
A couple of years ago, I finished having sex with my boyfriend, and promptly burst into tears.
Not happy, post-orgasmic tears of joy, but tears of utter defeat.
Just a few weeks after starting antidepressants, I’d lost my ability orgasm.
I’d tried using more lube, dedicating more time to foreplay, and paying extra attention to my clit, but nothing worked. Even my favourite porn couldn’t get me off.
I felt utterly broken.
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And as a sex writer, I was conflicted. While I’d spent much of my career advocating for sex not being all about the “end goal” of reaching climax, I was now experiencing firsthand, the emotional toll of no longer being able to achieve my own.
Suddenly, I was eating my own words. Having an orgasm was important – without the release I had become accustomed to having at the end of sex, I felt empty and defeated.
And so I sobbed, openly, in front of my partner, as I rolled away from him in bed, pulling the sheets around my naked body to conceal my shame.
“Have I hurt you? What’s wrong, darling?” he asked anxiously, gently placing a hand on my shoulder.
“This is the tenth time now we’ve had sex without me being able to orgasm,” I cried.
“I know it shouldn’t matter, but it does. I feel so lost,” I confessed, using the bed sheet to blot my tears.
“What will help?” he asked back, moving in closer to wrap an arm around me.
“I don’t know. It’s like I’ve lost all sensitivity. Short of having a power tool down there, I don’t know what would work!” I exclaimed.
“What about one of your vibrators? Why don’t we start using that?” came his response, without missing a beat.
“You mean, you wouldn’t mind if I used one during sex? You wouldn’t be… offended?” I asked.
“Of course not! Whatever helps is what I want you to do. Plus, it’s kinda hot watching you use your toys,” he smirked.
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