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To ask about your best and worst One Night Stand?

269 replies

hotmumshit · 14/08/2026 22:27

A lighthearted thread, for men and women to join - just a distraction from the news really ❤️

Mine - never had a good one, but planning to once dd goes to school 😉
Worst - classic story - guy 'exploding' and then pulling a 'welp' face and leaving, bless him 😩

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Platypusdiver · 15/08/2026 00:13

Had loads. Some were really shit usually because they were in the 90s and both of us were pretty pissed. Had some great ones as well.

Worst: tiny tiny not that it mattered because he came in his boxers.

Most memorable for good reasons: on mushrooms

Life was fun. Life is good now with dh. Constant good sex instead of the roller coster of the randoms in the 90s.

BCBird · 15/08/2026 00:12

Never had one. Enjoyed the thread though

GarlicAnywhere · 15/08/2026 00:10

IButtleSir · 14/08/2026 23:11

No, it means you only spent one night together.

By that definition, there would only be bad one-night stands! Rare exceptions for inescapable 'ships passing' circumstances but, on the whole, a good experience means you do it again.

I always thought you should shag 'em asap, or you'd end up wasting weeks or months getting involved - only to find it doesn't work in bed, and then you've got yourselves a fraught situation.

WhatAMarvelousTune · 15/08/2026 00:06

I’ve had a fair few, and I never had a notably bad one. No regrets - I did enjoy my years of fun!

Amybelle88 · 15/08/2026 00:06

Any1ForTennis · 14/08/2026 22:59

Yeah that would work. 'Hey random hook up, let's head to the bathroom and get in the shower together and you can watch me scrub my muff and retrieve the long head hairs that have migrated to my arse crack'.

That wouldn't be weird at all.....

Scrub my muff has got me in pleats 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Jardenalia · 15/08/2026 00:04

I’ve had loads over a period of 47 years, and they’ve just kept getting better. None have been bad, too many contenders for best. Older men know what they’re doing 😊.

I’ve packed it all in now. Quit while you’re ahead!

hotmumshit · 15/08/2026 00:03

Happyjoe · 14/08/2026 23:50

Am amazed (if your username means you're from B'ton) that you escaped the drug part of your teens, quite rife then when I grew up.

People have ONS for so many reasons and not all will have any emotional stuff behind them.

It can be fun!

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hotmumshit · 15/08/2026 00:02

Randomamsi · 14/08/2026 23:45

ONS with a guy at uni who was a bit of a film buff. Started quoting movie lines and talking about films while we were DTD and came after about 2 mins. Don't think I ever had a ONS after that as was so awful

Eww sorry 😄

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LuckyHazelFox · 15/08/2026 00:02

Happyjoe · 14/08/2026 23:45

It's rather tame compared to how many men talk about women imo.

Isn't it just!

LuckyHazelFox · 15/08/2026 00:00

TrishM80 · 14/08/2026 23:42

Getting STDs just reading this thread.

And a healthy dollop of body shaming being thrown in for good measure, nice.

🙄

MiniLights · 14/08/2026 23:58

In my mid-30s I was at a conference I attended regularly and there was this really good-looking man about 40ish three seats down from me. I knew his name and we were friendly and we ended up in the bar having a drink. We were very flirty, and both single.

We headed to bed and it was amazing, really attentive, generous and he said he felt I had opened up his whole body. He hadn’t had anything like it. As we were both single we talked about having a relationship and then he said he was going away travelling for three months because he had just retired. He was actually 65. Very fit and a full head of glorious dark hair.

We did talk about being together, but I couldn’t see how it would work as my career was taking off and he was settling into enjoying his retirement. He would be 85 now if he’s still alive.

FetchezLaVache · 14/08/2026 23:52

Mmmcheese89 · 14/08/2026 23:31

Best: Same sex 4way. One was my regular fwb. She had friends over as well. They were watching some sport event I'd been out elsewhere then jumped in shower, expecting her friends to be gone soon. They didn't leave. I was ravaged.

Worst: I accidentally convinced her I was an alien and she ran from the flat.

My 20s were quite adventurous.

How on EARTH did you accidentally convince her you were an alien?? Details needed!!

(Have never had a ONS, for full disclosure, but really enjoying this thread!)

Happyjoe · 14/08/2026 23:50

BornAtTheEndofBrightonPier · 14/08/2026 23:34

Same here. I've only ever slept with two men in my life. Ex boyfriend of 14 years, and my now husband. I'm in my late 30s , for context.

I always thought they would be terrible for me though. Not sure I could handle the emotional fall out from it. Still a bit interested to know from others though, that and what's it like to take drugs...another thing I can't imagine.

Am amazed (if your username means you're from B'ton) that you escaped the drug part of your teens, quite rife then when I grew up.

People have ONS for so many reasons and not all will have any emotional stuff behind them.

Happyjoe · 14/08/2026 23:46

Randomamsi · 14/08/2026 23:45

ONS with a guy at uni who was a bit of a film buff. Started quoting movie lines and talking about films while we were DTD and came after about 2 mins. Don't think I ever had a ONS after that as was so awful

I think that's funny tbh! :-)

Randomamsi · 14/08/2026 23:45

ONS with a guy at uni who was a bit of a film buff. Started quoting movie lines and talking about films while we were DTD and came after about 2 mins. Don't think I ever had a ONS after that as was so awful

Happyjoe · 14/08/2026 23:45

TrishM80 · 14/08/2026 23:42

Getting STDs just reading this thread.

And a healthy dollop of body shaming being thrown in for good measure, nice.

It's rather tame compared to how many men talk about women imo.

TrishM80 · 14/08/2026 23:42

Getting STDs just reading this thread.

And a healthy dollop of body shaming being thrown in for good measure, nice.

hotmumshit · 14/08/2026 23:37

GarlicAnywhere · 14/08/2026 23:19

Best: Met at a work party. Instant connection, a whole four hours of anticipation, we both seemed to know what the other wanted in bed. Tried to make a relationship out of it but we were on different pathways.

I met up with him years afterwards. He was married. He suggested a revisit: I sad no. That finally cured me of thinking he was the one that got away!

Another best: Believe it or not, I picked him up in the street. Absolutely crazy sex but he was a nutter. Worth it for a couple of weeks, though.

Worst: Several contenders from student days. One was a beautiful man, very popular, nice person. Not very good at sex and he snored so loudly that I left in the middle of the night - he was offended. Another one I only remember because it was over in a couple of minutes. I chucked him out of my room.

I have terminated proceedings and gone home a few times, always due to porn-related behaviour. Can't remember their names, where they lived or what they looked like, only that I was rather proud of myself.

Saddest: a man I was hoping might become a relationship. Turned out he had a tiny penis and I couldn't find a way to cope. Sorry, David, you really are a lovely person!

Lucky escape from the best though eh! 😄😄

Its so sad when a connection is thwarted by penis size. But it really does matter!

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BornAtTheEndofBrightonPier · 14/08/2026 23:34

ScarlettSarah · 14/08/2026 22:44

I've never had one! I've always imagined it would be a bit crap. Interested to see people's stories.

Same here. I've only ever slept with two men in my life. Ex boyfriend of 14 years, and my now husband. I'm in my late 30s , for context.

I always thought they would be terrible for me though. Not sure I could handle the emotional fall out from it. Still a bit interested to know from others though, that and what's it like to take drugs...another thing I can't imagine.

hotmumshit · 14/08/2026 23:32

XenoBitch · 14/08/2026 23:25

Had a ONS with a guy who would meet the medical definition of a micropenis.
I think I was his first.
He wanted a repeat, and I said no. He got really aggressive via texts etc.

Feel sorry for his micro penis but no point in getting aggressive!

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Mmmcheese89 · 14/08/2026 23:31

Best: Same sex 4way. One was my regular fwb. She had friends over as well. They were watching some sport event I'd been out elsewhere then jumped in shower, expecting her friends to be gone soon. They didn't leave. I was ravaged.

Worst: I accidentally convinced her I was an alien and she ran from the flat.

My 20s were quite adventurous.

IdaGlossop · 14/08/2026 23:29

CypressMoon · 14/08/2026 23:03

Doesn't it mean that you sleep together the first time you meet?

I have always thought it means having sex once with a particular person and never again but now I'm wondering if I've misunderstood all these years...I have had six one-night stands (my definition), five with casual acquaintances when I was young and determined to be single but wanted to keep my hand in and a one-afternoon stand when I was much older with a former colleague with whom there had been a long-standing erotic charge. Sadly, beneath the duvet, we created only a damp squib. No hard feelings on either side.

LuckyHazelFox · 14/08/2026 23:28

KojaksLollipop · 14/08/2026 23:27

Worst: he kept asking me to talk dirty to him, not in a sexy way but pretty aggressively demanding, I said “errrrrm: eeeeeeerm, stick it to me” it sounded absurd and I couldn’t stop laughing. He grabbed his clothes and left i a huff. This was at uni and he was called “stick it to me” by my mates for ages after that.

Best: also at uni, I was walking back to my apartment with a bloke I vaguely knew, we stole a dinghy and spent ages getting it upstairs and onto our roof, no bloody idea why, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. We then had sex in it and fell asleep. Woke up and took the dinghy back. We became friends after that but never had sex again.

DH was supposed to be a ONS, that was what we both intended but a week later we met up again and that was that.

So did he float your boat then 😉

LuckyHazelFox · 14/08/2026 23:27

XenoBitch · 14/08/2026 23:25

Had a ONS with a guy who would meet the medical definition of a micropenis.
I think I was his first.
He wanted a repeat, and I said no. He got really aggressive via texts etc.

Yuk so small dick and aggressive with it. I had one where it was the size of a little finger.

KojaksLollipop · 14/08/2026 23:27

Worst: he kept asking me to talk dirty to him, not in a sexy way but pretty aggressively demanding, I said “errrrrm: eeeeeeerm, stick it to me” it sounded absurd and I couldn’t stop laughing. He grabbed his clothes and left i a huff. This was at uni and he was called “stick it to me” by my mates for ages after that.

Best: also at uni, I was walking back to my apartment with a bloke I vaguely knew, we stole a dinghy and spent ages getting it upstairs and onto our roof, no bloody idea why, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. We then had sex in it and fell asleep. Woke up and took the dinghy back. We became friends after that but never had sex again.

DH was supposed to be a ONS, that was what we both intended but a week later we met up again and that was that.

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