Why is Literotica so addictive?

[Voodoo Child]

Just wondering why differant people love coming to these message boards. I've been coming here for months each day and it never gets boring.

I really like it cause it teaches me so much about sex and has given me a liberal attitute with regards sex and what society normally see's as wrong.

Whats your reason?

 

[midwestyankee]

I just read a response to a different question that you might find illuminating. It was posted by Cathleen to the Defining Love thread, on the question of people being addicted to falling in love. You can read her post here. While she spoke mostly on a different topic, she addressed the heart of addiction rather clearly and I think her post is instructive to anyone wondering about being addicted to Literotica or anything else.

 

[AnotherCatullus]

I can tell you I'm not addicted. I've popped in and out very occasionally over the course of eighteen months. However, I find some exceptional people here, and the level of discussion is often very deep, much more so than I find in casual conversation. I find Lit affirms may faith in humanity...

...really!

 

[curiousjen]

I'm relatively new here, and i don't know if lit is going to be another one of those flash in the pan crazes I undergo from time to time, or if its going to be a long running deep rooted obsession. All I can say for now is that i keep coming back day in, day out, because the subjects here are really expanding my mind and making me a more sexual person and a better lover. The people are on the whole friendly, most are interesting and a select few are genuinly exciting, intreguing and insightful people that i hope to get closer to over time.

I am very rarely bored here. It often makes me raise an eyebrow or a smile. I am more at ease than in real world conversation. I am more "myself".

That for me, is why lit is addictive.

 

[Voodoo Child]

Another reason I like Literotica is that people can express their opinions on sex that they can't relate to anybody in their everyday lives. It really helps people find out what they are really like. For instance, I used to think "I'd love to fuck her" but now the idea of pleasing a woman is much more exciting to me and that came mostly from reading Mr. G's thread "Try this and report back". I think that is a much healthier attitude and its mostly because of these forums

 

[Willing and Unsure]

I keep coming back cuz of everything that I have learned and will learn from others. And then there's sharing what I know at the same time. Most everything I know about who I am (sexually) is because I had learned it here. That, and there's tons of really interesting people here. They're usuallypretty entertaining.

 

[Voodoo Child]

It is surprisingly entertaining just reading what other people write and think. I used to just browse these for a long time before i joined without even participating

 

[H0wl]

I joined because my GF posts here. Being the incurably curious person that I am I ended up reading almost all of her 2000 some posts and a lot of the ones around them

I've stuck around because there's a lot of good information, occasionally I can contribute something useful and it gives me and my girl something else to have in common. I also like the writing style of a number of the more prolific posters.

 

[SXCRgirl]

I don't know if I'm *addicted* to this place. Is it addictive? I guess if you have to be here 24/7 then you are. But I am here because I've made friends here and I'm always curious as to what's been posted.

Look at it this way. It's kinda like high school wherein you've got a certain place where you and your friends meet at the quad. Everyone goes by there at least once to see who's hanging around and what's going on.

 

[Suzins]

I don't find it addicting at all, I've been lurking around this board for a couple of years now. And the wealth of information about sex and other is something more people need to tap into.

I do find it comforting to come and read the posts here. I don't interact with anybody really, but that doesn't mean that everybody hasn't impacted on my life in some way.

I really think I've become less judgemental and more accepting about alot of things since reading here.

It's hard to find raw honesty, good or bad, in the real world. People seem to be able to be more open and really dig deep emotionally here. Probably just an online thing with the anonymity.

So I'll take this opportunity to thank everybody for all the wonderful posts I've read over the past couple of years, you have all been quite informative and so helpful you'll never know.

I could think of worse things to be addicted to LOL

 

[sharpchick]

What Voodoo said. . . . and, I love internet communities. Lit is different though, because where else can you go, talk about sex openly, and have relatively few people saying, ewwwwwwww. . . .

 

[Voodoo Child]

Yeah, after readin these threads and bein exposed to peoples thoughts on sex so much, it has to be somethin pretty crazy now to make me go eeeeeeewww.

 

[Cathleen]

Yeah, after readin these threads and bein exposed to peoples thoughts on sex so much, it has to be somethin pretty crazy now to make me go eeeeeeewww.

LOL Even if I go eeeewwwwww someone just tells me it is their sheep named Dolly.


No, I'm not addicited.....nope, nohow, noway!

 

[Voodoo Child]

"nope, nohow, noway!"

just me or are you tryin to convince yourself of somethin?

 

[Cathleen]

"nope, nohow, noway!"

just me or are you tryin to convince yourself of somethin?

There isn't much I can say about it other than "Hi, I'm Cate and I'm a Litaholic" so what is the point!

btw Voodoo welcome to Lit, time to say goodbye to your family and friends, we will now be those for you. Get the phone number for pizza delivery and have fun!

 

[Voodoo Child]

thanks for havin me! good advice about the pizza as well. i'll have to try and rig up my computer in the bathroom and train my dog to deal with the postman
only then can i experience true happiness!

 

[Cathleen]

thanks for havin me! good advice about the pizza as well. i'll have to try and rig up my computer in the bathroom and train my dog to deal with the postman
only then can i experience true happiness!

LOL very good!

 

[Voodoo Child]

it does sound like a laugh though!

my mum comes over and theres my dog in a wee uniform waitin at the door with money in its mouth. then she goes into the bathroom, and i'm sittin there on the toilet checkin my emails

some day.....

 

[sheath]

I'm not really addicted to it...I can walk away from it. It would be hard to do, because quite a few of my closest friends post here...for me, it is a window into their lives that maybe I wouldn't get to see otherwise.

Besides that, I feel as though I can be myself here. On the how-to board, especially...there isn't much judgment flying around. It is mostly very open and accepting. That is a wonderful feeling.

S.

 

[tigerjen]

It's not just the sex aspect of it, its the talking and getting
to know other like-minded individuals from different parts
of the country (and the world in some cases)......and I've
had the good fortune to attend various Litogethers and
cookouts/BBQs where friends get together and have a
great time.


tigerjen

 

[fallon2]

Addictive?

I know for some people it is very addictive.

I like it for the fact that most people are very honest and I have only "met" neat people who are like minded.

I have also been luck to meet and make friends.

 

[JennyRocks]

The Mystery.

 

[Voodoo Child]

the mystery.. should have called the thread that.

people wud be intrigued and realise that they are addicted when they find themselves wanting to kno whats inside

 

[toolhholder]

Interaction with fellow Litsters

 

[Munachi]

well i post on more than one message board and one could say i am addicted - though that remains to be proven... i just find it entertaining, and it is a good way to meet people from different countries, and get different views on things...