[sebbie]

The experiences that Josh, Bill, Joe and Dylan are having right now represent really interesting places for each of them to be in on a host of different fronts. An interesting question to pose is whether or not nearly all guys, if given the opportunity, would long to be in the situation each of the guys now finds himself to be in.

This thought begs the larger question—the question that looms over this entire series of chapters and stories like some giant elephant. That question, of course, is how any guy their age might respond (or not, ha ha) if the same opportunity faced by the four guys were available to them. This is not an easy question to try and answer, but is certainly a question worth posing and discussing here. I hope my readers understand exactly what I am trying to say here without having to provide additional detail. But none of you would be reading this if you did not have an appreciation for what I am suggesting, at least at some level.

In addition to this elephant-sized question, there is a still bigger question that looms large. That question is so big and so general that it can almost be summarized with the question “What is male sexuality all about, anyway?” Heck, maybe we should ask the question “What is human sexuality all about, anyway?”

Now I know that some of my readers see male sexuality as being completely intertwined with the idea of having partner sex. That male sexuality is really all about engaging in physical sex with a partner, straight or gay. Sexual pleasure for two closely connected people is all about getting the most, and giving the most, to the partner. In this world, the partner is the central focus for everything that provides sexual pleasure in the relationship.

In such a world, it is all but impossible to separate sexual pleasure from the idea of a relationship between two people, and all that idea entails, good or, shall I say, difficult. EVERY relationship has its ups and downs, periods of great pleasure sexual and otherwise, and, well, periods where everything didn’t go quite as planned. This is the normal part of being a human being.

But, Josh, Bill, Joe and Dylan have wandered into a crazy but wonderful place whereby they can enjoy themselves in a very special way without having to get into the complexities of a relationship-focused partner sex. For some of my readers, this may seem unbelievable. For others, maybe the larger question is whether ANY 19-year-old college freshman, if so motivated to do so, could find (and enjoy) this special place.

To be continued…