So I have my first anal experience booked for later this week with a provider I have seen before. This may sound silly but having never tried anal before, I was wondering if you guys have any tips to ensure a great experience. Do you do anything ahead of time to prepare?

Thanks!

Make sure you have your rest.  Also patience is required.  The anus is not a pussy and you need to gently enter into her.  Also remember their is a outer and inner sphincter.  It takes some time to get both of open.  

Once it is open, some will say "oh fuck my ass".

Yep. Let her set the pace and follow her lead.

I've been with two ladies who really get into Greek. I never had any inclination to try it but these ladies really love it and I tried it to please them. Didn't really do anything for me but since I was inexperienced I just told them that and made sure they knew to guide me through each step. No issues.

Actually the first one didn't use any lube except that she had me fuck her pussy first to get warmed up and then she just had me put it in her ass. I guess her pussy juices were all the lube she needed.

Just makes sure she knows it's your first time and she'll take the lead.

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the thing is, Anal has become the nirvana for fucking because it is unnatural and generally hurts the girl on the first few attempts and so fewer women do it so its sort of a triumph to get it.  But in reality, the pussy is designed by God or Darwin to make dicks cum hard and deep, to impregnate.  The ass is designed to store up poop and then let it out.   The sensation is less, it's got a tight clamp on the entrance gripping your shaft but then is looser and softer inside where the more sensitive head goes... pussies have ridges and a muscular sheath.  If we did a blind taste test as it were, just based on dick feel, nobody would choose ass over pussy, its just the forbidden and hard to get aspects.  Of course, mouths are made to chew up and swallow meat, so not an ideal place for dick either, but technique can overcome that, but the ass?  Don't know if there is a learnable technique to make the ass actually better.