I will preface this with that I feel kinda silly - it seems like a sex 101 type question. But usually I date boys, or other masculine-type presenting folks, and have never had long fingernails myself, so this hasn't been an issue before.

My girlfriend is a rather feminine individual, and as such keeps her fingernails long. Not super long, but long enough that I can definitely feel them when she puts fingers in me. I'm not worried about it being a safety issue and it doesn't hurt too bad, but it's not really a feeling I like. I find the sharpness of the sensation detracts from my overall arousal. I can also feel them when she plays around my clit too, which is similarly distracting.

For her own reasons, trimming her fingernails is not an option. Are there options other than gloves to dull the pinchy-y feeling? less

I guess I would go with glove as the others have said. I'm not too sure what other options you might have.

I have always been curious about long nails, bcs in porn the girls have fake nails and soemtimes they finger each other vaginally or anally, I was always a little freaked out about how painful it could be. less

There are a few ways to get around this; the first would be having your girlfriend practice fingering you in a way that her nails are almost "shielded' so they don't scratch your vagina. It's tricksy, but totally possible, and the practice is kinda fun.

The second would be for your girlfriend to wear gloves with small pieces of cotton balls in the tips--this is only necessary if she has talons, rather than fingernails less