Over sharing….. personal information.

MissAdventure I really want to look up Dutch oven I’ve never heard of it. But I don’t want to at the same time. Oh dear the decision!! ??

I have a neighbour who has a new "boyfriend" who's 80, and she likes to boast about their sex life. Methinks she doth protest too much!

MissAdventure

I'd be most worried if their sex life chats included anything to do with bowels.

Some have been very adventurous. You live and learn!

MissAdventure

The issue is consent, isn't it?
Just the same as with anything related to sex.
If you don't consent, it's very murky territory.

If a man started to talk about how he masturbated without so much as a "by your leave" I would consider it abusive.
Not because I'm closed minded, not because I'm unaware or offended; simply because I hadn't consented.

This, exactly.

If it happens again, simply tell her that it’s a topic better discussed with her Dr, and you’d appreciate it if she didn’t bring it up with you again.

I laughed at the screamed - love it, still ? laughing. Never heard of the term Dutch oven so I looked it up. Eeuw. Sort of thing we laughed at as teenagers. Poo poo and wee wee humour.

You could look it up in Urban Dictionary*Chewbacca*, but I wouldn’t!

Dutch oven? Isn't that what you shove a chicken in? Or was that a chicken brick? Oh your so much more savvy than me MissA! Do tell!

I went away on a couple of "girls" holidays, where the talk was usually about sex at some point in the day.
It really shocked someone's mum, until one night she asked of any of us had ever had a 'Dutch oven'.
That knocked the wind out of our sails.

Best not to ask MissAdventure, there's bound to be one somewhere!

I'd be most worried if their sex life chats included anything to do with bowels.

Close friends discuss their problems. Maybe she over estimated the level of intimacy.

Certainly, female friends have discussed aspects of their sex lives with me. Female and male. TBH, I'd be more offended if they wanted to talk about their bowels (I'm squeamish).

MissAdventure

Do you generally prefer a type 2 or 3 on the Bristol stool chart, by the way?

Definitely a 2

If you don’t say anything, she won’t stop.

I'd have just screamed and clapped my hands over my ears.

The best reaction by far!

I've always believed that those that drone on about the intricacies of their sex lives aren't actually getting any. If you are, you don't need to relive it by telling anyone else.

Sago

Thank you all, great to know I am not being unreasonable.
She is a lovely person and has so many great qualities, I will just ignore her comments.

If It comes up again I’d just tell her it makes you uncomfortable.

But don’t just ignore it in the future - to be clear is to be kind.

For the record to others, talking about sex isn’t “stooping low”, some women genuinely enjoy those conversations. It shouldn’t be a taboo. Nothing wrong with not talking about it of course, but no need to shame those who do

Do you generally prefer a type 2 or 3 on the Bristol stool chart, by the way?

The issue is consent, isn't it?
Just the same as with anything related to sex.
If you don't consent, it's very murky territory.

If a man started to talk about how he masturbated without so much as a "by your leave" I would consider it abusive.
Not because I'm closed minded, not because I'm unaware or offended; simply because I hadn't consented.

I'd have just screamed and clapped my hands over my ears.

I never talk about sex with friends. Ugh. I'd rather talk about the Bristol Stool Chart.

Wouldn't bother me at all if she was someone I'd known as long as you've known each other.

I talk about sex to my friends. There aren't any areas I wouldn't discuss with a good friend.

Blossoming apt ?

Tell her trying very hard to climax is an oxymoron.

Thank you all, great to know I am not being unreasonable.
She is a lovely person and has so many great qualities, I will just ignore her comments.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with discussing sex with friends - but you should check if it’s something your friends are comfortable discussing first!

Well at least she didn’t show you a rather explicit video, which was what happened to me a few weeks ago. Some people have no sense of propriety these days

I can honestly say that neither myself nor any of my friends have felt the need to stoop so low.

I have a friend that has been in my life for well over 40 years and never once has sex been discussed, i would feel extremely uncomfortable and i most certainly would NOT engage in conversation about it, my face would say it all, no need for words.