This week on Slog, we’re revisiting some of the most popular Savage Love letters of all time. We’re organizing them in our new Best Savage Love Letters of the Day section, which will continue growing with more all-star letters throughout the week. First up, a gay with a two-hour dilemma… —Eds. Note
I’m 26, gay and I’ve started a serious, long-term relationship and things have gone great! We moved in, and he’s introduced me to things sexually that I haven’t experienced before. Here’s my dilemma though, as a “bottom” douching takes FOREVER. Like a seriously long time. Anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours. I’ve tried everything! Eating different foods, eating at different times, increasing my fiber intake, different amounts of water, taking supplements for fiber, douching to only clean out the lower rectum, etc. In order to feel relaxed and ready, I want to be as clean as possible (not to an extreme, we’re both comfortable with bodily functions) when it’s time for rimming, anal and the like. As a young professional, I work anywhere from 10 to 12 hours, five days a week, and the last thing I want to do is spend 2 hours in the bathroom. Consider the mood lost! Do you have any advice for an intermediate doucher? I’ve only been using a “bulb” douche thus far.
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