We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. In fact, she says, more than a halfway point between Make Out City and Pound Town, dry humping can be the w-h-o-l-e sex act. Whatever your genital ownership, gender, or sexuality, anyone can experience oodles of pleasure and even orgasms from dry humping. Ultimately your dry hump uniform comes down to personal and partner preference.

Not only that, but sex toys are often designed with this position in mind. Humping a pillow or a stuffed animal is an extremely common early sexual awakening experience that tons of people still enjoy as adults. One of the main reasons so many people with vulvas love humping is the broadness of the pleasure. Yes, please! People with penises also often discover masturbation at a young age through humping pillows, toys or sofas. And all the same benefits of stimulating the rest of your body at the same time, still apply. While a simple pillow may be perfect for some, others may want to amp up this technique.

Everyone masturbates differently: some use their hands, some use vibrators, some can simply rub their legs together and some like to hump a pillow. Pillow humping is, well, humping a pillow. So how can it be hard?

Yes, for the most part, dry humping is safe. Dry humping is the act of humping without penetration. It may not always look hot and the act can be far from graceful, but dry humping can be quite sexually gratifying. Try not to let unnecessary worrying or preconceived notions about the act distract you from this super-hot experience. How you go about it — from how much or how little you wear to how far you go — depends on what you want from it.