Columns Jan 22, 2009 at 4:00 am

Buzz Kill

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Love the advice, as usual, Dan!

I vote for gay anal sex with a condom. Just makes so much more sense! We should find a different name for the "virgins".
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Great advice to LIMP. My wife also only orgasms w/a vibrator, and I not only bought her first one, I've been the one to suggest new ones. Coming to bed and seeing it laid out, plugged in, and thoughtfully pre-warmed is by far the best foreplay we've discovered. And a threat? Hell no. The more she sees that I"m comfortable with whatever makes her feel good, the more comfortable she is with the reverse. And isn't that the definition of a good sex life?
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don't be boring, dan. saddlebacking is definitely "a term for the phenomenon of Christian teens engaging in unprotected anal sex in order to preserve their virginities."
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Nominations may be closed, but in the spirit of vote early (late?), vote often I'd like to cast my extra vote for the Christian teens definition. It is a far better fit, and we've needed a word for that for sometime.
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LIMP just needs one of those combo cock ring/vibes so he feels like he's part of it. That should help his insecurity. (And also, those things are awesome!)
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Good response to LIMP.
Great response to JON. I hope he listens to you. In fact I hope everyone no matter their sexual orientation listens to you. Pressuring for sex isn't sex its abuse.
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As always - you are right, Dan...

LIMP needs to remove the blinders and become an unselfish, REAL man!
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christian ass fucking! thats it!
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I agree with DMO. The other choice int he neck and neck, although very rational, is boring. We want it to offend Rick the Dick Warren and his bigoted Christian friends. I mean bigoted as their are some fine Christians out there.
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I am well under 35 and got the Westworld reference. Thanks, Simpsons DVD commentaries!
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What do you mean volunteers are counting votes? I thought you guys had set up some email rules or something... Of course, that's assuming everyone wrote the subject line as indicated.
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What about your advice to never masturbate the same way each time? I think that was great advice to men so they aren't hooked on being stimulated only one way, it would probably also apply to women. If she masturbated in various ways (I know, it will be tough for her too), she might be able to get off on LIMP?
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I'm only 25 and don't see why you have reservations about the Real Touch, Dan. Nothing can possibly go wrong.
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I think the issues with vibrators is more complex.

I know a women who, before she had ever used a vibrator, could cum from intercourse and now, after getting used to a vibrator (Hitachi Magic Wand) she can't.

What about that situation? And what does the women do if she wants to return to being able to have orgasmic sex on camping trips and so on?

What is going on? Is it re-calibrating the sensitivity of the clit?

Once again, Dan finds a way to attack the straight-white-male in the situation, as he always does, instead of attacking the question.
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My thoughts on JON: As a married man myself, if your wife is still interested in getting off you're a lucky man. Exploring toys for yourself is one option but you should also find some ways to stay engaged while she's doing the deed. Maybe have her suck you off or jack yourself off at the same time? Or try watching porn together while she's doing the deed. If you give it a try maybe she'll willing, and horny, enough to try something you've always wanted to do yourself.

Regarding Dan's advice, not bad either.
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Damn! Reading this column just cost me $150. I'll let you know how the testing comes out.

Also, Xian buttseks is THE definition.
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Even if the woman doesn't need a vibrator to come; it still doesn't hurt a guy to learn how to use one with her. Some nights a guy just isn't in the mood, and a vibrator quickie is a nice way to participate. A bit like a handjob when the woman isn't in the mood, but doesn't want her guy to feel neglected.
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I'm straight and I fucked my hot (girl)friend in the ass (with a condom) yesterday...her reaction is way more exciting than my physical pleasure, but I do love it! I know the voting is closed, but I vote for the Christian teen thing. I promise Rick Warren and other Christian freaks that the act is definitley sex. Btw, my father is a Revrend in the Anglican Church....I bet he fucks his second wife in the ass too!
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I am baffled why people are so supportive of the definition of saddlebacking being uprotected anal sex between Christian teens in the interest of preserving their virginities.

The irony will be lost on them surely. I think the support for the definition does not really stem from an intent to insult Warren but merely a smug, egotistical attempt to bask in that dramatic irony, as well as to expand the targets beyond Warren which is really quite unnecessary.

I don't really have respect for that, at all.

I'm sure Warren might even support the definition.

If you're courageous enough to insult Warren and have him feel that insult, the very presence of the words "gay" and "condom" in the other definition should do it.
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Psilly Cybin, where, oh where did you get the idea that the writer is white? Or that Dan was addressing only white men? Or is it that you erroneously believe that only white men are threatened by vibrators? Or do you believe that vibrators are a common sex tool for those of Asian, African, Pacific Islanders, etc descent but never have been part of the lexicon of Caucasians, ergo the writer must be white? What dismal twisted thinking did it take to draw that conclusion? Learn to logic, man (i.e. the old hippie way of referring to all hominids, not men specifically)!
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... and, of course, it also makes logical sense.
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Oops...almost forgot my girl also uses toys all the time and I am lucky enough to use them on her too. She can O pretty easily from my efforts alone, but the over-the-top reaction she displays when toys are involved is beyond anything that I've ever seen!! I love it..definitely adds to the excitement
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@ Psilly Cybin: Not being a man, I don't know if your orgasms come in the various grades that ours do. The argument postulated by some (and I'm not suggesting you're one of them) that an orgasm is an orgasm isn't true. The female orgasm can be graded on a pleasure scale from a 1 to a 10. In the case of the woman you know, it is highly possible that her "best" orgasms come from the vibrator, and she didn't know this until she used one. Saying she "can't" orgasm from intercourse now is probably easier to say than trying to explain that she has better orgasms from the vibrator.

It is also possible among women, especially young ones, to believe they've orgasmed when they have not. There isn't a clear physical sign for female orgasm as there is for male (i.e, you guys ejaculate; we don't). I was sexually active for three years before I had an orgasm, and while I enjoyed intercourse, I didn't realize that I wasn't actually getting off on it. Once you've had one for real, it's a hard thing to give up, and a woman's partner should respect that. While she has a responsibility to see to his needs, he also needs to see to hers, and if a vibrator will help LIMP's wife to fully enjoy sex, becoming comfortable with using it to please her is not an unreasonable demand.

Also, about this:

"Once again, Dan finds a way to attack the straight-white-male in the situation, as he always does, instead of attacking the question."

What part of LIMP's e-mail signaled to you that he's white?
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The REAL question is, why would LIMP's wife marry the douche in the first place when she knew what a self-centered, paranoid and insecure piece of shit he is? What does she do after you come, LIMP, lie there, wide awake, staring at the ceiling wishing you gave a rats ass?
Ladies, why do we stay with guys we HOPE will change? AAARGH!
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How do you know she was coming during intercourse, Psilly Cybin? Because she told you? Maybe she was lying.
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Good response to LIMP! It's a choice between making your wife happy so she wants to fuck you or choosing your wittle bitty ego...which is going to fuck you too, but not the way you want. Grow up and get over it.
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You can take a vibrator with you when you go camping. They're called batteries.

Anyone know how well a vibrator would go over in carryon luggage at an airport? What about one of those that is disguised as something else (like liptstick)?
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Riiiight, the poor husband is being wronged by Dan, because Dan holds MUTUAL sexual pleasure to be the gold standard instead of a man's penis insecurities being the paramount concern. And that's all this is, some guy who thinks his dick is all-powerful having a temper tantrum when it's not.

If it were a woman (who's not in a dom/sub relationship) denying her husband something simple and safe which was the only way he got off in bed Dan would be smacking the woman for not being GGG. As he should.

But WTF, why would a woman marry such a selfish insecure clown?! DTMFA is a whole lot easier when courts don't get involved.
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Butt-fucking teens! Butt-fucking teens!
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@Heatherly-- an Xray machine is going to be able to tell what it is one way or another, right? So I'm wondering whether the security people would take it away.
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WHOA, WAIT!!
Isn't having sex WITH a condom a POSITIVE thing? As such, I really don't think it's suited to the term 'saddlebacking'!!
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so, Dan admits to being over 35?
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I mean bigoted as ther[e] are some fine Christians out there.
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I know that "saddlebacking" as anal sex with a condom makes sense as the opposite of barebacking, but it doesn't make sense in the context of this redefinintion of the word. I thought the whole point was to associate the term, and through it Rev. Warren, not with something that he simply finds distasteful (ie gay and/or anal sex) but with something particular and humiliating to him, ie the failure of the sex "education" program he supports. Even if the votes don't go in its favor, I will still use the term to refer to Christian teens "saving" their virginity by having anal sex, and I hope others will too!
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Heatherly,

Whether women ejaculate or not is debatable. Unfortunately, there have been very few studies concerning female sexuality.

Personally, I have experienced it and I've had three lovers that have ejaculated all over me a number of times. And it was not urine nor lubrication...more watery.

Hope you experience it someday...lol.
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There's a better term for the Christian teens anal sex thing, on Jezebel it's referred to as "The Poophole Loophole".
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Vibrators aren't really a security problem. I'm sure the airlines get their share of Toys in baggage.

Just take the batteries out before you pack the thing. If it gets turned on somehow, you bet your boots someone will be checking for the buzzing sound.
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I'm going for the Xian teen definition. Why make it a term that is something gays do regularly? It would make it a positive word.
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i don't blame LIMP for feeling threatened, but he needz to get over himself. you gotta be totally in synch with your spouse, and he doesn't sound like he's trying. maybe if he stopped being so defensive, she'd feel more at ease and wouldn't need a vibe as religiously.

am i the only one who's creeped out who found "not limp's" "thoughtfully pre-warmed" phrase totally creepy?
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@ Handle: Nope, doesn't usually come up in x-rays. But Suki's right--you absolutely MUST take the batteries out. Also, put it in your checked luggage instead of your carry-on, since that's far less likely to be searched.

If you Google "traveling with sex toys," you can find a couple different good articles on the topic.
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@ Robin: Okay. I know some women have experienced it, but I'd never gotten the impression it was very common. (Bearing in mind that, as you say, there is limited research on it, and in my personal microcosm of friends and aquaintances, nobody has. Or at least nobody who will talk about it.)
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Guys, the whole point of sex is that both parties get off...and since women can usually get off a hell of a lot more often than we can you should be trying to get her off 5 times instead of crying because she wants to get off one time.
Good advice as usual
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LIMP might want to think of the vibe as something that frees him up to focus on other aspects of sex. I use a vibe every time I fuck my husband and he loves it because he can focus on his own orgasm and blowing my mind with different penetration depths and speeds. Dunno about your wife, LIMP, but the orgasms I have with the vibe alone have nothing on the ones I get from vibe plus my husband's moves.
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i'm the female sub in a Dom/ sub relationship. Before meeting my Dom, i could only cum from a vibrator or a shower massager. He took those options away from me and started experimenting with fingers, fists, and tongue. Really, it didn't take too long before i started to cum from those ways. Not saying you're wrong Dan, in that some women need more intense stimulation, just in my case ( and perhaps others) you learn one way and it becomes the no fail, reliable Holy grail and a belief develops that there are no other ways that will work. i'm not saying that the time it takes has lessened, but i'm certainly happy to have other options when allowed.
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I love how people try to "interpret" more from what a person writes by PROJECTING themselves into the issue...thanks for trying though.

As for my comment - it was just that, a comment. If there is a way to insult a straight-male, Dan does it...the "white" part was just another semiot in the list...its just a type...there was nothing in the letter about being white....

But, my comment is my comment - if there is a straight man, or a straight white man, mentioned anywhere in a letter to Dan, he finds a way to attack that person - even if they are just a tangent in the story.
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Saralee - exactly, there's so much more to this than what Dan seems to understand - and gee, is that a surprise? How much experience does he have using vibrators on women?
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I loved you advice for LIMP and also had the same thought as Beth...there are cock rings that vibrate, turning and dick into vibrating, clit-stimulating treasure.
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Heatherly - you obviously put some thought into your post, but that's not it. She knew what an orgasm was, she felt like she got used to the Hitachi and no matter how much you tried, she couldn't do it any other way anymore....

And, yes, there are vibrators that run on batteries, but anyone suggesting that has never tried the Magic Wand, clearly...
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Thanks for your comments to LIMP, Dan. I thought the word was out on this, but I keep running into naive boys. For all those interested in anatomy and the misogynistic idea that women always get off with sex, Elisabeth Lloyd's book "The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution" does a nice job.
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Great advice, Dan.
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If limp's wife laid off the vibrator she might be able to come via fingers or tongue, or maybe a finger/ cock combo. Just like vulcan death grip, guys use on their dicks, women can become "dulled" to anything less than high speed action.
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I think Dan's right about the whole vibe thing. I went 18 years without an orgasm until I could buy a one, and it wasn't for lack of trying. After thirty minutes of rubbing all different ways with increasingly numb fingers, I'd just give up. PIV sex and oral were fun, but there was no build-up.

Every woman's different. Some cum in a lot of ways, others don't. I've heard that you can retrain yourself into cuming without a vibe if you used to be able to beforehand, just by not using it for weeks then masturbating when the sexual tension's just too high. If you're like me, though, experiment with other stimulation but don't expect more. A lot of women get angry at their bodies when they can't come the 'right' way- whether it's non-vibe clitoral stimulation or PIV sex or whatever. If you try to get rid of those expectations and just have fun then it's actually more likely that you'll cum. If not, at least you're having a good time!

Sex should be mutually satisfying and if one partner's not trying then he/she needs to learn some respect for their partner.
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If LIMP doesn't want to try a cock ring, he and his wife could try using her vibrator on her clit while he's penetrating her. My husband and I do this and it makes for mind-blowing orgasms- it's especially good doggie-style. It does cut down on cuddle-time because after climaxing that hard, I'm asleep two minutes later. My husband does not consider that a negative.
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I think the term LGBT is looking for is "saddlebagging" the belly and back fat can sure resemble a saddle bag. Don't you agree?
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I'm 32 and didn't get the Westworld reference. But I watched the preview on Netflix - awesome in its cheesyness! Perhaps it was an early draft of Jurassic Park?

LIMP needs to sack up. What a schlub. "Ooooh so scary - a SEX TOY in bed!" I'm surprised, Dan, that you didn't drop the "I wonder how many of your ex's were faking" trip on him.
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The comment by Heatherly is right on! Orgasms are not an on/off switch, more like a dimmer.

At certain times of the month its not as easy to come during intercourse. And its more complicated with a partner because for me, sex is also emotionally charged. Feminist theories aside, I try but I can't help it. Any little thing the guy does can become really offputting and if you're not atune to each other or your own body, it all leads to frustation-ville, population: you. Ug, guys, you have no idea how easy you've got it.
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As a straight female who often has difficulty reaching orgasm, I absolutely love when my boyfriend says "where's your toy?". Our sex life is hotter and more satisfying than anything I could have imagined, and the fact that he enjoys playing as much as I do means I have far more orgasms than I have ever had with any of my previous partners (who were either afraid of toys or just too boring to try them out).

Thanks, Dan, for letting LIMP know that he's being a ridiculous wimp!
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Yeah, the whole point is to get off. Does it really matter how? Vibrators are pretty tame compared to the stuff usually featured here. Come on straight guys, be better lovers. Vibrators make sex awesome for women but is obviously not a replacement. The proof is that they still want you there- duh, and are having sex with you!!!!!!
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Given that anal sex with a condom (as opposed to without one) has connotations of conscientiousness and maturity, Rick Warren should count himself lucky if that one wins. Come onnnnn number 5!!!
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"seeing it laid out, plugged in, and thoughtfully pre-warmed..." That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard !

"Penis-only" has never done it for me. When I have been close a sigh or comments like "get it ! get it!" just kill it for me.

You may enjoy my orgasm but just remember that it is for me...whatever it takes.
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To Psilly: WTF? Do you even read Dan's columns on a regular basis? There are several columns where he clearly takes the straight man's side and/or insults a female or a gay man--stop being so defensive and consider his point. All he is saying is that the guy should be flexible about using sex toys, since for *some* women, that is what they need to enjoy sex.

I agree with some of the posts here that say that it is good to explore alternate methods (hands, tongue, etc.) to achieve orgasm, but if after two years she still needs the vibe, so be it. There are worse problems (if one even wants to call this a problem, which I do not think I would unless the wife is unhappy about it) to have.

And as for saddleback--go #5!
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#4 "To saddleback is to rail against gay sex in public while secretly indulging in the same in private. Ted Haggard? Total saddlebacker. Larry Craig? Saddlebacker. Rick Warren? Probably a saddlebacker."

I'm changing my vote to this one. Hypocritical Cristian Closet Case. Perfect.
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Hey Dan- really like the colunm- wanted to say you are spot on with JON- anal virgin who had guy want to do him bareback first time out. He doesn't need to see him again no matter how "HOT" he might be. I came out in '74 in the Castro and gave it up to the first trick who wanted it- to much regret. When I've hooked up with guys who were anal curious but hadn't done it I always advised them to wait for someone special for the first time- if they are worth giving it up for they'll be willing to wait.
Also suggested they not say they were virgins as too many guys just want to be "first"- just say you aren't into getting it up the ass- if they can't deal then they aren't very sexually imaginative anyway. Keep up the good work and I hope you don't get a bunch of comments saying you are not "sex positive" or following the het model- a cherry is a terrible thing to waste! Ron
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It took me 28 years to get brave enough to tell my sexual partners that I couldn't come from penetration alone. Until then, I either didn't know myself what it took to have the big fire and light show or was too worried about my partner's reaction to the news that actually a penis in my pussy wasn't going to do it. So I faked and faked and faked and faked.

Then I saw a stand-up comedian whose routine included a gag, the gist of which was "Why do women fake orgasms? Who cares?!"

I haven't faked a single orgasm for 15 years but I am sad about the time I wasted pretending. Never confessed to any of the partners that I faked and, if they could tell that I was, no one was saying.

The available research seems to suggest that at least 70% of women cannot come from penetration alone and for lots of those, a vibrator is the easiest and most satisfactory way to get the necessary clitoral stimulation.

As it happens I am not that fond of vibrators - tends to be one bang for my buck out of them before I get bored and the returns diminish dramatically to 'nyah'; hitachi magic included.

This does not make me a white-man-hating radical, Psilly. It does make me a 40 year old woman having the kind of mind-blowing sex that I dreamed about in my 20s.

Sex without climax is a pale frustrating shadow of sex with, why would you want to inflict that on your partner?
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Word up, Marrena Lindberg and her pro-pussy fish oil diet! It seriously works . . .
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I didn't orgasm until I bought my first vibrator, and it took three years of regularly using the vibrator to learn how to orgasm with manual stimulation, and now I'm pretty happy either way. I wonder if LIMP's wife can get herself off without the vibrator? If not, that's probably a good place to start.
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Don't understand guys like LIMP. Its about both of you getting off together, not winning her over with your magic crank.

I read up and bought my wife the Hitachi Magic Wand (and pretty much every other sex toy we own) early on in our marriage. Especially after having kids it is hard for her to come without direct stimulation.

Side benefit is that while she's buzzing herself I can do whatever I want with the rest of her body and be a bit more selfish (not quite the right word) about my pleasure instead of worrying if I'm doing it right.
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I vote we call saddlebacking Christians "Technical Knocked-Ups"

T.K.U.

Get it? Get it?
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Agreed that womens' orgasms are more like a dimmer then an on/off switch... and of course hormones play a HUGE part as well!

Before our son was born, I would cum multiple times from penetration alone, but until he started nursing less I could NOT come w/o continuous, direct stimulation- either the showerhead or a vibe. It was awful- I thought I was broken forever! Thankfully my husband was happy to do whatever it took for me to enjoy sex (and his GGG-ness was probably more helpful then the vibe itself at helping me cum), and once baby was eating more solids I was back to my former vixen self. In all the lit I'd read about being ready for baby, this was never mentioned as a possibility!

Also, it's true that lots of young women think they've come when they haven't- I had thought the same thing. In hindsight, what I thought was the O was merely the buildup- it felt good, but I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. That said, my now-husband damn near had to scrape me off the ceiling after our first time... it was like suddenly being able to see the world in color. In other words, if you have to ask, she probably didn't come.

So yes, the female O is an amazing thing- and a truly good lover appreciates that bringing a woman to climax is an art form. Too bad more men don't have the patience or self-confidence to learn...

Oh, and Xtian butsecks for the win.
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With my last partner I needed a vibrator to come. With my current partner I don't. Sex toys are great, but when you can't get off without them it could be because you're not that turned on by your partner.
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There's already a term for young Christians who engage in any sex act aside from vaginal intercourse- 'technical virgins.'
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I take antidepressants, which have the side effects of "pleasureless orgasms, genital anesthesia, and inability to orgasm". I have no libido issue, but it does take a damn strong vibrator to get me off (new research indicates Viagra may help women with these problems due to antidepressants!).

My pre-op MTF girlfriend doesn't feel threatened when I have to use a vibrator while we're having sex. She understands that it's the only way I can have 110% enjoyment, rather than the 100% I get without it.

Plus, an orgasm with a vibrator by myself is not anywhere near as enjoyable as one with a vibrator and my girl. She's still very much an important part of the equation.
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Dan's advice to JON is right on. Straight virgin girls benefit from the same advice. Funny how everything old is new again. When I was a teen, boys used that age-old line on me, "If you really loved me, you'd do it without a rubber." I'm sure other women reading this have heard that line, too. I was resolute. And eventually the boy realized I wasn't budging, and he cracked his wallet and spent the measly dollar for the condom. JON's in the same situation. Same meat, different gravy.

"If you really loved me" is boy code for "I'm not thinking of your feelings, only mine." By the way, JON could remind his partner that HIV isn't the only STD he's worried about. If the date won't compromise, it's time for JON to DTMFA. There are lots of hot guys out there.
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a) How widespread is the phenomenon?... b) are the rates of new infections zero or nearly zero for sex partners taking part in the phenomenon?... of the strategy of "Let's get tested TOGETHER BEFORE we have sex, for A VARIETY of STDs." Sexual health checkups reduce ambiguity and can be like anything else POTENTIAL sex partners do together.
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As for LIMP, I thought we were over all that vaginal/clitoral orgasm shit. He doesn't mention whether he tried licking her clit. I smell something missing in his story. It sounds more to me like he wants her to climax just from penetration. Either way, take it from me, Dan is dead on when he observes that if she doesn't get her needs met at home, there are plenty of men (and women) out there who are willing to oblige.
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Dan, I really enjoy your column but I sometimes wonder who your intended audience is. You have good advice for LIMP but is it really _for_ him? I wouldn't listen to anyone calling me a douche or a bag of slop no matter what they had to say. This would be particularly true if I was sexually insecure and made myself vulnerable by asking for help.

Do you want to advise people or is your column like reality TV: tune in and feel superior to the folks who put themselves out there to be humiliated. I don't believe you intend it that way. Of course it's great that you are so frank with people. And as I said your advice is very good. It's just that your delivery style can make me cringe.
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C H R I S T I A N     A S S     F U C K I N G !
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LIMP: my vibrator-loving wife uses it often both before and during sex. I know that she's (almost) guaranteed satusfaction, which takes a lot of pressure off and means I know she loves our sex life as much as I do.

Plus, there's a selfish reason, too: because she is pretty much guaranteed satisfaction she's given me the go to do basically indulge all of my kinks. Win-win!
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If we use the word "saddlebacking" for anal sex with a condom, then "saddlebacking" becomes something GOOD and RIGHT, something all gay men SHOULD be doing. I thought the idea was to humiliate rather than praise Mr. Warren.
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Why should Saddlebacking be Number Five?
President Obama has said that we must overcome our partisan grudges and work together. Surely, having Mr. Warren deliver the inaugural benediction was an example of this spirit.
I am a lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, and when something so universally disgusting as santorun was named after someone so personally disgusting as Rick, I cheered, I jeered, but this is provocation, this is the mere sticking out of tongues.
There is nothing disgusting about anal sex (except for the occasional avoidable santorum.) All may partake, giving and receiving; it is the most democratic of sex acts. Let us not mock these teens who wish to preserve their notional virginity, saving penis-vagina sex for after marriage. Imagine, if you will a generation of young hetero Christians whose first sexual experiences include the very act which so many bigots deem unnatural. They will grow up. They will be the leaders of their churches one day, and these explorers on the outer edges of Christianity, these Asstopher Columbuses, these Amerigo Buttspuccis, they will be our friends.
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Why would women feel smug over men's insecurities concerning their sex toys?

Men don't feel smug over women's insecurities concerning , well, everything.
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Here's a summary: Roughly 30 years ago, Michael Crichton wrote Westworld, a story about a theme park where things suddenly go haywire and the park's attractions, robots in this case, start killing everyone. If that sounds exactly like the plot of Jurassic Park with robots instead of dinosaurs, it's because it is. If that makes Michael Crichton sound like a hack writer who constantly reuses the same plots hoping nobody will notice, it's because he was! Plus scientists are all amoral douchebags, and science itself is a really bad idea that will get us all killed. In every book.

Let's all take a moment to thank Michael Crichton for finally passing away, and taking the anti-science fiction genre with him!
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Our LIMP related issue is not me but her. Wifie often needs the warm touch of Mr. Hitachi to get her off but is too insecure to let me watch. Since you're into movie references, I get the "6th Sense"ish "Stop looking at me!" when it's her turn. Sheesh.
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Dude, "barebacking" does not just refer to gay anal sex. People use it to refer to vagtastic sex too.
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LIMP pisses me off.

I would kill for my wife to ask to use a vib during sex. I bought her one, and she uses it ALONE. I am not allowed to touch her vagina with anything but my dick - missionary style - lights out. I bought a ring - "No, it will fall off in me". For her, foreplay is "Okay, I will take my shirt off this time." Almost unbelievably, outside the bedroom, our marriage is pretty good - 17 years and 2 kids. We get along and work well together. Inside - the bare minimum. She says "it isn't you, I love you. I just don't like to do anything else other than the very basics". Before marriage - all sorts of fun sex and spontaneity. After marriage - BORING. The reality is that this is pretty common. And yeah, I am mad about it and I resent it. Is that going to help things? No. Will I leave her or cheat? No. I guess that means this is what life has to offer.

LIMP, you don't know how lucky you are, STFU!
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LIMP can go "hands free"! Bought my GF a "We-Vibe" [http://we-vibe.com/] for the holidays. It is worn inside and on top. Both parties can enjoy the vibes!
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Dan, PLEASE don't go with the first definition! No healthy person wants to saddleback someone they care for. Giving saddleback this meaning will either cause the word to not catch on or make using condoms that much less sexy.
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Oh fucking bullshit!

I had a girlfriend that used to need a vibrator, until a therapist told her to put the damn thing away - for as long as it took to come with a REAL DICK and tongue inside of her. Took about 2 weeks - to frustrating weeks for her, mind you, but she never went back to her plastic battery operated shit, and we started having a normal sex life, whatever that is.

I don't buy this bullshit that human beings have been around since the dawn of time and some chick needs a device made ten years ago to get off. Bullshit.

If I masturbate long enough on my own, a real pussy is too sensitive for me, so I stop masturbating as much when I'm dating. Use your common sense, damn it!
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Let me add my voice to the chorus of women who *thought* they were having orgasms before I got my first vibrator. It took about 2 1/2 seconds to realize I had no fucking clue before.

Since then I have been happily orgasmic in all kinds of ways, but it never would have happened without that first little toy.

I think there is some truth to the notion that vibes can be desensitizing to some women. But most guys don't undestand that with penetration there's almost no clitoral stimulation at all. Its like a guy cumming from his underwear rubbing him when he walks... You'd have to be might sensitive for that to happen.

After 2+ years of sleeping with a dick that doesn't want his wife to get off unless it's HIS way (which happens to be the least likely way), I think it's safe to say that no amount of non-stimulation from this prick is going to get her off. It isn't that he can't get her off, it's that he won't try. Buzz away, sister!

BTW guys, I hope you are taking notes. There's tons of good info from the ladies in the comments this week!
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Yeah Psilly, as much as I like the idea that fairness is more important than sensitivity toward women (and indeed women will benefit much more from fairness), you're just wrong wrong wrong here. First of all, part of the appeal of Dan's column is the scandal induced by hearing a man's view of sexuality. The tradition has long been "Miss Manners" - which Dan is both destroying and taking to a whole new level. Sure, it matters that he's gay... but didn't you fucking hear him say that people are not allowed to gain 20 pounds and act like that has no relationship consequences??? That's as politically incorrect as anything else I've ever heard in the context of sexual morality.

Secondly, while we never know the exact circumstances, there are literally millions of women who obviously need extra effort to get to orgasm, as this column has shown over and over. Dan's advice is correct.

Stick to fairness Psilly, like Dan does, and that's the only way to get to fairness beyond condescension toward women and unending criticism toward men.
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Psilly - yes, vibrators can desensitize, just like death-grip. Why wouldn't they? It's the same concept: intense stimulation.

However, that doesn't change the fact that some women can't come without them, never come before they had them, never will if they don't.

Furthermore, Dan's oft-repeated advice to men who are trying to get over the death grip has always, always, been in response to THE MAN saying "I don't want it to be like this, how can I change it?" (either directly or to his girfiend) and NOT women saying, "I won't let my boyfriend come unless he'll come inside me because it insults me."

Still furthermore, it's a lot easier for a man to learn to come inside a woman's orifice than for a woman to learn to orgasm from intercourse. Women who can come from this can do so because they either get off on g-spot stimulation (the equivalent to men getting off on prostate stimulation - possible, but NOT something we widely expect men to be able to do in the same way we expect women to come from vaginal stimulation), or because they have a clit that's positioned in such a way as to be stimulated by the man's pelvic bone during thrusting (no, our clits are not all in the same place).

So even if what Dan's saying about some women NEEDING a vibrator to get off for anatomical reasons (clit buried more deeply), most women will still need some kind of stimulation other than intercourse. And since that's the case, what fucking reason is there not to use the damn vibrator? It's easier and quicker anyway. If any guys could give me a reason other than "I feel threatened by it!" I might listen.
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Men don't feel smug over women's insecurities concerning , well, everything.


You're kidding, right? That statement alone proves that you, at least, feel smug over women's insecurities. Get your head out of your ass.
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Dear Dan

Good advice to LIMP. He is very poorly educated. Also a big whiny baby.

Best wishes
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Regards vibrator --- up in Canada there is a new sex toy that's been in the news - that can apparently be enjoyed by both a man and a woman at the same time. (I'm too gay to want to visualize it it detail...) Invented by a laid off engineer and his wife. The news item is at:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/20…
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I'm just chiming in to remind LIMP that there's nothing unmasculine about using power tools to get the job done.
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I have a hard time imagining that LIMP's letter is not fake. I am actually shocked to be the first person suggesting this.
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First of all, LIMP, you suck!!! It's HER orgasm! Can you imagine how she feels when you refuse to to get her to come the only way she knows how? You're telling her she's not good enough and there's nothing she can do about it. Poor thing, she must have really low self-esteem to have even married you to begin with.

Second of all, "saddlebacking" *has* to be Christian teenagers assfucking. Anal sex with a condom is just too boring and shouldn't need a name because that's how assfucking should be done, anyway... with a condom!
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How many times would one feasibly use "saddlebacking" in conversation if you went with the Christian anal sex definition? Probably only in the comments section on this site. Hardly embarrassing to Rick Warren if it doesn't spread like santorum on fresh white linens.

The gay anal sex with a condom, however, can easily be interjected into conversation. One doesn't even need to know the origins of the term to start using it, as it makes perfect sense to anyone familiar with barebacking. Abracadabra, you've brought the term into everyday speech, and maybe even a cleverly named porno will stem from it. FAR more embarrasing to Rick Warren to have everybody using the term than just a handful of people.

And as example of how easy it is to put the first definition into common usage, scroll up and re-read JON's letter and Dan's response, both about a manipulative prick not wanting to "saddleback"
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How is it that butch guys are all over power tools but cower at the first sign of a 2 inch mini vibe?

Saddlebacking shouldn't be gay anal sex with a condom-- I'd hate for safe sex to be tied to such a dick.

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