Talk:Spooning

Spoon sex position survived vfd. See: Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Spoon sex position -- Wile E. Heresiarch 01:43, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)

There should be a spooning article that has nothing to do with sex position

I believe the most common usage of the term spooning has nothing to do with sex position. There should be an article on the non sex position aspect of the word spooning (redirect to wikitionary even?), two or more items fitting together in the most efficient way possible, cuddling can of course be mentioned. zen master T 20:13, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I agree. - 24.155.204.64 13:00, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

I also agree —Preceding unsigned comment added by 154.20.51.76 (talk • contribs) 20:12, 16 May 2006

Thirded. Mystache 01:50, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to break the redirect from spooning and create its own page. Mystache 01:53, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

So what is the 'most common usage' that you talk about Zen-master? I have only ever heard it in reference to the sexual position. I noticed that searching for spooning leads straight to some kind of medical article and another result points to a 'hug' but apart from on Wikipedia I can't say I've ever heard of either of them yet everybody knows of the sexual position.--Xania ^talk 21:42, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

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Spooning is currently a disambiguation page, while Spooning (cuddling) is a redirect. See Talk:Spooning (cuddling). AnonMoos (talk) 18:01, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Willerts?

I can't find any evidence of spooning aficionados being called "Willerts" -- anyone? Bananafish 07:10, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Variant?

From the article:

A modification of this is for the man to place his uppermost leg over the belly of the woman, who may then lie somewhat more on her back, with the knees of both legs drawn up. The man's lower leg is extended under the inverted "V" of those legs, with penetration from beneath those legs.

I think I need picture here. The man's uppermost leg over the belly, but still the woman's knees drawn up? Don't all the legs get in the way of each other? AxelBoldt 17:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

this explanation of mine may help: imagine their legs alternating (starting from the top), first his then hers then his then hers. Mathmo ^Talk 07:31, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

then again... i could be imagining yet another variant that isn't the one described, a photo here would be very helpful indeed. Mathmo ^Talk 07:33, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Spooning over "spoons"

It's a verb, not a noun. Shouldn't it be changed? 24.14.72.182 (talk) 20:48, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

that is all I've ever heard it referred to. A citation would be needed though.--Crossmr (talk) 11:52, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

encyclopedic value

This article has been around for years and is basically a couple of lines which does little more than give the briefest description. If there is no content to be added here (history on the position, scholarly discussion on it, etc) then it really doesn't have any encyclopedic value.--Crossmr (talk) 11:55, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Spooning advantages left out

One main reason that spooning is used for intercourse, in my experience, is because it is discreet, and requires nothing but the stopping of movement to assume a seemingly non-sexual cuddling stance if a blanket is on top of the lower half of the body. Obviously I won't detail personal experience here, and I recognize that, as of now, my claim is purely anecdotal, but I'm interested in the burden of proof required to include my claim on this page along with pregnancy preferences. 71.227.7.35 (talk) 08:05, 6 July 2011 (UTC)zombieposter

Okay, gotta ask...

... why demonstrate the origin of the term with four stacked spoons? The mind boggles at the analogy... --Irrevenant [ talk ] 01:53, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Non-Sexual Spooning

At least in england in my experience, Spooning is explicitly not intercourse, and such a confusion might cause a major misunderstanding. "To spoon" is to cuddle with one person infront and the other behind. Examples where this may be intensely misunderstood: Young couples might spoon when sex would be too "mature" or taboo for them. Close platonic friends, especially girls, might spoon if they are intimate enough. A parent might spoon a young child. Ive heard all of these.

Perhaps this term refers more to intercourse in other english speaking countries?

Proposed change: Move the sexual position part to a heading along with the picture and have the initial paragraph talk of the intimate cuddling position, as this also includes the sexual position (which would just be spooning with sex). 90.242.186.141 (talk) 16:52, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 5 March 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. – robertsky (talk) 23:08, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

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• Spoons sex position → Spooning
• Spooning → Choreic hand

– WP:COMMONNAME and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Move the medical sign to its WP:NATURAL alternative. 162 etc. (talk) 19:41, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Per nom. It would seem like the obvious primary topic. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:28, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support obvious primary topic—blindlynx 16:09, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Probably Spoons sex position should be rewritten to be more balanced between the sex position and just the "cuddling" aspect but that can be handle separately. Skynxnex (talk) 16:13, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Support, and anecdotally I've never seen or heard the term "spooning" used in a medical context for the hands. Does not seem like a common term at all. Just-a-can-of-beans (talk) 21:50, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

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