On the scale of sexual fetishes, breast milk always seems to fall somewhere right between “Absolutely Disgusting” and “Downright Drinkable.” (Yes, there is a somewhere right in between those two.) We’re not usually one to pass judgment (eh, who are we kidding?), but when Jezebel alerted us to the curious case of the blind date breast milk drinker, we couldn’t help but weigh in.
We remember being decidedly astounded by the act when we first came across it in Ken Follett’s inimitable Lie Down With Lions -- the placement of which occurred squarely in the middle of a 7-page-sex scene that was far too x-rated for our 12-year-old eyes, (though, for all intents and purposes, we turned out alright) – and, as such, had subconsciously placed it in the dirtiest of the dirty categories, which is to say: something that sex-crazed couples did on the rocky plateaus of Afghanistan. (Read the book.)
But we were never averse to the idea; it was just something that never particularly appealed to us. But writer Rachel Sarah has upped the ante over at Salon.com. In an excerpt from her book "Unbuttoned: Women Open Up About the Pleasures, Pains, and Politics of Breastfeeding," she recounts the tale of the time she found herself on a blind date with a lactation lover, or, as he announced it: "A woman who's lactating!" he said, way too loudly. "What a turn-on!"
So, of course, one thing led to another, and though Rachel wasn’t sure she was “flattered or freaked out”, they found themselves back at her abode.
As my daughter slept in the other room, I let him unbutton my blouse and run his mouth across the edge of my bra. I let him touch me. When I started to leak, he was ecstatic. He told me that he'd never tasted anything so sweet in his life.
We want to say it's weird with as much "She barely knew the guy!" indignation as we could muster, but we're also well aware of all the things we've done with people we've known far less. So: is it something we'd do? Probably not. Does that mean that this lady didn't have totally hot and healthy sex? Well, we'll leave that up to you.
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