Do we really have to specify that pregnancy isn't a risk?

[StillStunned]

But still who wants to write about sticking half a lemon up a woman before having sex?

They did in "The Great", and that was some of the best television I've seen in recent decades.

 

[TheLobster]

But still who wants to write about sticking half a lemon up a woman before having sex?

One wonders: is this the etymology of the word “sourpuss”?

 

[NuclearFairy]

One wonders: is this the etymology of the word “sourpuss”?

Maybe.

 

[NotWise]

Depends on where back then you're talking about. Ancient Egyptians for instance used crocodile dung, honey, acacia leaves, and lemon halves. Honey and acacia leaves were the only two of those that were used in conjunction with each other.

But still who wants to write about sticking half a lemon up a woman before having sex?

I wrote a story about a Renaissance-era courtesan and started wondering how they prevented pregnancy. She was in Spain, so lemons were a good alternative. Anal sex was another alternative. I don't think I wrote either of those into the story.

Romans used the seed of a wild fennel native to a small area in north Africa. They overgrazed the area and harvested it to extinction, so it isn't possible to test its effectiveness.

I read somewhere that a lemon in the vagina was actually the only folk contraceptive common in Europe that had a chance of being effective. And of course, lemons would only be available in the southern parts of Europe. It might have been the same source that said midwives may very well have known effective forms of contraception (including the cycle, which would have only been useful if the woman was able to decide when she had sex), but the histories written by men systematically ignore midwives. The church also suppressed contraception--at some times more than others.

 

[AwkwardMD]

Brains are weird okay?

Seconded

 

[KittyOfSteele]

I wrote a story about a Renaissance-era courtesan and started wondering how they prevented pregnancy. She was in Spain, so lemons were a good alternative. Anal sex was another alternative. I don't think I wrote either of those into the story.

Romans used the seed of a wild fennel native to a small area in north Africa. They overgrazed the area and harvested it to extinction, so it isn't possible to test its effectiveness.

I read somewhere that a lemon in the vagina was actually the only folk contraceptive common in Europe that had a chance of being effective. And of course, lemons would only be available in the southern parts of Europe. It might have been the same source that said midwives may very well have known effective forms of contraception (including the cycle, which would have only been useful if the woman was able to decide when she had sex), but the histories written by men systematically ignore midwives. The church also suppressed contraception--at some times more than others.

I guess lowering the pH makes the environment more unhospitable for conception?

I mean, according to Wikipedia. lemon juice has an approximate pH of 2.4 to 2.6. Anything below that is actual unedible acids.

Props for creativity, dead people...

 

[NuclearFairy]

I wrote a story about a Renaissance-era courtesan and started wondering how they prevented pregnancy. She was in Spain, so lemons were a good alternative. Anal sex was another alternative. I don't think I wrote either of those into the story.

Romans used the seed of a wild fennel native to a small area in north Africa. They overgrazed the area and harvested it to extinction, so it isn't possible to test its effectiveness.

I read somewhere that a lemon in the vagina was actually the only folk contraceptive common in Europe that had a chance of being effective. And of course, lemons would only be available in the southern parts of Europe. It might have been the same source that said midwives may very well have known effective forms of contraception (including the cycle, which would have only been useful if the woman was able to decide when she had sex), but the histories written by men systematically ignore midwives. The church also suppressed contraception--at some times more than others.

So much herbal knowledge was lost when it was decided that herb women were evil witches. It's hard to say what they were doing back then because of it.

 

[NuclearFairy]

I guess lowering the pH makes the environment more unhospitable for conception?

I mean, according to Wikipedia. lemon juice has an approximate pH of 2.4 to 2.6. Anything below that is actual unedible acids.

Props for creativity, dead people...

It was also placed over the cervix so it acted as a sort of acidic diaphragm.

 

[TheLobster]

Romans used the seed of a wild fennel native to a small area in north Africa. They overgrazed the area and harvested it to extinction, so it isn't possible to test its effectiveness.

If anyone's interested, the herb in question was called silphium and Romans used it pretty much for everything, from seasoning to perfumes. Don't take the above as an indication they drove this plant to extinction simply because they were so randy

 

[StillStunned]

So much herbal knowledge was lost when it was decided that herb women were evil witches. It's hard to say what they were doing back then because of it.

According to a book I recently read on Ancient Egypt, many of the cures they developed over thousands of years were very effective. Modern scientists are still examining the cures and discovering things they didn't know.

 

[NotWise]

I guess lowering the pH makes the environment more unhospitable for conception?

I mean, according to Wikipedia. lemon juice has an approximate pH of 2.4 to 2.6. Anything below that is actual unedible acids.

Props for creativity, dead people...

Yeah, the acid is a spermacide. May not be great for the vagina, either.

 

[NuclearFairy]

According to a book I recently read on Ancient Egypt, many of the cures they developed over thousands of years were very effective. Modern scientists are still examining the cures and discovering things they didn't know.

Yeah, now just imagine if they also had access to Ancient Europe's medical know hows.

 

[NotWise]

So much herbal knowledge was lost when it was decided that herb women were evil witches. It's hard to say what they were doing back then because of it.

As near as I can tell, men in the Mediterranean and middle eastern traditions (including Christianity) are terrified of women. They protect themselves by suppressing women and lashing out against them in a lot of ways.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

You've got one commenter out of how many thousands of views?

I honestly wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Anon worried that she should be using some sort of contraceptive so avoid unwanted pregnancy, as it might derail her current goals.



What are everyone's thoughts here?

I think Anon's Mom should have.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Question:

Is the onset of Anal why there are so many assholes being born in recent years?

 

[dirk2024]

I mean, I guess if I really needed to, I could, at some point just say something about how one of her past sexual partners got a little rough, and she isn't capable of having children...or maybe something was done to her as a child (she was being groomed to be a priestess) that made her sterile....

It's an easy fix If necessary, but....

Totally unecessary. I doubt that the larger majority of your readers need that sort of detail. I certainly don't when I read or write erotica.

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Question:

Is the onset of Anal why there are so many assholes being born in recent years?

The only person I know who got pregnant that way is Arnold Schwarzenegger back in 94.

 

[dirk2024]

It was also placed over the cervix so it acted as a sort of acidic diaphragm.

Ow. that sounds unpleasant.

 

[NuclearFairy]

Ow. that sounds unpleasant.

Probably depends on the woman.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I remember writing one of my first stories, one about to shift into group sex. I remember thinking - heck, actually writing one of the characters assuring one of the other couple, by way of reassurance, that they were regularly rested for STIs. I stared at the screen, shook my head and hit delete, delver, delete.

This is not a freshman university screed on responsible sexuality. Ours is a fictional world where women ddon’t get pregnant, suffer cramps or get hormonally bitchy every month. Men don’t suffer from ED or hair trigger issues. Neither sex is overweight, suffers from distressing borborygmi or is insanely jealous. It’s fantasy, FFS!

Tell Anon to go soak their head.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

In my case, it's often the life I wish I could lead, not the one I've endured for so many decades.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

Bad breath, body odor, farts, pregnancy, condoms, STD's, periods, ED, hairy legs, nose hairs, the list goes on and on of real life things that never need to happen in erotic fantasy.

Farts can be OK.


Sharts?

In somebody else's bed?

 

[lovecraft68]

Farts can be OK.


Sharts?

In somebody else's bed?

Somewhere out there someone thinks skid marks on sheets or underwear is Hawt

 

[KittyOfSteele]

Farts can be OK.


Sharts?

In somebody else's bed?

Some folks at Fetish are into it.