Sometimes, what seems hot in theory definitely isn’t in practice. Recently, Reddit user Skybuwie asked people to share something they once thought was sexy until they actually tried it, and the responses are a wild ride. Here are some of the (NSFW) best…
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“Mile high club. I’m sure it’s fine on a private jet or something. On a regular plane, though? Cramped AF bathroom, extremely difficult to get into a comfortable position.”
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“Talking dirty probably works for some people, and I thought it would be fun, but I get incredibly self-conscious and end up sounding like Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. ‘I hope you are enjoying the feeling of my penis in your vagina. It is quite a pleasing feeling for me as well.'”
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“Sex in the bath is chafing and difficult and someone is always out of the water and cold.”
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“Okay, so I really thought lingerie would be this magical confidence booster. I bought this lacy red thing that looked amazing in the mirror…until I tried walking in it. It itched in places I didn’t know could itch, one strap kept slipping off, and by the time I actually got to the ‘big moment,’ I was more focused on not looking like a tangled piñata than being sexy. Ended up yanking it off halfway through and now it’s just chilling in a drawer like a $50 regret.”
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“In my early 20s, I started to dabble in some rougher porn. I had a hookup with a guy who liked that I was ‘into that’ and the sex that night was rough. I literally stopped him after about five minutes and was like, ‘Yeah, I like watching other people take it hard, but I hate this for myself.’ He totally understood and stopped immediately, but it was a bit awkward, and we didn’t finish. He just apologized a bit and I told him it was fine, and he left.”
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“Face-sitting…as in…being the one sat on. I mean everything in my brain tells me ‘YES I want to be smothered in all that THICC FLESH’…but when actually there, I can’t breathe, I can’t feel my face, I can’t move my tongue, I can’t see, and my cheeks are getting friction burns from her cheeks.”
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“Partner swapping. My ex-wife and I were friends with another couple, and one night we all ended up getting it on next to each other. Then we tried swapping. I thought it would be hot, but it was just awkward. Not awful, but totally lacking the thrill I’d expected and instead a sort of ‘how soon will this weirdness be over’ vibe. I had fantasized about it before, but I have no interest in that now. I no longer think the George Michael lyric ‘sex is best when it’s one on one’ was just a politically correct line.”
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“Pop rocks during a blowjob. I had read something about it in, I think, a Cosmo mag at one point, and I tried it with my college boyfriend. He did not enjoy it, and a few of them snapped in my nasal cavity, which was also quite unpleasant. Do not recommend, but much laughter followed, and we’re still together 19 years later.”
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“Three-way with someone you’re serious about. Will definitely lead to problems and I do not recommend.”
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“Finishing on my girl’s face. She agreed to try it, and I was super excited. As soon as I finished and looked at her, I felt like absolute scum of the earth. I deeply apologized, and she said it was all fine since we talked about it and agreed to it. Felt like the most degrading thing I’ve ever done to another person.”
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“Anal. Don’t care for it. I was certainly curious, but vaginal and oral are way better.”
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“Fucking for 30 minutes or more. That shit is tiring. If you change it up, switch back to foreplay for a bit, and/or take breaks, that’s cool. But non-stop penetration gets boring and uncomfortable after a while.”
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“Not even sure what it’s called but thing where the penis goes between the boobs and they hold them together and you do a few thrusts…Like, I could see the appeal from an outside perspective, but it didn’t even feel good, and I can’t imagine being the woman is any good either. ‘Oh look, there’s a penis poking at my chin, etc.'”
Care to share your reality-doesn’t-match-fantasy realizations? You can add yours in the comments or the anonymous comment box below!