I make it my mission to avoid talking about intimacy wherever possible. I prefer to focus instead on "hard-core porn," which I believe better aligns with the realities of life. But, as Britney Spears sang in her hit song, "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart": "You put a dart through my dreams, through my heart."

And so it is that we discussed at decent length the final destination of relationships where the sex stops. I would genuinely like to have better news for our listeners, but I'm afraid it's typically a sign things aren't going to get much better, and they'll likely get much worse.

We also discuss women's various challenges communicating to partners their intentions and desires. What if they just want cuddling and not sex? How is it even possible to communicate this to a partner? What if instead they want a real man's man; a real protector? Should they ask a man to rough them up in bed?

And what to do if a woman says no to a sexual encounter once, only to realize she really wants a relationship with the guy? How to recover the satellites?

Here is the masturbation device we discussed at the beginning of the episode:

https://ymmv.me/104/stroker

We get a lot of our questions from Reddit, so for our listeners' enjoyment, here are links to some of the questions we discussed this week:

https://ymmv.me/104/sexless

https://ymmv.me/104/do-whatever

https://ymmv.me/104/denied

https://ymmv.me/104/finishing

https://ymmv.me/104/initiation

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