Today I was linked a video by
[size=10][the American comedian][/h] Bill Maher, wherein he rants about the alleged impossibility of a couple having mutual fantasies:
Bill Maher wrote...
I was watching television the other day. The topic on this show, of which only a woman could possibly say, was “couples should explore mutual fantasies”. No such thing as mutual fantasies. Yours bore us - ours offend you!
Trust me ladies there is no fantasy where a handsome prince runs across a dewy meadow, takes you his arms, pledges his undying love for you…and then cums on your face.
That would be a mutual fantasy
Together with what I
would have replied to
this recent thread, and a conversation I had with one member of this fine community, it led me to wonder what other participants of fakku! might make of this.
Do you and your partner share your fantasies with each other? (or, if you're not currently in a relationship, would you?)
If so, how do you feel about sharing your innermost secrets? Are you at ease and comfortable with it, or are you reluctant and squeamish about it?
Lastly,
how do you feel about your partner's fantasies? Do they embarrass, offend or bore you, or do you enjoy learning about them?
To get the thread started, I'll offer my personal angle on this below.
I've always been squeamish about discussing my "likes" and fantasies with my girl-friend. At first I thought they were incredibly dirty. Then I found out the opposite is true, and was promptly embarrassed by how timid and innocent my fantasies really are. Although I've loosened up over the years, I'm still easily embarrassed. I can't help but feel like something's being dragged into the sunlight that belongs in the dark.
On the other hand, I can understand why my partner is so intent on hearing what I fantasize about. I, too, feel flattered and touched by the show of trust whenever she tells me hers; even though it often enough ends with me sitting there blushing, thinking "errrrrr...".
Also, I myself found the punchline of Mr. Maher's opening statement to be completely untrue. I've never been offended (let alone bored) by her fantasies, although they do well range from "say, that is pretty hot" to "mildly deranged" in my book. And neither has she ever been offended or bored by mine, I think. And there definitely are fantasies we have in common, even if integrating them into the relationship isn't always that easy. Or advisable.