Annie
Age: 37. Female. Straight.

Age 14
The Dorito Kisser
He was from another high school. We kissed in the bathroom at an eighth grade house party. He tasted like Doritos and it was too wet.
Age 19
The Fingerbanger
Guy who finger banged me in the alleyway next to a house party in college with the hopes of taking me home. Once we got back into the house, a dance party had erupted and I didn't want to leave so I told him I was staying. He left in a huff. I danced on a desk to Build Me Up Buttercup.
Age 23
The Bored Best Friend
One summer when all our friends were away, we had sex out of boredom and curiosity. We were lucky, because we kept communication open and it never affected our friendship. We only had sex three times and that was it. We remain good friends to this day.
Age 26
The Ass-Hat Actor
We were in a local play together, dated for 6 months. He studied Shakespeare, bragged that he was a method actor. After we had sex, the minute he came, he started talking about the best blow job he ever received from some girl he once knew. He told me I wasn't a good enough actor and he wanted to sleep with our married director. It ended there.
Age 30
Shy Jazz Boy
Super shy, quiet Jazz musician. I'm really outgoing so he liked that I could fill the air. I really liked him, but one day he told me he hooked up with his ex and wanted to see how things turned out with her. I cried in a Starbucks bathroom.
Age 32
The Wet Puppets
Together for 6 years on and off. He's a set builder and loves the movie category of "wet puppets" (Cronenberg's The Fly). I love him to this day but sometimes that's not enough.
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