h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

What do you mean "Most women who are currently without a sexual partner tend to ease their loneliness through the intense study of bubble baths, romance novels, and chocolate. Some women also attain emotional release during these times of stress by exploring their nether regions in solitude."

A lot of women masturbate when they have a sexual partner. Either alone, of in front of their partner. (What a turn-on that is!)

I agree!

So do I!

I agree as well. But since the entry on Male Masturbation focused on what men do when by themselves, I felt the companion article should do the same. Of course, women do masturbate when they have partners, and even with their partners around. For that matter, so do men.

I haven't seen that one. Sorry, if I had I probably wouldn't haave put this. Still, nice to see I'm not the only one.

Hey, don't worry about it.

And no, of course you're not the only one! Don't be ridiculous.

Ridiculous? Me?

*sigh* You must know I didn't mean it that way.

Sorry, I shouldn't wind you up.
I'll stop now.

That's okay, Mina. Anybody who calls themselves the "Muse of Bondage" is okay by me in any case.

It was suggested to me that I apply for that position.
I was happy to.

i was just happy that they included mention of running bathwater, house hold objects, and vegetables. i mean... who wants to go to a sex shop and get stared down and flirted with by the employees when you can just get creative with things at home?

Ah, but if you find the *right* sex shop, it's a wonderful experience.

There is a shop in North London called 'Sh!' that is run by women for women. Men are only allowed in with their partner. When you go in they are friendly, relaxed and helpful. They even offer you tea or coffee. A great place, and lovely people.

Since so many people use household objects, I would have erred had I omitted them.

I agree that there are sex shops worth going to. There two in my local area. Both are staffed entirely by women and include a casual entrance with comfy chairs/sofas for people tagging along who would rather avoid being subjected to the merchandise. And they are both located in reasonably upscale neighborhoods where naughty men in trenchcoats feel quite unwelcome, thank goodness. Of course, such stores won't include 'scary' features like masturbation booths.

Here are some other nice features I've seen in various sex shops for women:

* Wine, chocolates, greeting cards, picnic baskets, and other romance items may also be available for purchase

* The rooms may be cleverly arranged, where the first room has tasteful lingerie, the second has the less controversial toys, the next has books and videos, and so on. The customer uncomfortable with some items can easily avoid them.

* 'Marital aids' may be evaluated on nearby index cards for features like comfort, reliability, and so on. Practical concerns like cleaning and maintenance may be covered as well. Videos may also be reviewed frankly, with attention payed to concerns like film and sound quality, plotline, and relative appeal to women.

* The customer may be able to pick up small tags related to the merchandize, in lieu of actually carting the merchandise around. This ensures personal privacy about purchases even while within the store. Of course, merchandise bags are also opaque and discreet to avoid concern while carrying the purchases to the car.

* The employees can often be counted on to discuss products without making the discussions too personal or at all flirty.

We see eye to eye on this! In Sh! we bought two videos on a topic that was of particular interest to my wife, and she felt confortable enough to ask them if they had any, and they also recommended and let us watch them to see if we liked. (We did, and still do!)

There are good and bad stores of every kind. We choose to only go to the good ones, but it took time to find them.

You guys are definitely lucky. There are three shops in the town I live in. Two are owned by the same company, which is based out of Portland, Oregon. They are clean and quiet, but everything is wide open and your purchases are open to scrutiny by one and all. The third is located off a grungy strip joint. The only people who shop there are the stereotypical dirty old men in trenchcoats. It's soooo different from where I grew up, San Francisco. After all, that's the home of Good Vibrations, the sex toy business owned by women.

Not suprisingly for Montana, these are the only shops of their kind to be located within a 150-mile radius...

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Oh no, the stores are *based* out of Portland. I live in Missoula, Montana. So culture shock *is* alive and well!! One of the problems with these stores is that they are located on two of the busiest streets in town. It's still a small enough town that everyone and their dog knows about it when you decide to do a little shopping...

Yikes! I see I underestimated the problem.

Problem solved! I followed your link above to Good Vibrations and ordered myself a catalog and got on their e-mail list. You know, for those emergency vibrator news updates!

Why I didn't think of that before, I'll never know.