Possibly a TMI thread in the making, but my girlfriend posed a conundrum a few days ago, one which I’m still pondering, and which I’d like to offer for consideration.
Basically, she was curious about my love of, well, cunnilingus. You know, eating pussy. Muff munching. Pearl diving. Yodeling in the valley. Tasting the tuna taco. Going south. Licking the kitten. Box lunch. Giving a mustache ride.
Anyway, she was quizzing me on my great interest in and tireless exertions at this activity. She is, by her own confession, a “tough nut to crack,” orgasm-wise. I mentioned before how I actually like going down on her more than my previous girlfriend, who was a spectacularly easy climax (ten minutes of talking dirty without even touching her would do it; she was, if you’ll pardon the phrase, a hair trigger with the tongue). When I settle in between my girlfriend’s thighs, I know I’ll be there for ten or fifteen minutes minimum, and usually quite a bit longer, which, if it isn’t already clear, I consider to be a good thing.
“Okay, but why?” she said. “Why do you like it so much?”
And then she asked me the question that has stymied me for days:
“Does it actually taste good?”
At first, I interpreted the question, and answered it, relatively; her hoo-ha is very healthy, in comparison to some I’ve experienced: musty, tangy, fishy, and all a bit different. The worst was sticky and sour; she was a heavy smoker, the only one I’ve been with, though I don’t know if the two are connected. My current girlfriend is fresh, with a lovely salty-sweet quality.
“Yes, yes,” she said impatiently. “But that’s not what I’m asking. Does pussy, in general, objectively taste good? Or is it good because it’s pussy?”
I thought about it, and I wasn’t really sure how to respond. Objectively, the taste of a healthy vagina reminds me a little bit of oyster, but milder, without the brininess I associate with good shellfish — and yes, I really like oysters, so that’s a point in favor. On the other hand, the comparison is inexact, sort of a grasping at the closest available reminder; pussy is definitely a unique flavor, all its own. And I can’t really say for sure that I haven’t acquired the taste through experience. I mean, if you could go down to the deli and get a cup of pussy-flavored soup, or a pussy sandwich*, would you?
And now I’m still thinking about it, which means it’s a good question, which in turn usually means it’ll get at least a good spin on the SDMB’s merry-go-round.
So what says the great Doper collective? With regard to (healthy) pussy, does it taste good because it tastes good, or does it taste good because it’s pussy?
*Or risotto, (s)natch.
