Do men prefer anal,oral, a handy, or in puss and how do they differ in feel on male genitalia
Executive summary
Men's preferences among oral, manual ("a handy"), vaginal ("in puss") or anal stimulation are highly individual and shaped by anatomy, context, and prior experience; objective studies in the provided reporting do not deliver a clear ranking of acts by preference across populations, but they do describe how different kinds of contact feel and what predicts stronger pleasure (partner versus self, specific penile zones, lubrication and pressure) [1] [2] [3]. Any authoritative statement about "men prefer X" would overreach the available evidence; instead the literature points to physiological differences in how the glans, shaft and surrounding erogenous zones respond and to psychological factors that alter perceived intensity [4] [5] [6].
1. Why the question resists a single answer: variability in preference and limits of the data
Preferences for types of sexual stimulation are not universal and depend on individual nerve sensitivity, learned habits and psychological context, and the reporting supplied contains psychophysical and survey-style measures of sensation rather than population-level preference rankings, so it cannot establish which act men overall prefer [1] [4] [6]; the SAGASF-M self‑ratings show men report higher sexual pleasure and marginally higher orgasm intensity when stimulated by a partner compared with self-stimulation, indicating context matters as much as technique [1].
2. What the studies say about how different contacts feel on male genitalia
Touch, friction and pressure are the principal physical modalities recorded: manual stimulation and masturbation produce direct tactile input to penile skin and are described in sexual‑stimulation overviews as typical genital stimulation methods [2], while vaginal intercourse involves clenching and pressure from surrounding muscles that provide distributed mechanical stimulation to the shaft and glans [3], and oral sex tends to deliver wetter, warmer, and often more varied localized stimulation to the glans and frenulum though the provided sources describe modality rather than sensory adjectives in depth [2] [7].
3. Sensory anatomy matters: glans, shaft, frenulum and surrounding zones
Objective measures and reviews highlight that sensitivity is uneven across the penis: the glans and frenulum register particularly low detection thresholds and strong responses in some studies, and somatosensory evoked potential work shows different electrophysiological responses when the glans versus shaft are stimulated, which helps explain why concentrated stimulation (as during oral or targeted manual play) can feel more intense than diffuse pressure (as during some intercourse positions) [3] [4].
4. Partner vs self and the role of context, lubrication and habituation
Multiple sources emphasize that partner stimulation is often rated as more pleasurable than self-stimulation [1], and contextual factors—warmth, perceived intimacy, lubrication and variation—change sensation: lubrication lowers friction and can alter perceived intensity, and habituation from repetitive tight‑grip masturbation can blunt responsiveness over time, making some men prefer partner techniques that vary pressure and movement [6] [2].
5. Anal stimulation and the wider erogenous network
Anal contact (external perianal touch or internal prostate-directed stimulation) enters a different sensory circuit: the literature notes the anus and perineum are erogenous areas contributing to orgasm for some men, and internal anal/prostate contact creates distinct pressure and proprioceptive sensations that some men find intensely pleasurable though the provided sources do not include large comparative preference surveys for anal versus other acts [1] [7].
6. Practical takeaway and acknowledged gaps in reporting
The evidence in the supplied sources supports saying men experience qualitatively different sensations from oral (targeted, warm, wet), manual (direct, controllable pressure), vaginal (distributed pressure and muscle interaction) and anal/prostate (deep pressure, different nerve pathways) stimulation, and that partner-delivered, variable stimulation commonly rates higher in self-reports; however, the materials do not provide a population‑level ranking of which act men prefer, and they lack broad representative surveys directly comparing preferences across acts—those gaps prevent a definitive "most preferred" answer [1] [2] [3].