A decade earlier around 20 to 35 per cent of Western couples try anal intercourse, compared to about five to ten per cent.

It may have jumped from ‘taboo’ to ‘tempting’ but the urban myths surrounding anal intercourse stay.

What’s fact and what’s fiction?

Let’s debunk some of the most myths that are common as well as for all.

Saliva or Vaseline works as well as lube does for rectal intercourse

You MUST use good quality anal lube – thick, slippery and heavy duty – to make anal intercourse comfortable if you take nothing else from this blog, for God’s sake take this.

Saliva does not cut it; Vaseline could cause thrush and irritations, ditto child oil. Continue reading →