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Most butt plugs, like the Little Flirt Plug (pictured), have a distinct diamond shape to facilitate insertion.

Butt plugs are a great way to explore anal sex, either through masturbation or partner sex. The muscles and nerve endings around the anus are highly sensitive and can feel fantastic when touched. All men have prostate glands that can only be reached through the rectum and feel especially good when stimulated with a toy like the Aneros Prostate Stimulator or the vibrating Pandora Plug. Women's G-spots are easily stimulated indirectly through anal play as well.

A butt plug is particular type of anal toy that is typically diamond-shaped with a thin neck and a flared base (like the Little Flirt Plug, pictured) which prevents it from slipping into the rectum. The bulge in the middle helps the butt plug stay in place, so your hands are free to pursue other pleasures. Once the widest point of the toy is past the guardian sphincters, they close around the neck of the plug and voila, the butt plug is plugged.

In addition to the feeling of pressure that many people find pleasing, the anal sphincters reflexively close on the neck of the plug. Finding something there, they reflexively open again, then close. That little pulsing cycle of sphincter clench stimulates the ass, too. If you're new to butt plugs you might want to choose a slimmer toy to start, and work up to those with a bigger bulge. If you're more interested in the in-and-out motion of fucking, you probably want a thin anal dildo rather than a butt plug.

Check out our quality selection of butt plugs or our anal toy shopping advice.


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