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I joined the site a while ago now, and I was looking for a certain thing and found it. Then, as my time on here progressed, the 'thing' I was looking for changed. The more meets I had, the more I sort of changed what I was wanting out of a meet.
Sometimes the thing that changed was me; I decided I wanted to try something new or live out a particular fantasy and I just kind of went in that direction for a bit. I do go through sexual phases.
However sometimes, for me, the bar just gets raised and then ever after any meet is going to have to meet that standard.
What raises the bar for you?
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a pulse
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a pulse

:laughabove:
I've still got a pulse..............just lol
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a pulse

:laughabove:
I've still got a pulse..............just lol
am surprised you shut up long enoug to draw breath ffs! :lol:
What raises the bar for me is walking away from a meet with a smile on my face.......then getting a text the next day from who ever you met saying they had a good time as well...
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a pulse

:laughabove:
I've still got a pulse..............just lol
am surprised you shut up long enoug to draw breath ffs! :lol:
I talk out of me arse so breathing isn't a problem wink :lol:
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. but i do like being able to explore my more kinky side without any form of concern. then being able to go back to the sound basics and still be satisfied is rather amazing.
whips

I like the way that's put Whips, I so agree :thumbup:
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What raises the bar for me is walking away from a meet with a smile on my face.......then getting a text the next day from who ever you met saying they had a good time as well...

:thumbup: I like that too!
It's weird really, the bar has been raised for me a lot this weekend and it was less to do with kink or any kind of sexual particular, it was more the level of chilled-outness (it makes sense in my head... bear with!) I had a meet which was just such a pleasure on every level: easy company from the outset, great conversation, tactile, affectionate as well as bloody horny and naughty when everyone got down to it.
The whole ambience of the the thing has raised the bar substantially.
I guess it may make the next meet seem pedestrian, or maybe it will make me try harder. It's not good, after all, to get complacent!
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a pulse

:laughabove:
I've still got a pulse..............just lol
am surprised you shut up long enoug to draw breath ffs! :lolsillypl who dont fall doon stairs :lol:
Nola,
What a good post subject. When I first joined the site way, way back as a single male comming out of my second marriage, motives were the usual - uncomplicated nsa sex (not that I actually managed to find it lol ) but hey, the site and the opportunity were here and I was free and single again!! blink
Over the intervening years, I've put my posts in the forum, chatted in the rooms, gone to the socials and hopefully not upset too many people on my journey through life.
After awhile, the fantasy slowly turned into the reality and the nsa wasn't really what I was looking for talking the talk wasn't walking the walk :eek:
A few months away on an ordinary dating site and hey presto, a date was arrange and my Soul mate entered my life. :lickface: kiss
Fast forward to one of those late night heart-to-heart chats in bed and I mentioned my membership of SH. The "oooh that sounds interesting" reply caught me straight between the eyes!
A number of conversations later, we had a new Couples profile and were back with a vengance :lol: a few meets were arranged, mostly great (a few disasters) but we all learn from our mistakes..
We've re-written the profile (countless times) as we have progressed over the years, looked at new horizons, made not only swinging friends but also a number of personal friends. Had highs and lows, fun, excitement, made our own relationship stronger, added our input where we can and helped those members where we could.
We both still swing (not as much, but that's us being a bit more selective and experienced these days), enjoy the 'banter' of the chatrooms, the views of others in the forum posts and the social gatherings of the like-minded.
Many thanks to everyone of the SH Community - long may it continue. passionkiss
Experience and the experiences themselves changed the way I thought about things.
For me, the bar was raised when I'd hit the basement rather than the sky. Almost the opposite of what you're describing Nola.
An incident at a club happened where someone went against my wishes and that was the point that I resolved that I wouldn't ever settle for second best again. Never. And so the bar was raised. Unless there was that relaxed air of quiet confidence and horniness, it wouldn't be happening. Quality over quantity.
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Experience and the experiences themselves changed the way I thought about things.
For me, the bar was raised when I'd hit the basement rather than the sky. Almost the opposite of what you're describing Nola.
An incident at a club happened where someone went against my wishes and that was the point that I resolved that I wouldn't ever settle for second best again. Never. And so the bar was raised. Unless there was that relaxed air of quiet confidence and horniness, it wouldn't be happening. Quality over quantity.

That's exactly how I see it too LG. It's more likely to be a bad experience that makes me rethink what I will do in future and therefore raising the bar and my expectations accordingly. Spending more than one evening/night with someone is well and truly out of the question from now on after one particular meet that is definately on the 'wtf were you thinking?' pile :doh:
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a pulse

:laughabove:
I've still got a pulse..............just lol
am surprised you shut up long enoug to draw breath ffs! :lolsillypl who dont fall doon stairs :lol:
i didnt fall as such lol i erm kinda slipped a bit wink
I've always thought raising the bar would increase spillages.....seems like a bad idea to me
What raises my bar? confused
I notice a lot of people have related it experiences good or bad.
Aaahhh experiences - I remember those!
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What raises my bar? confused
I notice a lot of people have related it experiences good or bad.
Aaahhh experiences - I remember those!
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yea me too after a weekend of being tortured by someone i have seen regular last year to turn up unarranged fri night and sat lunch, arrangement was for sat night, ooh sat night comes and radio silence. the 2nd time in nearly a year i have arranged a meed and look what fookin happens, twats
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Experience and the experiences themselves changed the way I thought about things.
For me, the bar was raised when I'd hit the basement rather than the sky. Almost the opposite of what you're describing Nola.
An incident at a club happened where someone went against my wishes and that was the point that I resolved that I wouldn't ever settle for second best again. Never. And so the bar was raised. Unless there was that relaxed air of quiet confidence and horniness, it wouldn't be happening. Quality over quantity.

Aha! Too true, Miss Gem-ness! Yes, I've been in a similar situaton where a negative experience made me realise definitely what I don't want.
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Aha! Too true, Miss Gem-ness! Yes, I've been in a similar situaton where a negative experience made me realise definitely what I don't want.

I thought I looked mighty fine in the gimp mask and twin-set and pearls... obviously not sad
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Oh and Gem, what you posted on the Handsome Cock thread was the second half of what was in my head too - we obviously like the same kind of cocks smile
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Experience and the experiences themselves changed the way I thought about things.
For me, the bar was raised when I'd hit the basement rather than the sky. Almost the opposite of what you're describing Nola.
An incident at a club happened where someone went against my wishes and that was the point that I resolved that I wouldn't ever settle for second best again. Never. And so the bar was raised. Unless there was that relaxed air of quiet confidence and horniness, it wouldn't be happening. Quality over quantity.

Aha! Too true, Miss Gem-ness! Yes, I've been in a similar situaton where a negative experience made me realise definitely what I don't want.
Me too also... more than once! How does that happen?! You say you're never doing it again and then all of a sudden, next time is upon you and the same thing happens? The only thing in common is me, oh and the fact that they're men! rolleyes lol
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The only thing in common is me, oh and the fact that they're men! rolleyes lol

Must be you then wink bolt
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The only thing in common is me, oh and the fact that they're men! rolleyes lol

Must be you then wink bolt
Course it must... I dare say retirement must suit me! :wink:
If it's men you've a problem with DG... the logical suggestion would be to go for women instead. :rascal:
*forms orderly cue*
I can honestly say I've never gone back, and maybe I should? Although when I think of it... I don't think I'd want to go back, only forward. It must do nellie's head in when I'm being overly fussy or pulling the plug or just being too damn tentative for our own good! Maybe I've gone too far the other way and I'm cutting our noses off to spite our faces and I need to let up a little? But then, with all that said, he's as fussy, if not fussier than me anyway. So, I guess we're two of a pair! lol I'd rather that than having no standards at all though. I don't think that would work for me personally. Conversation to be had here me thinks! :lol:
Ok, now that you've all had a bit of my streaming conciousness thinking thing being typed out for all to see, I'll bugger off and let you all have your say!
Oh and Bloke... good job I came back to this thread, cos I don't always, even if I've posted in it! :lol: I'm sure there is some kind of joke to be had about liking the same kinds of cock, but for the life of me, my joke gland has gone missing. confused
Probably a good thing as I'm a bit rubbish at telling jokes as it happens. But there you are. A nice little diversion over afternoon tea and choccie biccies. smile
Yeah. I did a few things, enjoyed some of them, didn't enjoy others, and learned. Most educational were the ones I enjoyed at the time but afterwards felt a bit hollow about. Kind of made me think, is this really how I see myself?
I had one particular experience (not with anyone from SH) where I stayed over at the house of someone who normally charges people. Beforehand, I'd been quite flattered to be getting freebies; I'd met her at a gangbang and she'd told me I could have her whenever I wanted to. Well, great; the sex was great. But her teenage kids were in the house, downstairs, watching TV when I went to make a cup of tea; she was all saying, they're quite comfortable with my lifestyle, but it was quite clear they weren't. I was also pretty sure they thought I was paying to fuck their mum, and I kind of wanted to say "No no I'm not one of those people!" Not that I'm against the concept of people working in or using the sex industry at all, if they're doing it on their own terms: but something about the situation made me not want to be a part of it.
But the worst thing was lying in the bed over night (Christ this has become Tomu confessional here, sorry). It just hit me that I didn't know what to do. I didn't know whether to cuddle up to her or what. I think what I'm trying to say is that without an emotional connection it felt like a lie. I didn't sleep well that night, got up fairly early and got the train home feeling depressed. And came away knowing a bit more about what I like and don't like.
I don't judge here at all for her way of live, each to their own, and she was clearly being honest with everyone and was as in control of her situation as it's possible to be - her own website, choosing her own clients, and all of that. She seemed to be enjoying it, and she was basically a mum doing what she could to provide for her kids. Fine. I don't know whether paying customers ever went back to her house, either.
It didn't help that the whole thing was right after my best friend's funeral so I was feeling pretty messed up anyway, and it was at a time when being single was really starting to bite. The whole thing kind of told me that I really did want to be in love with someone.
(Just, in the perfect world, someone who enjoys being gangbanged).
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Yeah. I did a few things, enjoyed some of them, didn't enjoy others, and learned. Most educational were the ones I enjoyed at the time but afterwards felt a bit hollow about. Kind of made me think, is this really how I see myself?

Ah, the hollow feeling. Yep, been there. Weird actually, because when I started this thread I was in a 'happy place' about a great meet. Now I think about it, the not-so-happy-places have probably taght me more about what I do and don't want.
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The whole thing kind of told me that I really did want to be in love with someone.
(Just, in the perfect world, someone who enjoys being gangbanged).

That bit made me chuckle - and kinda nod contemplatively too.
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Yeah. I did a few things, enjoyed some of them, didn't enjoy others, and learned. Most educational were the ones I enjoyed at the time but afterwards felt a bit hollow about. Kind of made me think, is this really how I see myself?

Ah, the hollow feeling. Yep, been there. Weird actually, because when I started this thread I was in a 'happy place' about a great meet. Now I think about it, the not-so-happy-places have probably taght me more about what I do and don't want.
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The whole thing kind of told me that I really did want to be in love with someone.
(Just, in the perfect world, someone who enjoys being gangbanged).

That bit made me chuckle - and kinda nod contemplatively too.
tomu? nola? Please would you just do all my thinking and speaking for me so I can have a nice rest? You put it so well and so that's-just-what-I-feelly.
kiss
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The only thing in common is me, oh and the fact that they're men! rolleyes lol

Must be you then wink bolt
Course it must... I dare say retirement must suit me! :wink:
Retirement? You look quite good for 65 kiss