Sunday, July 1, 2007

Sex and the Single Bloke Part 9 (Never Make Her Past an Issue)



I strongly believe that everyone deserves a second chance, the past is gone, it matters not what she has done, all that matters is what she does from the moment you choose to be together. Everyone deserves their privacy, but when it matters, honesty is of utmost importance. Neither he nor she should make the past an issue, before I tell you my story, let me tell you about Hassan. I once had a friend and flat mate (lets call him Hassan), who got involved with a girl that claimed to be a virgin (lets call her Virginia). Hassan and Virginia were the couple of the year, our very own budget Posh and Becks, in the summer they were seen feeding each other ice lollies. At the karaoke club they did irreparable damage to our eardrums whilst warbling Celine Dion hits whilst looking into each other’s eyes. One day Hassan came to my room with tears in his eyes.

“What gives?” I asked with a worried look on my face.

“I am so honoured”, he said. “Virginia has chosen me to be her first”

“I must make it special for her”

“I love her”


Hassanwas a good guy, but ever so naïve, we went out and bought scented candles, massage oil, astroglide (lube) and must surprising of all violin strings.

‘Violin strings?’ I thought to myself. ‘Freaky buggers’.


Later on that evening, Virginia came around and I went off to see a movie.


“Let them have their privacy” I thought to myself


I finished at the cinema, arrived home and to my great surprise Hassan had not drawn his curtains, and there he was playing his bloody violin, with his eyes closed and Virginia was sitting there with a bemused look on her face.



“What a bloody idiot”, I said to myself as I made my way to my local pub.



I sat down, ordered a pint of Hoegaardenand a packet of crisps. I knew I was in for a long night, so I made myself comfortable and prepared myself for consuming copious amounts of booze. A couple of hours later I heard the fishwife pub landlady screech:


“Last call for alcohol”


I passed on a further drink, as I was rather pickled after downing five pints of beer. I made my way home and much to my pleasure Hassan's curtains were drawn. I got home and made my way towards my room, and to my surprise I saw Hassan and Virginia (fully clothed) slow dancing to ‘Tonight I celebrate my love for you’, by Roberta Flack and Peebo Bryson. By this point in time I’d had enough of their stupidity, I went to my room and fell asleep.

I was suddenly awakened by a loud scream, and the entire flat was shaking and shuddering.

I ran out of my room (I sleep in the buff, and had only managed to grab my boxer shorts). As I got to the living room it occurred to me that the noises were coming from Hassan’s room. I listened closely, and much to my horror above the banging and crashing and spanking noises was Virginia’s voice:



“Screw you Hassan

“Ride me like a pony”

“Ooh Hassan

“Use me”

“Spank me you dirty bugger”

“I’m your bitch”

“You are the best”


“Best?” I thought to myself. “Shouldn’t she say first?”


It occurred to me that my plonker of a friend was dating a chick with a great deal more experience than he had. The next day I saw Hassan cooking scrambled eggs and singing to himself.

“Boorish did you hear us last night? “I am so lucky, for a virgin she was so damn fiery, she almost killed me”.


“Virgin?” I laughed to myself. “More like fucked”

Hassan eventually found out that Virginia had her fair share of lovers, and her lies ruined what could have been a wonderful relationship. So what if she had been around the block a few times? Why is sex such an issue? Why was she so bothered about her past that she chose to deceive the man? He would have accepted her if she hadn’t lied.



Here is my experience:



I always say forgive the past and look towards the future. I am a grown man, and I owe no one any explanations for my choices, my beliefs were tested when I had a slight disagreement with a dude and he said to me:

"I f..ked your girl the day after I met her"

I was far from happy with what happened, and a part of me wished to resent her for bringing me such embarrassment (it took place at a public gathering). However I rationalized it this way; it was not her intention to embarrass me, in fact she didn’t know me when she had the one night stand with the fool. I rose above the childishness exhibited by the man (I was six years younger than he was) and calmly walked away. I developed a great deal of respect for my girl that night because she had already told me about the guy, she was honest and that was all that mattered to me. I went to the pub to clear my head, I had a few stiff drinks, made my decision and went over to her place that night. As soon as she opened the door, I gave her a bear hug, pulled her into her room and shagged her rotten. The next time we both went out, I put my arm around her waist and held her close as we walked into the gathering. I showed them all that I will always stand by my decisions, I cared about her in spite of her failings. She was honest about her past I had no choice but to respect that.

I never told her what the man said to me........................

I understand that not every man shares my views, and there are men out there that are involved with women that they do care for, they are having a hard time dealing with her past. If you cannot handle it, let her down easily and walk away. It will be most unfair of you to keep reminding her of her 'mistakes' (to me, there are no mistakes, only research)



The past is immaterial, don’t make it an issue.

43 comments:

Justme said...

lol........interesting piece.

Vera Ezimora said...

"The past is gone; it matters not what she has done..."

I like that statement - not because of its meaning, but because it rhymes, lol. 'gone' & 'done'

...Okay 2 more serious stuff (like the actual stuff u wrote about): I feel the same way...2 an extent. It does not matter 2 me if my partner has been around the block BUT I would be lying if I said it does not matter to me that every Mary, Jane & Sally has once been riden like a donkey by him.

Having a sexual history is fine; in fact, I want him 2 have a sexual history. I want him 2 have had his fair share of fun. Sleep with all the girls u wanna sleep with, xplore all positions (and maybe even sexualities, lol), have all the parties, etc...because when we become an item, I don't want him wondering what would have happened if he had dated a certain Chioma or Bukky. Or what it feels like 2 have sex with a man (yes, it sounds crazy but being in America has opened my eyes. Married men confess 2 being gay... 10 yrs after marriage. I will honestly kill that man!).

...So basically, I want him 2 be free to play around, BUT there r always limits. That being said, if a man tells me he has once 'experimented' with another man, that would be the end of it! Do I sound close-minded?? *sigh* Told you I'm old fashioned (not in every way, of course. I mean, I don't wear those huge grandma panties).

But I digress...

Needless 2 say, U did a good thing by standing by her.

Mr. unBoorish, I'm sorry 4 another long comment. I can't help it. Next time, I will really try 2 just say a few words like normal people.

p.s. who is Hassan?? LOL. Did u mistakenly write ur friend's real name?

Confused Naija Girl said...

mr boor u are indeed a good man. you seem almost to good to be true like the hero in a romance novel. How u reacted to that agbaya is admirable. the story was hilarious though!

Spank me you dirty bugger!
classic stuff.....

I agree the past should remain as the past pertaining to sexual history. But some men would like to know rather that face an embarassing encounter. Your girlfriend WAS HONEST about her past.

Ms. Catwalq said...

Me I like you O. I am not sure men fully understand what it means to disvirgin a girl. Like all those suicide bombers who blast themselves to pieces cos they have been told that they will be rewarded with 70 virgins in heaven:
1. It must take a very disturbed human being to go through 70 rounds of Ouch! Yeeee! It Hurts!!!
2. After the girls witness the first three, i bet u it will be only three that he is going to have.

I think that women still get the short end of the stick when it comes to their sexuality. If we are comfortable with it, it's not long before we are regarded as either promiscious or morally deviant. if we are not, then others are sought as we would be regarded as frigid.
I decided not to do the virgin till i was married bit cos I am going to "test drive" before I am locked down to the same "ride" for the "rest of my life". i need to LOVE that "stick shift"....

Discombobulated Diva said...

wow... i have to say, i admire your decision and the manner in which u carried yourself in that situation... i definitely agree with you, let's leave the past in the past... as long as you're honest with one another about things...

~DD

Anonymous said...

Mr Boor.. is there "Hoegaarden" in naija, i am on point with that shack o.. well said on this "Never make her past an issue" i think someone commented that you reveal things most of us have in our minds but somehow dont want to express those thoughts... well sha i commented on some of ur very early post about moving back to naija.. the time don dey near o and if any joints dey wey dey pump "Hoegaarden" i go catch u there...

Boorish Male said...

@justme:
Thanks

@Vera:
As always we are on the same page, I really dont mind the long posts, keep em cummin... Opps! I meant coming Lol....

@Confused
I am far from mr perfect, I try hard to be as fair as possible that is all.

I firmly believe that honesty is best, mind you not every man can accept that his wife or girlfriend was some other man's fuck doll. I can handle it, just keep it real.

@catwalq:
Stick shift? Classic!!!

@DD:
True words.

@Old Fan:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there is no Hoegaarden in Naija, so I suggest you tank up on the stuff before you come home. You know how filthy minded Nigerians are, ask for Hoegaarden and they will think you need directions to the nearest brothel..

shhhh said...

i like this one and got a few things to say. first things first i poppa.....sorry. i meant that u dont wanna know her past. anything more than 1 guy shes slept with u think shes a slut anyway so why ask if u already have pre conceived notions. its unfair for the girl and unnecessary for the guy. accept her for today and cherish her for tomorrow. yesterday's gone.....until you bring it back to the fore by asking hopeless questions. so guys.......chill abeg. thats my 2 cents

Vera Ezimora said...

Mr. Boor, you're being naughty ehn? Does ur mummy know what you're doing online?

...well, I just stopped by to check up. I'm off 2 take a shower; my friend (Funmi) and I are going to the Farmer's Market to buy stuff for our big cookout on Wednesday, July 4th (America's Indepence day). And why am I telling you all this...????

Hey! You should come! There is a dress code: polo t-shirts.

...Okay, I'm gonna stop now. Lemme go talk 2 Funmi about you; she absolutely LOVEZ ur voice. Can u please record it and send it 2 her, so she can play it every nite? LOL

NikkiSab said...

Ol' boy,U don talk d very truth of dis kin matter esp dat ur last paragraph..wow!!! I applaud you, infact u got a standing ovation from me. Past is before u and not while wit u n many men find it confusing. Its bad to use a persons past or even present to dia faces, dats a breach of trust and dat betrayal has a withdrawal effect (u feelin my psycho-analysis? i too much lol!) But really its best to let go. Nice 1 Boo.M and thanks for stopping by.

BiMbyLaDs** said...

preach it o!!

Boorish Male said...

@lastKing:
HOw is it going?

@Vera:
I wish I could make it to the cookout, unfortunately we are thousands of miles apart. Lol don't make the boor blush!!!! (I am actually too dark to blush, but you know what i mean)

@NikkiSabb:
True words, we are on the same page.....

@Bimby:
How is it going gorgeous?

Anonymous said...

U just earned my respect Boor,u truly have.

Dith said...

i just fell of my chair
i couldnt help it!
that was bloddy hilarious.
i haven't even gone half way thru. i think i know where this is going.

..off 2 finish reading(lol)

Dith said...

I am thinking this is my favorite so far. LUVS IT!

aww how sweet of u...how u handled ur girl's situation.

pple can be so immature that it hurts.
u know like y would u lie 2 a guy abt ur virginity if u r eventually going 2 lay with him?? i understand lying 2 try 2 get some1 off ur back but just lying 2 see if u can be perceived as 'holy' is downright stupid.

i had a friend who dated this chick for 9 mths and all thru those months, he thot she was a virgin and then when they finally had sex, the guy said it was "express way"(lmao).
ofcourse d relationship ended after that. not cos she was not a virgin, but cos she lied abt it. he felt if she could lie abt something like that, then she could pretty much lie abt everything.

Anonymous said...

"The past is immaterial, dont't make it an issue ... tru dat Bro! I'm glad u were able to make peace with d situation.

As for Virgie and Hassan. I don know who foolish pass. Hassan - for obvious reasons or Virgie for d kin lie. Lie way no get back up! Na wa o!

But come first. let us talk d koko of the oro. Ladies, na only me or una no see how we dey suffer? No bi say a no know say double standard dey but plz Mr. BoorishMale, may i vent small.

I'm not excusing Virgie o cuz she stupid too. But i get why she reinvented her virginity. It appears the male ego is so fragile that it lends itself to blinding stupidity ( not u o! ya friend, Hassan).
As for u na..
#1 How is it that ya babe's one night stand fall under heading of "her failings"? All d one night stand bobos dey perpetrate na failing too? Abi?
#2If babe had policy of not discussing past transgressions, precisely bcos it shouldn't be an issue, is she guilty of dishonesty i.e. If she no tell u say she don do other bobo (by silence, omission etc) would u be so quick (wrong word) ...less inclined to hold it over her head?
#3 Why do men need to stake their claim on women.i find it interesting that once you'd come to terms with the embarrassment. Your response ( or should i say closure?) was to "shag her rotten" then parade her like conquered peacock. Let me give u benefit of d doubt - or was is just celebration over your struggle?


Phew! I feel much better. Did i mention i love your blog?

Ooops i've made it another one naira comment. Sorry :-(

♥♫♪nyemoni♫♪♥ said...

Thanks for stopping by my space Mr Boor....

Anonymous said...

I found your piece quite interesting but its easier said than done. Some past are so dirty that is extremely difficult to ignore. Am a married guy and I have had issues in my marriage and as much as I tried to put them behind me, it will pop-up just like that and I have to consciously remind myself that those issues are in the past and should not be revisited. Having said that, people should be mindful of being taken for granted under the guise of ignoring the past.

Boorish Male said...

@anon:
thanks....

@I'm a babe:
Glad you enjoyed the post......

@anonymous:
I think you have over simplified things a bit too much, the one night stand in itself was by no means a failing (everyone needs a good screw, however her failing was choosing a partner that didnot offer her discretion. She should have been more careful, as much as we say equality there still exists a double standard and we must be mindful of it.

Secondly with regards to shagging my girl rotten, would you have prefered it if i said I made sweet sensual love to her? Would that not have seemed corny? Come on think about it.

Thirdly if you were to read my posts, you would obverve a total lack of egotism with regards to sex and sexuality. Conquered peacock? Give me a break, i simply appreciated her more and was glad to be with her. I am not your typical, don't tar us with the same brush.

thanks for reading my blog.
:-)

@nyemoni:
No probs!!!

@Anonymous:
I truly understand your situation, we have all been brought up to objectify women as either chaste or loose, the truth is that we all hope for a decent woman, and for you to have chosen to marry her, there must be a great element of decency in her. Yes some pasts are damn dirty, I know some girls that are such nymphos that they go through an average of 20 guys a week, in so far as she is normal and is loyal to you.......


No long thing!!!!!!

zaiprincesa said...

is it okay for me to say i love you, right now??..lol..ok, lemme rephrase that..i love ur stance, ur maturity, ur insightfulness. Not many men ..in fact, no man i know can say the same thing..NO MAN I KNOW, can say, "f*&k off"..to the rest of the world when they start casting stones and passing judgement on his babe, especially when she has been honest albeit with a not so pretty past...I applaud u...

Anonymous said...

Dis series is tres interesting.

I sent u're link to a friend of mine and he fell off his chair laughing. Alas, he had to fake chair malfunction b4 yawa gas for office. A bunch of us then had some spirited deliberations - let's just call it SexBloke congress. Na so we dey fire IM inside meeting. Here's ure notice- If any one of gets fired, na u go pay rent o!

P.S I wasn't objecting to the use the term "shagging" - u're right, "sweet",yada yada, yada is too syrupy 2 b real. I was referring to the act.But no worrys' i have been strongly cautioned to temper my ultra feminist views & see the bigger pix .Apparently, as it was explained to me o, guys don't use sex just to dominate. From what i gather it is how y'all communicate, as 1 of awon boyz talk "na mode of expression".

So i stand duly and humbly corrected. Make una no vex.

LurLar said...

lol@Hassan....well i guess Hassan is a virgin.Nice story. Thnks 4 stopping by my page.

Femme said...

your assumption is not fair,even virgins know one or two dirty words.
maybe hassan told her he liked to hear stuff and she wanted to please.
my best friend was the dirtiest virgin ever(when she was)
ps
thanks 4 stoppong by

diary of a G said...

hey dude thanks for stopping by
I'll be sure to read and leave you a line

diary of a G said...

ur friends a classic!

I can respect ur views

Anu boy said...

Man... na wa oh... thats some hard stuff, but mehn, no be you i go hail oh, na your babe i go hail... cos for her to have told you the truth way b4 things started is the trip...

lotsa gals will neva tell you shit, they will just lie about it...

i remember a gal i almost dated, tho she had my "mugu button" and all, but mehn word was around that she had done shit and that... but shawty kept telling me that they were all lies...

why would people choose to lie about you, i wonder ohhh...

mehn, if only people can just stick to saying the truth... then shit works for me...

nice post you have got man

Boorish Male said...

@Zai princessa:
Thanks so much for your kind words, thanks so much.


@Anon:
I no vex at all, I dey kampe. "I am glad yourself and your co-workers enjoy the blog. There is more to come.


@Lurlar:
Thanks for dropping by.

@Femme:
It was not about her potty mouth, it was to do with everything else. I didnt give the full story.


@diary of a g:
Nice one mate.

@Anu boy:
No mind the bloody liars, no allow them press that mugu button. It has happened to me before. It wasnt pretty.

Daddy's Girl said...

Very interesting and (as always) well-written post. Hassan's story is hilarious - as they say, honesty is the best policy. I really applaud you for handling the situation you faced with the maturity and class that you did. But I can't help but wonder: would you have held it against your girl if she had not told you about her encounter with the guy? After all, it happened before she even knew you, and the past, as you say, is the past. And correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't sound like you guys were making a lifetime commitment to each other (demanding total honesty and all that). No judgment here, I'm just curious...

Anonymous said...

lol "mugu botton" omo no be good thing o.. man head no dey think in the right direction.. dem go talk sit-down.. u go sit... dont do that? .. u go say yes..I am sorry and no be say na u dey fault o... na controlling type woman wey they do that kain thing dem they think say dem fit mould person to their spec..

Boorish Male said...

@Daddy's girl:
At the time that it all happened, we had gone through the just shagging phase and were serious about each other. We lived in a city where the Nigerian community was very small, and we both agreed that we would do all that was nessesary not to embarras each other, and that included being honest about who we had been involved with.

With me there is no equivocatoin and no middle ground, if we are together (I.e we both decide to be an item) then we must look out for each other 100% If she lied then I wouldn't have been ery happy.


@Anonymous:
The mugu button is a horrid thing, I had one that chased me with a knife, another one that burnt my head with ciga and one that tried to lock me up in her house permanently.

Anonymous said...

Do they still make 'em like you??? seems almost too good to be true n u know d saying -"if its too good to be true, it sure aint true!!!" (u should know after all u once described urself as cynical) i admire your way of thinking.. it took strength of character to react the way you did. its laudable!! As for Virgie and Hassan (aka dumb and dumber!!!) they sure are a laugh and a half....
Nice one
Thelma

Uzo said...

The abntics here are funny but the last line is priceless....well done

Boorish Male said...

@Thelma:
I am far from perfect believe me!!!

@Uzo:
Thanks

Ms. Catwalq said...

honey, it's been a week, I need a boorish fix...i am beginning to twitch

Vera Ezimora said...

Hey Boo! (I've decided to cut out the 'rish')

I did a sorta update on my blog - if you'd call it that. LOL.

Did u get the text I sent da other day? Wasn't sure it went thru. Mother nature (aka sleep) came & took me away.

Anonymous said...

"I f..ked your girl the day after I met her"

The one reason(besides AIDS) women should think long and hard about one night stands.

To bad more men don't think like you.

Sounds like Hassan's girl really put in on him.

Boorish Male said...

@catwalq:
Hey gorgeous sorry I haven't updated in a while. Will do so a.s.a.p.

@Vera:
Got your message, i laughed my head off. ;-)

@Beauty in Baltimore:
Virgie sure had skills....

Waffarian said...

Hi guys! A new series is about to start on my blog. Its called " The professional player" and is based on true life events, its crazy and involves me and one of our fellow bloggers! Don't miss it!

Parental advisory: EXPLICIT CONTENT.

Vera Ezimora said...

Update!!

Anonymous said...

hmmmn.. ive been here everyday for the past..."God-knows-how-many" days!! oya update...am waitin......
Tee

LASGIDI/ NY said...

Thank God u are Back, Pheww Pls never leave again .

Anonymous said...

far from playing the devil's advocate,wu says this girl cudnt b a virgin just because she liked to scream,say dirty thngs and stuff, she clda read afta ll, u heard of the moan....groan joke,(will share tht lare by the way). u had alredi crucified her before evn giving her a hearing, gud for u anyways tht it was actually discovered tht she wsnt a v and sometimes i wonder..... some of these thns u say aint they jst a tiny weeny bit exagerrated!i mean common boooorish!!

Mocha said...

First of all; why on earth haven't I been to your blog before??
I love how you write so: nice one.
I also have a particular affinity for this post especially. Thats cos I JUST had a similar convo with a "big bro" of mine.
I am very ME if that makes sense? I make no apologies for being ladylike or naughty or nerdy or vampy or proper or potty mouthed if these all make up the person that is Mocha.
So maybe becos of my seeming self acceptance, I've always marvelled at people's (esp chicks') need to potray themselves as something they're not..making up stuff as they go along and in my opinion pandering to expectations of what they SHOULD be rather than stay true to themselves.

I have another story to illustrate what I'm trying to get across (I usually do..LOL)
Oh alright you twisted my arm..*laughing softly*
I have a good friend who's maintained since Uni that her Christian name was also Virginia..ggg..she got married in March and we were all there. Personally I wouldn't (still don't) give a toss what she does behind closed doors esp on her honeymoon except hope she had a great time (they were in BRAZIL for crying out LOUD!!)
But no sistah decides to call one of the girls to tell her how they didnt do it on the wedding night and how they waited till the honeymoon and ooh it was SO painful and everything which really is ok except now she's preggers and due in SEPTEMBER!!
Which means either she got pregnant in January WAY before the V-Day?? Or that baby's a predestined preemie :-)
We are SO expecting her to use that one!
And we really wouldn't give a shit!! Except that NOW SHE's set herself up by screwing that halo on a l-i-t-t-l-e too tightly..lol..and all by herself no less.
The friend she called is SO mad!!