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| In ], a '''threesome''' is commonly understood as "a sexual interaction between three people whereby at least one engages in physical sexual behaviour with both the other individuals" <ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Scoats|first=Ryan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1110711748|title=UNDERSTANDING THREESOMES : gender, sex, and consensual non-monogamy.|date=2019|publisher=ROUTLEDGE|isbn=978-0-429-84237-5|location=|oclc=1110711748}}</ref>. Though ''threesome'' most commonly refers to sexual activity involving three participants<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Thompson|first=Ashley E.|last2=Byers|first2=E. Sandra|date=2017-04|title=Heterosexual Young Adults’ Interest, Attitudes, and Experiences Related to Mixed-Gender, Multi-Person Sex|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10508-016-0699-1|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|language=en|volume=46|issue=3|pages=813–822|doi=10.1007/s10508-016-0699-1|issn=0004-0002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Scoats|first=Ryan|last2=Joseph|first2=Lauren J|last3=Anderson|first3=Eric|date=2018-02|title=‘I don’t mind watching him cum’: Heterosexual men, threesomes, and the erosion of the one-time rule of homosexuality|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1363460716678562|journal=Sexualities|language=en|volume=21|issue=1-2|pages=30–48|doi=10.1177/1363460716678562|issn=1363-4607}}</ref>, it is also sometimes used to apply to a long-term domestic relationship, such as ] or a ].<ref name="Frayser">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZArPH0nFGo0C&q=f%3Dfalse&pg=PA340|title=Studies in Human Sexuality: A Selected Guide|publisher=]|year=1995|isbn=1563081318|pages=340–341|access-date=October 3, 2013|authors=Suzanne G. Frayser, Thomas J. Whitby}}</ref> | |||
| In ], a '''threesome''' is any ] that involves three people at the same time.<ref name="Frayser">{{cite book |authors=Suzanne G. Frayser, Thomas J. Whitby| title = Studies in Human Sexuality: A Selected Guide | publisher = ]|pages=340–341|isbn = 1563081318|year=1995|access-date = October 3, 2013 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZArPH0nFGo0C&q=f%3Dfalse&pg=PA340}}</ref><ref name="Howe">{{cite book |author=Tasha R. Howe|title = Marriages and Families in the 21st Century: A Bioecological Approach| publisher = ]|page=109| isbn = 978-1405195010|year=2011| access-date = October 3, 2013 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=UHaLL0pYwhMC}}</ref> Though ''threesome'' most commonly refers to ] involving three participants{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}, it may also apply to a long-term domestic relationship, such as ] or a ].<ref name=Frayser/> | |||
| A threesome is a form of ] |
A threesome is a form of ] which may occur in private situations, such as spontaneous sexual activity among three friends or in the context of ] or a hook up. Alternatively, it may take place in specific contexts or environments which allow for sex, such as ] events, ] or ]. | ||
| A threesome is a common element of ],<ref>{{Cite book|last=LEHMILLER|first=DR. JUSTIN J.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1013584575|title=TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT : the science of sexual desire and how it can help you improve your sex ... life.|date=2018|publisher=ROBINSON|isbn=1-4721-4223-3|location=|oclc=1013584575}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jonason|first=Peter K.|last2=Marks|first2=Michael J.|date=2009-03|title=Common vs. Uncommon Sexual Acts: Evidence for the Sexual Double Standard|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11199-008-9542-z|journal=Sex Roles|language=en|volume=60|issue=5-6|pages=357–365|doi=10.1007/s11199-008-9542-z|issn=0360-0025}}</ref> and it is commonly depicted in ]. | |||
| A threesome is a common element of ],<ref name="Frayser"/> and it is commonly depicted in ]. | |||
| == Types == | == Types == | ||
| The people in a threesome may be of any ] and ]. Each participant may engage in any type of sex act with one or both of the others, such as ], ] or ] sex or ]. One or more of the participants may engage in ] sexual activity, such as ], possibly without physical contact with the other participants. It is a matter of subjective definition whether participation of a third person without physical contact constitutes a threesome. This may relate to fetishes such as ] or ]. ''Lucky Pierre'' is slang for a person performing both receptive and insertive anal and/or vaginal sex simultaneously during a threesome, being positioned between the two partners.<ref>{{cite book|title=Science and American Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Henry Adams to John Adams |page=164|year=2012|author=Claire Maniez|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=1443835196}}</ref> | The people in a threesome may be of any ] and ]. Each participant may engage in any type of sex act with one or both of the others, such as ], ] or ] sex or ]. One or more of the participants may engage in ] sexual activity, such as ], possibly without physical contact with the other participants. It is a matter of subjective definition whether participation of a third person without physical contact constitutes a threesome. This may relate to fetishes such as ] or ]. ''Lucky Pierre'' is slang for a person performing both receptive and insertive anal and/or vaginal sex simultaneously during a threesome, being positioned between the two partners.<ref>{{cite book|title=Science and American Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Henry Adams to John Adams |page=164|year=2012|author=Claire Maniez|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=1443835196}}</ref> | ||
| A ] threesome may involve two men and a woman, for example, in ], or two women and a man. A bisexual threesome may involve a man having sex with a man and a woman, the woman having sex with a man and a woman, or all three having sex with each other. A homosexual threesome would involve either three men or three women. Other possibilities are possible, such as a man having sex with two women who are having sex with each other.<ref name=Hite /> | A ] threesome may involve two men and a woman, for example, in ], or two women and a man. A bisexual threesome may involve a man having sex with a man and a woman, the woman having sex with a man and a woman, or all three having sex with each other. A homosexual threesome would involve either three men or three women. Other possibilities are possible, such as a man having sex with two women who are having sex with each other.<ref name="Hite">], The Hite Report: The sexual experience of women, Munich, 1989</ref> | ||
| == Sex positions == | == Sex positions == | ||
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In human sexuality, a threesome is commonly understood as "a sexual interaction between three people whereby at least one engages in physical sexual behaviour with both the other individuals" . Though threesome most commonly refers to sexual activity involving three participants, it is also sometimes used to apply to a long-term domestic relationship, such as polyamory or a ménage à trois.
A threesome is a form of group sex which may occur in private situations, such as spontaneous sexual activity among three friends or in the context of casual sex or a hook up. Alternatively, it may take place in specific contexts or environments which allow for sex, such as swingers events, orgies or sex parties.
A threesome is a common element of sexual fantasy, and it is commonly depicted in pornography.
Types
The people in a threesome may be of any gender and sexual orientation. Each participant may engage in any type of sex act with one or both of the others, such as vaginal, anal or oral sex or mutual masturbation. One or more of the participants may engage in autoerotic sexual activity, such as masturbation, possibly without physical contact with the other participants. It is a matter of subjective definition whether participation of a third person without physical contact constitutes a threesome. This may relate to fetishes such as voyeurism or cuckolding. Lucky Pierre is slang for a person performing both receptive and insertive anal and/or vaginal sex simultaneously during a threesome, being positioned between the two partners.
A heterosexual threesome may involve two men and a woman, for example, in double penetration, or two women and a man. A bisexual threesome may involve a man having sex with a man and a woman, the woman having sex with a man and a woman, or all three having sex with each other. A homosexual threesome would involve either three men or three women. Other possibilities are possible, such as a man having sex with two women who are having sex with each other.
Sex positions
Threesome sexual activity may take place in a number of sex positions; for example, the following:
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Painting by Édouard-Henri Avril: threesome involving two men and a woman
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Threesome involving double penetration
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Threesome involving two men and a woman
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Threesome involving two women and a man
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Media
Threesome scenes are featured in various films and TV series, including Summer Lovers (1982), Threesome (1994), Wild Things (1998), American Psycho (2000), Zoolander (2001), Y Tu Mamá También (2001), Ken Park (2002), The Dreamers (2003), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Shame (2011), On the Road (2012), Savages (2012), Spring Breakers (2012), Knock Knock (2015), Love (2015), ,You Me Her (2016–2020) and Holly Slept Over (2020).
See also
References
- ^ Scoats, Ryan (2019). UNDERSTANDING THREESOMES : gender, sex, and consensual non-monogamy. : ROUTLEDGE. ISBN 978-0-429-84237-5. OCLC 1110711748.
- Thompson, Ashley E.; Byers, E. Sandra (2017-04). "Heterosexual Young Adults' Interest, Attitudes, and Experiences Related to Mixed-Gender, Multi-Person Sex". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 46 (3): 813–822. doi:10.1007/s10508-016-0699-1. ISSN 0004-0002.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Scoats, Ryan; Joseph, Lauren J; Anderson, Eric (2018-02). "'I don't mind watching him cum': Heterosexual men, threesomes, and the erosion of the one-time rule of homosexuality". Sexualities. 21 (1–2): 30–48. doi:10.1177/1363460716678562. ISSN 1363-4607.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Studies in Human Sexuality: A Selected Guide. Libraries Unlimited. 1995. pp. 340–341. ISBN 1563081318. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - LEHMILLER, DR. JUSTIN J. (2018). TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT : the science of sexual desire and how it can help you improve your sex ... life. : ROBINSON. ISBN 1-4721-4223-3. OCLC 1013584575.
- Jonason, Peter K.; Marks, Michael J. (2009-03). "Common vs. Uncommon Sexual Acts: Evidence for the Sexual Double Standard". Sex Roles. 60 (5–6): 357–365. doi:10.1007/s11199-008-9542-z. ISSN 0360-0025.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Claire Maniez (2012). Science and American Literature in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Henry Adams to John Adams. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 1443835196.
- Shere Hite, The Hite Report: The sexual experience of women, Munich, 1989
- American Psycho threesome scene. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- Hoarde, Peter. "The 10 Most Memorable Threesome Scenes in Movies". Complex.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
External links
Media related to Threesome at Wikimedia Commons
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