Chapter 48

• “Of all of our senses, touch seems the most explicitly linked to sex and sexual activity. That’s the crux. Sex and touch are indelibly linked when we conceive of them being linked by our own physical connection to another person. Lip to ear. Tongue to nipple. Fingers to clit. Penis to vagina and every other combination of body part to body part people find pleasurable. How our skin reacts to each of these parts, as well as the added tangibles of warmth and cold, hard and soft, rough or smooth, strong or gentle creates a unique sensation felt through our nervous system and ultimately recognized as sexy, not sexy or somewhere-in-between.”
• “If we talk about even BDSM - slaps, scratches, punches, bondage may initially invoke feelings and images of despair, degradation and attack. But when they are administered in a controlled, consensual and agreed upon manner, these forms of touch different but still strong nervous reaction in the body that can be wonderfully sexually satisfying to some.” Roth took a moment to steal a look at Tristan, this was a secret he was keeping even from his best friend. He didn’t know much about Tristan’s views on sex.
• Despite co-hosting the sex doctor show with him, Tristan had rarely ever opened up his sexual fantasies and preferences. Thinking of it, for a person as open about sex as Roth, he never really discussed sex with his best friend. He made a mental note to find out Tristan’s views on BDSM and his sexual fantasies and kinks. Afterall, your best friend should know this stuff about you.