Nipples being played with

It's a truth universally acknowledged: Most guys love breasts. Whether they're big or small, perky or slightly saggy, or real or surgically enhanced, boobs are incredibly awesome, and they're a lot of fun to play with. So you probably want to know how to play with them in a way that's pleasurable for both you and your partner. Luckily, there's a very simple answer to this question: just ask your partner what they like! Lots of people really, really enjoy breast play in fact, there's some evidence to suggest that a few lucky folks can have an orgasm from nipple stimulation alone.

Nipples are insane. The body is insane. We get used to body parts because we see them a lot and have had them forever, but when you stop to think about the protrusions and indents and hair clusters that envelope our insides like prosciutto envelopes veal in the classic Roman dish saltimbocca, questions emerge. Why are wet eyeballs jammed into our heads? Could we not just as easily see out of dry eyecubes, jammed into our foreheads? And nipples: What of these sensitive little buttons that, somehow, wire to our genitals, arouse partners, and feed babies? Before a man jumps in to explain—I know that AP biology students could answer most of these questions, but they could not essay-question-away the one I care about most: How do we maximize these weird parts?

Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more. You can actually orgasm through various erogenous zones, including your nipples.

The thing is that orgasms come in all different shapes and sizes. For some women, all it takes is a few seconds of clitoral stimulation to experience the tingling sensation between their legs. For others, it may take at least 30 minutes of foreplay, 10 minutes of penetration, and three minutes of help from a vibrating bullet.