How Many Sex Positions Are There?

How many sex positions are there? 1,264. There. Now you know. And since it came from Bob Modern, you know it must be true. Talking out of my ass aside, numerous texts ranging from the Kama Sutra from the Second Century CE to the plethora of guides that show up in supermarket rack publications like Cosmopolitan have had a go at articulating how many sex positions are there. For the record, the answer to how many sex positions are there in the Kama Sutra is 64, The Cosmo Kama Sutra lists 77, and Alfred Kinsey, noted sex researcher who compiled the Kinsey Reports from 1948 to 1953, identified six. Quite an underachiever, our Mr. Kinsey.

To be fair to Mr. Kinsey, when he came up with his answer to, “How many sex positions are there?” he identified primary sex positions, acknowledging that there were a plethora of variations within each primary category. For your edification, the six sex positions identified in Kinsey’s answer to, “How many sex positions are there?” are man on top, woman on top, side by side, rear entrance, sitting, and standing. I think most of us would agree that this response to “How many sex positions are there?” covers the basics, albeit without delving into the nuances.

In answering the question, “How many sex positions are there?” the popular sex manuals and magazine columns contain a number of redundancies. Nonetheless, they all have their uses—couples should peruse the manuals on the shelves and see which have positions that appear enticing. Gay and lesbian sex manuals answer the question of “How many sex positions are there?” by selecting positions that will be the most useful to their readerships. Ultimately, the answer to “How many sex positions are there?” is limitless, but the subset that’s of value to you and your lover is finite. While it’s good (and entertaining) to have a laundry list of positions, choose the ones that you find most enjoyable.