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Over 90 days ago
Lesbian Female, 38
0 miles · Seattle
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Marx Sister
I will not get into the details, but me too. My first sexual experience was not strictly voluntary, and definitely not consensual. As I say, the details are unnecessary, but suffice it to say it was more than unpleasant. I didn't have sex again for four years. Happy to report that I do enjoy sex now, though.
Marx Sister
This is an excellent question. I'm not sure it would be a turn off to that many people, but cliffhangers can leave a certain frustration, particularly if there is not a lot of detail. If the description is well crafted a story can be augmented by other things like romance, descriptions of pleasure but not explicit detail of the actions behind it (maybe an allusion or a comment pointing the reader in a certain or a couple certain directions).
Basically what I'm saying is that while smut can be very popular with a certain crowd, the other can work very well. I think it's a different audience, though. It has been my observation that this demographic is less likely to vote than the other, more likely to vote based on what they think instead of just handing out fives, and more likely to comment on stories. Of course I'm not suggesting that these points are true across the board, to say nothing of the fact that many people like both. Depending on your goals with Lush, it may matter a great deal, but if you're worried about the way people feel about your writing, I wouldn't worry about the occasional four or even three. I still get that little pang of frustration and wonder about what's wrong with my story when I see that average score decline, though.
Basically what I'm saying is that while smut can be very popular with a certain crowd, the other can work very well. I think it's a different audience, though. It has been my observation that this demographic is less likely to vote than the other, more likely to vote based on what they think instead of just handing out fives, and more likely to comment on stories. Of course I'm not suggesting that these points are true across the board, to say nothing of the fact that many people like both. Depending on your goals with Lush, it may matter a great deal, but if you're worried about the way people feel about your writing, I wouldn't worry about the occasional four or even three. I still get that little pang of frustration and wonder about what's wrong with my story when I see that average score decline, though.
