Love at First Sight, Frustration at First Night

Mary Carter
3 min readJul 9, 2024

If bedroom walls could talk

Ah, young love and the dance of desire. Remember when we thought the hardest part of a relationship was deciding where to go for dinner? Fast forward a few years, and suddenly you’re googling “how to seduce your boyfriend” at 2 AM while he snores peacefully beside you. Welcome to the not-so-sexy side of long-term relationships, folks.

These days, I see young couples in parks, all tangled limbs and stolen kisses. Their passion is palpable, their future seemingly filled with endless nights of unbridled desire. Little do they know that sometimes the biggest cockblock isn’t a roommate or parents, but the very person they’re madly in love with.

It reminds me of my friend Jessica. At 24, she was a firecracker — confident, gorgeous, and madly in love with her boyfriend of four years. On paper, they were the perfect couple. In the bedroom? Well, that’s where things got complicated.

Jess’s boyfriend, let’s call him Mr. Cold Shoulder, was quite the character. Charming, funny, and about as sexually active as a pet rock. While Jess was ready to recreate “50 Shades of Grey”, he was more interested in 50 shades of Netflix.

One day, Jess confided in me, her eyes brimming with tears. “I feel like I’m begging for sex,” she said, “It’s like I’m on my

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Mary Carter

I share candid reflections on love, sex, and life's ups and downs, no holds barred and no taboos.