Some people surf the Net, others cruise it. Whether you're looking for a quick lay in the chat room of a sex board, or stumbling upon the passion of a lifetime over a discussion of Ulysses in the books conference, there's an etiquette to dialing in and getting off. Although men and women may forever debate their differing needs in the messy, sweaty, outside world, what the sexes desire when they enter the purely cerebral world of ASCII text is pretty similar. I asked a few virtual bedroom visitors to describe what makes a memorable online lover.
What I look for online is interest, intelligence, enthusiasm, and a degree of perversion that is similar to, but not necessarily the same as, mine. In real life, I can be kind of overt. But online, I'm usually rather subtle. I like to let the prospective talkee initiate things. I like a woman who can write like she's wearing a garter belt and stilettos, even if she isn't. The whole idea of fantasy is that the more out of touch with reality it is, the more workable it becomes. The further you go the better. Imagination and willingness to play are essentials. What it really takes is writing ability. Be a decent prose stylist, able to use words alone to take a partner to a different place. Know just when to be delicate and evocative, and when to be down-and-dirty crude.
I want someone who can come up with the filthiest thing that I could not have imagined myself. He has to remember that "Oh, yeah" gets old after a while. You have to find someone who is into the same sort of fantasy as you are. This is all fantasy, so it can be great to explore something with a person who is as hot about it as you are. I love to be surprised. If the best you can come up with is, "Hey, you're a woman - wanna talk?" Forget it, I'm not interested. I can't see your body, so dazzle me with your brain. I tend to get involved in dominant/submissive relationships even online, so really bland inexperienced college boys turn me off... I have been involved with one wonderful, sweet man for almost a year now. I am as much in love with him as one can be with a human being she's never seen or touched. He makes me smile. He makes me laugh. He makes me think and ask questions. I want him. And I'll probably never have him. Typing is a lot like real sex - nimble, accurate fingers make all the difference. You don't want someone who's going to confuse your vulva with your uvula.
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