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to be considering getting a vibrator instead of a man?

26 replies

RampantRarebit · 24/02/2011 19:35

Have namechanged for obvious reasons. I am absolutely sick to death of dating the wrong men and getting nowhere with my love life. Have decided to resign myself to being a lone parent for life. But I really miss sex. Am I being really a saddo for wanting to get a vibrator to use, not just for a bit of a laugh or a joke. Does anyone out there really use them?

OP posts:
CrispyTheCrisp · 24/02/2011 19:36

I suggest having both. Keep your options open at all times Wink

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 24/02/2011 19:38

Of course others use vibrators; it's a huge market! On the downside, they're less helpful when you fancy a cup of tea or a back massage.

Deaddei · 24/02/2011 19:38

I was going to suggest that Crispy.

BertieBotts · 24/02/2011 19:41

Nothing wrong with a vibrator Wink

It's nothing like sex though. But I'm weird (apparently) and don't ever get cravings for actual sex if there's nobody around to specifically want it with, so just dealing with the physical side of things is fine by me Grin - and it does that just fine.

Gleekfreak · 24/02/2011 19:44

Crispy hit nail on head-have cake and eat itBlush

detachandtrustyourself · 24/02/2011 19:45

You will also need a stepladder (for changing lightbulbs).

Nagoo · 24/02/2011 19:45

I'm in Bertie's camp.

why would you think that people don't use them?

bootilicious · 24/02/2011 19:49

At least if you have a vibrator you might not be tempted into a relationship because you are missing sex.

You can always have both Smile

use lots of lubrication

CrispyTheCrisp · 24/02/2011 19:50

A1b2 she can lift a small child up for any overhead jobs Grin

hissymissy · 24/02/2011 19:50

Ah but waht if you can't get a man to make you tea or give you a back massage, what if the only time you get a bloke he is a) a neanderthal, b)narcisistic? I'm with the OP. Forget the man, go for the vibrator. 1)it's cheaper, 2)you call the shots 3)it won't expect a blowjob while refusing to go down on you because its "dirty" and 4)theres no risk of pregnancy.

Sassybeast · 24/02/2011 19:51

But who would take the bin out ?

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 24/02/2011 19:51

There are men who won't make tea?

^ joke, btw.

TattyDevine · 24/02/2011 19:54

Go the vibe.

Then you can be selective about the man.

The right one will come along. In the meantime, the Rabbit will do.

Mymblesson · 24/02/2011 20:01

People were harsh towards you on your last thread, but are you really giving up on men?

RampantRarebit · 24/02/2011 21:42

Yes, I think so, its not like I have much choice. I never meet the right men Sad, or I meet the right men but I'm not right for them Sad Sad. Fed up with waiting and hoping for the kind of man who will treat me with respect and love. I am mostly fed up with the false hope and disappointment. Many women I know are LP and have only been badly treated by men Angry. I have so many friends with bad relationships and men trouble. Whats the point?

Glad to see that I am not being a wierdo re; vibrator though. Will get on google directly, Wink!

OP posts:
iscream · 24/02/2011 22:06

Saw a greeting card once. On the front it said "I love you honey" On the inside was a pic of a vibrator with the words "But you can be replaced".

Mymblesson · 24/02/2011 22:07

(((RampantRarebit)))

Ah and no, not a weirdo.

Professor · 24/02/2011 22:33

The Pro s of a vibrator....
It won't expect you to cook, clean, pick up dirty socks and pants, watch football, reciprocate in bed.
Cons...
Batteries run out halfway before you've orgasmed....mmmm, not much different from a bloke then.

go with the vibrator.

ARepleteHmmSkiNun · 25/02/2011 16:57

All men are good for is sex and making tea and massages. You can make your own tea, buy a vibrator and get a professional massage. Let's objectify men, complain about pornography objectifying women and belittle them on the one hand and then wonder incredulously why you can't get a good one. I may be dumb but there might be a connection there.

Oh I see it was all a joke, that's ok then.
Can I join in? snigger snigger snigger

Honeybee79 · 25/02/2011 17:00

There's room in life for a vibrator and a good bloke.

Nowt wrong with using the rabbit until (and indeed after) the good bloke comes along.

lazarusb · 25/02/2011 17:21

Use recyclable batteries and you'll save money and help the environment too. Nor will it nick the duvet in the middle of the night. Enjoy! Grin

ARepleteHmmSkiNun · 25/02/2011 23:13

Honeybee79 Fri 25-Feb-11 17:00:44
There's room in life for a vibrator and a good bloke.

Nowt wrong with using the rabbit until (and indeed after) the good bloke comes along.

Yes absolutely right Honeybee.
95% of sex toys are for women and 95% of porn is for men. Maybe it is because men and women are different? Visual versus tactility? Maybe.
Vibrators = totally acceptable with a nudge nudge wink wink and porn = totally unacceptable.

Obviously not taking into account how women are abused in the porn industry but is it really better to have a relationship with a machine?

hymie · 25/02/2011 23:17

Maybe in certain cases men and Women treat each other badly ....not all of each sex are bad.

Do you go for "Bad Boys"?

But to the question. Get a vibrator there's nothing wrong with it (Even though I haven't got a clue what a wodge of placcy would do)

ARepleteHmmSkiNun · 25/02/2011 23:19

Do you think that we have never achieved anything as a gender because we spend our whole time wanking off with toys? and before toys were invented, in a modern sense, because we were wanking off with "Henry the Eighth-Tudor-style-sex-in-the-city-type-drivel" instead of doing anything productive (and oh so laughably obsessive such as building stuff)?

igetmorelovefromthecat · 25/02/2011 23:22

Hell yeah.

Rampant Rabbit Thruster.

Oh. My. God.

You may never leave the house again.

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