Chapter 7: In My Dreams My Cock Works

‘If there are questions you don’t ask, that I think you should know about, then I’ll tell you about them too. I can’t guarantee that you’ll have a long and happy life together, nor can I stop you making mistakes as you go along, that’s how life works. But there’s a very true saying, ‘Forewarned is forearmed.’

‘The meal arrived then, so we sat at the table eating. Knowing we were having a question-and-answer session after our meal, no one said much, just enjoyed the food and wine. We finished eating, then Gordon and Alison cleared away, whilst I made us all a coffee.’

‘We returned to our comfortable seats, and I said, ‘Ok, fire away.’ ‘How long have you lived here, Alvin?’ Alison asked. ‘Three years,’ I told her. ‘Do you like living alone?’ she asked. ‘I did at first,’ I told her. ‘But I hadn’t realised how lonely I had become because of it, until Gordon started spending weekends here.’

‘How long were you married?’ Alison asked. ‘Three years,’ I told her. ‘We were happy, or so I thought. Then one day I came home to find a note saying she had left me. I was so upset. Even more so, when I read her reasons.’

‘Can you tell us what they were?’ Alison asked. I nodded. ‘She told me that I was completely inconsiderate about her feelings, and absolutely useless in bed. I was appalled. Then when I read what she said about when I was inconsiderate, I could see she was right.’

‘I had only ever thought about how I felt about anything we did, and as she went along with me, I just assumed everything was ok, I never thought to ask her about how she felt about anything. And I suppose if there were any signs that all was not well, I must have ignored them.’

‘So, you two, when you get married, make sure you talk to each other about everything you do, or plan to do, and that all decisions you make are made jointly. If you are ever unhappy with something the other one has said or done, don’t keep it to yourself, tell them.’

‘If you’re told your partner doesn’t like something you’ve done or said, don’t fly off the handle, listen carefully and think about it critically. Always remember that you are unlikely to both want to do the same thing all the time. To stay together and stay happy, you need to be able to discuss any differences.’

‘A satisfactory solution will require one or both of you to compromise on many occasions. If you do, never think of it as losing a fight, but as a victory for happiness. You should both be willing to concede something for no other reason than how much you love your partner.’

‘Erm, about bed,’ Alison said looking a little embarrassed. ‘I’ve since discovered that like many men,’ I told her, ‘I thought of sex as something for me to enjoy, and if I enjoyed it, she must have done so too. Again, it never occurred to me to ask, or to even think that I might not be a perfect lover.’

‘After all, it’s a very basic instinct and any fool can do it. I didn’t have the slightest idea there were so many refinements. ‘Do you know what a climax or orgasm is?’ I asked her. When she said ‘Yes, I think so.’ I said, ‘Well I just had sex with Vicky, so for ages she didn’t get a climax at all, and neither of us were any the wiser.’

‘But she evidently felt that something was missing. It wasn’t until the novelty of regular sex wore off a bit and I must have slowed down without realising it, that she occasionally had a climax. But I had no idea she had, even though I’d noticed she seemed happier on occasions, it never crossed my mind to question why.’

‘I was only interested in the pleasure that I felt. I hope that the two of you never ever have sex.’ As Alison looked surprised, I continued, ‘I want you to spend your whole life together making love with each other and enjoying it to the full.’

‘If you do it right, every time Gordon makes love to you, you will enjoy a climax.’ I told Alison smiling at her. ‘So, you will experience a similar feeling to the one he gets when he fires his sperm. But it’s not just the firing and the climax alone that matters. Making love is when two people want their partner to have at least as good a time in bed as they do, or even better.’