Lydia Nickerson wrote: > At 12:02 PM 2/16/2005 -0700, Howard Brazee wrote: >> On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:59:07 -0600, Lydia Nickerson >> <lydy at demesne.com> wrote: >> >>> Another complaint I have about her sexuality >>> is that it's repetitive. Silk ropes, whip, X-acto knife, orgasm. >>> Many real sadists and masochists have varied fetishes and like to >>> act out dramas (which one of Phedre's customers does once, if I >>> remember correctly). You know, most people's sex is repetitive. >>> Most couples fall into a comfortable set of behaviors, and >>> occasionally experiment, but tend to go back to the two or three >>> positions and techniques they like best. Moreover, adventuresome in >>> bed isn't remotely necessary for a good sex life. Some people like >>> stability and predictability. Others, demonstrably, not. >> >> But when someone is hired out to be a special cortesian with a >> variety of partners, this isn't so applicable. > > > Um, how many prostitutes do you know? _Kushiel's Dart_ wasn't about a real life prostitute. Frankly, imagination is not a > On the other hand, I thought that Kushiel's patrons were unusually > interesting and creative. Her patrons wouldn't be looking for an ordinary prostitute. They can be had much more cheaply and easily.