Morning
The background is that during our last year of university me and my two flatmates found ourselves single and didn’t want serious boyfriends with exams and moves for jobs coming up so we challenged ourselves to a “cock-a-weekie” year.
Cringeworthy now I know.
But basically one c0ck per week for the whole year, holidays included.
No one got to 52 but we all got in to the mid 40s. We didn’t have sex with them all but the rules were strict about what counted and I am sure you guess. I had sex with about 35.
Move on 12 years. Very respectable (I hope) and newly divorced.
To be clear, the divorce was nothing to do with infidelity or sexual dissatisfaction, it was the usual combination of meeting too young, his job, life hassle, and it just not being right for either of us.
My friends from back then never really talk about that other year now other thank a slight smirk if university comes up. No one in my current social network knows.
It was honestly the best fun I have ever had but I recognise that I was much younger and things were very different.
My friend, who won, is now also single. She never got married but does have a child (I have two) and as we have come out of lockdown she has challenged me to another 52 week challenge, exactly the same as the last one.
I am very tempted.
My pre-pandemic dabble with Tinder, Bumble, and whatever leads me to believe that there may be even more opportunities as a mid 30s single woman who isn’t looking for a serious partner (yet).
Putting aside being careful about pregnancy and STDs. Are there any downsides?
I would really love it and if I am not enjoying it I can easily stop. The peer pressure of living with the other contestants won’t be there.
I can see practical issues, my career and childcare take up so much time and not least just being tired most days.
But other than that?
I accept that it will be a secret, like last time, and I probably couldn’t tell a future second husband. It will probably put me over having had sex with more than men which isn’t something that I will share. Even so, it is my body and so what?
Thoughts?
AB