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Taking down the ship to kill the captain.

2018.01.01 16:57 IJustWantComment Taking down the ship to kill the captain.

Taking down the ship to kill the captain. Pretty much when you insult yourself in order to insult someone else.
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2024.05.09 16:44 Professional_Buy2921 Wonder Woman Confess Your Desires

After I cam back from Mexico, sick and traumatized I started making a porn to do casting calls for. I was exploring fetishes. I was learning to take my power back, I was living up to the title of my Book Memoires de Sarita- OD'd on Pleasure. It was a good distraction from the physical suffering and helped me to work through some personal things. Here is the memoir I wrote during that time period.

Wonder Woman- Confess Your Desires

I am a poly switch unicorn adventurer, curious, imaginative, entrepreneurial, nice, and turned on by mental stimulation, threesomes and my nipples being played with during a clitoral stimulation. No anal and no cum in the face, except on rare occasions. Cum below the neck and only the tongue and finger in the ass. ok, I make porn, I am writing a book, and a movie, and have a school in Puerto Escondido Mexico with a mezcal, working towards having a sustainable ranch with swingers in México and here in Washington State USA, where we can make an Airbnb and have events where I can bathe nude in the sun! I would like a sailboat to go between the ranches with swingers, always with cameras rolling. I would like to make the ranch with swingers who are into either cam shows, selling on snapchat and only fans and making porn, or all of the above and go live 24/7 with subscriptions. We all support each other and share knowledge, helping each other to succeed. I need a website and I would like to have someone who can help me with, along with my hacker problem. I would also like to make an app. google saritapleasure, sarah lauer foster is my Facebook. saritahippie is my Instagram. Next weekend I am practicing for my Wonder Woman shoot and learning some DOMness. Are there any areas you can help me with?
Wonder Woman- Confess your desires!
It takes place on the top of a hill on the shores of Sweden.
The opening scene is of two couples fucking each other as the guys luggage is sitting there. Its an emotional good bye fuck, Lots of “Ill miss you and worry about you” as they fuck and say good bye. It's two swinger couples who live together. After the men head down to their Viking ships, the women comfort each other's sadness from the men leaving.
They move it inside to the bed and they hear the young neighbor peeping in the curtain, but they continue, no bother. And then they hear some noise, and go outside, and three burglars are robbing their farm now that they saw the men leaving. So the youngest most bashful character will be thrown in the house as he is peeking in the window, and the other three are lassoed by 3 three lassos and forced to enter on their knees where swinger sister and I tie them up.
Make them confess the crime and then confess their desires. I bring out my girlfriend to have some fun with them in a boobless red and gold halter top, see through white g string and tall sexy black Viking style boots.
After the young neighbor and 3 robbers cum after they confess their desires, Wonder Woman puts the truth lasso on her swinger sister. And she looks bashful and says with her eyes, “I desire you.” and they start making out. When her husband comes back because he forgot something., he disciplines me and interrogates the guys still tied up. He is playing the mad jealous guy, but then he is getting turned on by the guys lusting after his wife and the control that I had over the situation. He wants me to spank this guy, but my hand is getting sore so I have him spank him and put his head in my lap, shoving my underwear in his mouth when he is too loud. My husband loves an excuse to discipline me, and so he has them all get on their knees and picks a fruit and vegetable to put in their mouths, has me get on all fours in front of it and sit on it.
so it's no sex for the robbers, only the Viking husband. but they will get a poke a lick and the fruit or veggie in the mouth for my vagina to fuck, etc.
The Viking husband asks them if they are ok when he comes in and gets mad. I am saying,” they robbed me, baby aren't you proud of me?”
Viking Husband starts asking the guys if it was fun being dominated by his wife and some say yes and some are thinking about it and nodding yes and then no.
He says, “Say, ya, she has been teasing you and won't let her touch her, ja, poor things. here,” and take me up to them but telling them, 1 ok, you are allowed 1 poke, the next, one lick of my nipple, and the other POKE in my arse.
He disciplines them for fucking with his farm and his wife, by giving them instructions for how to drive me wild, but its their punishment tease with me, tied and vulnerable. They can only do as my husband says. I am blindfolded with the spreaders. He can have them do things super gently with feathers, toothpicks, gently touching with the end of their fingertips. let them stick a finger in once but only once in and out, one in my mouth, one in my vagina and one in my butt.
Then when they look anxious for more, he gets mad at them for robbing his farm and says “I am mad at all of you,” have them get in a circle around me and make me back into the fruits and veggies in their mouth. Asking “is this what you were really after.” when i am finished with the 4 of them with the fruits and veggies in their mouths while i back into it. “Well, if you ever come anywhere near here again, or see that pussy again, your in big trouble”
After getting their confessions he is getting all of the details out of them, unties me and makes mad passionate love to me. When he cums, he has the big Viking ties u, lick the cum from my pussy.
fade to black!

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2024.03.26 21:34 keypavel The cortical sensory representation of genitalia in women and men

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4357265/

The pleasurable character of genital sensations

The starting point of a discussion of the sensory organization of the genitalia should be a phenomenological analysis of genital sensations. By ‘phenomenology of genital sensations’, we refer to the various characteristics of conscious sensations derived from genital stimulation as experienced from the first-person point of view. There are surprisingly few studies on the phenomenology of genital sensations, either in women or men. Obviously, despite the scanty evidence available, genital sensations are first and foremost pleasure sensations rather that fine touch sensations. These two kinds of sensations should be clearly distinguished because there is little in common, for instance, between a sexually pleasurable penile sensation and a fine touch sensation enabling a subject to determine the shape of a figure drawn on his penile skin. Whereas the first kind of sensation is affective, the second is cognitive. Similarly, regarding clitoral sensations, as seems clear from the relatively scarce literature on the subject, the clitoral sensations are quasi exclusively hedonic (Van de Velde, 1928). As put by Waskul, Vannini, and Wiesen (2007), ‘The clitoris is the most sensitive female sex organ; pleasure is its only known function’. Actually, there seems to be more references in the scientific literature to pain coming from female genitalia than to pleasurable sensations. In women, the neglect of scientific attention to the phenomenology of genital sensations is further complicated by the fact that both the vagina and the clitoris are erogenous zones (Turnbull, Lovett, Chaldecott, & Lucas, 2014). The scientific neglect of the phenomenology of clitoral sensations is reminiscent of the societal silence regarding the role of the clitoris, a silence that has been compared to a symbolic clitoridectomy: ‘societal silence regarding the role of the clitoris may act similarly as a symbolic clitoridectomy’ (Ogletree & Ginsburg, 2000). In a scathing article about the lack of recognition of women's sexual pleasure and of the role of the clitoris in sexual pleasure, Scully and Bart (1973, p. 1049) wrote: “In the last two decades at least one-half of the texts that indexed the topics stated that the male sex drive was stronger than the female's; she was interested in sex for procreation more than for recreation. In addition, they said most women were ‘frigid’ and that the vaginal orgasm was the ‘mature’ response. Gynecologists, our society's official experts on women, think of themselves as the woman's friend. With friends like that, who needs enemies?”

The different kinds of tactile receptors in genitalia

The two kinds of sensations described above are supported by different kinds of sensory receptors. While encapsulated receptors (Krause-Finger corpuscles) have been found in the human glans (glans penis and glans clitoris), the majority of afferent terminals are represented by free nerve endings. In the human glans penis, the ratio of free nerve endings to corpuscular receptors is approximately 10:1 (Halata & Munger, 1986). Receptors in the female genitalia have been reviewed by Hoyt (2006). In women, the skin of external genitalia is richly provided with touch and pressure receptors. Structurally, these can be classified as free nerve endings, endings associated with the hair follicles, endings associated with specialized epithelial cells (Merkel disks), and encapsulated endings. The density of innervation is especially high on the dorsal surface of the glans of the clitoris. There are almost no organized tactile receptors in the vestibule and clitoral body. Encapsulated mechanoreceptors have been found in the erectile tissue of the clitoris. In the region of the introitus, the vagina is supplied with somatic sensory innervation that conveys information from intraepithelial free nerve endings and lamellated tactile endings in the submucosa. Above the hymen, the vagina and cervix receive visceral sensory fibers. While numerous free nerve endings and occasional lamellar corpuscles occur in the endocervix, the vaginal portion of the cervix is supplied with a smaller complement of free nerve endings. Although the vagina has been proposed as the site of the G-spot, alleged to be a highly erogenous zone located roughly a third of the way up the anterior vaginal wall, it is generally agreed that intraepithelial nerve terminals are rare in the vagina and that lamellated tactile endings are absent, except near the introitus. This appears to rule out the existence of the G-spot. However, there is now good evidence for a rich plexus of sensory nerves immediately beneath the vaginal epithelium. In addition, subpopulations of free nerve endings are sensitive to stretch, light mechanical touch, temperature, and pain (Hoyt, 2006).

Afferent neural pathways from the genitalia

The ratio of small to large axons seen in nerves originating from the dermis of the human glans penis show an overwhelming majority of axons of small diameter (A6- or C-fibers) and scant larger myelinated fibers (>2 µm in diameter) (Halata & Munger, 1986).
At this point, it is relevant to mention a line of work done on sensual touch applied to hairy skin, in regions other than the genitalia. Some C-fibers are exquisitely sensitive to light (sensual) touch (Vallbo, Olausson, & Wessberg, 1999), but that has been shown only for hairy skin, i.e. not for the glabrous skin of the penis or for the clitoral and vaginal mucosae. In addition, human tactile C (CT) afferent pathways ultimately target the insular cortex (Björnsdotter, Löken, Olausson, Vallbo, & Wessberg, 2009; Björnsdotter, Morrison, & Olausson, 2010; Olausson et al., 2002, 2008). It is important to note that there is now fairly compelling evidence that the posterior insular cortex mediates the perception of pleasant caress (Morrison, Björnsdotter, & Olausson, 2011). There may even exist a somatotopic organization of the posterior insular cortex, with gentle touch of forearm evoking activation anterior to the one recorded in response to gentle touch of thigh. Interestingly, it appears that the two systems are partially antagonistic as CT stimulation in a patient lacking large myelinated afferents induced activation of posterior insular cortex while evoking deactivation in somatosensory cortex (Olausson et al., 2008). This potential antagonism could be helpful to understand why meta-analyses of brain responses to visual sexual stimuli show activation in SII, but not in SI.
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2024.03.26 17:21 ThrowRA-swimmer3 I struggle to finish during sex and only 2 men have ever made me finish (only a few times). Am I abnormal?

I hope this is the right page for this topic - I want to avoid a load of men answering as I think it's a woman issue rather than a man issue.
A bit of context: I'm 28F and I never struggle to finish if l'm alone and I do enjoy sex - in fact my sex drive is pretty high.
However, it's nearly impossible for a man to make me cum. Maybe I'm too in my own head? I am often wondering if the guy is even enjoying himself (despite it being obvious that he is). 9/10 times I'll just finish myself off during sex but even then I can often struggle!
In the 10 years I've been having sex, only 2 men have ever made me cum and it's only been around 5 times between the 2 of them.
I always thought this was normal and that when women say they cum often during sex, they were lying. But now I'm starting to think I'm the abnormal one.
Any tips on how to overcome this? Am I weird or ic this normal?
EDIT: I should have been more clear - I am basically unable to cum through PIV with clitoral stimulation, hands, oral, toys etc. The guy can be doing exactly what I know I enjoy when solo, but my clit basically just cannot engage. It’s not just penetration only that I have trouble with.
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2024.03.24 19:11 DrawRevolutionary485 Men, your future wife or for life partner has sexual needs that you must satisfy if you want a succesful relationship, heres the guide on how to do so.

Wether a woman is a virgin, or very sexually unrestricted, even she has sexual needs, theres this misconception that if a woman isnt having casual sex or likes to take her time in relationships or wants to wait until marriage she is asexual, this couldnt be further from the truth, and neglecting your future wifes sexual needs will lead to a really unhappy marriage.
So how do you satisfy your woman?
There is both an abstract and physical component to this, but physical cant be succesful if the abstract isnt there.
First, you must get rid of harmful ideas that get spread about sex due to pornography, ignorance, etc, ideas like:
-Sex is a man's need that his wife must be willing to satisfy, nothing will destroy the sexual polarity between you and your wife/girlfriend faster that turning sex into some sort of resource your woman is obliged to give you.
-If a woman doesnt wants sex with you she is not into you and she doesnt thinks you re worthy, it is true that if a woman doesnt finds you attractive the though of having sex with you wont be arousing to her, but this doesnt means that if a woman is into you she will turn into a pornstar (porn is harmfuly unrealistic, dont base your ideas on it), there are many situations where a loving couple might experience a crash in libido, things like pregnancy, stress.
Rather than looking at sex like some sort of resource or need, look at it more like the cherry on the cake of an already amazing relationship, a natural consequence between a healthy loving couple, things will naturally happen and you shouldnt worry about it, look at it more as a way of showing love to your woman, by making her bloom in pleasure, a loving activity where she should be the priority first and foremost, that way you ll ensure the experience is amazing for her and you, specially for her , and she will want more and more, you should enjoy being around your woman even if the possibility of sex isnt there, thats ironically a thing that will increase the chemistry between you two significantly, it is paradoxical but the more you feel like you need sex from your woman, the more you ll destroy the chemistry between you and her, specially if it is a woman who follows this sexual compass, as these women tend to have really strong boundaries and their creep detector is quite sensitive.
-Dont treat sex as a performance, treating it as some sort of performance for either party will harm the chemistry severely, for her, because if you see it as a performance for her, this will turn it into a chore, and the last thing you want in a succesful relatiomship is for your woman to see sex with you as a chore. And for you, because your woman will feel like you re not into it, you re not enjoying sharing the moment with her, but rather you re so focused on performing that will lose the connection with her.
-Dont treat sex as a reward you get from your woman, that means, dont try to do things to convince her or get your woman to sleep with you, dont flirt with her, or gift her flowers, or do chores to get her in the mood, no, if you gonna do all those things do so because you re genuine about it, you do find her hot, you do appreciate her, you do care, thats the only reason why you should do all of the aforementioned.
-Dont treat sex as some sort of proof of your manhood or worthiness, theres nothing more unnattractive than a man who values himself based on how much sex he can get from women, a woman choosing to sleep with you doesnt makes you more worthy or manlier, theres men with a bodycount on the 30s who are complete losers, meanwhile theres men who built empires when they were virgin, men who have won wars and dont have more than one partner count, be confident in yourself and things will happen naturally.
Now it is time for the physical:
-Looks matter, specially for her, if you make your woman feel like you dont find her physically attractive, this will destroy the chemistry between you two, she wants to feel like you find her attractive and desire her, but also she wants to feel like she is special to you, that means she wants to feel like you do desire her because of who she is, not because you re horny and want to fuck, and how do you achieve this? Easy, like i said, look for the things you like about her, see if she is someone you would actually take that step for.
Now, your looks do matter too, ensure that you re fit, healthy and well presented, groomed and practice proper hygiene.
-Sex is not just penetration, inserting your thingy your woman's privates specially when she is not properly aroused will either cause pain or feel bland, foreplay is a must, and frankly, when you dont have silly idead about sex, foreplay becomes natural on every encounter you have, when you get intimate, enjoy caressing her body, enjoy kissing her, kiss her whole body, enjoy touching and kissing her boobs and nipples (BE GENTLE AS THEY ARE SENSITIVE), her waist, just touch gently and see how she reacts, if you dont enjoy foreplay or you want to jump straight to the point, you might have been damaged by pornography or you have any of the harmful ideas about sex mentioned before. Your tongue, your fingers and your pelvic bone can do way more for your womans pleasure than your thingy, ensure that you stimulate her clit, as this the organ that will make her bloom. How to find the clit? You can look up the internet to see where it is located as an image is worth more than a thousand words.... but is located just at the end of the pelvic bone where the superior labia begins , and after knowing where it is, as long as you followed this guide properly, you need to know that a woman's privates also get erect, yes, a woman's privates get swollen, lubricated and her clit gets larger and exposed, not to the same degree a man's thingy does, but it goes through the same process, you ll know this because when you touch her pelvic bone, just at the end before superior labia begins, you ll notice that theres a little thin bump that extends until her superior labia where the clit's tip is, thats an aroused clit.
VERY IMPORTANT.
Treat the clit gently, it is a really sensitive organ, a bad movement will cause pain or discomfort for the woman, dont stimulate it in an overly fast motion, specially when your woman is climaxing, keep the same pace you had, slow and steady wins the race, is the journey, not the destination, and when your woman is climaxing, progressively lower your pace as it will become numb the more it progresses.
-Forget about fingering, that is not pleasureable at all for many women, clitoral stimulation is the be all end all, sure you can gently touch your woman's vaginal cavity as that will feel good, but forget about this insane fingering motion that is overly exagerated in pornography (thats one of the reasons why you must drop porn if you want an awesome lover for her), that will actually cause pain for many.
Another thing, even after your woman has climaxed, her uterus might still feel aroused, so you can continue stimulating here from there, after that you can do an slight trusting motion BUT BE GENTLE and remember to listen to her cues, communication is the key after all.
And remember to kiss her a lot.
You dont need a massive dong to stimulate her, this is actually a myth perpetrated by pornography, massive dongs are more likely to cause pain rather than pleasure.
Myths about the first time:
With this guide your chances of having succesful life lasting relationship and being the lover her dream will increase exponentially.
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2024.03.15 00:30 MjolnirPants Jerry and the E-Girls: Part 34

Part 33
Beatrice pulled me into what turned out to be a spartan bedroom, with a bare mattress on the floor, a standalone wardrobe with a couple of shirts and dresses hung in it, and a desk covered in papers and a small laptop. She closed the door and leaned against it.
"I'm not-" I started to say, but she put a finger to her lips.
"Just wait," she said.
I sighed, but crossed my arms and waited. Wearing these clothes was making me uncomfortable. The changes wrought by Kathy's magic didn't bother me as much as being dressed like a greaser. I shifted, not liking the way the leather creaked when I moved.
Less than a minute passed before someone started pounding on the door.
"Put your pants on, I'm coming in!" a feminine voice called. Beatrice moved away from the door and turned around to stand next to me.
The door opened to reveal the tiniest little vampire I'd ever seen. She had to be four-foot-seven, if not shorter. She was kind of thick, but in a very attractive way. More curvaceous than chubby. She had dark hair, a prominent nose and glazed-over dark eyes. Her features were patrician, like a librarian or a lawyer. I frowned, her appearance striking a chord with me.
"Hey, Robin," Beatrice said. I glanced over at her tone, something else triggering at it. I eyed her up and down. She had a lopsided bob that was vaguely reminiscent of a bowl cut, but decidedly feminine. She had a couple of earrings in the ear exposed by the cut. Her t-shirt was V-necked, and instead of jeans, she wore baggy jean shorts and black leggings over combat boots. The rips in her leggings were clearly not artful, judging by the shiny stains around them.
The name was on the tip of my tongue.
"Did you ever watch MTV in the nineties?" I asked.
Beatrice gave me a surprised look. "Yeah, why?"
"There was this show..." I said, remember the old DVDs my mom had that I'd watched as a kid, not really understanding them, but liking the unique animation style.
"Yeah, Daria. I look like Jane Lane, I know. Everybody in their sixties tells me that. I'm surprised you know it."
"How old is he?" Robin asked. I looked back and did a double take as I realized what had struck me.
She looked like a mini-Inanna.
Pale and dead and tiny, but Inanna. I mean, Inanna's not a big girl. She's five-foot-five in her stiletto heels, but still. Her features weren't exactly the same. Her jaw was a little thicker, her forehead a little bigger, her breasts a little smaller. But they could be sisters, for sure.
"Yeah, and I look like Ishtar Winters," Robin said, breaking the spell.
"Yeah you do," I muttered.
"Come on," Robin said. "Glenn's just being paranoid again. I talked to him, he's making the call now."
"We'll be there in a minute," Beatrice said. Robin eyed me up and down, then quirked an eyebrow at Beatrice. She shrugged. Robin shrugged back and stepped out, closing the door.
"What the hell just happened and why do you both look like characters from television shows?" I demanded.
"Robin's the real brains of this outfit. She has a thing for Glenn, but Glenn has a thing for me. Robin and I get along because I don't want anything to do with Glenn. Robin is the one who keeps things running, Glenn just kinda does what she says, mostly because he knows I want him to."
"Uh huh, and the second question?" I asked. She shrugged at me.
"Coincidence," she said. "Notice how nobody's recognized you or asked why you look like Jimmy Winters?"
"I look like one of you. A good disguise doesn't need much," I said. "You change one thing that changes the context in which they see you, and they won't notice the resemblance."
"Or," Beatrice said, holding up a finger. "None of us have really paid any attention to the television for the past fifty years."
"Robin knew who she looks like," I said.
"Because people won't stop telling her," Beatrice pointed out.
I shook my head slowly. "That woman is a ringer for my wife, if she had a shrinking ray accident," I said. Beatrice just shrugged again -god, this was really not helping me forget that stupid cartoon- and walked over to the bed, where she laid down, hands behind her head.
"Give it about ten minutes," she said. "Then we'll go back out there. Glenn will have made the call, and he'll be all flustered because he thinks I'm in here getting fucked by you. Then you can let me go."
"Why would I let you go?" I asked.
"I cooperated, didn't I?" she asked.
"You're also a vampire who lives off the death and suffering of others." I said.
"Am I?" Beatrice asked.
I turned to face her, meeting her eyes. "I am an oracle. I followed the threads of your life as I was interrogating you. I've seen what you've done."
"You were paying attention to those first few years, huh?" she asked.
"Kinda hard not to," I said. "You took over the body of an abused, confused young girl, then spent the next few years in an orgy of blood."
"You know how old I am?" she asked. I nodded. "Your birthday was yesterday. A hundred and thirty three."
"You know how old most of the rest of us biters are?"
I shrugged, not knowing what she was getting at.
"The only one whose age I know was in her eighties."
"Which one?"
"What, do you all know each other?" I asked.
"A lot of us do, especially the older ones."
"Kelsey," I said. "Chesterfield."
"Little thing, right? Skinny, brunette, horny as the day is long?"
"That sounds about right," I said.
"She dead?"
I didn't say anything, letting my silence speak for me.
Beatrice sighed.
"Fifty years in the night is what most of us consider an elder. I'm an elder twice over, almost three times over."
"Are you trying to imply," I said with a deep sigh, "that you are too old to kill?"
"No, I could kill. But it's boring and it makes me feel bad."
"You have killed," I said.
"When I was a baby vampire, yeah. And in self-defense. And once or twice, because the fucker had it coming. Do your thing, see for yourself."
She eyed me expectantly. Tentatively, I reached out, finding the threads of her life and following them into the past.
I found the early years I'd already explored easily enough. I followed threads, zooming forward. I watched her kill and feed. I saw her try -and fail- to have sex, her body not producing the necessary fluids, and the concept of lube still poorly understood.
I saw her celebrate her rebirth in an orgy of blood that slowed and faded over time as the thrill was lost. I saw her find the cult, and join a coven. I saw her ennui growing. I saw her become more and more disaffected by her life. I saw her walk into the sunlight, expecting to die and finding a moment of joy when she realized it would no longer kill her. I saw her grow bitter as her life with the cult nonetheless kept her out of the sun.
I watched her feed, saw her habits change over time. She withdrew from the others, going out hunting on her own. I watched her hunt two or three men a night. She liked thin, dark-haired men, punks and metalheads. Pretty men, with dark eyes who smirked and made sarcastic quips. I watched her follow them home, and then let things progress until the clothes came, off, when she would attack.
I watched her draw her nourishment from them, but then pull back before they died. Enchanted by the minor mind magics these vampires used and low on blood, she would touch their unconscious bodies, their stomachs and shoulders and genitals. She would watch them, enraptured herself. Sometimes the reverie would last a moment or two, other times it would go on until they began to stir. Each time, it was the same. The same type of man, the same trip back to his place, the same foreplay, the same strange worship after. Then she left.
Tens of thousands of such men, a repeating pattern. I could feel the pleasure she took in this act, as it first fulfilled her, and later faded, becoming the barest whisper. Yet still, that was her manner of hunting. That was how she took in her nourishment. She refused to partake of the women and men kidnapped, kicking and screaming by her coven mates, and in those moments, I sensed secrets inside of her.
Following those threads, I found memories of her carrying unconscious bodies out of her covens. Of her unlocking cages and whispering instructions to frightened captives. And more. I found memories of her slipping notes to hangers on, humans who wanted to become vampires. Of her pulling them aside and telling them to run, sometimes threatening them.
She had been saving people from the other vampires!
Not all of them. Not even most. But some. Those whom she felt might listen, or whom she knew she could get away with.
I backed off, looking at her hunts again. I dug inside of her and found the longing that prompted her choice in men. It was that these men were the opposite of her father, and the vampire who'd turned her. Both were large, masculine, humorless men. I followed those threads back to that night she'd been infected, and there I found pain.
The pain was physical. I moved from her own psyche to that of the vampire, and watched the events through his eyes. No longer was this a rebellion, an adventure. It was a rape. I heard the cries of the girl under him as each thrust caused her agony. I felt the laughter that bubbled through him as he thought about how he'd infect her soon, how her struggles to throw him off would turn to gratitude as the fresh spirit took over her body.
Primary vaginismus. It was a term I found following a thread of knowledge out from the sensations she felt. She had thrown herself into this encounter, precisely because of her fears and the taboos against it. That fear had, in the usual way of this condition, become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I followed it forward through time, and found where she'd tried again. A few times, with her slender, sarcastic, pretty men. A few times with other vampires. Always, it came with pain. In time, she gave up.
And that was the key that unlocked the rest.
She'd given up a long, long time ago. She'd given up on being a vampire. She'd given up on finding any happiness in her life. Her attempt to step into the sun hadn't been her first suicide attempt. She had slit her wrists, put a gun to her chest and pulled the trigger. She even ate a shotgun, once. It had been pure fortune that she survived the last; the owner of the shotgun had loaded it with slugs, and enough of her brain remained for the rest to grow back. Eventually, she even gave up on dying.
This woman was the shell that remained.
I came to laying on the floor. Beatrice was standing over me, her face a mask of confusion.
"What the hell happened?" she asked.
I pushed myself up, "Jesus Christ," I murmured.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"I'm fine," I said. "I just lost track of the real world while I was following the threads of your life."
"So what's my body count?" she asked.
"About two dozen," I admitted. "And none in a very long time."
"What's yours?"
"Billions," I said bitterly.
"So?" she asked.
"So what?" I frowned, unsure of what she meant. My head was still reeling with all the information I'd absorbed.
"So are you going to let me go?"
I shook my head. "Jesus Christ... No, not right away at least. Shit, when this is over, I'll probably offer you a job, so long as you keep helping."
"I don't need..."
"Yes you do," I said. "I'm not the master of psychology that Kathy is, but I've picked up a few things, and the one thing I'm a hundred percent confident of is that you need a purpose. You've been living so long without one."
"A purpose, a body that works, a way to live without taking..." she said bitterly. She walked back to the bed and crouched down to sit on it.
"Is this your room?" I asked.
"Yeah. I insisted on some privacy. I'm old enough to get my way, most of the time, so I got one of the bedrooms."
"Has Glenn waited long enough?" I asked, looking around.
She snorted. "It's been like thirty seconds, man. Chill."
"You know, I know why sex hurts you," I said. I walked over and lowered myself to the bed, a foot or so away from her.
"Why?" she asked idly.
"Primary vaginismus," I said. "You were so scared that first time that it became a self-fulfilling prophecy."
"I've tried since. Eventually gave up."
"Magic could treat it. Temporarily, at least. Like the opposite of a little blue pill for guys. Take away the fear, the act doesn't hurt. I could show you how."
"You coming onto me?" she asked.
"No!" I objected, probably too forcefully. "It's just... Sex magic is kind of my specialty."
"I thought everything was your specialty."
"Well, it's my special specialty."
"Huh. So you're saying it's all in my head."
"No, it's a physical reaction. It's instinctive. The part that's in your head is buried deep. It's not like, just a phobia you can force yourself through. But if you suppress your ability to feel fear, you could get through it. You do that enough, eventually you can probably start having sex without the magic."
"Huh. So how do I get some of this fear suppressing magic."
"You'll need an artifact," I said. I stood up and walked over to her desk, stacking up the papers -mostly printouts of web articles on a large number of subjects- and stacking them aside. When I was done, I produced my tools and a small captive bead ring, along with a piercing needle. I set up the magnifier and got the etcher plugged into a wall outlet as she stood and walked over.
"Holy shit, you're gonna make it right now? How long will that take?"
"About ten minutes," I said. "But there's a catch."
"What catch?"
"Well, it needs to go through your skin. A piercing." I began to carve tiny runes into the ball.
"I can tell," Beatrice said.
"The catch is in where it needs to go..."
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Kathy Evenson, Badass (Vampire) Bitch
Kathy eyed Gary when Beatrice and Jerry vanished into the room.
"He's totally gonna fuck her," she said.
"Ayup," Gary agreed. Glenn looked back and forth between them, his expression almost one of panic. Kathy figured he must have a crush on Beatrice. But then, what about the girlfriend she had mentioned? Robin?
"Fucking hell," Glenn muttered, stomping off towards the back wall, where an office with the windows full of cardboard stood. He opened the door and stuck his head inside. A moment later, a diminutive vampire walked out. That would be Robin, she thought.
As the pair returned, she noticed Robin's looks and flipped her head back to eye Gary. "Remind you of anyone?"
"Mini-Ana," he said, his voice almost betraying some humor.
"It's uncanny," Kathy agreed, watching Glenn move off to go talk on the phone he pulled out of his pocket in privacy. She worked a little magic to overhear what was said.
"Th'other one looks like a character from this cartoon I used to watch on MTV," Gary noted.
"Which one?"
"Daria, it was called," he said.
"Hey," Glenn said. A voice that was vaguely familiar responded.
"You got them?"
"Yeah, but we lost most of the group. Bea came back with three others, from another coven. Everyone else is dead. Oscar, Harry, Christine... All of them."
"You're suspicious?"
"I don't know. One of them is the kind of guy she likes to eat, but... You know. One of us. She said he's her boyfriend or fuck buddy or something."
"She's not exactly very horny," the oddly familiar voice said.
"I know. But she's the oldest one I know. I have no idea what goes through her head, most of the time. Hell, I suspect she might have let some of our food go, last month. This chubby Puerto Rican lady I was really looking forward to eating just vanished while we were out."
"She's one of us. The Call of the Dark Lord can't be ignored."
"I know, it's just... It's just weird, is all."
"But you have them. And you ensured it was really them?"
"I checked their faces before I locked them up. It's them, plus the two demigods."
"Good. I'm going to send someone to pick them up. Stay there."
"You're not coming yourself?"
"You know the rules about exposing myself," the voice said. "You said yourself that you're suspicious of Bea."
"Right, I just..." Glenn sighed. "Fine. We'll be here."
"Two hours," the voice said, then Kathy heard the change in the silence as it disconnected. Glenn looked at his phone, then shut the screen off and stuffed it into his pocket. By that time, Robin had returned from following Jerry and Beatrice into the room.
David Moriarty's not coming, she sent to Gary. He's sending a crew who'll be here in two hours.
I heard, Gary replied.
Did David's voice sound familiar to you? Kathy asked.
Nope.
Kathy nodded subtly to herself and paid attention to the pair in front of her.
"She's trying to get laid," Robin said as she intercepted Glenn on his way to the other door. "That's it. She does this every couple of years. She'll try, won't be able to go through it, and then she'll be in a funk for the next couple of weeks."
"She said she's already fucked him," Glenn moaned. God, this dude really had the hots for Beatrice. Robin rolled her eyes and sighed with long-suffering patience. She knew about his crush. Kathy guessed that the women were cool with each other only because Beatrice had no interest in Glenn and Robin knew it.
"Come on," she said. "Let's go to bed."
"Okay," Glenn said. He looked pained as he eyed the door to Beatrice's room, then he nodded and walked purposefully towards the room he'd retrieved Robin from. Robin gave Kathy and Gary a look-over.
"Robin," she said.
"Claudia," Kathy replied. "And that's Louis." She hooked a thumb over her shoulder at Gary, who grunted.
"Huh," Robin said, then walked after Glenn.
Kathy and Gary waited. Five minutes passed, and she began to get antsy.
"I'm gonna go in there," she said.
"Likely to see a lily white ass bouncin' around," Gary replied.
"I don't care. I'm getting antsy. He can tuck it back in his pants and get some when he gets home, the horndog."
Kathy opened the door to find Beatrice standing, facing her, with her pants and underwear around her ankles. Jerry was crouched in front of her -fully clothed, thank god- but obviously playing with her junk.
"What do y-AAAIIIEIEEEEEEIIIAAA!" Beatrice cried out, grabbing Jerry's shoulders and leaning on him for a moment, breathing heavily.
"Done!" Jerry said. He gave Beatrice a minute to recover, then stood up. Kathy recognized his movements. He was at ease, relaxed. Something had caused him to flip Beatrice out of the 'enemy' category in his mind.
He turned around and stepped aside. Kathy could see that Beatrice had a clitoral hood piercing, with a little bit of blood around it. That explained the shout, she thought.
Jerry spotted Kathy, and the smile on his face vanished, replaced by a look she knew all too well. If he still had circulation in his skin, he'd be beet red from the neck up.
"I did not fuck her," he insisted.
Kathy arched an eyebrow at him. "Yet," she said.
Part 35
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2024.02.26 23:16 Beautiful_Quit9251 Will I ever orgasm without a toy or porn?

Hey folks, I hope you're all doing great and can lend me a hand with something I've been trying to wrap my head around.
So, I started getting sexually active at 18, but even before then, I'd already learned how to masturbate from watching porn. That kinda led me into this routine of relying on porn and toys pretty often. There were only a couple of times I managed to get off without porn—one time solo and another during sex through clitoral stimulation. Both times, I had to really let my imagination dive into some porn scenes I remembered, and reaching orgasm wasn't exactly easy.
Now I'm 25, and it's almost second nature to use toys with my partners or turn to porn when I'm flying solo and don't have a toy handy.
Here's the thing—I kinda feel broken (yeah, you've probably heard that one before), mainly because my partners put in a ton of effort to get me there, but always seem to think they're in a losing battle with the toys, which makes them feel inadequate.
In my last relationship, I was in a poly V, and we'd have threesomes occasionally. The other woman could climax from PIV no problem, but I'd be there needing my toy to even get close to an orgasm.
One day, my then-boyfriend opened up about feeling less of a man when he couldn't get me there, which just made me compare myself to the other woman and left me feeling pretty low.
It's been about a year, and I'm lying awake tonight, worrying I might never make a man feel "manly" enough.
So, I've decided to cut out porn and take a break from the toys, hoping to eventually reconnect with myself and find joy in my body without all the extra stuff.
My question is. Have you ever been on the same boat and have you found yourself again?
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2024.02.26 08:01 Secret_Onxy The Dibellan World flesh

The Dibellan Worldflesh
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Docket: Forbidden Metaphor.
The following was sent to our Archive of Mythic Cartography by Sahadexia, a priestess of the Dibellan art, during the first and last leg of her alleged “vision-tour of the heavens.” We ask that you keep it in safe hands, as the Empire has banned all distribution of the uncensored document.
It should be taken with a grain of salt, as she is, by all accounts, completely insane.
Geography
The surface is a throbbing mass of clitoral steppes; distended, priapic outcroppings; tongue-textured grassland, and towering labrum surrounding deep fissures of a personally familiar nature. The ground congeals around your feet with each step, pulsating quietly. Plantlife is rare, and comes mostly in the form of strange, foul-smelling fungi that cover miles of land at a time. To the south is a jungle of fur and gush, where a cult of benevolent sadists rule; unfortunately, I have yet to witness it myself. The wind carries a chorus of chiming moans with it, their source a long mystery to me.
Inhabitants
The caretakers of this world are a race of angelic homunculi, stitched together from the spiritual mirrors of the Dibellan priesthood. My guide, for instance, wears the head of a Nibenese Rose (extinct in the Mundus), the breasts of both a Nordic Bed-Wife and an Altmeri sensitician, and the body of a Nibenese priestess who, by divine providence, I believe to be my mother. None have hair; tradition dictates that any that is gifted to them be used for clothing, though they wear precious little. They live peaceful, meditative lives, at one with the land both literally and allegorically.
I am told they have not seen a mortal since Reman the Venereal, who taught them forbidden arts of his own devising, and was in turn taught the Dibellan Mysteries, which speak of the various pressure-points, nerve fibers, weak-spots, secret orifices and extraneous-subhearts of the exalted body, though he was soon banished for failing to comprehend the Six-and-Nine Commandments of Willing Bodily Contact.
Art
The artistic traditions of the caretakers bear striking similarities to those of the Dibella-cults in Nibenay; irregularity of form, softness of tone, and depth of emotional expression are all prized. Most art depicts distinctively human or elven subjects, but distorted in shape and size; at first, the colors seem random and haphazard, but continued study slowly reveals intricate patterns of pink and red.
Goddess
I have had the privilege of seeing the Face of the Goddess once, accompanied by my guide and a tribal elder with the face of a moth. They lead me deep into the wilds at dawn, describing it to me. Each line contradicted the last, though they spoke as if telling a single narrative; she would come as a mountain or a star or a herd of cows; she would speak in tongues or cries or not at all; she would be the size of a tooth or a sword or a city.
Our journey ended at the summit of a towering mountain, and what I saw was none of these at all. The Face of the Goddess was composed of every body I had ever touched or seen touched, pressed together in the shape of a woman, all woman. Her eyes were starry caverns of pleasure, filled by the light of the sun. Her hair was a swirling tangle of colors unseen, shifting and glimmering beyond the mortal spectrum. On her skin were distorted patterns of red and pink, moving in tandem with the rhythm of her flesh. When she opened her lips, I saw a million acts of sanctified lust contained within, and the moans of the wind rose out, a hymn to the Divine Aesthete, Di-Bel-La.
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2024.02.02 05:46 LoudAssociation977 Being a Muslim and having an anti-circumcision mindset its so hard. Should I leave Islam or what?

I’m 20 years old, I’m Pakistani and my parents had me circumcised because I’m Muslim, I was 2 weeks old as my parents claim it was 2 weeks after my birth. Circumcision has deeply effected my life because I can no longer go to mosques without this circumcision double standard on my mindset, I’ve seen Tiktok and social media comments and videos regarding male and female circumcisions. These women have a lot of hypocrisy claiming female circumcision is “unislamic” but fully advocating for male circumcision. The hadith does mention that there was a woman who did circumcision on women in medinah, the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) said to her, don’t cut excessively as its more desireable to the husband. I can’t see myself taking part in any FGM protests because I see comments like “OMG that is so cruel, that hadith is only for men” and women are claiming like this happening to men only is a “solution to end female circumcision” I will only ever take part in an FGM protest if I see Muslim women go against male circumcision too. I don’t even know if I should even continue with the religion but one thing is for sure, I will not marry a Muslim or Jewish girl. It is true the female one is much more invasive only because there is categories and depending on the type, theres different consequences. But to make the male one legal but the clitoral hood removal illegal I can’t respect women from my religion like that. One could argue “but women have a self cleaning system” but the self cleaning system is not in the clitoral hood or clitoris. Its in the internal vagina which is NOT external. I don’t blame my parents for them getting me circumcised, its the fault of the religion but other than that they do pick on me a lot, so I have a good reason to just ghost them as much as possible. I cannot stop feeling resentful everytime I use the bathroom I have to look down there and I see a missing foreskin with an ugly circumcision scar, I really wish us men were protected from circumcision as much as women were too. I have a webbed penis too which also makes me think if it might have anything to do with my circumcision.
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2024.02.02 00:08 LoudAssociation977 Being a Muslim and having an anti-male circumcision mindset is too frustrating.

I’ll try to explain this as short as possible. I’m 20 years old, I’m a Pakistani male and my parents had me circumcised because I’m Muslim, I was 2 weeks old as my parents claim it was 2 weeks after my birth. Circumcision has deeply effected my life because I can no longer go to mosques without this circumcision double standard on my mindset, I’ve seen Tiktok and social media comments and videos regarding male and female circumcisions. These women have a lot of hypocrisy claiming female circumcision is “unislamic” but fully advocating for male circumcision. The hadith does mention that there was a woman who did circumcision on women in medinah, the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) said to her, don’t cut excessively as its more desireable to the husband. I can’t see myself taking part in any FGM protests because I see comments like “OMG that is so cruel, that hadith is only for men” and women are claiming like this happening to men only is a “solution to end female circumcision” I will only ever take part in an FGM protest if I see Muslim women go against male circumcision too. I don’t even know if I should even continue with the religion but one thing is for sure, I will not marry a Muslim or Jewish girl. It is true the female one is much more invasive only because there is categories and depending on the type, theres different consequences. But to make the male one legal but the clitoral hood removal illegal I can’t respect women from my religion like that. One could argue “but women have a self cleaning system” but the self cleaning system is not in the clitoral hood or clitoris. Its in the internal vagina which is NOT external. I don’t blame my parents for them getting me circumcised, its the fault of the religion but other than that they do pick on me a lot, so I have a good reason to just ghost them as much as possible. I cannot stop feeling resentful everytime I use the bathroom I have to look down there and I see a missing foreskin with an ugly circumcision scar, I really wish us men were protected from circumcision as much as women were too. I have a webbed penis too which also makes me think if it might have anything to do with my circumcision.
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2024.01.28 19:48 SnappinFool54 Intimacy ups and downs

Me (33/M) and my wife (33/F) have been married for a little under 8 years, but have been together since our freshman year of college (2008, so 16 total years together). As most couples that got together in the prime years of our lives, things were about as stable as a cup of coffee on a goat's ass. We had our ups and downs, growing pains, family/relationship issues, etc.

I was also a virgin when we got together, she was not. I wasn't holding on for any religious or personal reasons, I had just never truly tried to get laid. I played a few sports in high school, fished/hunted, etc. so females were just a distraction. She, on the other hand, horrible family life. Dad was a drunk/druggy, mom was a very selfish mother. Very wealthy, but Dad sent most of it up his nose. Which led to some physical abuse (no sexual abuse), and ultimately led to her leaving her home at a very early age and becoming independent at the age of 15-16. She claims she was actively in bars, clubs, etc. with friends at that age, and often spent the night at houses that were not her own.

So at the beginning of our relationship, she said that she had been with only 4-5 men at that time and they were all long-term boyfriends of 6+ months. I was 18, her being my first, I wasn't thrilled with but we connected well early and I didn't think about it much. At this point in our lives, sex was almost daily. There were times when I would need to get out of her dorm room to get to football practice on time and she would suck the life out of me before letting me go. It was fun, playful, and hot.. like most college-age relationships are. As stated above, we had our ups and downs, but nothing that broke us.

Fast forward to the past 3-5 years. About 4 years ago, we went through a transitional stage in our lives. We made huge changes in our lives (Moved from FL to NY for careefinancial reasons, left family behind, both of her parents passed, my father had a major surgery which almost resulted in his untimely death, etc.). Sex started to slow, she had started to mention that certain women were attractive to her, etc. So I simply stated one day "If you need to explore this avenue of your life, just let me know and we can work this out." At this point, we are somewhere in the realm of 10-12 years together in total. It was at this time she told me "I already have explored it, before you and I, I had several F/F relationships. The week before we met in college I went home to meet an old BF and GF at separate times for hookups." So, being the inquisitive and jealous person that I am (I suffer from retroactive jealousy), I followed the conversation up with some shower talk later that night.

(This is going to feel very scripted at this point, but I remember this conversation vividly because it's something that I think about consistently.)

Me- "So you mentioned that you had been with women, which was news to me and quite frankly doesn't bother me. However, when we got together you told me that you had only ever slept with 4-5 of your previous BF's."

Her- "I said that?! *insert giggle* I was probably just saying that so that I didn't scare you off."

Me- "Oh, well why wouldn't you have been honest about it?"

Her- "I already told you, I didn't want to scare you off. The years leading up to you were 'my wild years', I can't possibly count how many men I had sexual activity with over those years. Also, to be honest, at that time in our 'situation' I hated men, and you weren't a long-term piece to my plan. I hated men at that time because of my dad and you were just going to be another pawn in my life. I was going to use you for what I wanted and be done with you. You just happened to be different than all the boys before you and we stuck."

At that point, the conversation stopped. We (I) would revisit it multiple times over the next few weeks with a very close friend of mine since childhood. He knows both of us well, and encouraged me not to poke and prod because "That's a dangerous rabbit hole to go down". (And no, they have not slept together). So I haven't dug further, I just left it as is.

The past 2 years have been tough physically. We both work full-time jobs, she is in law school full-time, I am completing my master's, and studying for professional exams to change from education to a new career, etc. No kids are involved and we are not planning on them for personal and physical reasons. All the above leads up to this, and sorry for the journey.

Sex is not regular for us. I am a physical being, it's my love language. Which, earlier in our relationship, seemed to be reciprocal. Now, not so much. Any attempts of intimacy are thwarted with the typical excuses. Before we broach the "Try connecting with her without sex connected to it", I currently do and have tried.

- I do chores around the house

- I listen to the aches and pains of her days when I get home (Even though as a teacher who has had children talking to him all day, all I want is 30 minutes of quiet time, I prioritize her need for an ear and affirmation of her situations)

- I plan date nights without her having to think about it

- I rub her head and back every night before she goes to sleep because she likes it

- I ride with her to go clothes shopping (which she knows that I hate)

The list goes on. The point is that she is an act of service love language, and I actively try to accommodate and give her that.

Foreplay is non-existent. I love to kiss her legs, eat her out (I enjoy this more than sex if we are being honest), play with the curves of her body (She is an AMAZINGLY shaped woman), and Kiss her neck, ears, collar bones. All of the keys to the box that she has given me over the years. All of that is now met with rejection, she REFUSES to let me eat her out without a constant fight (to the point of ok, this is a solid NO, and I need to respect the boundary).

The other day she knew that I had been wanting it because I had tried for several days in a row. She walked into my home office, stripped down, and said "Come on, it's now or never, let's make this quick"... Well, I had taken care of myself not more than 2-3 hours before... so there was nothing quick about it. About 3-4 mins in she goes "Are you even close?"... "Nope, you caught me on a self-service day." She sighed in disappointment and I had to beg her to keep going.

Before my vasectomy, I struggled with lasting, performance anxiety I guess. Which was frustrating for her because getting her to climax was tough (insert non-existent foreplay per her request). To remedy my shortcomings (no pun intended) I went out and got a clitoral stimulation toy to use to help move things along for her. But now, I can run a marathon before "finishing" and she constantly is saying "Sex shouldn't always last 20-30 mins". On top of all that, insert the shower conversation from above and my mind instantly goes to "What did all of those other men/women have that I don't? Why did they get all of that when they wanted it, but I have to beg, borrow and pillage to get some?"

Folks, I am honestly lost. Do we need couples counseling, possibly. But outside of sex, we are happy with each other. We laugh, play video games, smoke weed together, and love traveling and spending time together. We truly are best friends. But she gets all that she needs, and I'm left reliving my pre-college teenage years every couple of nights. In addition, to all of this. After law school, she wants to move to NYC to pursue a career in law... at which point, I can just see us fading apart.

As I said, I am lost and unsure of what I need to do. I don't want to divorce her, I love this woman with every fabric of my being. However, I feel like it is inevitable with the career path that she has laid out for herself at this point.



Thoughts and Opinions are welcome.
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2024.01.13 16:35 bigalphamale789 11 Suction Vibrators

The Best Suction Vibrators To Buy Right Now
Best Overall: Satisfyer Pro 2, 2nd Generation
Rose gold Satisfyer Pro 2 suction vibrator
This sex toy is beloved by both those experienced with suction vibrators and first-timers. Its tried-and-true features make it the best overall in our book, with such details including oral-sex-inspired clit stimulation, a scoop-shaped tip, 11 various modes and intensities and waterproof construction.

Notable Review: "Purchased this for the wife of 26 years. I'm telling you, when this thing sucks the right spot on her clit, it's a volcanic eruption. Many toys in the arsenal, but this puppy is for real and all it claims to be. Satisfied her in less than three minutes—un-freaking-real."

$59.99 Adam & Eve
Best Suction/Vibrator Duo: Satisfyer Pro 3 Air Pulse Stimulator + Vibration
Satisfyer Pro 3 Air Pulse Stimulator suction vibrator
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The sex toy equivalent of having your cake and eating it too, this vibrator with suction makes it so you don't have to choose between sensations. One end delivers 11 modes of touchless air pulses to the clitoris, while the other operates as a traditional vibrator with 10 orgasmic, buzzy modes. (That's over 110 possible vibration/suction combinations, BTW.)

Notable Review: "I bought this right at the beginning of the pandemic and have since bought another 25 or so toys. But no matter what I buy, I always use this. It is so amazing to use in any position, with other toys and especially in the shower. It's super difficult for me to orgasm without clitoral stimulation, but this always leaves me trembling."

$99.90 PinkCherry
Best G-Spot Suction Toy: Womanizer OG Pleasure Air G-Spot Stimulator
Womanizer OG Pleasure Air G-Spot Stimulator suction vibrator
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While most suction vibrators are designed with the clitoris in mind, this Womanizer wand delivers pulsating, massaging air pressure to the G-spot. With 12 intensity levels and three vibrational modes, this impressive gadget also features an "afterglow" function that reverts the toy back to its lowest setting for a gentle comedown after an orgasm.

Notable Review: "It took a bit of time to get used to using the OG, but as soon as it was in the right spot it was amazing! I just completely relaxed into it and let the toy do all the work and it did not disappoint. The feeling the air stimulator gives you is second to none!.. My whole body was shaking and the orgasms were incredible!"

$199 Lovehoney
Best for Dual Stimulation: Lelo Enigma
Lelo Enigma suction vibrator
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Thanks to its patented SenSonic technology, the LELO Enigma delivers simultaneous clitorial and G-spot pleasure that's completely in-sync for "all-encompassing orgasms." Plus, it provides sonic wave stimulation to the clit for deeper, gentler sensations.

Notable Review: "Of all my toys, this has been my favorite since I got it almost a year ago. The shaft is really soft and bendable, so you can push it in as deep as you wish and feel the rumble deep inside of you, or as shallow if preferred. The clitoral vibrator is excellent... It's quiet, waterproof and I take it everywhere with me when I travel. I highly recommend this toy. Expensive, yes, but I've definitely gotten my money's worth."

$199 Babeland
Best for LGBTQ+ Humans: 2 Become 1 Strapless Strap-On With Air Pulse Clit Stimulator
2 Become 1 Strapless Strap-On With Air Pulse Clit Stimulator
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Anyone of any gender or sexuality can use suction toys, but this one is a standout for LGBTQ+ couples in particular—or cis-het couples interested in anal play and pegging. This variation on a strap-on dildo is worn inside one partner while penetrating the other. The star of the show here, though? Air-pulse suction that provides targeted clitorial stimulation to the wearer.

Notable Review: "I'm a trans man who bought this with the intent of using this when I started having more casual sex with people. However, I had never used something with this kind of clitoral stim[ulation] so I tried it solo. And my GOD. I don't need anything else... The air pulse, I was worried that the stimulator would be too sharp—but it's just incredibly intense. Like to a level that's unheard of... I have NEVER felt this good from a toy in my LIFE... I have never felt such gender euphoria and intense pleasure in my entire life.

$119.99 Adam & Eve
Best for Beginners: Unbound Babes Puff Suction Toy
Puff suction toy from Unbound Babes
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Since they offer contactless sensations, suction toys can be particularly pleasurable to beginners or those who are especially sensitive. "While a vibrator needs to be in contact with the skin for stimulation, air pulse toys surround the clit without touching the head directly," explains Finn. "It's the air itself that's coming into contact with the body."

Notable Review: "It's different than the feeling of a wand or a bullet—but it's an amazing feeling on its own. I would recommend it to anyone who's sensitive with their clit."

$48 Unbound Babes
The Social Sensation: INYA The Rose Clitorial Stimulator
Rose-shaped clitorial stimulator from INYA
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"It definitely went viral for a good reason," Finn says of this fan-favorite toy. "Having a friendly look to it in a recognizable shape makes it more accessible for those who may feel intimidated by the prospect of a sex toy." But it's just not aesthetics that this baby has going for it: "The Rose also combines vibration with air suction, so you get a sensation that's much different than just vibration or just suction," adds Finn.

Notable Review: "Holy mother of god, this thing is incredible. The first time I used it by myself, I came maybe harder than I ever had before. When I used it with my partner, he had to try and tell me to keep it down because I was being so much louder than I'd ever been. I've used one or two other suction vibes, and they were fine; this one is so, so good."

$64 Babeland
Best Suction Toy for Penises: Arcwave Ion Penis Stimulator
Penis stimulator from Arcwave
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People with penises can get in on the air pulse action, too, with this suction sex toy. Once inserted in the canal, the penis can experience powerful air pressure at eight different intensity levels. (If the sensation is ever too much, pulling out slightly will instantly stop stimulation.)

Notable Review: "Best sex toy I have ever bought! EXCELLENT vibrating/pulsating power. And very easy to clean!"

$199 Good Vibes
Best Suction Toy for Travel: Diskreet Air by Bellesa
Diskreet Air suction vibrator from Bellesa
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Whether you're a jetsetter, searching for the perfect after-dark honeymoon accessory or just don't want something that screams "sex toy," the Diskreet Air by Bellesa is bound to be your new BFF. Like its name suggests, it is awfully discrete, thanks to its clamshell travel case that doubles as its charger. Don't let the Diskreet Air's small size fool you, though: It packs plenty of power behind its five suction intensities in which negative pressure waves envelop and stimulate the clit.

Notable Review: "This tiny lil compact vibe is so wonderful and gets the job done—and multiple times. It's perfect for travel because of the case, and charging is super easy!"

$79 Bellesa Boutique
Best Suction Toy for Couples: We-Vibe Melt App Controlled Rechargeable Clitoral Stimulator
App-compatible suction vibrator for couples
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While most suction vibes can be used in both partnered and solo play, the We-Vibe clitorial stimulator was specifically made with couples in mind. This suction vibrator has a longer arm than most, making it easier for a partner to hold. Plus, it can actually be operated via an app, so your partner can control it themselves—whether they're in the same room or across the world.

Notable Review: "The biggest draw for this vibrator is the long-distance capability... The app is pretty fantastic so far, as it has a video call/voice call/text message feature built in. My partner and I typically use another app for sexting, but it was convenient to have it all in one spot... I have issues with orgasming, but this made me orgasm about four to five times! And when I say "orgasm", what I really mean is you should sit on a towel."

$149 Lovehoney
Most Unique Suction Toy: Thump by Bellesa
Thump suction vibrator from Bellesa
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Cue the Greek chorus, this is the ultimate trifecta of suction sex toys. It wouldn't qualify for a spot on this list without a powerful clit sucker, and the Thump features a suction function that delivers pulsating air pressure to the clitoris over five levels of intensity. Want to mix it up? Its body provides traditional, rumbly vibrations, too. But what makes this toy truly unique is its clitoral thumping mechanism designed to provide stimulating palpitations to the clit (and lowkey heart, if we're being honest.)

$99 Bellesa Boutique
FAQs About Suction Vibrators
Are you a freshman when it comes to getting frisky with sucking sex toys? Not to worry: Here's the 101 on all things air pulse vibes, including how to use a suction vibrator.

What Exactly Is A Suction Vibrator?
As Finn explains, "Most vibrators use a motor that is specifically weighted to create a lack of balance, making the motor rock or shake as it goes, creating that vibrating sensation." A suction vibrator, on the other hand, operates a bit differently—thus, creating a different sensation.

"Suction and air pulse toys depend on the movement of air, rather than the movement of the motor, to create the sensations felt on the body," says Finn. "On many suction toys, like the INYA Rose, a silicone diaphragm right inside the opening of the toy moves up and down to create the pulsation and pressure that can mimic the sensation of someone gently sucking on the clitoris—or wherever else you may use it."

How To Use A Suction Vibrator
Whether you're playing on your own or with a partner, using a suction sex toy—or any sex toy for that matter—is about learning what feels good on your and your partner's bodies. Don't be afraid to communicate and experiment!

Here are some tips for getting started with suction and air pulse vibes.

Many vagina-owners love using suction toys as a prelude to partnered sexual activities, such as penetrative or oral sex. (They can help increase blood flow to the clitoris and boost arousal!)
While a clit suction vibrator may be the first thing you think of when it comes to air pulse toys, know that these vibes can be used to stimulate other erogenous zones, too, such as the nipples.
People with penises should consider suction sex toys, as well. (The sensation can feel great on the penis and frenulum.)
Apply lubricant for slippery sensations: "Not only will lube help to enhance the experience by cutting down on the friction that vibration and suction can create," says Finn, "but lube will also help to create the seal between the toy opening and the body, trapping the air inside to make sure it's targeting that feel-good spot. It's almost like how a suction cup works better if it's a little bit wet before you stick it onto a surface."
While most sex toys are designed to, as Finn explains, "create a seal between the body and the toy, so all of that sensation is targeted to where the opening is placed," try hovering over it over erogenous zones or gently grinding it as you play. See what feels good!
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2023.12.18 23:38 Medium9 Physiological sex-ed for all of you that didn't get a good one. Or: We're much more alike than you might think.

Male and female reproductive parts look very different, but we're all built from the same prototype. Very early in the embryotic stages, many of our parts are actually identical, and only develop differently due to genetic encoding and hormones. I'd like to clear up some equivalancies that might not have been all that obvious to everyone, in the hopes of more mutual understanding and normalizing differences and common traits.
Clit = Glans. The tip of a male penis (the "mushroom" part) is equivalent to a woman's clitoris. They both come from the same roots. A lot of nerve ending go there in all genders, and it's the "business end for pleasure" for most people. Similarly, the clitoral hood is pretty much the same as the male foreskin.
The urethra is where your pee goes through. In women, this opening is located just below the clit, and is its own entity. Penises grow around that part and include it in them. And no dudes, pee isn't stored in your balls. It's in the bladder. Same for girls, although that is usually a bit smaller because the same space is shared with other bits we're getting to later.
As a result of that, clits are kind of a "splay open" version of penises. This also leads to the situation, that a boy's shaft is kind of distributed for girls. Shafts are less sensitive but still erogenous enough, and for girls this part is what makes the surrounding of the vulva. When men get hard, women get engorged. Same mechanics but situated a little differently.
Testicles = Ovaries. This might come as a shock, because the placement is so very different. But they're essentially the same thing, and grow from the same prototypes. These are the centers of most our hormone production. For women, these hold all the eggs ever, and are situated in your abdomen. For men, they sink into what becomes the ballsack, and produce the semen that is intended to fertillize female eggs. Yes. Dudes carry their ovaries on the outside of their bodies, and if you kick them it'll hurt as much as someone kicking right into your girly lower belly - through your skin and muscles.
Ballsack = Labia. Isn't that strange? But it is what it is. The skin that covers male testicles is the same skin that makes up female inner labia. Never noticed how similar they look? Well, now you know.
Fun fact: The vagina (the female part where the male penis usually wants to go into) doesn't exist for males. That's the opening where the prototype of both, ovaries and testicles, drops through to become testicles during early development in males.
Uterus = prostate gland. These are the parts that are probably most different to each other, despite coming from the same source. The uterus is where women's fertillized eggs grow into an actual baby. For men, this is "devolved" into a gland retracted into their bodies further back, and demoted to just playing a role. (An important one, but not THAT front and center.) Sadly though, both are prone to develop a kind of cancer that is equally devastating to all genders. Both are also why some people enjoy anal stimulation, males probaly more than females. As mentioned, this body part ends up further back in males, so much so that it can be "tickled" through the anus farily easily. For women, this can vary, as well as derived pleasure from being stimulated that way. Your mileage may vary.
Nipples = nipples. But not quite. Men have them, because they were there before genes decided on physical gender. They serve no real purpose, and are usually not involved with sexuality in any way. For women, this is much different. Hormones will cause them to be padded out with a mix of glands and fatty tissue, leading to growth into what we call boobs. Or tiddies. Or tiddleboobs - I don't care. They're there to nurture eventual newborns. As such, they are also a fertility-sign males (and many females) pick up on and love. Everyone loves them, no matter their size, shape or other specifications. They're nature's way to let all of us have some fun. +1 for all that came out on this end of the hormone gamble.
Hormones = hormones. Period. (Pun not intended.) We all are programmed to become horny in our teens. Gender and sex don't differentiate, but personal preference does. Have all the fun you like, but be protected and respect anyone that isn't into this aspect. Keep it safe and amicable please.
I hope this post serves to increase mutual understanding. Please add anything you can think of that can improve my assessement!
Take care and be good to each other. Cheers.
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2023.12.16 23:06 SanderSo47 Directors at the Box Office: David Cronenberg

Directors at the Box Office: David Cronenberg

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Here's a new edition of "Directors at the Box Office", which seeks to explore the directors' trajectory at the box office and analyze their hits and bombs. I already talked about a few, and as I promised, it's David Cronenberg's turn.
Cronenberg grew up by reading tons of books at his house. His father tried to introduce him to art films like The Seventh Seal, but Cronenberg preferred pirate and western films instead. As an avid reader, he was fascinated by the works of Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick. He was also a big fan of comic books, and despite later considering comic book adaptations as artistically limited, he maintains some fondness for the character of Shazam. While he had seen a lot of films, it was Bambi that made him consider a career in filmmaking. After making short films, he decided to start experimental films.
From a box office perspective, how reliable is he to deliver a box office hit?
That's the point of this post. To analyze his career.

Stereo (1969)

"Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic"
His directorial debut. The film follows Ronald Mlodzik, Jack Messinger, Iain Ewing, Clara Mayer, Paul Mulholland, Arlene Mlodzik, and Glenn McCauley, and follows several young volunteers who participate in a parapsychological experiment.
As an experimental film with a very low budget ($8,500), it didn't have a theatrical run. It premiered at the National Arts Centre, before a representative from the Museum of Modern Art bought the rights to screen it.

Crimes of the Future (1970)

His second film and it shares the same cast as his previous film. In a dystopic world where a plague is killing off pubescent human females, an esoteric researcher seeks his missing mentor while trying to retain morality in the sex-obsessed society he lives in.
Similar to his previous film, it was an experimental film. Both films are not well received among Cronenberg's fans, and this film in particular was criticized for wasting a good premise. And to be clear, besides the title, this film has no relation in the slightest to his newest film.

Shivers (1975)

"Terror beyond the power of priest or science to exorcise!"
His third film. It stars Paul Hampton, Lynn Lowry, and Barbara Steele, and follows the residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building who are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others by the slightest sexual contact.
While in France, Cronenberg attended the Cannes Film Festival, where he realized that he needed to expand his abilities beyond the experimental films if he wanted to be considered a serious director. The Canadian Film Development Corporation invested $179,000 on the budget, but Cronenberg admitted the fears of having to make the film on a tight schedule, as he had no idea how to make a film.
In Canada, the film earned $5 million ($3.7 million in US dollars), making it a very profitable film. The film was poorly received at first but grew in appreciation, although it was still far from Cronenberg's best films. But it was a good place to start.
  • Budget: $179,000.
  • Domestic gross: $3,711,378.
  • Worldwide gross: $3,711,378.

Rabid (1977)

"One minute they're perfectly normal. The next..."
His fourth film. The film stars Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, and Howard Ryshpan, and follows a woman who, after being injured in a motorcycle accident and undergoing a surgical operation, develops an orifice under one of her armpits that hides a phallic/clitoral stinger she uses to feed on people's blood. Those she bites become infected, and then feed upon others, spreading the disease exponentially. The result is massive chaos, starting in the Quebec countryside, and ending up in Montreal.
In Canada, it hit $1 million, barely doubling its budget. Critical reception was also very favorable.
  • Budget: $500,000.
  • Domestic gross: $1,000,000.
  • Worldwide gross: $1,000,000.

Fast Company (1979)

"Lonny drives a funny car, Sammy is his girl. Together, they live life in the fast lane."
His fifth film. The film stars William Smith, John Saxon, Claudia Jennings and Nicholas Campbell, and follows a race-car driver who decides to steal a car after his sponsor replaces him with his arch rival.
The film deviated from Cronenberg's previous works, as it was an action film in contrast to the horror and psychological elements from the previous films. While critical reception was positive, Cronenberg is not fond of the film even as he loved drag racing, as he felt the script did not respect his original vision, and admitted to making it solely for the money.

The Brood (1979)

"They're waiting for you!"
His sixth film. It stars Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle, and follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a psychiatrist known for his controversial therapy techniques. A series of brutal unsolved murders serves as the backdrop for the central narrative.
The film earned $5 million in its initial run, making it a box office hit. While it had not-so-enthusiastic reviews at first, its status has grown as a cult film. It also marked the debut of Howard Shore as composer, and he would become a frequent collaborator with Cronenberg.
  • Budget: $1,400,000.
  • Domestic gross: $5,000,000.
  • Worldwide gross: $5,000,000.

Scanners (1981)

"There are 4 billion people on Earth. 237 are Scanners. They have the most terrifying powers ever created... and they are winning."
His seventh film. It stars Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan, and the plot revolves around "scanners", psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. ConSec, a purveyor of weaponry and security systems, searches out scanners to use them for its own purposes.
Cronenberg came up with the concept in the early 1970s, and pitched it to Roger Corman, who was not impressed with the script. It had a very rushed production, and Cronenberg had to film without having a complete script ready by the time the cameras started rolling. Cronenberg stated that "the first day was the most disastrous shooting day I've ever had" as "there was nothing to shoot" and a distracted truck driver watching the film crew hit a car killing two women inside it.
The film was a bigger box office hit than Cronenber's previous films, becoming his first film to hit #1. It wound up earning $14 million, well above its $4 million budget. Initial reviews were mixed, but it's now regarded as one of Cronenberg's finest films. This was deemed the film that elevated him into a more popular director.
  • Budget: $4,100,000.
  • Domestic gross: $14,225,876.
  • Worldwide gross: $14,225,876.

Videodrome (1983)

"First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body."
His eighth film. It stars James Woods, Sonja Smits, and Debbie Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small UHF television station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal of snuff films. Layers of deception and mind-control conspiracy unfold as he attempts to uncover the signal's source.
Since he was a kid, Cronenberg stayed up at night to pick up American television signals from Buffalo, New York, after Canadian stations had gone off the air, and wondered if they could something not meant to be seen. This was his first film to be financed by a major studio (Universal), and he was given a then career-best $5 million budget. However, Cronenberg and Universal often fought over the film's final cut, as the latter made some edits for fear that the MPAA would give it an X rating.
Even with the backing of a major studio, the film bombed with just $2.5 million in North America, with Cronenberg blaming the studio for choosing a wide release instead of selling it as an art film. But the film received very positive reviews from critics, and it has been one of his most analyzed films.
  • Budget: $5,500,000.
  • Domestic gross: $2,120,439.
  • Worldwide gross: $2,120,439.

The Dead Zone (1983)

"In his mind, he has the power to see the future. In his hands, he has the power to change it."
His ninth film. Based on Stephen King's novel, it stars Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Martin Sheen, Anthony Zerbe, and Colleen Dewhurst, and follows a schoolteacher, Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma to find he has psychic powers.
As King was growing in popularity, the film was a box office success, earning over $20 million domestically. It was also well received.
  • Budget: $7,100,000.
  • Domestic gross: $20,766,616.
  • Worldwide gross: $20,766,616.

The Fly (1986)

"Be afraid. Be very afraid."
His tenth film. Loosely based on George Langelaan's short story and a remake of the 1958 film, it stars Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz. It tells the story of an eccentric scientist who, after one of his experiments goes wrong, slowly turns into a fly-hybrid creature.
Fox was interested in a remake of The Fly, but they wanted another studio involved as they had doubts over the script. The producers successfully convinced Mel Brooks in producing the film, and Brooks would leave his name off the film's credits, to avoid confusing viewers who might expect "a Mel Brooks film" to be a comedy. As the original director, Robert Bierman, had to exit due to a personal tragedy, Brooks approached Cronenberg about possibly directing. Cronenberg was busy as the assigned director of Total Recall, but decided to helm The Fly instead. After failing to convince Pierce Brosnan, John Malkovich, Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Keaton and John Lithgow to accept the lead role, Goldblum was chosen as he was was willing to perform with prosthetic makeup.
The film's selling point was, obviously, the make-up. The transformation was intended to be a metaphor for the aging process. To that end, Brundle loses hair, teeth and fingernails, with his skin becoming more and more discolored and lumpy. The intention of the filmmakers was to give Brundle a bruised and cancerous look that gets progressively worse as the character's altered genome slowly asserts itself, with the final Brundlefly hybrid creature literally bursting out of Brundle's hideously deteriorated human skin. The creature itself was designed to appear horribly asymmetrical and deformed, and not at all a viable or robust organism.
The film was a hit, grossing $60 million worldwide and becoming Cronenberg's highest grossing film. It was critically acclaimed as well, with its make-up receiving the most praise (and winning an Oscar). However, Cronenberg was surprised that people saw it as a cultural metaphor specifically for AIDS, since he originally intended the film to be a more general analogy for disease itself, terminal conditions like cancer and, more specifically, the aging process. A sequel was released three years later, but neither Cronenberg, Goldblum nor Davis were involved and it was poorly received.
  • Budget: $9,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $40,456,565.
  • Worldwide gross: $60,629,159.

Dead Ringers (1988)

"Two bodies. Two minds. One soul."
His 11th film. It stars Jeremy Irons in a dual role as twin gynecologists who take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.
While Cronenberg was on a roll, this wasn't a hit, bombing with just $14 million. But the film received acclaim, and Irons' performance(s) was hailed as some of the best in his career.
  • Budget: $13,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $8,038,508.
  • Worldwide gross: $14,038,508.

Naked Lunch (1991)

"David Cronenberg and William S. Burroughs invite you to lunch."
His 12th film. Based on William S. Burroughs' novel, it stars Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, and Roy Scheider. After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife, and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
The film cost $16 million, which was his most expensive film by that point. But that didn't pan out to box office success, hitting just $2 million in North America. Critical reception was positive, but not glowing.
  • Budget: $16,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $2,641,357.
  • Worldwide gross: $2,641,357.

M. Butterfly (1993)

"Passion. Power. Revenge. In all their majesty."
His 13th film. The film stars Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Ian Richardson, Barbara Sukowa, and Annabel Leventon., and is loosely based on true events which involved French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Chinese opera singer Shi Pei Pu.
While Cronenberg was a critics darling, that luck ran out here. It was poorly received, with many considering that he reduced it to a soap opera. It also bombed at the box office, and he attributed it to competing with The Crying Game.
  • Budget: $18,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $1,498,795.
  • Worldwide gross: $1,498,795.

Crash (1996)

"Love in the dying moments of the twentieth century."
His 14th film. Based on J. G. Ballard's novel, it stars James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter and Rosanna Arquette. It follows a film producer who, after surviving a car crash, becomes involved with a group of symphorophiliacs who are aroused by car crashes and tries to rekindle his sexual relationship with his wife.
At the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a screening provoked boos and angry bolts by upset viewers. Cronenberg stated that he believed Francis Ford Coppola, the jury president, was so vehemently opposed to Crash that other jury members in favor of the film banded together to present Cronenberg with a rare Special Jury Prize. So great was Coppola's distaste for the film that, according to Cronenberg, Coppola refused to personally present the award to the director.
That reaction wasn't reserved solely to festivals. The film's themes drew negative attention, and the MPAA gave it an NC-17 rating. Some theater chains had to hire special security guards to make sure no one under 17 would sneak into the screenings. Because of the limitations, the film bombed with just $3 million in North America. But the film is now one of Cronenberg's most beloved films. And we can all agree it is the best film called Crash.
  • Budget: N/A.
  • Domestic gross: $3,357,324.
  • Worldwide gross: $3,412,380.

eXistenZ (1999)

"Play it. Live it. Kill for it."
His 15th film. It stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, and Robert A. Silverman, and follows Allegra Geller, a game designer who finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation.
While the project was well received, it became another bomb for Cronenberg, earning less than $3 million.
  • Budget: $15,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $2,856,712.
  • Worldwide gross: $2,856,712.

Spider (2002)

"The only thing worse than losing your mind... is finding it again."
His 16th film. Based on the novel by Patrick McGrath (who also wrote the screenplay), it stars Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson and Gabriel Byrne. A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
The film enjoyed some of the best reviews for Cronenberg. But the limited release in theaters dampened its potential, and bombed with just $5 million.
  • Budget: $10,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $1,642,483.
  • Worldwide gross: $5,808,941.

A History of Violence (2005)

"Tom Stall had the perfect life... until he became a hero."
His 17th film. Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, it stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. In the film, a diner owner becomes a local hero after he foils an attempted robbery, but has to face his past enemies to protect his family.
The film was Cronenberg's most expensive film at $32 million. It wasn't profitable in its theatrical run, but it amassed $61 million, becoming his highest grossing film ever. Reviews were insanely positive, and is often considered among his best works.
  • Budget: $32,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $31,504,633.
  • Worldwide gross: $61,385,065.

Eastern Promises (2007)

"Every sin leaves a mark."
His 18th film. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, and Armin Mueller-Stahl, and tells the story of Anna, a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year old trafficked Russian girl who dies in childbirth. After Anna learns that the teen was forced into prostitution by the Russian Mafia in London, the leader of the Russian gangsters threatens the baby's life, and Anna is warned off by his menacing henchman.
The film was critically acclaimed, especially for its accurate depiction of Russian gangsters. It grossed $56 million worldwide, but it was a flop as it cost $50 million, another record budget for Cronenberg and his eighth bomb in a row. Mortensen was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars, losing to Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood.
  • Budget: $50,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $17,266,000.
  • Worldwide gross: $56,107,312.

A Dangerous Method (2011)

"Based on the true story of Jung, Freud, and the patient who came between them."
His 19th film. It stars Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, and Vincent Cassel. Set across a span of time from 1902 to the eve of World War I, it follows the turbulent relationships between Carl Jung, founder of analytical psychology, Sigmund Freud, founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis, and Sabina Spielrein, initially Jung's patient and later a physician and one of the first female psychoanalysts.
Once again, this was another acclaimed project. And after 8 box office bombs, Cronenberg finally had a needed hit as it earned $30 million.
  • Budget: $14,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $5,704,709.
  • Worldwide gross: $30,519,436.

Cosmopolis (2012)

"How far can he go before he goes too far?"
His 20th film. Based on on Don DeLillo's novel, it stars Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Sarah Gadon, Mathieu Amalric, Juliette Binoche, Jay Baruchel and Kevin Durand. Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
The film premiered at Cannes, where critics were polarized over its content. That didn't help in its commercial prospects, where it bombed with just $7 million.
  • Budget: $20,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $763,556.
  • Worldwide gross: $7,029,095.

Maps to the Stars (2014)

"Eventually stars burn out."
His 21st film. It stars Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, and Evan Bird, and follows the plight of a child star and a washed up actress while commenting on the entertainment industry's relationship with Western civilization as a whole.
Like his previous film, we found a polarizing reception and very awful box office performance. Oh the humanity.
  • Budget: $13,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $350,741.
  • Worldwide gross: $4,510,934.

Crimes of the Future (2022)

"Enter the heart of darkness."
His 22nd film. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart., and follows a performance artist duo who perform surgery for audiences in a future where human evolution has accelerated for much of the population. Although the film shares its title with Cronenberg's 1970 film of the same name, it is not a remake as the story and concept are unrelated.
The film received very positive reviews after its premiere at Cannes. But it earned just $4 million on its $27 million budget, marking another bomb for Cronenberg.
  • Budget: $13,000,000.
  • Domestic gross: $2,452,882.
  • Worldwide gross: $4,551,565.

Other Projects

He has also acted, even in projects not created by him. Some of these included Jason X, Alias and Star Trek: Discovery.

The Future

He's currently in post-production on his new film, The Shrouds. It stars Diane Kruger, Vincent Cassel and Guy Pearce, and follows a grieving widower, who builds an innovative device to help people connect with the dead.

MOVIES (FROM HIGHEST GROSSING TO LEAST GROSSING)

No. Movie Year Studio Domestic Total Overseas Total Worldwide Total Budget
1 A History of Violence 2005 New Line $31,504,633 $29,880,432 $61,385,065 $32M
2 The Fly 1986 Fox $40,456,565 $20,172,594 $60,629,159 $9M
3 Eastern Promises 2007 Focus Features $17,266,000 $38,841,312 $56,107,312 $50M
4 A Dangerous Method 2011 Sony Pictures Classics $5,704,709 $24,814,727 $30,519,436 $14M
5 The Dead Zone 1983 Paramount $20,766,616 $0 $20,766,616 $7.1M
6 Scanners 1981 New World $14,225,876 $0 $14,225,876 $4.1M
7 Dead Ringers 1988 Fox $8,038,508 $6,000,000 $14,038,508 $13M
8 Cosmopolis 2012 Entertainment One $763,556 $6,265,539 $7,029,095 $20M
9 Spider 2002 Sony Pictures Classics $1,642,483 $4,166,458 $5,808,941 $10M
10 The Brood 1979 New World $5,000,000 $0 $5,000,000 $1.4M
11 Crimes of the Future 2022 Neon $2,452,882 $2,098,683 $4,551,565 $27M
12 Maps to the Stars 2014 Focus Features $350,741 $4,160,193 $4,510,934 $13M
13 Shivers 1975 Cinépix $3,711,378 $0 $3,711,378 $179K
14 Crash 1996 Fine Line $3,357,324 $55,056 $3,412,380 N/A
15 eXistenZ 1999 Miramax $2,856,712 $0 $2,856,712 $15M
16 Naked Lunch 1991 Fox $2,641,357 $0 $2,641,357 $16M
17 Videodrome 1983 Universal $2,120,439 $0 $2,120,439 $5.5M
18 M. Butterfly 1993 Warner Bros. $1,498,795 $0 $1,498,795 $18M
19 Rabid 1977 Cinépix $1,000,000 $0 $1,000,000 $500K
He made 22 films, but only 19 have reported box office grosses. Across those 19 films, he has made $301,813,568 worldwide. That's $15,884,924 per movie.

The Verdict

Not reliable.
While he was on the rise during the 80s, it seems like Cronenberg is not interested in aiming for huge box office returns. He is content in being known as a cult filmmaker, and that's fine. The surprise is that a lot of his movies in subsequent years got huge budgets, which is surprising considering he doesn't have a fantastic track record. It helps that most of his films are international co-productions, interested in seeing what Cronenberg can make. But once again, if people have to think of "iconic horrocult directors", Cronenberg must be up there.
Hope you liked this edition. You can find this and more in the wiki for this section.
The next director will be Joe Johnston. A well known journeyman in the industry. However, as next week will be very busy for me, there won't be a post during that timeframe. So we'll have to wait 2 weeks for this.
I asked you to choose who else should be in the run and the comment with the most upvotes would be chosen. Well, we'll later talk about... Ridley Scott. He deserved a post a long time ago, and now it's time. Should his brother Tony (RIP) be next?
This is the schedule for the following four:
Week Director Reasoning
December 25-31 Joe Johnston The first MCU director to get a post.
January 1-7 Michael Bay I want to get all details, cause I don't wanna miss a thing.
January 8-14 Chris Columbus He was on top of the world. What happened?
January 15-21 Ridley Scott So many hits, so many bombs.
Who should go next after Scott? That's up to you.
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2023.11.29 09:17 NewAgeIWWer CircumcisioN on babies!? Wtf!?

Study of Danish men shows that amongst about 800,000 men tested those who were circumcised had higher STD and HIV rates
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00809-6
Study of almost 400 men shows that after circumcision more of them reported having more difficulty achieving orgasm and masturba ting than before https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17155977/
histological study of 26 men showed that the foreskin was the most neurologically sensitive part of the penis. The foreskin also played a part in protecting the glan of the penis from rubbing against clothing that made it more sensitive in those with a foreskin https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.13481
Intact America Survey finds that the majority of mothers who were prompted to give their son a circumcision accepted meanwhile the majority who were not did not give their son a circumcision. mothers were asked on average 8 times if they wanted to circumcise their son. Soft sells,” such as being handed a consent form, increased circumcisions by 137%. Instead mothers should be given informational materials on how to clean theirvintact son's foreskin. the foreskin will correctly retract after late puberty https://intactamerica.org/press-release-having-a-baby-boy-get-ready-for-the-circumcision-sellers/
American Academy of Pediatrics representatives get grilled on questions that have to do with the functionality of the foreskin AND OF COURSE, they cannot answer them. Because they're corrupt bribed shills!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUU6g_hoGvU
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334636997_Perversion_and_Perpetration_in_Female_Genital_Mutilation_Law_The_Unmaking_of_Women_as_Bearers_of_Law
A study of nearly 200 adolescents from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa show overwhelming ridicule of those who have an intact penis and a ton of misinformation. Women believed that men who had a circumcision could be more promiscuous and that having a circumcised penis improved the sexual health of all partners involved in sex. Men reported a widespread support from female lovers to get a circumcision. There is no evidence that male genital mutilation or circumcison leads to significant increases in pleasure or decreases in disease transmission rates . The circumcision propaganda machine is clearly working!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888916/
according to the CDC and what they examined amongst men in the USA at least. The rates for breast cancer and penile cancer in men are actually about the same.
https://www.cdc.gov/cancebreast/men/index.htm
https://gis.cdc.gov/CanceUSCS/#/Trends/
https://www.cdc.gov/cancebreast/basic_info/index.htm#:~:text=Each%20year%20in%20the%20United,What%20Is%20Breast%20Cancer%3F
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/cancer-of-the-penis-is-rare-but-can-quickly-become-deadly
Therefore, In men preventative mastectomies against breast cancer are more justifiable than circumcisions as preventative measures against penile cancers.
(And also yes being bigger or having more skin does increase your odds of getting some cancers as having more skin cells increases your odds of getting cancer... but I doubt that penile cancer is one of them - https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34515952)
https://i.redd.it/or5hgojxkk991.png
"Does Circumcision Reduce Men’s Sexual Sensitivity? " Sham article that was 'medically reviewed' by a person who...is a writer that majored in English!? HOW!? We don't see people who majored in mathematics medically reviewing articles, right? So why should people who majored in English be the ones to medically review stuff??! We should have had a surgeon or doctor medically reviewing all healthline articles
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201510/does-circumcision-reduce-men-s-sexual-sensitivity
https://archive.is/u0l9C
https://www.circumstitions.com/resent-celebs.html#affleck
https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/gd/12/1/article-p9.xml
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10vHvJlEizN88J83r5H0FtUa627GykBum1IWOry-JeR0/edit
You can't even trust the world health organization for accurate information on male genital mutilation and circumcisions since they are biased and have blood money from bill gates and melinda foundation
https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization#cite_note-garenne2022B-30
Posts and surveys from hundreds of people showing their anger against having had been circumcised.
http://www.circumstitions.com/Resent.html
The ridiculousness of male circumcision
https://www.dovepress.com/female-genital-mutilation-and-male-circumcision-toward-an-autonomy-bas-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-MB
AccorDing to the Circumcision Information and Resources Pages, studies they have reviewed have shown that circumcision laeds to problems like premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and less marital and sexual satisfaction
http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/
A heroic website created by women who talk about how their partner's circumcision has negatively impacted their lives
http://www.drmomma.org/2009/07/how-male-circumcision-impacts-women.html
Phimosis: Stretching Methods with or without Application of Topical Steroids?
https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(05)00684-0/fulltext
The penises of mutilated boys of the Ulwaluko tribe who are forced to undergo circumcision from a young age in unhygenic settings by unprofessional surgeons (VERY NSFW)
https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/Ulwaluko#Ulwaluko_photos_collection
"There Are 20 Different Penis Types — and They’re All Important" SHAM article written by a quack which downplays the terrors of circumcision. Even in the article they recommend that circumcised penises should most likely use lubrication for masturbation...right after saying that circumcised penises function similarly to uncircumcised ones!? wooot!? Another SHAM article that's what!
https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-penises#penis-defined
Lost Boys: An Estimate of USA Circumcision-Related Infant Deaths
https://www.academia.edu/6394940/Lost_Boys_An_Estimate_of_U.S._Circumcision-Related_Infant_Deaths
Numerous cases Of chidren having their penises burned and severed off as a result of a botched unnecessary circumcision process
https://intaction.org/botched-circumcision-baby-loses-penis-malpractice/
Doctor Accidentally Lasers Off Boy’s Penis During Circumcision
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19535324/laser-circumcision/
Boy who was forced to live as a woman after their genitals had been seriously damaged in a botched circumcision in Canada
https://canadiancrc.com/newspaper_articles/Globe_and_Mail_Boy_raised_as_girl_suffered_final_indignity_11MAY04.aspx
According to a small survey the prevalence of death-grip syndrome , which is a serious destruction of nerves in the penis due to harsh masturbation, is moreso prevalent in circumcised men than in non circumcised men.
http://www.joseph4gi.com/2019/11/death-grip-and-circumcision-is-there.html?m=1
The foreskin is a massive organ remember! It covers the whole of the penile shaft from the meatus to the testicles and it slides back and forth and acts as a natural protector and solid lubricator for the penile shaft during masturbation or intercourse. Men with no foreskin tend to be gripping the the unprotected urethral shaft , which is not meant to be tightly gripped at all one should note, just as tightly as they would a protected one. That unprotected urethral shaft over time WILL receive thousands of microinjuries and destroyed nerves over time. The loss of nerves in that region means that a man has to grip the unprotected urethral shaft harder and Harder and this damage eventually results in a loss of stimulation. I am sure there are many women out there who suffer from dead vagina syndrome which was made worse by their unconsensual circumcision!
https://metro.co.uk/2017/12/13/need-know-dead-vagina-syndrome-7156032/
There has also been a connection found between delayed ejaculation and circumcision. Some men with circumcised penises have found that the suffer from delayed ejaculation as a result of the numbness https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/and.12101
A study of over 100 men proved that a circumcised penis is FAR less sensitive than a uncircumcised one in the ventral scar and glans of a penis because the foreskin protects the man's ventral scar AND glans from unwanted overstimulation (like when a man's glan is rubbing against his pants on a shaky bus ride) and environmental damage (like water running down his urethra during a shower) - https://sci-hub.se/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06685.x It is possible that circumcised women ALSO experience a decrease in stimulation to the clitoris without the clitoral hood due to , once again, overstimulation and environmental damage and it is possible that a woman gets her clitoral hood chopped off in a unconsensual circumcision. I believe, and I'm sure most men agree with me, that a woman has the right to be born with and grow up wit h a vagina that is unharmed and unadulterated and gives her as much sensitivity as she wants. Now, why do I as a man not have this right to having a protection against over stimulation and environmental damage?! In this case both men and women are getting Screwed over equally
Hop on down tohttps://www.reddit.com/Intactivism/ and https://www.reddit.com/CircumcisionGrief/ to learn how NOT to stab your baby boys to death lmao!
Edit: LMAO! reddit banned me for exposing the truth Lmao!
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2023.11.26 05:11 JohnWukong72 The propaganda is rolling again.... (pro circumcision push)

The propaganda is rolling again.... (pro circumcision push)

Evil.

So, where do we actually do activism about this?
I actually have a slightly unique case for my own cut. I had phimosis when I was 3-4, possibly because of my mother obsessing over it and making it inflame (my own suspicion).
I vividly remember the scene. One of my only childhood memories. The doctor came in and asked me if I knew what was going to happen. I told him 'you're going to cut my willy off.' and he gave me a smug chuckle and said I was wrong. Well...
In Germany I became involved with a charity working against FGM in Kenya. It was an incredibly well-received cause, and to be honest the barbarism involved in the local tribes traditions should not be understated. However, the whole group were completely clueless to MGM, and had no idea men could have any issue with it.

I quite like the following analogy;
- Imagine you are a woman who gets little to no sexual pleasure from penetration. The clitoris is 90% of the show.
- Now imagine someone decided to cut your clitoral hood off, so that your clitoris was fully exposed to your clothes throughout the day. It was no longer kept moist and protected... it rubbed constantly until it keratinised like a boxers knuckles... And just as insensitive.
- But, some people think it looks a bit weird if you don't cut it off. Some people also worry that you might be too lazy to clean the moist thing, so they should remove that risk for you.
- Does that sound like a deal you would take, dear expectant mother?

But do we have any groups actively opposing this? What fucking science is he quoting?
Ooooh, less HIV transmission. Name one other benefit? Any empirical measurements about risk of mild sheen of smega fall into his hands?
The science against it?
Infections in newborns, loss of erogenous tissue, loss of function, erectile dysfunction, problems pair bonding...
We live in an actual age of absurdity.
Edit:
Original Tweet if anyone wants to join in the brigading/educating.https://twitter.com/lporiginalg/status/1728399066092937383
The original article - Not finding any easy way to comment though. https://bigthink.com/health/defying-science-american-parents-reject-male-circumcision/
It is also not their first advocacy piece on circumcision, as this defense in 2012 shows. https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/the-unholy-circumcision-debate/
^ that one is more triggering, to be honest.
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2023.11.02 18:33 boredinaz77 My (48m) husband's porn addiction ruined my (f46) sexual function

I'll try to write this as succinctly as possible. My husband (48) and I (46) have been together for 25 years. He is without a doubt the love of my life and I honestly believe I am the love of his.
He developed a porn addiction during our marriage. It got really bad during the pandemic, and he routinely denied me sexual intimacy. We only had it sex when he wanted it, and he often very strongly requested we do things I was incredibly uncomfortable with. But I always, always did them for him, even though I'd secretly cry in the bathroom afterwards.
He also ended up meeting a woman online and engaging in masturbatory videos with her.
For years I felt something was wrong, but I really had no idea he was doing any of the things he was doing. (He'd tried very hard to get me to use porn with him in the early years of our marriage, and I tried to, but I just always hated it and thought it was degrading to women.)
Once the truth came out, I was absolutely devastated and tried to leave him, but he begged me to stay.
He joined group therapy, did individual counseling (I did too, and still do), did a ton of research and learned all about how much sex trafficking there is in porn. And when he realized what porn use had done to his brain, he too was absolutely devastated.
He hasn't watched porn in almost 3 years. I believe this 100 percent and I'm so proud of him.
Here's the problem:
Despite how much he's changed, I still harbor so much resentment. Not even for what he did to us- I forgave that part - but for what happened to me as a result.
I don't want to be too graphic here, but sometime after this happened, I went to my gynecologist because I was having issues in the bedroom. It turns out I was experiencing clitoral atrophy. She thought I had an auto immune disease because I had so quickly lost so much of my clitoral tissue. But that wasn't it. So she tested my hormones. They were normal.
Then she asked if I'd experienced any type of trauma recently- physical or emotional. I told her I most definitely had, and her conclusion was that my atrophy was a result of what had happened. She offered the O shots to me, but said there's a good chance they won't work for me. I've since lost more clitoral tissue, and while I can still experience orgasms, they are much smaller and are hard to achieve.
The answer of course, is open communication with my husband, patience, and really try lots of sexy stuff together too see if my ability to get aroused properly comes back.
And we've tried. But I am so full of resentment and I feel so sad and angry and defeated, that during the times we've tried to work on my pleasure, I'm not able to be emotionally open so it doesn't work.
He's at a loss and just wishes I could let it all go so we can move on with our lives and be happy again. He knows I'm struggling so much, but he just doesn't feel there's really anything he can do to help. And he doesn't understand why I can't move past this. I asked him if he'd be able to forgive and move past it if my actions had hurt him so badly that he lost half of his penis and most of his sexual ability. Because that's essentially the female version of what's happened to me. I feel like he stole my sexuality from me. (Which is extra saddening to me since, as a survivor of childhood incest, I had to fight to not hate my body and to enjoy sex.)
I'm just at such a loss right now. Question for both husbands and wives- How would you handle this situation?
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2023.11.01 21:13 boredinaz77 His p0rn addiction resulted in my sexual dysfunction

I'll try to write this as succinctly as possible. My husband (48) and I (46) have been together for 25 years. He is without a doubt the love of my life and I honestly believe I am the love of his.
He developed a porn addiction during our marriage. It got really bad during the pandemic, and he routinely denied me sexual intimacy. We only had it sex when he wanted it, and he often very strongly requested we do things I was incredibly uncomfortable with. But I always, always did them for him, even though I'd secretly cry in the bathroom afterwards.
He also ended up meeting a woman online and engaging in masturbatory videos with her.
For years I felt something was wrong, but I really had no idea he was doing any of the things he was doing. (He'd tried very hard to get me to use porn with him in the early years of our marriage, and I tried to, but I just always hated it and thought it was degrading to women.)
Once the truth came out, I was absolutely devastated and tried to leave him, but he begged me to stay.
He joined group therapy, did individual counseling (I did too, and still do), did a ton of research and learned all about how much sex trafficking there is in porn. And when he realized what porn use had done to his brain, he too was absolutely devastated.
He hasn't watched porn in almost 3 years. I believe this 100 percent and I'm so proud of him.
Here's the problem:
Despite how much he's changed, I still harbor so much resentment. Not even for what he did to us- I forgave that part - but for what happened to me as a result.
I don't want to be too graphic here, but sometime after this happened, I went to my gynecologist because I was having issues in the bedroom. It turns out I was experiencing clitoral atrophy. She thought I had an auto immune disease because I had so quickly lost so much of my clitoral tissue. But that wasn't it. So she tested my hormones. They were normal.
Then she asked if I'd experienced any type of trauma recently- physical or emotional. I told her I most definitely had, and her conclusion was that my atrophy was a result of what had happened. She offered the O shots to me, but said there's a good chance they won't work for me. I've since lost more clitoral tissue, and while I can still experience orgasms, they are much smaller and are hard to achieve.
The answer of course, is open communication with my husband, patience, and really try lots of sexy stuff together too see if my ability to get aroused properly comes back.
And we've tried. But I am so full of resentment and I feel so sad and angry and defeated, that during the times we've tried to work on my pleasure, I'm not able to be emotionally open so it doesn't work.
He's at a loss and just wishes I could let it all go so we can move on with our lives and be happy again. He knows I'm struggling so much, but he just doesn't feel there's really anything he can do to help. And he doesn't understand why I can't move past this. I asked him if he'd be able to forgive and move past it if my actions had hurt him so badly that he lost half of his penis and most of his sexual ability. Because that's essentially the female version of what's happened to me. I feel like he stole my sexuality from me. (Which is extra saddening to me since, as a survivor of childhood incest, I had to fight to not hate my body and to enjoy sex.)
I'm just at a loss right now. Any advice, or similar stories would be greatly appreciated
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2023.10.20 19:35 booshimooshi Vulvodynia

Hello all you wonderful humans. I am a cis woman with all the genitalia to go along with that which is important context for this post. Women without a vulva may not be able to help in this situation though I’m not gonna be mad if you want to try. Anyhoo, I have had excruciating pain in my whole pelvic region for about a month. I’m talking tearing, bleeding from those tears, literal raw skin, swelling general discomfort on my vulva. For reference as to how delicate the skin is, I swung a leg out to get up from a table and my clitoral hood tore. My legs were open less than 90 degrees and that motion tore my literal clitoral hood. I finally went for an exam and my doc did a pap, just to get everything tested for from fungal infections to HPV. It was agony. I was in so much pain she had to stop a couple of times and she hadn’t even opened the speculum yet. The exam itself caused bleeding.
Now the only thing that came back positive was HPV. I know HPV is so so common and almost everyone has it and it’s usually harmless and symptomless. However, the strain I have is not the clearly benign one. It’s not obvious cancer but my doc won’t do more testing for 6 months when she’ll repeat the pap. That’s an issue in itself and not really the reason I’m here. How the ever loving fuck do I get my vulva and vagina to take a chill pill so I can go to the bathroom without crying? Here’s what I’m doing and have tried along with how helpful it’s been.
OTC Monistat when I thought it was yeast. Not even remotely helpful but not harmful. Epsom salt baths. Mildly soothing but temporary results. Olive oil to soothe. Somewhat helpful. Lessens the stinging and cracking of skin. Vaseline just as a thicker version of olive oil. Slightly more helpful as a barrier. I have not had sex, shaved, I’ve always worn very comfortable cotton underwear or none at all if I’m at home and don’t need to. Basically I only wear underwear if I’m wearing jeans since I wear shorts under dresses I don’t wear underwear with my shorts.
I have never used soaps or scents anywhere near my vagina. Occasionally I will use my cerave hydrating cleanser on my inner thighs near the vulva but not anywhere near the folds so it doesn’t get inside my vagina. I’m on probiotics and have been for years. In general I baby my vulva and vagina because it’s very sensitive and I have not changed anything in years. My doctor is basically shrugging her shoulders telling me to keep soothing it and stay on pelvic rest. Ice, if need be. I am getting a second opinion but I can’t get in til December.
Please help, I am at my wits end and any feedback will be helpful.
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2023.10.04 01:55 gameuntildeath I killed my soul mate, and now I will die alone.

When I(25) was in college I met this guy, Eric. At the time I was 21 and he was 25. I was still a virgin when we met. Short answer is I was molested by a family member as a child (non-PiV), which caused major intimacy issues and sexual repression, which through therapy I had already felt that I was a long way down the path to recovery, and it couldn't have been more obvious than with Eric. When we were together it didnt cause ANY emotional issues. I was so happy that I had moved on.
The only issue is that he seemed to avoid going any further than first base. At this point I had a very healthy sexual appetite, masturbating to porn daily (clitoral, no penetrative, this is important sadly). This gave me an unfortunate misperception on penis size. From all the porn you would think every penis is 10 inches long and as wide as my wrist. The size became really important to my fantasies while masturbating.
Well months go by and he is amazing and showers me with love and empathy, not basic monetary gifts, but gifts that clearly took a lot of time and focus. Lots of physical affection too. Eric would give me an hour long massage every day along with several orgasms, yet I wasnt allowed to touch or even see his penis.
Eventually I wore him down, and so we had this amazing date that ended in us together in the bedroom, and he finally stood there and took off his boxers for me. His penis was maybe four inches erect and maybe two fingers width wide. I was very disappointed. Months of masturbating and fantasizing about this man taking me and my sexual desire just vanished in the moment I saw it.
It was very obvious, and we didnt end up having sex. I tried my best to save his feelings, but Eric was very intelligent, and even moreso emotionally intelligent. He saw what I felt and knew it. That was the last night we were together.
He completely cut me out of his life after that, and in the moment it hurt but I figured no matter how painful I was just so certain I couldnt be happy with a penis that small. So I bared through the pain, and eventually got into the dating scene again. I started making it clear I was looking for someone well endowed from the beginning to not end up in a situation like that again. A couple of times I got called a size queen in DMs but again I was so sure that I needed it to be happy.
So I go on a date with a guy I dont even want to give a name. He was nothing like Eric at all, but he hand sent me a picture of his penis and it was within the range I was hoping for. The date was bad but in the end I agreed to go back to his place to lose my virginity.
I wound up in the hospital that night and almost bled out. I left the doctor with a prognosis that I have an abnormally shallow and narrow vagina, that combined with him being what I then learned was too big for most women to enjoy PiV sex without lots of practice, and something I could never take no matter how much practice.
This shattered my world, but my mind quickly returned to Eric. I thought about him throughout my whole recovery. At one point I tried to look him up but couldnt find anything and figured I was just blocked so I couldnt see his profiles, also we were both anti social media.
I changed my profile from wanting well endowed to clarifying I can only be with men that are below average.
I went on a date with a guy we can call James. He was nice enough, and happy to be a good fit for me sexually. However when it came time for sex I started feeling intense pain before he even got to put it in. Needless to say we had to call it off. Then the next day I tried masturbating, and the second I imagined being penetrated it happened again. I went to the doctor and apparently I have something called vaginismus. Its where you mindfuck yourself into experiencing pain when thinking about being penetrated.
However when I thought about Eric, it didnt happen. No cramps, even imagining as hard as I could exactly what he showed me that day going inside me, it caused only pleasure. I knew I had to find Eric, so I went searching.
Eric killed himself. He made a post online right before doing it, blaming me for feeling unlovable and for having confirmed his fears that he would never be able to satisfy a woman sexually. He didnt name me, and we had never gotten around to being introduced to family, and neither of us really use social media, so I had just never found out. I had been masturbating to a dead man I caused to commit suicide.
Now I cant satisfy myself anymore and I dont even want to. I dont deserve it. The only time I had sex I gave my virginity to an asshole that pushed into me harder when I immediately realized something was wrong and then wouldnt even stick around or come with me to the hospital when that push completely tore my vagina apart.
I know I will never find a man like Eric again, and if I did I would tell him to fuck off because there is no way I deserve him. Through continued therapy over the last three years I have learned to love myself somewhat and enjoy life to a certain degree, but I fully intend to die alone. If I am so capable of callously discarding someone that showed me so much love and compassion over a physical trait I honestly am not right for a relationship, no matter how much I want to be loved, and thats okay.
If I ever feel like I have somehow grown into a new person maybe I will change this stance in the future, but I honestly don’t think I have changed in any real way and I fear I would just as easily lose interest in my partner if they gained a trait I found physically unattractive. Like I try to imagine the perfect person for me without imagining eric, and then I imagine them getting fat or becoming disfigured and I cant imagine still wanting to be with them physically. I’m just a shallow person that would abandon my partner the second they dropped below my arbitrary threshold of attractiveness. What happens when they get old? I know it isnt fair because I am going to get old.
So no matter how much I want to be loved, I am incapable of giving physically unconditional love. Which means I just am incapable of loving someone, as I would consider the stipulation of love until unattractive to not be love at all.
I have 50 years of working, video games and audiobooks and then death, and thats okay. We were both homebodies, and I still am. I never liked going out, I find dancing to be stupid and I hate how alcohol makes me feel and makes people act. I dont care about traveling, I think its ridiculous to need to see something with your own eyes when life-like footage exists now. I hate direct sunlight like a fucking vampire. I just want to be left alone, living in my tiny apartment, wfh, playing games and listening to books until I die. Well what I really want is to be loved, but in lieu of that, I will settle for the next best thing.
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2023.08.16 09:05 magicplanet1212 [DOWNLOAD] David Shade – Give Women Wild Screaming Orgasms (Deluxe)

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First you need to realize what most men don’t know…
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2023.06.25 03:26 dbdbdib_saturday Female Circumcision?

Salam, Cw: talk of female genetalia, sexual satisfaction. Which is why I would prefer women and/or professionals to answer.
So what is the deal with female circumcision in islam? I have done a lot of reasearch on this online and have gotten a lot of mixed responses ranging from all the hadiths are false to it is obligatory to mutilate your whole vagina.
The first and most prominent argument I found from Islamic doctor scientific papers where that the hadiths come from weak sources and that the person who collected them all even said that he get this information second hand and there was a good chance they were weak. Here is the link: https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/De-linking%20FGM%20from%20Islam%20final%20report.pdf And: https://www.unicef.org/egypt/media/3576/file/FGM%20Summary.pdf And : https://www.reviewofreligions.org/33788/is-female-genital-mutilation-an-islamic-practice/amp/ And: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8260090/
However is you read the last article, they mention of how the removal of the clitoral hood could be beneficial to women’s sexual satisfaction. There is also the bonus mentioned in other articles of preventing the build up of germs under the hood along with preventing other diseases. As mentioned here: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22259-clitoral-hood-reduction And: https://aljumuah.com/circumcision-for-the-muslim-woman-part-1-of-2/ And here is an interesting source coming from a women who was circumcised the supposed “right way”(which I would agree with if I was to support the opinion that it is mandatory or highly rewarded): https://www.greenprophet.com/2022/09/circumcised-muslim-woman/
However, in another website (which I lost) and mentioned in a few of the above, the purpose of the clit hood is to protect from uncomfortable or even painful friction that could be put apon the area due to daily activities. Just imaging your underwear and clothese touching there all the time, sounds almost painful. So there is benefit in the hood, so why cut it all off? Are only the overly large ones supposed to be?
I also found one interesting additonal argument online that says that the clit hood cannot be harmed but the labia minor can be reduced, making the circumcision. I do find this very interesting and a possibly option. https://asharisassemble.com/2014/01/24/the-truth-about-islam-and-female-circumcisionfgm/
Finally we have arrived at the more anti-women’s pleasure side of the argument: https://islamqa.info/amp/en/answers/45528 And : https://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19678 They seem to argue that it is both manditory/extremly reccomended because not only does it have health benefits (which seems to be true) but also decreases “excessive sexual desire” or having too much libido or the clit being too stimulated during sex. The last point makes me a little upset, because women in general seem to have less libdio as it is then men, why decease it? Wouldn’t the wife having less sexual desire cause strain to a marriage?
It should also be mentioned, and I would like you all’s opinion on the matter, that one of the two they quote to say it takes away from libido, dr. haamid al-ghawaabi, i cannot find other than people bringing him into their argument for female circumcision. The other woman, Sitt al-Banaat Khaalid, i could also not find much about.
This is why I want to ask, are these two reliable? Women who have been circumcised (properly or not), did you have a decrease in arrousal?
Although the website does not explicitly state it, they do seem to be in support of reducing/removing the clit in some way. However, the hadith that many quote says not to cut too deeply (aka not the clit, only the skin/hood above). “A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband.” The hadith is also stated in a way that says it (the clit) bring brighteness to a women face (pleasure/orgasm) and is desirable for the husband (possibly so he does not need to over exert himself to make his wife orgasm after he already has).
There seems to be a lot of people who agree with this though. Looking at accounts from women in Africa and Southeast Asia where many people believe in this practice, whos clit has been partially take off haven’t had less desire, instead more sexually frustrated as it is very hard to archive an orgasm during sex. Or even totally taken off (may Allah swt help them), have had their lives ruined to say the least.
And the argument that we wouldn’t want our women to have desire in fear of zina is sexist and ignorant to say the least. It would be equivalent to cutting the head off the penis, but with 1000x more damage in the aftermath (inferility, pain in peeing, sex, birth, period and disease for a start). Yes it would decrease desire I suppose, but at what cost? Is one of the major test of this world not staying away from zina by your own accord?
Finally I would like to end by saying that any damage to the clit seems to be totally haram to me, is the purpose of marriage not to satisfy both spouses? Are women not allowed to divorce their husbands if they fo not satisfy them sexually? Is Islam not even more so a religion that allows and encourages the orgasm and satisfaction of women (in a halal manner) more than damaging their bodies? It should also be said that the Quran forbades inteninally harming our bodies, or causing harm to others in general really. And the Quran is of course 100% authentic.
This situation has been really bothinging me and I would love it if I could get some others insight on the matter, thanks
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2023.06.03 23:50 Throwra124cupc Female 20: Ureaplasma journey

Background: Female, 20 years old, 5'4, 112 lbs, vegan diet, No STDs or STIs, I take Physician's Choice Probiotics for Women - 50 Billion CFU, and Every Woman™'s One Daily Multivitamin, I have a low pain tolerance. Ureaplasma from an ex-boyfriend.
May 7th- May 29th:
After having unprotected sex with my ex-boyfriend, a few days later I began having intense burning on my labia minora, along with yeasty discharge. I was on combination birth control and assumed the symptoms were from this, thus I went off of it. Went to urgent care where they diagnosed it as a yeast infection, I was prescribed 3 pills of Diflucian, Clotrimoxole & Betamethasone Dipropionate external vaginal cream. I also took AZO boric acid suppositories for 8 days, which helped discharge become normal again. The cream did work and got rid of the burning until I used a vibrator one day and the symptoms came back even worse the next day this time it was burning my urethra, labia minora, clitoris hood, and clitoris. This time I knew it was something else.
May 30: (I remember once, half a year ago, I had a burning sensation on my labia minora and thought it was chlamydia, which I had before, thus I went to urgent care and asked for doxycycline (100mg 2x a day). After six days of treatment the symptoms were eradicated, I thought the pain was due to rough sex since I was negative for all STIs and STDs. I didn't know what ureaplasma was at the time.)
MAY 30 -JUNE 3: 1st dose of Doxy started May 30; began barely eating, but drank a lot of water, kept up with probiotics. No longer sexually active.
MAY 30: Symptoms were still bad 8/10, started taking 3 pills of Advil (200mg) every 8 hrs. Burning icy feeling near my urethra, clit is swollen. No smelly discharge, discharge was watery and cloudy. - day 1 doxy
JUNE 1: Symptoms are the same but slowly subsiding. Had a 5-hour period of no symptoms. No smelly discharge, discharge is still watery and cloudy, clit still throbbing with pain. Pain 4/10 in the afternoon, 6/10 at night. - day 2 doxy
JUNE 2: POSITIVE: Found out I was positive for Ureaplasma, was told by my gyno to continue the 100mg doxy 2x a day(only had one week worth), and then when finished I will be instructed to take two 500mg Azithromycin as a one-time dose.
JUNE 3: Burning icy sensation only on the urethra, clit sometimes aches, but pain overall is a 4/10. Only really burns when sitting down. Later at night the pain went to a 2/10. No foul discharge smell, discharge is sticky and clear. - day 4 doxy
JUNE 4: Woke up with no pain, just slight discomfort. Pain has decreased to almost a 1/10, becomes a 1.5/10 when I think about it. Labia minora is irritated when touched, and there is slight discomfort on urethra. Clit feels sore. Occasional slight stinging on labia minora
JUNE 5: Slight singling on urethra in the morning, pain was a 0.5/10. Took and Advil 400mg at 6AM pain went to a 0/10 for the whole day. Was able to wear tight jeans and panties with no discomfort. Minute tingling discomfort around opening of vagina, pain of 0.3/10. No smelly discharge, discharge is sticky and clear, no pain while peeing. - took a pill of Kirkman’s biofilm supplement - day 6 doxy
JUNE 6: Today was stressful. I stabbing sensation on left side of clit, clit in general is very irritated, pain 4.5/10. Later in the day I had a bad flare up. Vulva has hot sensation after cream was applied, very uncomfortable Losing hope - Slight yeast in discharge, no smell, went to gyno - much stress and anxiety - day 7 doxy
JUNE 7: Flare up from yesterday was mentally tough. Today I had slight burning sensation on labia, although my pubes that are growing back in began to irritate my labia too. Discomfort is at a 2/10, there is no pain just a hot sensation on vulva. When I distracted myself pain went to a 0.2/10. When clitoral hood is lifted, the clit is very irritated when touched - took iron pill - took vitamin C - day 8 doxy
JUNE 8: Woke up with no pain, took doxy, was nauseous for 2 hours. Pain throughout the day: 0/10 - no discharge present - no smelly discharge, no swelling on vulva - When clitoral hood is lifted, exposed hood is slightly irritated when touched - day 9 doxy
JUNE 9: No pain, slight discomfort on labia minora. Discomfort started late at night, 2/10. Discomfort subsided after 30min back to a 0/10. - watery grey discharge with yeast - No smelly discharge - Slight nausea - day 10 doxy
JUNE 10: No pain at all. Woke up very nauseous - no abnormal smell or discharge - day 11 doxy
JUNE 11: No pain nor discomfort in the morning or afternoon. Had a five hour flare up in the evening, just a 3/10 discomfort, burning on labia minora. - discharge slightly watery with yeast present, no abnormal smell. - took boric acid - day 12 doxy
JUNE 12: 3.5/10 discomfort whole day near urethra. - discharge is watery - day 13 doxy - at night I had a yeast infection from antbiotics, so I took fluconazole
JUNE 13: No pain, but 2/10 discomfort near urethra. Went away completely with acetaminophen 500mg. - yeast infection still present, but later it was slowly going away Skipped probiotics, but not biofilm supplement - day 14 doxy
June 14: No pain, but at 4PM I had a 2/10 discomfort near the urethra, went away at 11PM. - took 1,500mg of acetaminophen - discharge is slightly yeast but sticky - skipped probiotics, but not biofilm - day 15 doxy
June 15: No pain or discomfort at all. Symptoms are going away. - skipped probiotic, but not biofilm - day 16 doxy
Will update you tomorrow, and further until the symptoms are clear. Trying not to lose hope, I miss my old life so much
EVERY MORNING I TAKE 1 EACH PILL OF - Physician's Choice Probiotics for Women - 50 Billion CFU - Kirkman’s biofilm supplement
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