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To think that real life sex isn’t like TV?

211 replies

Namechanged1800 · 01/03/2026 10:47

After re-watching Bridgerton, am I wrong I thinking people aren’t having this kind of earth-shattering sexy time (I’m looking at you Duke of Hastings…) in real life?! Or have I just been missing out…

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user1476613140 · 01/03/2026 14:52

Sunshineandrainbow · 01/03/2026 10:53

never watched it but might have too!

I know! Sounds like some of us have been missing out on TV viewing worth a watch!

DeathBanana · 01/03/2026 14:48

Somersetlady · 01/03/2026 14:38

If this is a serious post, it blows my mind that you fart during sex and you don’t lock the door to make sure your kids can’t come in…….

I’ve always found that a good sense of humour and keen sense for the ridiculous contributes greatly towards enjoying amazing sex.

MissCooCooMcgoo · 01/03/2026 14:45

Heck yeah it exists! Maybe not every single time but we are definitely a quality over quantity couple.

Abd80 · 01/03/2026 14:44

Nothing about bridgerton is real -it’s all a wonderful fantasy !

Jasmine222 · 01/03/2026 14:41

I've definitely been that lucky 😊 .. you just need the right chemistry...

Somersetlady · 01/03/2026 14:39

BrownSharpie · 01/03/2026 14:07

TV sex is unrealistic, you never see them getting hip cramp or doing the post sex cup and waddle.

Real sex is what you make it.

What is a post 6 cup and waddle please?

Disturbia81 · 01/03/2026 14:39

I thought this until I turned 40 and met someone I lusted over just as much as they did me. It needs to be equal lust. I’d had lots of great sex before it but thinking back they all wanted me more than I them, so sex sort of developed from kissing on the couch or bed.
But then turned 40 and found someone who I wanted to rip their clothes off and jump on.
Now mid 40s I don’t settle for less than that kind of passion.

but luckily I’ve never had the other end of the spectrum sex which is also on tv, where the woman just lies there while someone grunts on her for a minute. 🤢

Somersetlady · 01/03/2026 14:38

MrsMoastyToasty · 01/03/2026 11:30

There's much less farting; "oh my bad hip!"; "ouch, you've trapped my hair"; or kids running in saying "mummy, I feel sick"- for starters.

If this is a serious post, it blows my mind that you fart during sex and you don’t lock the door to make sure your kids can’t come in…….

BreakingBroken · 01/03/2026 14:36

When I was younger and more nimble yes.
Now like everyone else, joint aches, difficulty switching positions and less patience. Kids not an issue but a dog that hates being locked out of the room and hates not being by dh side.

in2mnds · 01/03/2026 14:21

You are wrong. You have been missing out 🍪

Dexy7655 · 01/03/2026 14:17

minipie · 01/03/2026 14:09

In TV sex all women come in 2 minutes flat, often just from uncomfortable looking sex against a wall, fully clothed, with no foreplay.

I think I must be broken 🤔

🤣 oh dear yes me too!!!!!

TheABC · 01/03/2026 14:16

With enough build up and foreplay, yes, you can have screaming orgasms. Less likely to happen IRL with a TV crew unless that's your fetish and really unlikely to happen on first go, when losing your virginity. There's a reason why people talk about kissing, petting, 'getting to second base' etc. You need time to get comfortable with it (boys and girls).

Best sex I've ever had involved feeling relaxed, sexy, confident with a partner who looked like he'd won the lottery when I took my coat off.

Worst sex was with the same partner and being interrupted by DD hammering on the door and shouting "I can hear you!" A cold bucket of water would've been more welcome.

minipie · 01/03/2026 14:15

Oneborneverydecade · 01/03/2026 14:11

Also, in the latest series, when Benedict asked Sophie to turn around in the bath did anyone else think he was going to suggest anal (as a way of avoiding pregnancy)? I'm glad he didn't!

I always feel like a voyeur watching the Bridgerton sec scenes as it is.

that is exactly how I interpreted it… especially given his rather adventurous history! I think it wasn’t clear what exactly he did or didn’t do.

Oneborneverydecade · 01/03/2026 14:11

Also, in the latest series, when Benedict asked Sophie to turn around in the bath did anyone else think he was going to suggest anal (as a way of avoiding pregnancy)? I'm glad he didn't!

I always feel like a voyeur watching the Bridgerton sec scenes as it is.

minipie · 01/03/2026 14:09

In TV sex all women come in 2 minutes flat, often just from uncomfortable looking sex against a wall, fully clothed, with no foreplay.

I think I must be broken 🤔

Oneborneverydecade · 01/03/2026 14:08

I find it frustrating when a woman loses her virginity and orgasms in the same scene. It's decades since I lost mine so it's not fresh in my mind but surely that's unlikely? I don't remember being particularly relaxed.

CorporaINobbyNobbs · 01/03/2026 14:07

In Grey’s Anatomy, everyone describes all the sex they have with everyone else as “mindblowing”. No one ever seems to just have quick rollover sex that’s just grand and then they go to sleep. They are always ‘up all night having the best sex they’ve ever had’

BrownSharpie · 01/03/2026 14:07

TV sex is unrealistic, you never see them getting hip cramp or doing the post sex cup and waddle.

Real sex is what you make it.

BootsandCatss · 01/03/2026 14:04

I must be really luckyGrin

DancingNotDrowning · 01/03/2026 14:02

the sex is centred around desire, romance and longing.

It’s surely not unusual to experience that sort of sex in the early stages of a relationship, perhaps not so much decades in.

MrsMoastyToasty · 01/03/2026 11:30

There's much less farting; "oh my bad hip!"; "ouch, you've trapped my hair"; or kids running in saying "mummy, I feel sick"- for starters.

duckfordinner · 01/03/2026 11:10

It depends on your sexual chemistry, your lover’s experience and desire to please. Benedict Bridgerton is very good at teasing and building the tension.

PollyBell · 01/03/2026 11:09

Namechanged1800 · 01/03/2026 11:00

Of course. I’m not about to go on the hunt for Bridgerton sex! Just wondering exactly how far fetched it is… are there some of us lucky enough for this to be fairly realistic?!

No i don't have a camera filming nor a director telling us what to put where nor an editor and we aren't actors

Namechanged1800 · 01/03/2026 11:00

catipuss · 01/03/2026 10:58

Nothing in life is as it's portrayed on fictional tv programmes because it's fiction. It often gives people impossible expectations of many aspects of life. You need to just think of it as entertainment.

Of course. I’m not about to go on the hunt for Bridgerton sex! Just wondering exactly how far fetched it is… are there some of us lucky enough for this to be fairly realistic?!

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Coffeeishot · 01/03/2026 10:59

Namechanged1800 · 01/03/2026 10:52

Well yes, but are people actually having this kind of sex in real life?!

I mean maybe it looks "exhausting" though and not in a good way 😀