In early sobriety, either option seemed equally out of reach to me… if for very different reasons. Obviously, drunken anything is a no-go once booze is off the table, and group sex? Alcohol lubricated the rough edges of social interactions; I never needed it to enjoy sex but I did need it to handle large groups of people. This is why, seven years off of all substances, I faced the prospect of attending my first orgy with near panic and a lot of questions. Being a body among bodies has been a lifelong fantasy and, as I approached my 40th birthday, I had a renewed determination to cross orgy participation off my sexy bucket list. But how?

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After years in a relationship, one woman is ready to get raunchy and explore the world of orgies. Newly single, it was time for one something to explore new boundaries. Photo: Stocksy Source:Whimn.
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Until I met Mara, the one thing that was missing from my sex life was a true kindred spirit. I never had a female friend with whom I could, without hesitation, divulge all of my sexual exploits and in turn hear stories that matched mine. One night over drinks, I asked Mara what she would want to do if she could arrange a real-life sexual fantasy for herself. The answer spilled from her lips before I could complete my sentence. It was as though she was reading my mind. Her eyes were wide with delight. We realized we owed this to ourselves: We'd both had way too many group sex experiences in our past that had gone horribly wrong.
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