not enter” alternative. We can’t figure out why so many straight people think that there’s no sex without penetration. We know straight men and women who have slept with someone and done everything except intercourse but still don’t consider that sex. We think this fallacy might have evolved from traditional notions which dictated that brides be virgins. In other words, the back way was okay, but access to the front door required a ring.
Before the sexual revolution of the sixties, most folks knew that their sexual encounters would probably not end in intercourse. Before a date, guys premeditated their strategy with the precision of a field marshal and plotted every move to get from first base to a home run. They knew which girls would put out and which girls would put them through the ringer before they might score.
Girls knew how to play the game, too. To maintain their reputations, it was their duty to say no as long as they could and still keep the guy interested, notwithstanding his wails of desire and complaints about the dreaded blue balls. Girls also knew that good girls got married, nice girls were popular, and going all the way meant that you were branded the school nymphomaniac, destined for heartache, ridicule and social ruin. If you don’t believe us, check out Doris Day in That Touch of Mink , or Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass . Or listen to Meat Loaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” The birth control pill changed all that, and such military maneuvers were as out as white-gloved tea parties. We refer you here to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls .
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Well, guess what? Times have changed, and the nineties look a lot like the fifties again. Women are gobbling up advice that their mothers rebelled against. The old “good girl” has been replaced by the “rules girl,” whose basic credo is “no, no, no” until the ring is on her finger. Whether you’re a rules girl, or a party girl, or haven’t thought about what type of girl you are in a long time, doesn’t matter. There are other, real reasons why “do not enter” has become so popular again. What’s more, these activities can be loads of fun, alleviate sexual monotony, and add spice to a humdrum routine. Gay men have elevated them to an art form, so get ready to perfect your pièce de résistance.
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Talk about keeping it clean! Splashing around in the tub can be just as much fun now as it was when you were a kid. Only now there are two of you. Getting into a warm bath together has several advantages: You get relaxed, you get excited, you get off and you get clean. Maggie always thought that erections were impossible in warm water, but after Danny told her about an adventure in a hot tub under the Santa Fe stars, she changed her mind.
The recipe is pretty simple. Find a couple of inflatable neck pillows, run a bath, and add an invigorating herbal scent instead of something flowery. Get inside, relax for a while, and let your fingers do the walking. Add bath gel or mild soap, and let your hands do the rest. Pull yourself closer so your legs go over his thighs, soap up Mr. Stiffy, and go to town.
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Start with a back, shoulder or head massage while you kiss and lick his neck. Reach around him, or slide your hands under his arms, so that you can nab his nipples. Again, work your soapy hands lower and watch his grower become a show-er.
Obviously, this technique works well on you with the positions reversed.
Extolling the virtues of cleanliness, Danny has always been more of a shower person. It’s pretty easy to figure out that you can do just about anything standing up that you can do lying down. You can give a guy a pretty vigorous hand workout standing face to face, reaching from behind him, or with you on your knees.