9 min read

Anal

Anal Sex Positions: Which Ones Work Best

Four positions that let the receiving partner control depth and pace, from easiest to most advanced.

Effort: mid7 min read

Solo

Masturbation Positions, With or Without a Toy

Comfort, reach, and toy compatibility — position matters for solo sex too.

Effort: low7 min read

Inclusive

LGBTQ+ Sex Positions

Trans and nonbinary adaptations, plus dedicated links to our lesbian and gay position guides.

Effort: mid6 min read

Inclusive

Lesbian Sex Positions

Six scissoring variations easiest to hardest, plus strap-on and mutual toy setups.

Effort: mid9 min read

Inclusive

Gay Sex Positions

Four anal-focused positions, frotting, and mutual oral, covered directly.

Effort: mid8 min read

Practical

Couch, Chair, and Sofa Sex Positions

Seven positions chosen because the furniture is doing real work, not standing in for a mattress.

Effort: mid7 min read

Practical

Shower Sex Positions

Slip risk decides more than the position itself — five positions ordered by stability on wet tile.

Effort: mid6 min read

Practical

Beach Sex Positions

Sand and privacy decide more than the position itself — four standing positions that keep skin off the ground.

Effort: mid6 min read

Practical

Oral Sex Positions

Where to be, not just what to do — five real setups from lying back to fully mutual.

Effort: low-mid6 min read

Tested by Clove

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Bought with our own money, used, and reviewed from real use. Everything else on the site is labelled "researched" instead.

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