Rosalinda: Tribbing will take place almost every time lesbians have sex but cunnilingus does not always happen. It is an intimate and intense experience that is the lesbian version of coitus. Rosalinda (cont): Rather than calling it intercourse maybe we can consider it outercourse. Tribbing is often employed while women are kissing or just getting started. It is very common to press up against each others vaginas while kissing. Rosalinda (cont): It is actually a favorite act for women. I dont know what other lesbians do, but here is what I do and what the women Ive had sex with (the good ones) have done. I engage in tribbing by putting myself between the womans legs Rosalinda (cont): (missionary position) and rubbing my vulva and clitoris against hers in a continual movement that causes friction and mixing of sexual fluids. There are other positions that work such as straddling a woman and tribbing or Rosalinda (cont): sitting facing each other with legs intertwined and vaginas connected for tribbing. It just depends which angle or approach works for the woman. This direct friction between vaginas has been effective in creating sexual pleasure and arousal and even orgasm if the woman is fully into it. JANE: I guess my initial questions revolve around terminology. The vagina is an internal organ so it is not possible to stimulate it externally. Even when a penis stimulates the vagina internally there is no sensation because the vagina is inert. JANE (cont): Only the vestibule (the outermost part) of the vagina has any sensation. So you are talking about women rubbing their vulvas together from what I can understand. Please correct me if I am wrong. JANE (cont): The key issue though is not physical stimulation but mental turnons. Do lesbians share their experiences of masturbation? Research indicates that this is when women orgasm. Are women looking mainly for sensual and emotional sensations from sex? Rosalinda: Not being fully familiar with the terminology, I said vagina but I meant the vulva. Masturbation is certainly common as a means of achieving orgasm. Women masturbate each other or themselves. From my own experience, masturbation Rosalinda (cont): would be included during the hot chat sessions and be used at the end to reach orgasm. Usually both women do it together while they are talking dirty. In my experience, women sought out the sensual and emotional sensations from sex more so than any kind of penetration. Rosalinda (cont): That is how I get the best quality erotic sensation and feel most fulfilled both psychologically and emotionally. However, lesbians are definitely very physical. There is a large amount of kissing, touching each other, massaging and genital (vulva) contact that involves some degree of friction. An interesting & fun way to learn about sexuality for all