It seems theses days most parents are closed minded about talking about sex to their kids or leave it until its too late.
If it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t know half as much as I do now which is a real shame, most kids find out that way and perhaps the wrong way
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Not allowed to mention other names of stores that sell these items on the forum
Gotcha. Thank you 
Yes, it’s very unfortunate and parents and the education system should be doing more. I think sex ed in schools has improved some in the last ten years or so but is likely still dated and lacking.
To be honestly, for me personally the thing that’s had a far bigger impact on my life is being forced in the closet so long. I knew about sex toys and such long before I took any interest in them because I had to surpress the part of me that cares for so long. But again, that’s why sex and relationship education is so important, because kids aren’t necessarily going to grow up with healthy messages and accurate information at home, or have the skills to find it online.
Like others, we started with a small plastic vibrator that really didn’t do anything for Mrs Sen and was probably only used a handful of times. I can’t remember when, but one of our customers in an old job was an online adult website (not LH) and I looked on there one day, we ended up buying a chorded egg vibe. This was pretty well received and we soon upped our game and bought a jelly vibrator. These were only used sporadically by us and certainly not anywhere near as well as we use toys now.
I caught the LH documentary on Netflix I think it was which is how I first heard about it. I told Mrs Sen about the doco (including the stories from the returns department) but again it didn’t go anywhere straight away.
It was only after a night of too much quality red wine that we started talking about sex and sex toys and I opened up about wanting to be more “perverted” (for lack of a better term) and she opened up about being more open to trying other things.
Our first LH order was placed in about June a few years ago (3-4 I think) and by the December, we had spent probably about 7-800 pounds on various bits with a similar amount in the next 12 months.
Time and opportunity is our biggest hurdle these days, x2 teenage hermits in the house makes noisey play time all but a pipedream, but I live in hope…
Obviously known about things along time but never indulged! Going to now though! I’m really intrigued about sounding! Not sure I could do it to myself though! I’d need to be bound and someone else do it!
“perverted” (or kinky) is how you know you’re really getting to the good stuff 
I have no issues with people pointing out when I’m wrong (not that it was me in this situation).
But a very VERY sincere thank you to @Purring-Pussy for being willing to look out for others.
I don’t even mind if people are less than pleasant about it (which you were very kind in your words)
Though if it’s all attacking and not correction I can start to get snippy in return.
A wise person doesn’t get offended at being corrected. A wise person will also be grateful for people who care enough to correct them.
Bought our first vibrator during a stag weekend lol, long story. That was about 12 years ago. Since then it has made the odd appearance but OH feels embarrassed if we use it. So it’s mainly been lingerie and costumes that have been bought.
As for learning about sex, that didn’t happen til I met my OH 21 years ago. Parents had been silent about it, no talk from them about birds and bees lol. Experimented masturbating young enough, learning along the way.
lol I would say I had very educating parents (though not “run free and do whatever” parents) and I still learned a lot because of the internet
Now lots I don’t think I’d try with a partner, but the human body is very capable of a lot of things.
Sadly that’s all we were allowed to teach. I was a Science teacher at the time and the rules were very strict.
Couldn’t agree more. As I said further up were very open but following this thread, I asked my son where he learns most of his knowledge. He said his friends and porn. I have no issues with him looking as long as it’s safely. We then spoke about the fact that it wasn’t real or true to real life experience in most cases. We also spoke about the male and female g spot and clitoris and how most vagina owners cannot orgasm from penetration alone. He asked about random elections and was that normal which I said yes. What touched me more was he said ‘Mum I do ask you lots and know you’ll be truthful’… that’s how it should be!! His immaturity shone through at the end and he asked if anal beads were pulled out very quickly would we act like a beyblade!! ( google if you’re unsure what he means as it made me chuckle!!) 
This was definitely true of my school too! Things had improved by the time my own kids were at secondary school, there seemed to be more emphasis on relationships, porn use and of course contraception but still very little on masturbation and indeed nothing about sex toys.
I can’t actually remember where I first learnt about sex toys, think it was probably in one of those adverts in the back of magazines. My first toy was bought by my husband from one of those little sex shops that used to have all the windows covered up for fear of offending any passers by!
It was hideous, a horrible big rigid plastic thing in a grim looking beige colour. It took massive batteries, made a noise and was just uncomfortable to use. It got shoved away in a drawer for years. I wish Lovehoney had been around when I was younger 
Sounds like most peoples first experiences were not all that impressive and it gets put away for years and go without.
Lovehoney has made so many people happy again and I wished I had the courage to order sex toys years ago but we can’t dwell on the past 
Love this question! What a great like. It’s really interesting to see when and how others discovered sex toys!
My first sex toy was hilarious. I was single, but had a guy friend who I fooled around with occasionally. For my 23rd birthday he got me a 
cucumber shaped vibrator, lol! I actually decided to give it a try one night and loved it. I used it for years until it finally broke. Never seen one like it since, but it was a lot of fun.
Me and the wife found out and bought our first toy because we wanted to try anal on her. So we bought a small 1,5” diameter buttplug. After a while using the buttplug on her, I got curious and wanted to know how it feels.
At first I tried with some fingers and really enjoyed and mentioned it to the wife, then she said why don’t you try the buttplug we have and I thought you’d never ask.
That is where it started and know I have a nice collection of different sized dildos and buttplugs and my wife is really happy to use them on me.
But I think we found out about sextoys quite early because we we’re barely 18 at that time
I discovered toys many years but only in the last two years have I significantly invested in my toys, I have always found external stimulation my chosen method of orgasming but I have really enjoyed adding rabbits and glass dildos to my collection and with my increasing interest in toys my husband has become a fan of them as well
I learned of sex toys about the time I was out of high school . Most were more of joke gift . Even the ones meant to be real were so poorly made along with primitive batteries and controls they were next to useless . I think the first real sex toy was a 6" dildo about 1987 . It was pink with speed control a twist knob on the end . We still have it as a fondle memory . With electronics and way better batteries , we have CUM a long way baby !
I discovered sex toys when I was at uni in a very random way… I was out shopping with my boyfriend (now hubby) and he suggested we have a look in a certain high street lingerie / sex toy shop. I was rather shy and embarrassed and said no way. He kept on at me so I joked that I would phone my very religious friend and if she buys things there then I would go in. I assumed she would be horrified so it was a safe bet. Her response was unexpected! Of course she shopped there! That was my introduction to lingerie and sex toys. I didn’t buy a toy for a good year after that though but I did get a nice bra set to keep my OH happy. I discovered LH a few years after that and that’s when my love of sex toys took off. I just wish I’d had more confidence and was less embarrassed about sex when I was younger. I had literally no sex education before going to uni which certainly didn’t help.