Sure, ~technically~ you’re not face to face when you do it doggy style, but Laino has a hot workaround: Use a mirror. “Looking in a mirror…can aid in the presence of the sexual experience, as well as the eroticism and pleasure,” she says. “There is also a very real trust emotion that comes from doing this as the person in the ‘doggy’ position is in a passive, vulnerable position.” Whether you and your S.O. engage in a more aggressive or gentle tempo, both “fall in line with Kama Sutra as they are allowing for different types of pleasure-giving and receiving to and for each other,” Laino says.

How to do it: Get on all fours. Then, have your partner kneel behind you, with their upper body straight up or slightly draped over you.

Make it hotter: This is another position that can allow for clitoral stimulation, too. If you’re the receiving partner, have the person on top touch you or use a vibrator.