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    galalefey: Where'd it go? :( more »
    ObtuseIntolerant: Edward Gorey was one of those formative things lying around the house for my sisters and I to discover on our own, and feel like we were getting away ... more »
    CrossWord: I high fived him because I was so happy to be shed of the darn thing [virginity]. Is that covered in the book? more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): I can't even remember my first time. Let's just say I'm a complete lightweight and was several tequilas past smashed. It was with my boyfriend, if tha... more »
    veronykah: I simply said, "thank you". more »
    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Hyacinthe Phypps is the pseudonym for Blanche Devereaux, right? This is what I imagine her memoirs would be. more »
    Spaceman Bill Leah: "I don't know how to drive standard." What I actually said shortly after giving up the card in the front seat of my boyfriend's parents' Camry. Appare... more »
    thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Well, I'm waiting for marriage, so hopefully the post-"deflowering" (ugh) conversation is natural and all lovey-dovey and on a tropical island somewhe... more »
    LaFemme: I didnt say anything after, though I told him I hadnt had sex before. He stewed for a few days and then freaked out wondering why I didnt feel the nee... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: Next time my husband and I get it on, I will definitely shrewdly remark to him "I take it there will be no fee" when we are done. more »
    emona: Mmmm... I will never forget my first marimba player. Or my first 17 year old gangly comic-book-lovin' art nerd. more »
    BluebellaElliot: I don't think I said anything. I think I just went and found my friends and had them take me home. No conversation. But then again, it didn't happen e... more »
    DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: This is fucking awesome. Great way to end the day. THANK YOU! more »
    Mediokra: Edward Gorey FTW because: His work is so intricate, he loves cats, and he clearly has a sense of humor about sex and death (which, in my opinion, are ... more »
    Ascendo_tuum: My ex was 25, and I didn't know until later that I was his first (he lied about it for a while). I didn't notice. more »
  • #oldiesbutgoodies

    Etiquette For The Recently Deflowered Girl

    Have you ever wondered about the proper thing to say after you've been deflowered during a trans-Pacific flight? Just follow the late, great Edward Gorey's advice for "girls over the threshold to womanhood." More »