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(NSFW) Ladies: who do you talk to about sex?

Asked by ette_ (1360points) February 27th, 2011

I know that for many people talking about sex is kind of taboo, but other than your significant other, do you ever talk about your sex life with your (girl)friends? Sometimes I just kind of want an outlet to share an experience with someone but I always feel as if it’ll make me look like a slut or a whore in someone’s eyes so it’s a tip-toe kind of situation.

I’m just curious about who you ladies (and men, although it seems more like “kiss and tell” when guys talk about it, fair or not :P) talk to about your sex life. And if you do, what kinds of things do you talk about? I would love to have a group of girlfriends like the Sex and the City gals just so I could talk to people about sex. LOL.

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xjustxxclaudiax's avatar

Anybody that will be willing to listen to me….My mom will even cover her ears whenever I even mention the word sex…...I’m not ashamed to talk about sex…..I find it kinda fun.

beccagolling's avatar

Well, I only talk about sex with my fiance and a good friend of mine. Its sorta fun to talk about lol. ;p but when I do talk about it I usally make sexual jokes, talk about sexual fantasys, fetishs, stuff like that you know, or even what I’ve been up to. :p And heck no, talking about sex does not make you a slut! Its a good way to get out sexual tension. There is nothing wrong with it.

ette_'s avatar

Well, the BF and I had a sort of “incident” the other night and while we look back and laugh about it, I had no one to tell! And I usually don’t have a need to tell EVERYTHING but this was just too much! And it wasn’t anything he did…it was all me, I was embarrassed but I had no outlet. LOL. And I definitely don’t feel it appropriate to say it on Fluther because I feel like Fluther is a bit more distinguished than, say, Answerbag which is where I was led when I Googled what happened. :x

sliceswiththings's avatar

My a cappella group. I was in an all-female a cappella group in college and half of rehearsal was talking about sex. And periods. Now that most have us have dispersed, they’re still the ones I get in touch with about these questions or stories.

OpryLeigh's avatar

I’m not shy about talking about sex or who I talk about it to (although, I am slightly more reserved around my Grandmother). I don’t feel that it is a taboo subject for me but if I notice that someone is uncomfortable with such discussions I tend to avoid them (the discussions not the people!)

Bellatrix's avatar

I am not inhibited about talking about sex, so I will talk to girlfriends if the time is right. I have one girlfriend though who insists on bringing up her sex life at any opportunity and frankly it leaves you wondering why she needs to talk about it so much if it is so good and happening so often.

shego's avatar

I use to talk to my mom all the time before she passed. I would ask her questions or her opinion.
But now I talk to my best friend, and my fiancée now, and we are all like an open book.

augustlan's avatar

My husband, some friends, and you people. I will talk about anything, with just about anybody. Though my kids are on Fluther, so I have to be somewhat more reserved here. ;)

perspicacious's avatar

I really don’t understand why some people feel like they need to talk about it so much. My fella and I talk about it, well we do more than we talk. I don’t need to talk to anyone else about it. I guess if you view it simply as sport you talk about it for strategy advice. No need when it’s just between two people exclusively.

Seelix's avatar

I can talk to my best friend about anything, including sex. She’s the only one who knows everything about everything! A lot of members ask questions here – I think it’s a great forum for that kind of thing because people are often more willing to share opinions etc. in the pseudo-anonymity provided by the internet. So ask away!

dreamer31's avatar

I talk about sex with my close friends. No shame here.

Shegrin's avatar

Well, after my mom told me how she worked that kink out of my stepfather’s back, all bets are off. I can Mos’ Def talk to her. All my girlfriends are theatre-types, so any Dionysian discussion is welcome. I cannot talk to my father or stepmother about sex. Too uncomfortable. Strangers. Won’t talk to strangers about sex, except in anonymous internet forums.

Earthgirl's avatar

First of all-my mother would be the absolute last person on earth that I would talk about sex with! One of my ex boyfriends from high school recently told her that I never went all the way with him and she should be proud that I was such a good girl because boy, did he ever try!! I was absolutely mortified that he told her that!

Secondly- I have one girlfriend that is very comfortable in her sexuality that wouldn’t be embarrassed to talk about sex in general but I wouldn’t feel comfortable talking about very specific details with. We are both married and I really don’t believe in kiss and tell. I think it’s disrespectful to complain about things you don’t like (disrespectful to your SO) and when it’s things that you do like it sounds like bragging. I don’t think too many people want to hear how great your sex life is. esecially not in excruciating detail I could be wrong here.
Thirdly-My husband is very old fashioned when it comes to talking about sex. (not our sex life which he will talk about, just my past) He thinks it’s inappropriate and undignified. He sort of missed the whole sexual revolution I think, lol. I am very open and would talk to him about past boyfiriends but he finds that threatening I think and even a little distasteful. He is how he is and I respect that.

Fifth-My siblings. When I was younger, like in my 20s, I could talk to my sisters quite openly. As I get older and have been married I don’t share those things anymore with them.

Lastly-I have a lot of male friends that I go way back with. They are like brothers to me. I can tell them absolutely anything. I find that men are less judgemental. They also share with me tales of their exploits and derring do. one of them has an Errol Flynn obsession,lol

nikipedia's avatar

All my friends, male and female, talk about sex with each other regularly. If I couldn’t talk to someone about sex I don’t think i would really consider that person a friend.

gailcalled's avatar

My best friend of the last 10 years (who is a gay male) and I have no taboos. It is, after all these years, very refreshing.

filmfann's avatar

I don’t know how many times I have told YarnLady T M I !

cak's avatar

Other than my husband, one of my dearest friends. It’s more of a joking conversation, you know, “how we fit sex in” Just blah!

MilkyWay's avatar

I can have a sex convo with people in school, but never with my parents . . . NIGHTMARE!
Me and my friends talk about it all the time, i don’t get uncomfortable or anything. Its kinda fun!

tranquilsea's avatar

I don’t have many people I talk to about sex. Back in the early part of our marriage I couldn’t even talk to my husband about it. Growing up my mother said we could ask anything we wanted but no one really did. I assumed that you didn’t talk about it.

But I learned that not talking about isn’t healthy. So, after getting over crushing embarrassment I started talking to my husband. Surprisingly (to me) our sex life started to get better. Then I started asking my sisters questions about their sex lives in the hopes of creating a support system. What I found out, sadly, was that their sex lives sucked.

Now I talk to my best friend and my husband.

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