Pretzel Dip Sex Position: Side lying

The Pretzel Dip is what you get when scissoring and missionary have a baby. Both partners lie on their sides at angles. Legs interlock like a literal pretzel. Penetration happens. Movement is small. Closeness is high. The name is criminally underselling it.

What It Actually Is

Receiver lies on their side. Giver kneels facing them. Receivers bottom leg goes between the givers knees. Top leg goes over the givers thigh. Penetration happens.

Bottom partner is on their side, knees slightly bent. Top partner kneels facing them at the perpendicular. The receivers bottom leg threads between the givers thighs. The receivers top leg drapes over the giver. Now your legs are interlocked like a pretzel. The giver leans in and penetrates from this angle. The geometry is unlike anything else in the rotation.

The DIP part of the name is because the giver dips forward and back rather than thrusting horizontally. The motion is downward and toward the receiver, like dipping bread into something. Look it up if the words arent helping. Honestly, look it up either way. This one is hard to describe in text without sounding like an Ikea instruction manual.

Who Its For And Who It Isnt

WORKS FOR

Couples who want a unique angle without gymnastics

Sessions that lean intimate and slow

Anyone bored of horizontal symmetric positions

Couples who like clitoral stimulation built into the motion

Tired nights where lying sideways is the move

DOESNT WORK FOR

Quickies (the setup takes a minute)

Big size differences where leg lengths dont match

Anyone with hip mobility issues

Couples who hate looking up positions on the internet (this one needs a visual)

High intensity nights

How To Actually Do It

01
Receiver lies on side
On the bed. Side lying. Knees slightly bent. Whichever side feels comfortable. The receiver should be relaxed and supported, not propped up.
02
Giver kneels perpendicular
Giver kneels at the receivers hips, facing the receivers torso. So if the receiver is lying east to west, the giver is north to south. The bodies are at right angles. This is the geometry that makes pretzel dip different from every other side position.
03
Interlock the legs
Receivers bottom leg threads between the givers thighs. Receivers top leg drapes over one of the givers thighs. The legs are now interlocked. The pretzel name is now earned. Sit with that for a moment.
04
Giver leans forward and dips
Giver leans forward to penetrate. The motion is more of a forward and back DIP than a horizontal thrust. The givers body weight does some of the work. Hands can support on the bed beside the receiver, on the receivers hip, or on the receivers chest.
05
Adjust until the angle hits
The first few movements feel different from anything else. The angle is sideways AND tilted. Receiver communicates which adjustments help. Some receivers describe pretzel dip as the position where they finally felt G spot stimulation. Others find it just kind of fine. Find out which youre in.

Why It Works

Pretzel Dip is the position you wish someone had taught you a year ago. The geometry is the WHOLE thing.

Couples who finally tried it after years of doing missionary on autopilot

The interlocked perpendicular setup creates a sideways angle that other positions cant get to. The receivers anatomy is approached from a slightly different vector. For some receivers this hits the front wall in exactly the right spot. The dipping motion adds a grinding component that side lying positions usually miss.

Quick aside. The Pretzel Dip is one of those positions that gets buried in lists because the name doesnt sound exciting and the description requires diagrams. Its way better than its reputation. The name should have been something like Sideways Mating Press. Instead we got carnival food. We move on.

Common Mistakes

Trying to thrust horizontally. The angle does not work for that. Fix: dip motion. Forward and back, not in and out.

Wrong leg interlock. Both legs going the same direction. Defeats the geometry. Fix: one leg between, one leg over. Always.

Skipping the warm up. Going into pretzel dip cold. Awkward setup. Fix: missionary or side lying spoon first, then transition.

Not communicating. Receiver doesnt direct adjustments. Position underperforms. Fix: half inch adjustments matter here. Talk.

The Bottom Line

Pretzel Dip is the secret weapon position with the worst marketing.

Side lying. Perpendicular giver. Interlocked legs. Dip motion instead of thrust. Most couples who learn this one keep it in their rotation forever. It is one of those positions that LOOKS like nothing in writing and FEELS like something in practice. The poster child for why position guides exist.

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What It Actually Is

Who Its For And Who It Isnt

How To Actually Do It

Why It Works

Common Mistakes

The Bottom Line

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What It Actually Is

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How To Actually Do It

Why It Works

Common Mistakes

The Bottom Line

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