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* "Not Really Cheating" by Dave Schulte (mutual masturbation) 10, 10, 10
http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385724135


* "Not Really Cheating" by Dave Schulte.
http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=385724135

A man and a woman work together. Both of their spouses are too busy to
satisfy them sexually; yet each wants to remain faithful and monogamous. They
become aware of their mutual attraction to each other. They decide that since
infidelity involves actual sex, it wouldn't really be cheating if they simply
masturbated together; and so they do so. It's an interesting idea, and the
story is well written. Incidentally, in my own opinion, this *is* really
cheating. In other words, I would consider myself to be unfaithful to my
husband if I needed a sexual fix and got it by masturbating with a friend when
my husband was too busy to satisfy me. Infidelity involves the violation of a
relationship, and what the story describes is at least the beginning of the
violation of a relationship. No real moral lesson here - just a commentary on
the title. It was still an enjoyable story. By the way, in my morally acute
mind, reading stories on a.s.s. and fantasizing about them does *not*
constitute a violation of a relationship, even if Tammy Ng does write cynical
letters to the reviewer Now you know why I read twenty of these stories a
week! I had better talk to my husband.

Ratings for "Not Really Cheating"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10