Is it alright to prefer anal penetration over vaginal?

So, recently, I’d tried anal for the first time with a close friend of mine. We didn’t particularly plan it but we’d already been in the middle of having sex and so things just sort of led to that. Anal was a thing ive always mentioned wanting to possibly try at least once. That’s just who I am as a person, I like trying new things. But I’d always put it off from fear of it hurting too much or from just panicking or something like that. So I always thought of trying anal plugs or something instead. So, yeah.

Anyways, we’re going at it and stuff. I’d been restrained and it was dark so I couldn’t really see but I was extremely aware of touch. He was giving me oral when suddenly I felt a pressure at my ass. I was too far gone tbh to really decline and just started laughing. He’s told me it was just his finger and so I let it be. I was really close and was just chasing the high of it all. Just when I was about to go over the edge he’d pulled away and told me he’ll get the lube and that’s when it all clicked. (Previous meetings we had, I advised bringing lube just to be prepared if anything so I wasn’t surprised by this). I’d been repositioned so I was on all fours instead of my back.

At first, there was pain. Not a lot but a slight pinching sensation and mild pressure. I was really excited at this point and had to focus on just breathing and relaxing to ease the pressure. I’d told him to stop half way in to adjust and catch my breath. After adding a bit more lube he was all the way in. Seconds in to it, I didnt really feel anything once the pain subsided. At first I was disappointed cause I’ve had friends who are major fans of it and said it’d end great but I wasn’t getting it. After a while he started picking up speed with his strokes and what felt like nothing before suddenly started feeling like EVERYTHING.

I never was able to reach orgasm vaginally and so I relied solely on clitoral stimulation before this. But the feeling that built up inside me was just different. Idk if it was because of how stimulated I was before trying it or what but everything felt amazing. The thrusts and touch’s and such. I nearly passed out once I came and that’s ever happened for me before unless it dealt with heavy bondage and other sorts of playing. I wanted to cry for some reason, lol.

But anyways, cause this feels really long now, and probably makes no sense, days later and I’m suddenly hit with the need for more anal. Like it was a weird feeling of wanting to be filled only in that area. It’s getting to the point now where I insist that over vaginal penetration. I just can’t help but feel like thats strange to request from partners. Idk. Is it? How does one even prep their body properly for safe and clean anal?? I know I could like google this or something I just wanted to know like other women’s perspective and what not on this.