I'm blowing hot and cold on 'sex bubble'

Published date04 January 2021
Date04 January 2021
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
He's not interested in having a relationship with me or going out together as a couple when the health crisis is finally over.

He lives alone and so do I. We both admit that we're lonely and sex-starved. His wife left him in July after she found out that he'd been dogging with her ex-sisterin-law. She tracked his van and caught him in some woods with his trousers round his ankles.

I've been single for two years and had started to give up on love and lust. What he's suggesting is "no-strings sex" for the foreseeable future, with a casual "see you" at the end of it.

I can pop round to his place, he can come to mine, or we can simply move in together (temporarily) if I like.

He swears that there will be no health risk. He'll always use a condom and has even offered to do it wearing a mask, too. We both work from home and have our food delivered so never come into contact with anyone else, anyway. Could this work?

I have to admit that I don't particularly like or fancy the man. He's inclined to be arrogant and flash. But beggars can't be choosers, can they? What worries me is that no one knows how long the lockdowns are likely to last. What if nobody ever wants to have sex with me again? This is the only offer I've had in yonks.

At the moment we're having a lot of cybersex, which I'm not really enjoying because I'm quite a shy person and feel self-conscious and ridiculous. JANE SAYS: Your opportunist colleague needs to be told that you're not interested.

His "sex bubble" idea is a crazy and...

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