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Teagan Presley: Photo spread and interview with one of Digital Playground's hottest starlets. More»
4-01-2003



I was in a local sex toy store with my friend the other day, happily buying toys when she asked me, "Why are you spending so much money on sex stuff?"

I looked at her and thought about it. What was wrong with spending money on sex? How often do we spend money on our sex lives? For most of us sex is one of the most important aspects of our lives and yet, we feel bad about spending money on it. Is it because we can't show it off, or we think it's a waste of hard-earned cash?

I asked Lara, my other friend, who was holding a whip and a vibrator in her hand, "Why aren't you getting anything?" She looked down at the whip, then at the vibrator, and finally at the price tags.

"I don't really need them," she said wistfully. The look in her eyes told a completely different story.

Moments before when she was picking out the toys she had that gleam in her eye. The one that told me, “this is going to be fun.” Now she was examining her toys, adding up the figures, and deciding fun in bed wasn't worth the money.

"So you could take the money you're saving by not buying those toys and go to dinner and a movie?" I asked. She nodded her head in agreement. "And you think that is more fun than a great night in bed?"

She went up to the cash register, and paid.

I have heard this all too often; money is for things that are necessary. Well, sex is necessary, having fun is necessary, and both are healthy. Thirty dollars (or even eighty dollars) on a toy can give you countless hours of fun in bed, with a partner or alone. Masturbating can teach both women and men what feels good and makes achieving orgasm easier.

Make sure your partner feels safe if you are introducing a toy into the bedroom, and remember, toys are for fun, and sex is supposed to be fun. If you are embarrassed about buying toys there are many sex shops that allow you to order by phone or off of the Internet and send you everything in a discreet package. Good Vibrations is a perfect example of this.

If you have been searching for that special something for your sweetie, whether it's his or her birthday, for April Fools Day, or just to be nice… something for the bedroom may be just what you need.

Perfume and smelling good may be nice, but come on, an orgasm is far, far better.

And if you are looking for something to get your sweetie this April Fools try GagGifts.com. Who can resist the blow-up fuck sheep and pig? And how about the inflatable old man and woman? And even I had to buy the Meme Midget and Fatty Patty. Okay, I ordered the pig, the old man and Fatty Patty. The only problem is that I might have to wait until my birthday to talk him into using any of them…


Cara Bruce is the editor of eros-guide.com and eros-noir.com. She is also the editor of the fiction anthologies Viscera, Best Bisexual Women's Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica and Horny? San Francisco.

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