Sex position manuals have long given legitimacy to adult businesses veiled as adult book stores. Along with the vibrators and lingerie stocked in the novelty section of sex shops, these books are what wives flip through while their husbands are lost somewhere deep in the big butt porno section. Sadly, the reality is that many of these books are purchased and never used. A good chunk are bought as gifts for bachelorette parties, wedding showers, or anniversaries. They are often a relationship afterthought—-something to spice up your sex life once the honeymoon phase begins to wane. With that said, these guidebooks are slowly becoming more mainstream. New couples are buying sex books as a way to stock their sexual repertoire and maintain their sexual energy.
While it's true that there are only so many ways two regular people's bodies can fit together without the aid of harnesses or thousands of hours spent in the gym, the real purpose of these books is to
This article appears in Mar 10-16, 2011.