How many people have I slept with? None of the women in charge of this board has responded with a number. I’ve seen several questions dealing with sex, and many responses that treat sex as a separate category from the rest of life. Giggles and moralizing, zero-sum relationships and absolutes. I assume that sleep with is your euphemism for have sex with, and have sex with is defined by each respondent. So - about XX, I’m not sure, mostly men, X women. Why do you ask?

I have had sex with everybody, including your boyfriend.

Jean I sleep with 6 pillows and 2 cats.

LOL! Oh God no! If this is sexually speaking, I have an easier time on this one than some ladies. But they shouldn’t be ashamed really; to each her own. I’m happy to report that my second (and final) husband is number 10! Perfect. If you’re counting the many childhood camp, babysitting and slumber party experiences as well as the family bed, well that’s many people (and pets) indeed!

ONE, and I am still sleeping with him after 34 years.

I once told my sister how many I’d slept with. I knew it would be more than her total, since she’d been married most of her adult life and I hadn’t. The number wasn’t that awful, but she told her husband and then they threw it up to my then teenaged daughter, telling her she better not jump into bed with anybody who asked her, like her Mom did. Nice story, huh?

Hmmm good question—Hell if I answer it’ll sound like I’m bragging and we don’t want that do we—or do we? Upwards of 25. Gads! I’m blushing—no kidding.

Wow. I got in the game late on this one! Amazing how serious many are when it comes to a question they merely perceive as sexual! The open-ended question was very clever indeed. It inspired every reaction possible…..except Dr. Klein I see. I love all the clever twists and witty banter women employ to wiggle out of the number, and rather, choose to spill details. For me? I would have to sit down and think about it to come up with the number. I suspect I might need to count all my fingers and all my toes. But, for every year I didn’t have sex, am I able to deduct one from the list? :)

I don’t remember and I don’t care. But I am grateful for all the experiences as they have helped make me the man that can happily proclaim absolute fidelity these past 6 years. That may not sound like much to everyone, but it is a pretty big damn deal to me! ;-)