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Monday, March 15, 2010

Sex Will This Detail Redeem John Edwards For Some Women?

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 8:18 AM

There are guys out there who won't eat pussy at all. And I've heard from lots of frustrated pregnant women whose boyfriends and/or husbands don't want to have sex—any kind of sex—with them while they're pregnant. But even though there was a bun in the oven—and a video camera propped on top of it—John Edwards was only too happy to lick and suck the oven door. Or whatever. More details.

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You know, all I can think about is how, when you're pregnant, your snatch turns into a giant sweat gland that is way worse than your armpit will every be. And I can't decide if that makes me admire John Edwards for his courage or if it makes me want to hurl.

I'm leaning toward hurling.

Posted by TVDinner

on March 15, 2010 at 8:28 AM

She might have taken a shower first.

Posted by Sir Learnsalot

on March 15, 2010 at 8:34 AM

No. Still a cheater. Having said that, there are many men outhere that share his fetish.

Posted by Loveschild

on March 15, 2010 at 8:35 AM

Hmm, I wonder who he's doing now. Not the wife, and not Rielle, but you can pretty much bet the farm somebody's fucking him.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on March 15, 2010 at 8:36 AM

Shouldn't this thread be called "You Gonna Eat That?" as well?

Posted by Rob in Baltimore

on March 15, 2010 at 8:41 AM

@4: I think that somebody would be Andrew Young at this point.

Posted by TVDinner

on March 15, 2010 at 8:42 AM

Straight people are fascinating. I think we should pass laws to protect their strange preferences from any form of discrimination.

Posted by jasonzenobia

on March 15, 2010 at 9:11 AM

meh, probably won't make up for cheating on your cancer-stricken wife who everyone likes. especially with women who are uptight, think their vulvas are ugly, and therefore dislike cunnilingus.

Posted by Max Solomon on March 15, 2010 at 9:13 AM

As if the mental image of John Edwards' shiny, manicured balls slapping against Rielle's sweaty grundel wasn't distasteful enough. Does John Deere rent a backhoe long enough to further deepen the hole that Edwards currently occupies?

Posted by markvz on March 15, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Not me. And, I say that as a woman who loves sex. I don't know Mr. Edwards, but what I do know about him does not make me feel inclined to respect him. Dishonesty, lack of integrity, cowardice and hypocrisy do not promote respect, but pity. It isn't his mistakes and failures, because we all screw up, but how he handled them. Although, I do wish him peace and the courage to reconcile with those he wronged. I am disinclined to want to know anything about him... So, I don't think of him at all, nor do I wish to.

Posted by kim in portland

on March 15, 2010 at 9:55 AM

Oh, and I disagree that having sex with a pregnant woman is a "fetish". Some pregnant women find orgasms helpful and enjoyable, and some do not. It is my opinion that pregnancy (and later parenthood) should not equal sexless for either partner.

Posted by kim in portland

on March 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM

i don't understand why any woman would choose to date, let alone have a kid with, a guy who doesn't like to go down on them. i mean, i can't think of any reason not to like giving head to a woman beyond a) being selfish to your partner's pleasure, or b) not liking vagina. both seem like deal breakers to me. just sayin'. also, john edwards is an idiot and a douche. that's about all the thought i'm willing to expend on him.

Posted by douglas on March 15, 2010 at 10:51 AM

If he had been going down on cancer-stricken Elizabeth, it would have been redeeming.

Posted by ne'er do well on March 15, 2010 at 11:23 AM

@1, You may want to have your OB/midwife check that out. Gross.

Posted by Old Mama Chips on March 15, 2010 at 11:23 AM

@12,

Many women are terrified of being alone. Many women believe that they don't deserve better. Many women, after years of dating outright shitty men, are willing to settle for a lousy or nonexistent sex life if the guy isn't a raging douche.

Posted by keshmeshi on March 15, 2010 at 11:46 AM

I don't see what the big deal is. If you're not GGG ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 15, 2010 at 12:01 PM

I didn't realize eating pussy was a "fetish".
is something that is should be mutually required a fetish?

Posted by hurricanaan on March 15, 2010 at 12:22 PM

actually, according to my midwife, an orgasm = a full body massage to a fetus. My boyfriend was one of those dudes who thought his penis was actually big enough to hurt our unborn child (I know big dreams) so that is what she told him and it did get a little better. But not much. But now we fuck like bunnies again soo meh. The hiatus in hindsight, was okay.

Posted by QXZJ on March 15, 2010 at 5:20 PM

I highly recommend the book "Game Change", a behind-the scenes-look at the 2008 campaigns. John Edwards' douchery came through loud and clear in that book...and "saint" elizabeth ain't no saint. Good reading.

Posted by C from Mass. on March 15, 2010 at 5:52 PM

Pregnant sex is luscious--everything is full and swolen and unbelievably sensitive, and not at all like a sweaty armpit. I'd be pregnant yearly just for the sex, if it weren't for the pesky damn child that results from such things. A good orgasm while pregnant is unlike anything you can imagine--even better than a g spot orgasm.

So I'm confused--which is the fetish--eating pussy or fucking a pregnant woman? If there was anything abnormal about fucking a pregnant woman, then I would imagine there would be a lot more households with only one child.

Posted by catballou on March 15, 2010 at 6:07 PM

@13 FTW

Posted by Under The Radar on March 16, 2010 at 1:10 PM

According to Bill Maher, going down on a pregnant woman is an act of self-sacrifice. Because pregnant women and their pussies are, umm, so gross? Thanks, Bill.

Posted by tiare on March 21, 2010 at 9:54 AM