Lovebites by Sasha

9 April 2009

Situation typical

I am 23 years old and my girlfriend is 24. We have been together for four years and generally our relationship has been good but one thing that has happened is my girlfriend isn't as interested in sex as she once was. Like, almost never, though she jerks off a tonne.

Her way of dealing with this has been to encourage me to see other girls, something I have not felt comfortable doing. It always just felt like she was trying to slough the responsibility off on someone else and not deal with her feelings. What can I do though? I'm fucking horny and I met someone at work who is cool and I told my girlfriend this. She seemed very open and happy about the possibility - until things actually started taking shape.

I went home with the girl one night. This turned into a disaster, to say the least. Halfway through, my girlfriend texts me and says she needs to talk to me. Obviously I can't ignore the text, so I call her. She tells me, crying, that this was as huge mistake. She insists on apologizing to the other girl, who is obviously really uncomfortable. Things just go to the dogs at this point, the other girl says I need to leave and I go home and my girlfriend and I basically spend the night crying. It's been a couple of days and we just feel we have no way of dealing with this situation.

— REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HURT AND CONFUSED

We've all been in the old Can't Fuck Me, Can't Fuck Without Me situation but at least your girlfriend is looking for alternatives rather than just holding your cock hostage. While this isn't the healthiest reason or way to open up a relationship, it does merit some investigation. Anyone who's experimented with non-monogamy has suffered some sort of calamitous opening gambit. I mean good lord aside from the modern addition of cellphones, this one could have come out of a time machine from my own past - I'm having sympathetic cringing seizures just reading it.

You guys need to read about non-monogamy before you start launching your already tenuous relationship into outer space, so I'm going to recommend you get your hands on Redefining Our Relationships by Wendy-O Matik. It's short, contemporary and deals nicely with the concept of being loving and gentle to oneself and one's partners - something you could both use right about now.

You may find after some deliberation that your girlfriend is simply too afraid to end the relationship at this juncture and you need to work on breaking up rather than adding lovers, but this book will help you be just a little kinder towards each other while you're going through this shitstorm.

Real MILFs wanted

You've been writing here and there about pregnancy and sex and we really appreciate it. Hip Mama (www.hipmama.com) was a great resource for my wife, as was Orgasmic Birth (www.orgasmicbirth.com). What an amazing video for when we actually get there. Right now, we're looking for something in the video format that is somewhat enlightening and sexy. Our experience is that erotic films featuring women who are pregnant treat it like a fetish, which, in turn, makes it not feel natural. While seeing pregnant women fuck is good for my wife's self-image, we're looking for something a little less fetishizing.

— J&B

Ew, I know, right? Is "preggo" not the grossest word in English slang? Yet it's used to a criminal degree in all that knocked-up porn.

Have a look at Nina Hartley's Guide to Great Sex During Pregnancy. It features two actual porn stars in their third trimesters discussing sex during pregnancy as well as having it onscreen: one, Violet Blue (now known as Noname Jane because of a lawsuit launched against her by the sex blogger and writer of the same name) with her partner Dick Danger and another, Tiffany Mynx, who gets it on with Nina. Nina's "Guide" videos follow a format where they open with an educational segment that takes an informal attitude (mind you, I wish they'd gone to some trouble to teach Blue that labia is not pronounced lablia) and then a few sex scenes that range from really hot to fairly scripted. The scenes in Great Sex During Pregnancy don't go off the charts but they are definitely more respectful and realistic than Banging Buns in the Oven or Daddy Dent My Head.

The business end of things

I know that my guy would really enjoy a threesome with me and another woman. We briefly discussed possibly finding someone in our circle of friends but upon further consideration, I'm really not comfortable with this idea. The potential for post-coital awkwardness and weirdness is a big turnoff for me so I'd like to look into hiring a professional.

In addition to information about how to find a suitable provider, I also want to know if I am allowed to "interview" candidates and if I can ask them to provide proof that they are disease-free. To be honest, it's one of my biggest anxieties about going through with this and another reason I want to go pro. (I imagine the request of proof would not be an insult? I would certainly be willing to provide the same.) I have never had so much as a yeast infection, and I want to keep it that way. But I would really like to be a part of fulfilling this desire for my partner so I want to take all the steps possible to put my mind at ease and be open to enjoying it myself.

— LOOKING FOR A LADY

In Holland, where prostitution has been legalized, one of the things that workers complain about is that, because they are forced to display their health status like a diploma, clients are more inclined to badger them for unsafe sex. In Canada, while an actual doctor's note may not be proffered, you can rest assured safer sex will be on the menu. Also guaranteed is that whomever you engage professionally will be more apprised of disease control than most, if not all of your friends, who, statistically speaking, are more likely to pass on an STI than a hooker is. Before you start trawling for group sex, Looking, you might want to learn a bit more about how condoms, dams and gloves work.

Questions? Email sasha@venusenvy.ca

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