What does a vagina feel like? What does a penis feel like?

If you don’t have a penis or a vagina, you can only guess.

The penis and vagina are often often considered analogous. And both are active during sexual intercourse. An accurate expectation of what type of stimulation makes for sensual pleasure, creates sexual equality between men and women.

Why study sensation perception with sexual intercourse?

1. Guard Against Pain

Sexual rejection by a long-term partner can be one of the most painful emotionaI experiences. Why? Because a romantic partner is the person we most want to be accepted (Leary et al., 1998) and (Murray et al., 2006) the person we rely on most (in monogamous relationships) to give us a sense of our own desirability.

2. Greater Sexual Pleasure

When both parties can anticipate the pleasure of the other one, there is correct stimulation.

3. Greater Sexual Satisfaction

Confusion was another reaction. Some reported feeling confused that they had not read the signs properly. This confusion was often linked with a hesitance to initiate again in the future.

4. Orgasm Gap

A fourth group said they found this moment an opportunity to explore “the chase” with 32% reporting that they would do something to try to convince their partner to have sex.

So, which can ‘feel’ more:

1. The case for the penis:
   1. Penis is more highly innervated than the vagina.
   2. The trans experience?
   3. Orgasm gap – women orgasm less
2. The case for the vagina:
   1. Women have more options for pleasure

Beliefs about vaginal sensitivity:

Men may have a motivation to believe it. Penis is seen as the way to give women pleasure ()

Where do men and women get this belief that that vagina is more sensitive

Method

4500 heterosexual men and women were asked to report their perceived intensity of sensation of their own vagina or penis in a last session, and how they imagined their partner’s sensation to be more or less intense.