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* "John's Fantasy" by DJ (spouse watching) 10, 10, 10
* "John's Fantasy" by DJ (103666.3074@compuserve.com). {DJ is the Artist Formerly Known as DJ810. In the future, I shall refer to this author as DJ, unless the name is changed again - in which case I shall then refer to this author as the Artist Formerly Known as DJ.} Dana and her husband John are at a party, where she overhears the most handsome man she has ever seen say that he doesn't believe there are any real masochists in the world. He says he has never known a man that could transform pain into sexual pleasure, but he has known women who have accepted it because they loved their tormentors more than they hated the pain. He also adds that he doesn't believe there are any husbands that enjoy seeing or knowing that their wife is with another man. There's a third popular conception in which he doesn't believe, but he declines to mention that one in mixed company. So here's the setup. Dana loves John (as the scenes after the party amply demonstrate). John's Great Fantasy entails Dana having sex with another man. Dana would like to do it with the Handsome Guy, which would fulfill John's fantasy; but the Handsome Guy specifically denies that John (if he exists) would really like this. Dana makes a date with the Handsome Guy; and when she tries to wiggle out of it, John encourages her to keep the date. She keeps the date. You'll have to read the story to see what happens next. I see Rene Descartes somewhere behind this story, but it's kind of hard to explain. Also, although I think it's possible to build up a "natural law" argument against the morality or psychological soundness of masochism, wife- swapping, and the unnamed third sin, it's patently absurd to say that there are no people who enjoy these activities. That would be like arguing that none of Pavlov's dogs salivated at the sound of bells or metronomes or whatever. It would be possible to argue that people who enjoy these behaviors are confused or that they "shouldn't" do these things; but the obvious fact is that these people do exist. To argue that these people don't exist is about as silly as to suggest that _everybody_ enjoys pain or wife swapping - which, of course, is the idea behind most of the bdsm and wife-watching stories posted with this newsgroup. Hmmmm.... Ratings for "John's Fantasy" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10 |