My husband, Ben, was online reading the Times and its product review site, "Hey, look at this," he exclaimed, "Wirecutter reviewed vibrators!" Now you would think that, given my history, I was a longtime user, but my shy side has never let me go into an adult store to buy one. And heaven forbid I would have one come in the mail for all - read that, hubby and the mailman - to see. "You mean, like, sex toys?" I asked and gr...

While my affair with Zach became a regular outing, I continued having sex chats with others. Every once in a while, another female would open a private chat, and we would exchange tales of our sex lives. Many of these gals were interested in ff play, as well. Unlike with guys, the conversations began tentatively and were slow to get down to business. And so I got to chatting with DamselJane. After the usual hello's and wh...

We chatted a few more times FISHERCAT: "Think you might cheat for real again?" HONEYLICK: "I don't know. I really don't know." FISHERCAT: "You know I'd like to meet you for coffee somewhere. I'm not that far away." HONEYLICK: "I don't know." FISHERCAT: "Really?" Oh God. It wouldn't be just coffee, would it? HONEYLICK: "How far?" FISHERCAT: "About 80 miles. We could meet halfway." I realized I was trembling. HONEYLICK: "I...

You can chat about anything online. I had discovered and enjoyed chatting about gardening, travel, and Mideastern cooking. One of the travel chats got to talking about the attitudes and even laws about "sex work" in various countries. I found that fascinating. It turns out you can chat privately, too. One of the gents I chatted with there admitted to partaking in those activities all over the world. The private chats with...

Ryan and I made our plan after the idea of checking out a swing club popped into our heads. That Friday evening, after talking to my husband, Travis, on the phone - his work would keep him away for another week - I drove over to the mall parking lot and got into Ryan's car. We drove for forty-five minutes to an old warehouse and located an entry that was much too polished for such a building. "Enchantment," the awning ann...

Ryan's girlfriend and Travis were both out of town for a couple of weeks. We broke our rule of the last two months, and Ryan came to my house for the evening. It was just too cold outside. Anyway, what hotel has a fireplace to warm our naked bodies? I set a fire there and went upstairs to change into a sheer red negligee with a slit from below my knee up to my hip. Of course, I omitted the layer underneath. Ryan cut throu...

This affair started a few years ago. But as a prelude, there were troubling things happening inside me. I was 33. When we first met and in the early years of our marriage, my husband and I were like rabbits. Every opportunity, every place, every part of our bodies that could be used for pleasure. Yes, even there. He's a wonderful man and wonderful in bed, too. But lately, I'd found myself losing interest in sex, even avoi...

I picked up Peter at the airport when he returned from his latest trip to Brussels and Madrid. I was prepared for a late dinner at home together. It was simple. Tortellini with a marinara sauce I had made that afternoon. And of course, a nice bottle of chianti to honor his business success in Spain. And when we were done, I gave him my sweetest come-hither flirt. He pushed back his chair and I sat across his lap. Everythi...

My 20th high school reunion came around way to soon for my liking. How did I get to be 38?!?!? I signed up to go with my husband, Peter. We were still living in the town where I grew up. I had met Peter soon after he moved into town to work at a local Navy contractor. The night before the big event, there was an informal gathering in the lobby bar of a Weston's closer to the city. People were flying in from all over the w...

I had just turned thirty when this happened, before my liaison with my brother, and I'm not proud of it. I was the only "girl" in a software group and got my share of attention because of that. It wasn't always welcome, but this was before #MeToo. My coping method was to play along, and I admit to a fair amount of flirting. The Christmas party took place on a Wednesday night in mid-December. Most everybody was there with...

Little Emily was 18 months when this happened. We'd been using Kara to babysit for over a year and she was maturing into a lovely young lady late in her senior year of high school. Still, it came as a bit of a surprise when, as we left for a play, she asked, "Is it OK if I have a friend over after Emily goes to sleep. ... To, uh, work on homework together?" I looked over at Peter. "Male or female," I asked. "Well, it's my...

My brother, Oliver, was visiting us for a couple of weeks while his wife went on a cruise with some girlfriends and he had business in town. (He hated the name "Oliver", so when his friends started calling him "Patch" because Mom put a patch on the rear of his jeans one year, he happily adopted that as his permanent moniker.) My hubby, Pete, had gone off to a conference for three days. So Patch and I were home alone toget...

Brenda and I took her canoe off the roof rack of her SUV, lugged it down the ramp - which was more like a walkway than something you could back a trailer onto - and led it into the water. There had been a long dry spell, so the water behind the dam was low. The pavement ran out before we got the boat far enough in to climb aboard. That should have been a warning, but we didn't think much of it. The bottom was sandy below...