More real-world fun = less interest in writing?

[TheRedChamber]

A big business next to what's now Warwick Parkway station?

I'm going to deny that. It's up to you if you believe the denial or not.

Mainstream heterosexuals aren't my forte! I imagine they'd confirm identities on some dating site or other and match, as a kind of insurance that the other had a traceable real-world identity and thus wouldn't mug or murder them. Both would swear blind they didn't normally do this sort of thing, he'd tell her she was beautiful and he would be honoured if she would spare him some time, and then they'd be silently at it like rabbits. Those grab rails would be mighty handy...

There must be people here who have used the more hook-up end of dating apps? I haven't. A gay mate does, but all he'll tell me is "A guy turns up. We fuck. He leaves. End of." I suspect not much conversation happens there, at all.

That's why I was having problems imagining a converstaion substantial enough to make a dent into twenty minutes. Once you've used an app and arrived at a toilet, there's not really much to say except "Your condom or mine." Asking "Will you still respect me once we've returned to our seats?" seams a bit redundant.

And I'm not sure I like the idea that this couple were 'mainstream heterosexuals'. It makes a mockery all the therapy me and @Bramblethorn have been doing in the other thread about how it's okay to be involuntary celebate and single...

 

[Probus888]

Writing is a selfish activity, so yes of course spending time with your partner/family will eat into your writing time. However, there is a way to do both...

Get rid of your TV.

I haven't had one since 1999. It's amazing how much time you'll get back for other activities if you do.

Likewise - I found TV increasingly dumbed down and boring - and pushing its own agenda.

 

[Probus888]

I'm quite a solitary character. Don't like TV so plenty of time for art and writing. But when the weather's nice I prefer long walks. It all depends on the mood - and whether I have writer's block.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Hmmm. I was having a LOT more sex before I started writing erotica. I prefer not to think too hard about this.

That can't be right. I've seen plenty of stories here where somebody is discovered to be a Literotica writer and torrid sex ensues.

 

[SimonDoom]

That can't be right. I've seen plenty of stories here where somebody is discovered to be a Literotica writer and torrid sex ensues.

If and when I try online dating again, I'll be sure to include "smut writer" in my profile, and I'll let you know how that goes.

 

[Gamblnluck]

When I saw the thread title, more real world fun, I was thinking of my eight weeks of cruising I have booked between now and the end of the year. (That's what you get when you're over 70). I try to write, but between the bars, casino, shows and crazy ass people, time is sucked up.

 

[Yarglenurp]

When I saw the thread title, more real world fun, I was thinking of my eight weeks of cruising I have booked between now and the end of the year. (That's what you get when you're over 70). I try to write, but between the bars, casino, shows and crazy ass people, time is sucked up.

It applies in general, I think. If I’m content with doing something, I’m not going to want to do something else.