Begin gently and ask what she enjoys. Spend the first two to three minutes around the clitoris, not on it, and try more direct contact only if she wants it. Once you find a comfortable rhythm, give it time instead of automatically adding speed or pressure. The Sex is a Skill program in The Coach app gives oral sex six days of lessons and practices.
Answer a few questionsTo learn how to eat her out, begin gently around the clitoris: spend the first two to three minutes on broad contact around the outer labia and the clitoral hood. Try more direct contact if she wants it, then stay with a movement she enjoys. Five common mistakes get in the way.
Eating her out well depends less on what your tongue does than on when it does it and how closely you’re paying attention.
There are more than these six, but you don’t need them all: pick one and stay on it long enough for it to work.
When she enjoys a particular movement, keep its speed, pressure and position steady. You can count to thirty, then repeat, to practice consistency. If she wants a change, make it gradually. These four rules help you adjust without abruptly interrupting what feels good.
A sudden change can interrupt her arousal. Give a rhythm she enjoys time to work.
For around seven in ten women, oral sex is the most reliable route to orgasm. The reason is anatomy, and it’s why oral gets six of the thirty days.
Oral stimulates the tip of the clitoris, the hood, the clitoral bulbs beneath the surface, the labia and the perineum at the same time.
Only around 18% of women orgasm consistently from penetration alone. Oral is the most direct way to give the rest what they need, which is why it isn’t an optional extra.
With your tongue you can hold one speed and one pressure for ninety seconds or longer. That steadiness is what helps, so avoid changing what you’re doing while she enjoys it.
Once you have the basic sequence for eating her out, you can add fingers, edge her or return to oral during sex. Keeping one steady rhythm matters in each.
A steady rhythm is easier to maintain when you change only one thing at a time. For how oral fits into the rest of sex, see our guide to how to make her orgasm.
Sex is a Skill is thirty numbered days inside The Coach app. Days seven to twelve are oral, each with two lessons and a practice rather than a list to remember.
A few questions set your starting point.
From a survey of The Coach users who finished their first four weeks:
Reviews from men who used the app, shortened but never reworded.
“Some information they taught blew me away and really helped demystify the female pleasure with a structured approach to exploration. The app opened up possibilities instead of contributing to more confusion and frustration by giving vague advice that have littered magazines and the webs.”
“I am grateful for the reminders and techniques to enhance and revitalize my love for my wife. Technique that makes you own the confidence that you’re doing the right stuff. Anatomy that we forgot about and sensory stuff that makes her squirm. Thank you”
“There’s a couple of uses for the app, but I liked how organized the section was on ‘Sex is a Skill.’ It has professionally drawn sketches to help you understand what is being described without looking graphic or distasteful. It has helped me up my game in the bedroom and I’m happy with my results!”
“After only five or six lessons, I was tuned in to making the experience more pleasurable for her, which actually made me feel sexier! I’m not ashamed to admit that the Coach made me a better partner and lover.”
Your plan gives you something specific to try each day, with her feedback helping you decide what to keep or adjust.
Clinical researchers, certified sex therapists and medical professionals — including practicing urologists — work on what The Coach teaches.
Dr. Justin Lehmiller
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Australia's leading men's sex coach, specializing in male sexual wellness and performance.
Dr. Paula Hall
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Listen to what she tells you and notice her breathing and movements. These can help you understand her response, but no single sign proves she likes something. If you’re unsure, ask a short question such as “Like this?” and follow her answer.
There is no set length. The practice starts with two to three minutes of gentle contact around the clitoris. After that, follow her preferences. If she enjoys a movement, keep it steady; counting to thirty can help you practice consistency.
Change position before you change technique — the flat-tongue glide and light suction are far less tiring than tip work, and most of the sequence relies on them. Your fingers can also carry the same rhythm for a while, so she doesn’t feel a break.
Yes. Some women enjoy oral without reaching orgasm, and others prefer a different kind of stimulation. Ask what she likes rather than treating orgasm as a test she needs to pass.
You can, if she wants that. Start with a kind of touch she enjoys, then add fingers gently and try keeping them in the same rhythm as your tongue. Ask how it feels rather than relying on a change in her breathing.
Stay attentive after she comes. She may want gentle contact, a pause or some space. Ask if you’re unsure, and avoid making her responsible for reassuring you about your performance.
Sex is a Skill is a program in The Coach app: thirty days in a set order, most with two lessons and a practice. Days seven to twelve are oral; before them come anatomy and hands, after them what happens during sex. Your answers to the quiz shape your personal plan.
No equipment for the oral days. Later ones suggest lube, and a toy where she wants one, but nothing is required to start. A partner, mostly yes: twenty-eight of the thirty practices assume she is there, and two do not.
