Features > The Guidance Counselor
by Doug McClelland
(posted March, 2005)
From:
Calhurd
Subject: Hot in back, cold in front
Question: I love to have my cock jacked off and sucked and
I enjoy having my ass penetrated too. The problem is that when the
anal play starts my cock goes completely flaccid, in fact, it almost
disappears! I get great pleasure both ways but the back seems to
cancel the front. Any suggestions?
Dear Calhurd: Let’s get a couple of things out of the way first. If you are using crystal, coke, ecstasy, etc to enhance your experience of being fucked these drugs can sometimes give you limp dick. Poppers can also affect your hard on while relaxing your ass muscles to make getting fucked easier.
If none of these are relevant to you then there are physical and psychological possibilities. Some guys lose their hardons if there is pain during the initial penetration. Some others report that the pleasure of being fucked so focuses their mind on their ass that they just forget about their dick and loose their hardon (often men who enjoy getting fisted report this).
Since you didn’t mention drugs and you say you really enjoy having your ass penetrated, let’s consider the last possibility. Generally I would suggest that you try paying more attention to your cock while getting penetrated. If you get fucked on your back with your legs up you may not have much access to your cock. Try a position that allows you or your partner to jack your cock during the whole process. Try doggy style or you sitting on his cock. Keep stroking throughout the entire process. If that doesn’t work you might try Viagra or a similar drug.
From:
Bubble Butt
Subject: Cum filled ass
Question: My partner and I are monogamous and are both HIV
and STD free. He fucks me night and day and we both love having
him cum inside me. What I am wondering is whether there is the potential
of any problems from his cum being left inside me?
Dear Bubble Butt: No, there is no danger from healthy cum being inside you. Most of it will leak out on its own in a short time. Your next bowel movement will take care of any left inside. Of course for this to work you must make sure that your monogamy stays 100% forever -- a highly challenging aspiration in my mind.
From:
Betrayed
Subject: Best friend?
Question: My boyfriend of six months and I recently visited
my lifetime best friend and his long term partner in a different
city. We had a great week with them and all got along real well.
After we got home my boyfriend told me that my best friend had hit
on him and groped him one evening while they were alone. My boyfriend
was pissed off but didn’t make a scene in respect of the friendship.
Now my boyfriend says to forget about it, as nothing further happened,
but I can’t. Should I confront my so-called best friend?
Dear Betrayed:
Personally, I think best friends often last longer than boyfriends
so I would suggest that you give your buddy the benefit of the doubt.
He didn't persist so your history together should count for something
and not be scrapped for one ill-considered blunder. If your boyfriend
is willing to forget it you should too.
Your friend may have made a mistake in estimating what type of relationship
you have. If he is in a long term relationship, it is probably open.
So he may have assumed yours is the same.
But I have to wonder why your boyfriend told you about this event if it didn’t bother him. Sounds like he might be trying to drive a wedge between you two friends. Let me reiterate: best friends often last longer than boyfriends.
From:
Strafe
Subject: Risks and scat
Question: In terms of HIV/AIDS transmission how risky is
it to have bareback sex as the top as compared to the bottom? I
know that in sex where penile penetration is involved it's generally
considered to be riskier to be the receptive or penetrated person
than the "topping" person for oral, anal, and vaginal
intercourse. I've heard that being the top in anal sex is less risky
than vaginal intercourse because of having something to do with
the membranes and fluids of the vagina as compared to the anus/rectum.
Also, in anal sex how do the odds stack up for a top if his bottom isn't clean at all and there is a lot of feces on the penis when it's removed? Besides the hygiene issues involved, does having a lot of feces in the rectum matter at all in terms of any potential infected anal fluids or blood getting inside the urethra or microscopic tears in the penis? Thanks.
Dear Strafe: There is a big difference in risk between top and bottom. A recent study examined the risk of catching HIV from various sex acts. It found that unprotected bottoming with a positive partner had a 0.82 percent risk of giving you HIV. Unprotected topping with a partner whose status was positive had a 0.06 percent risk of catching HIV. So roughly, the bottom has a one in 100 chance and the top a one in 1000 chance of becoming infected. But statistics can be misleading as this could also be stated that one bottom out of every 100 will get infected the first time and one top out of 1000 will get infected the first time. Sounds like Russian Roulette.
I believe you are mistaken in believing anal sex is less risky than vaginal sex. The vagina is designed to be penetrated. It can stretch a great deal without tearing and it self-lubricates. Condoms break less often during vaginal sex because of this and more tears in the skin occur during anal sex for the same reason.
Also, your anus is only 1 to 2 inches long and connects to the rest of your colon. The colon's main function is to absorb water from the liquid waste that leaves your small intestines so that by the time it reaches your anus it is solid material. This absorptive capacity makes your rectum vulnerable to STDs.
Finally, regarding shit on your dick; yes, shit counts as a body fluid that may carry HIV so you don’t want it getting up your urethra.