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sorry I lied that wasn't my last. On even further thought it occurred to me what a bunch of pathetic pseudointellectual losers are on here, that an idiot like me was the first to point out the elephant in the freaking room: you have a friend who has a taste for kiddie porn. Finally the end and this will no doubt be deleted so read it while it while you can! Kevin
--Kev
02/06
Sorry but I couldn't resist on further thought to point out that you may want to think very seriously about your choice of friends given that he likes to watch Max Hardcore sort of crap, which comes in basically only two shades: the extreme anal humiliation variety and the fake Kiddie-porn type which you apparently watched. And Peter dude, one porno hound to another, assuming that since you have a friend who seems as nice as this you may be salvagable, Jesus FH Christ you need to examine your viewing habits and what that says about you. I'm guessing the answer to why you are alone is somewhere right around there, like maybe NOT MANY GIRLS LIKE TO HANG WITH A LOSER WHO WATCHES KIDDIE_PORN LITE!!! Food for thought dude. Kevin
--Kev
02/06
Wow I'm a total porn hound but I have never heard of this concept. I'm just about evenly divided as to whether I think you are a lame-ass tease or really cool! Also wtf sort of porn is this guy watching!? Sounds like Max Hardcore. No wonder you say "women like porn but not like men." I thought oh great here comes a lame "women-are-superior-because-we-don't-watch-porn-like-men" thing, so I was surprised you actually seemed to like it. I suspect if you ever actually saw any really good porn like some of the great am stuff these days you guys would be banging in a minute. Thanks for your honesty on an interesting subject! Kevin
--Kev
02/06
This is a fantastic and rare look at the other side of sex, as it were; the many different ways that people can be intimate, not limited to putting trains in tunnels or what have you. What you describe is beautiful, and intimate, and sexy, and so very human that I think a lot of people won't be able to handle it (and haven't been able to, from the comments I've read). I think it is at once hilarious and sad that if you'd described sharing the most graphic and kinky sex acts with Peter, you'd have heard nothing but 'good on you!' and 'well done'... but sharing this produces mostly head-scratching and people telling you what's really going on when when they don't have a clue. More power to you... live it as you see it.
--CM
02/01
Any essay that explores out-of-the-box intimate friendships and sensuality is already worthwhile. And this is nicely written and full of moments of genuine observation, as well as real insights. It also raises questions----specifically, questions about just where lines can be found or drawn, and what it would mean to push but not break the boundary these friends have. What if one of you (he perhaps more likely than she) were to say, 'oh can you give me a few minutes alone in the other room; I really need to masturbate now.' Or what if you had separate blankets and understood that each of you would masturbate, without being overly dramatic, under your own blanket, while you watched the porno together? Or what if you kept the strict 'no masturbation while together' rule you two seem to have, but he wanted a different transgression. What if he told you that he just was overwhelmed with desire to be able to inhale the fragrance of pussy as well as watch it? Would you, if he told you how much that would intensify his post-porno masturbating, would you leave your undies behind for him to sniff and inhale--to bury his face in their scented cotton crotch--while he masturbated after you had left? Just which of these would break your borders? And which would be an even more buddyish way for the two of you to bond and be good one for each other?
--ptyl
01/27
I could love a girl that understands that life isn't about the denouement. Congratulations. You have just given the most touching demonstration that there is indeed beauty in the breakdown.
--JRII
01/27
After out last "viewing" I felt I needed to express my frustration in words. scotch and porn may bring sex maybe not tonight, but some night, fingers crossed -Peter
--pete
01/26
The women who truly believe they have found some sort of intimate, mutually approved, sexual boundary blueprint in their trusty "porn buddy" (of the opposite sex) are at the same time kidding themselves and their "friend". Excluding certain unique situations, women like that generally go by the moniker of "cock-tease". Please, give the guy a break - or at least a pity/rebound fuck.
--ROFL
01/26
I so know what you re taking about! Maybe it's a girl thing! I watch porn with my best friend (a guy)and we never do anything and have stayed friends for 9 years. We have both had partners at some point, but we never hooked up even when we were single. The porn is more an intimacy thing and we laugh at it. Then we both go home and wank ourselves silly (i've never thought of him when getting mysef off). porn buddies are the best!
--Meg
01/26
Baby, if Peter isn't gay he really does want to have sex with you. You are taking advantage of the poor schmuck by bringing your problems to him at 3 in the morning. The only possible reason he would have to put up with your wackiness is because he wants to have sex with you (or he's gay). What you have isn't new or exciting, it's one of the oldest stories there is: Girl falls for bad guy, bad guy fucks up girl, girl goes running to good guy for comfort (not sex), girl feels better, leaves good guy and goes out with bad guy. Good guy kills himself. Leave the poor guy alone or fuck him.
--TAJ
01/26
I'm guessing peter doesn't know that he's never going to "get any". I'm guessing it was never communicated to him in language guys understand (basically the actual phrase "i will never, ever, have sex with you as long as we're porn buddies"). Poor Peter. He must feel so frustrated.
--JJS
01/26
i'd have to agree that the 'moist' look in Peter's eyes was most likely from drowning in unrequited- or perhaps just restrained - desire to put the other foot over the edge. man, what an exhilirating and terrible place to be. my problem is i don't watch porn to just watch...something's eventually gotta happen. otherwise, i'm just straining at the reins. it is for that reason i have never watched porn with male or female friends. it just seems too much like the pinic is set, but no one's hungry.
--kps
01/24
I think what you meant to say was "...Peter turns to smile at me. He knows that I saw him get hard, and he is optimistic, frustrated."
--GMM
01/24
what a load of juvenile crap
--jjj
01/24
i have a hunch that this article might result in you and peter breaking down going at it -- it's so darned charming and were i he, flirtatious. but power to you if you can keep it up, or down, as it were.
--ted
01/24
Hilarious...enlightening....I got hard reading it...keep them coming....you paint a picture with your words...and very few people can do this well...thank goodness you were on the first page of my new favorite website...
--JEM
01/24


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