Random Wednesday Questions

[featherynscale]

Note: This poll serves no purpose other than to satisfy my curiosity. It asks questions about hypothetical situations in which there is sexual activity. It should not be taken to represent my attitudes about your sexual activity, or any desire on my part to involve you in my sexual activity. I'm just curious.



Imagine, if you will, that you are sitting on the couch, vegging, watching a film. Two (or more) people of differing sexes come into the room, sit down next to you on the couch (it might be a very big couch). Assume that these are people that you like. They then decide to have sex on the couch (assume that there is room for them to do this without touching you).
[Poll #531588]

Thanks for letting me pry. Also, did you know that they make peach Certs? I didn't until just now. Ew.

Comments

[teross50.livejournal.com]

Might I add?

You write a damn fine disclaimer ;-)

So I am the voyeur?

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Of course you are. I didn't have the "go get a glass of wine and come back to watch" option on there for you -- sorry bout that.

Couches

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that this would be a good reason to ask if they'd like company. I wouldn't consider it an invitation unless I had a previous agreement that suggested such. Considering my voyeuristic nature it might be fun to watch but I would likely consider it more fun to join in.

If I wasn't to join in nor be open about my voyeuring, I'd assume that they had a good reason to use the couch I was already using instead of somewhere else.

[ysabel.livejournal.com]

"Consider it an invitation" is too strong, however, for all of those I might well ask whether I was invited or should just watch. *grin*

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Please ignore earlier comment, which was wangstier than I intended.

New, improved comment:

All of my reactions would depend on how sexually frustrated I happened to be at the time of the event.

Um, just from my point of view. . .

[opaljax.livejournal.com]

Is this my couch?? If so, the answers would probably be very different. So, I assumed this was someone else's house, and no kids were around. I also assumed that the movie was fairly interesting.

[kittenpants.livejournal.com]

Not cool, since in our house, there's only one tv in the whole house, with a really uncomfortable couch, so if people are having sex there *they're going out of their way to interrupt my movie*.

Of course, these answers may change once I'm on antidepressants again.

[chainwoman.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am a total voyeur. However, invitations are also nice, but I would not just automatically invite myself into the "fun". Also, I am assuming that they have ventured into the room knowing I'm there and wanting me to see...

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[chainwoman.livejournal.com]

So, a fairly interesting movie out weighs sex?

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

No, obviously it would be at least statistically improbable, if not actually physically impossible, in our house. But it won't be once we finish the basement.

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Could be your house, could be somebody else's. How is it different if it's your house?
No other people present was also in my assumptions.
And of course it's an interesting movie. Why else would you be watching it?

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

If it were my house, I'd feel more free to tell them to get a room. If it's their house, that becomes more complicated.

Not very exciting either way, is it? I'm not much of a voyeur.

[teross50.livejournal.com]

popcorn U forgot POPCORN butterd of course ;-)

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Interesting that almost no one thinks it's an invitation unless the person is by themselves... I also assumed that when you said "people you like", it was in the "I'd like to have sex with that person" sense of the word.

[duriyah.livejournal.com]

It depends. How attracted am I to these people? Have I flirted with one or both of them? Assuming I am attracted to them, I would probably consider it an invitation, but ask first before just starting in. If not, I'd most likely leave the room.

[duriyah.livejournal.com]

I had the opposite reaction, actually. I'd be more likely to consider it an invitation if it was two people. Hmmmm...a personal fetish, perhaps?

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

It's possible, however unlikely, that two people who are about to have sex with each other might be so distracted that they don't notice the movie or the other occupant of the couch.

I don't think it's possible for anyone to walk into a room that's occupied, sit down next someone, and not notice that the person is there before they start masturbating.

This is why I would consider masturbation to be more likely an invitation.

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[opaljax.livejournal.com]

Showing off my self-confidence level a bit. If I'm not specifically asked to join in, I feel like I would be intruding if I were to join in. Also, as long as the owner of the house (place, whatever) is ok with this, then I am. If I can't join in, I'm probably not going to watch. Dammit, I was watching the movie!!

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[opaljax.livejournal.com]

Yeah, what she said. Also there's the squick factor (my couch!!) And, if it's my place, my kids are always around, even when they're not physically there. It adds to the squick factor.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

But not a polite one, I'm thinking. If he or she is already shaking hands with the unemployed, I would read the message more as "Wanna help?" and not so much as "Anything I can do for you?"

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

It would be so nice if I could afford to turn down even an impolite request for that kind of help.

[kcwitch.livejournal.com]

i'm such a bitch cuz i don't care where i am if i am deeply involved in watching a movie and someone comes in and starts talking to me, having sex, taking loudly to each other, trying to have sex with me, or otherwise distracting me from my movie i would not only ask them to leave but probably get pretty pissy about it.

pickling my brain......lol

[matchgirl42.livejournal.com]

For the one person coming in and starting masturbating, I'd consider that an invitation. I would assume they would see me there....and consider there to be....an implied intent in that action.

For the other 3, I wouldn't automatically assume it's an invitation, I would ask, because when I watch a movie, I tend to be pretty quiet (unless it's one of those movies). Because of that I would not want to assume that they either did or did not know I was there already. God knows I've been oblivious in that kind of situation before, just that....there turned out to not be other people around. :D

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[druidevo.livejournal.com]

If iy's my place I would likely consider it much closer to an invitation

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Interesting that almost no one thinks it's an invitation unless the person is by themselves

Actually, that fits my initial expectations. I expected more people would either think that that was an invitation, or want to leave, and that there would be less "middle of the road" kind of answers.

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Note to group: If, for whatever reason, it should happen that you are sitting on a sofa watching a movie, and nodeal57 and I come in, sit on the sofa, and start having sex, please do not consider it an invitation to join in. Just so you know.

Important to note, however...

[wildnsquirrelly.livejournal.com]

Just because I suspect that there's going to be an offering of carnal pleasure that I'm instantly going to drop trou & have at it.

Ok, maybe 96.5% of the time that's exactly what I'd do...

But I would try to be sure that my participation was invited. Possibly by masterbating while I watched to see what they would do.

Probably Over thinking this.

[orcjohn.livejournal.com]

If this is the only chance to watch a movie I've wanted to see a great deal, I'm going to lean towards, the ignore them (ok watch a bit) and continue to watch the movie. Otherwise, I'm going to watch or ask to join in (I never assume an invitation).

Re: Um, just from my point of view. . .

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Noted, dear.

Re: Important to note, however...

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Err... Did you somehow drop the phrase "doesn't mean" between "pleasure" and "that"?

Re: Important to note, however...

[wildnsquirrelly.livejournal.com]

Actually, I suspect that those intended words were, in fact, stolen.

(Cue: Dramatic Music)

Perhaps I should post a reward for return of, or information leading to the recovery of said words. I'll start by posting flyers on telephone poles upside-down. That way maybe I'll draw interest to this horrible loss that has stricken not only myself, but everyone that had to view that entry of mine and suffer a moment of "Huh?".

Good people, guard your musings, there is a word thief out there!

Re: Important to note, however...

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

You are such a problem child.
**eyeroll**