The X-10 is a great, soft way to be introduced to anal play. My wife purchased it on a whim as a surprise to me. It is a really simple concept: a soft, one-piece toy consisting of connected beads of increasing size with a ring on the end. The beads starting small make it easy to begin, and it is possible to stop as soon as you feel that it's too much. Due to the connection between the beads being much smaller than the beads themselves, they don't slip out easily, which was a problem we've encountered with other toys.

The best part of the X-10 is that insertion can be very arousing for both partners. With every bead getting bigger, there is a bigger response from each concurrent bead from the partner. Once in, you can pull and tug on the X-10 to add to the experience, or you can leave them be as you move onto other things. Men: if you enter your partner while she has these in, she will feel tighter than usual. If you pull on the beads while inside her, you can feel them move as well. The first times can be pretty mind-blowing. Reverse cowgirl is a wonderful way to play with these, as you can easily pull the X-10 in and out of your partner as she rides you.

Like most of toys made of this harder jelly, there is a smell to the toy when you unpack it and it takes a while to get rid of. The X-10 can also show a little wear after a year or two. It's a great way to start or introduce anal play. The small starting beads makes the toy less intimidating, and, once you start it, it's easy to take another bead. After this, you can take another... and another...