
How many times did I see the American Pie films growing up? Answer: A lot. They were always on. Nowadays, I'm not so sure a lot of the humor in that series would fly, but that's another story. One of the most infamous elements in this series of sex comedies is the relationship Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas) has with the mother (Jennifer Coolidge) of his part-time bully/part-time friend. Coolidge's role in each of these films is little more than a cameo, but it helped popularize the popularity of MILFs on screen (and certainly in pornography).
But do relationships like these happen much? Turns out quite a few people had stories to share after Redditor PurposeMinute asked the online community,
"People who actually f***** their friend's mom, how did you find out she was interested?"
"We caught up for a bit..."
"I helped my workmate get home after he got blind drunk and got into a scrap that he promptly lost. He was fine, but I'm not sure which the company didn't like more: the fact that it had happened at the Christmas party or the fact that he was under the legal drinking age.
I took him home and met his mum; I'd previously known her through her friendship with my youngest brother. I knew she dropped out of school early but didn't know why. Turns out she was pregnant quite young.
We caught up for a bit in her lounge and had enough drinks to be uncool to drive. I ended up being offered a spot in the Airbnb bungalow in the yard for the night, which I happily took her up on.
When she showed me the room, she turned to me and said "Look; I'm horny and we're both single... so what do you want to do about it?""
Is that... is that soft jazz I hear playing in the background?
Steamy.
"It started out..."
"It started out with my buddy and myself getting drunk at a party, the night was settling down and he and I were just bs'ing before calling it a night. I jokingly told him his mom was hot and if given the chance I'd take it. Well, I guess he thought it was funny and there was no chance with his mom so he told her what I said. Fast forward a month or so we're at her house for Thanksgiving dinner. I notice she's having a lot of wine throughout the evening, after dinner she comes and sits on my lap in the living room and that's when I knew exactly how the night was gonna end. I was early 20s and she was early 40s, she taught me a few things that night. After that night I started to affectionately call my buddy son, he was pissed about it for a long time but eventually got over it."
You called your buddy "son"?
You brave soul.
"Back then..."
"I didn't have sex with her, but we made out and almost did it. But, we didn't.
One of my high school friends and I were in a bowling league on a team with his mom and a couple of her coworkers. On Fridays, the three of us would go bowling just for fun (league games were on Wednesdays). One Friday night, when my friend was out of town visiting his dad across the state, his mom suggested that she and I could still go. So we did. It was fun. We'd met at their house, and she drove to the alley. When we got back to her house to get my car, she invited me in. That's when the making-out started. Just out of nowhere. She started it. It was great, but we just mutually stopped suddenly. I felt guilty because, well, it was my good friend's mom. I guess she felt guilty because I was her son's good friend. She told me it just wouldn't be right. I agreed.
Anyway, I haven't seen either of them since a couple of years after high school. (Not because of that, though. We still bowled and hung out for a few more years and never spoke of it. As far as I know, he still doesn't know. Life just happens.)"
"It was totally random..."
"It was totally random and by surprise. I came to pick up a friend to go to a party. He had already left (this was before everyone had a cell phone). His mom had been fighting with her husband for a long time. She opened the door and let me in without saying a word, and moved out of sight fast. She was drunk. I came in, she started stripping. We never spoke about it again."
Something tells us that probably didn't do much to help with the stress or loneliness.
"I was walking to the pool..."
"Didn't have sex with her but only because I turned her down.
I was walking to the pool in my apartment complex when she yelled at me to come over and talk to her. I did and while I can't remember what she said it was more than obvious what she was wanting. What made it even weirder was I knew her because I'd fooled around with her daughter."
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"She stuck her tongue..."
"She stuck her tongue in my mouth which kind of gave the game away. We went upstairs to the bedroom and had about three hours of the best sex ever. I was 22, she was 41. Her daughter (my friend) was passed out drunk in her bedroom and slept through the whole thing."
Probably for the best that she didn't hear it. That would have made for a really awkward morning.
"I actually met her..."
"I actually met her during my friend/coworker's wedding at Niagara Falls. We sat near each other during the ceremony and we struck up a conversation when she offered me a fruit snack. Turns out she was divorced and lonely, so we started dating pretty soon after, which was super convenient because she was on my commute home from work. It didn't work out though because of the age difference. My friend ended up finding out and actually ended up punching me in the office parking lot."
"We repeated that a few times..."
"Visited my childhood best friend after ~10 years away, I was in my early 30s. We grew up from 1st grade to graduation and then I moved away, never visited. Finally, I reconnected with my old best friend and I made plans to visit when I was near my hometown for work.
I get to his place a bit early and his mom is there babysitting his kids. We have about 30 mins to catch up, she'd known me since 1st grade and was basically a second mom to me back then. She was always a good-looking woman, but now in her late 40s maybe, early 50s, she looked amazing. Something was in the air, but I was too hesitant to call it sexual tension.
My friend gets there and we have a good catch-up and make plans for later in the week. She left about halfway through our visit and tells me to come over after but not to tell her son. I was blown away to have my suspicions confirmed. I was NOT gonna miss that chance.
I went over after and we started making out as soon as I walked in the door, the same old door I'd been walking in and out of since I was a kid. It took about 3 minutes to go from making out to sex on her couch. The couch she never let us sit on as kids, in the room with white carpet we weren't allowed to walk through. lol.
We repeated that a few times that week before I left town again. We chatted on the phone a few times and she admitted she'd wanted it for a long time. Now that it was out of her system she said we couldn't do it again. I've gotten close to my old friend since then and we've spent more time together. There's no awkwardness between her and me, if anything we're closer than ever in a real caring way. I hope he never finds out, I'd hate to hurt him that way."
"Ex-girlfriend's mom. Had dinner at her house every Sunday while dating the daughter. Six months after the breakup I see the mom at the store, we catch up. mom invites me to dinner since the ex never goes anymore. First dinner was normal, second involved too much wine and a long, deep kiss goodnight. Third week we didn't even bother with dinner, just straight to bed."
"I went to a few barbecues..."
"My friend's mother-in-law, if that counts, I went to a few barbecues at her house one summer and she caught me admiring her legs, challenged me cheekily and we ended up spending a few fun evenings together, fun times."
There is so much material here that would fit right in a goofy sex comedy... but take note that relationships like these can get messy (especially if you're still in contact with your friends).
Have some stories of your own? Feel free to tell us about them in the comments below!
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America is in quite a state right now.
We are hurting in ways we've never hurt before.
And getting better doesn't seem like an option on the horizon.
America gets a lot wrong everyday.
But, maybe let's try to focus on what America does right.
Maybe it can be a little comfort in times of struggle.
People from all over the world want to live here.
Why?
Redditor Ulrich-Stern wanted to discuss the best of America. They asked:
"What does the United States get right?"
I think America certainly has a strong work ethic. We know how to work and win.
Getting Around
"Accessibility code for buildings. I come from a country where disability is looked upon like a crime or fault. USA does an amazing job making things accessible. I haven’t seen all of USA but majority of the places has amazing system."
snreddit87
The Backbone
"Our public libraries are a real backbone for the country."
"Andrew Carnegie's groundwork in building the institution of free libraries, even in small towns, set a precedent that we wouldn't fathom today but couldn't live without. They often serve not only as an information exchange but as cultural hub, art gallery, performing arts center, tax aid, voter registration, job resources, etc. in communities."
"Plus they're one of the only places you can just exist for hours indoors without the expectation you must buy something.And I feel like they've adapted to the ever-changing needs of their patrons in modern times faster in the US than most places."
"'A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.' -Andrew Carnegie"
fadedVHS
'restore' or 'create'
"Valuing actual wilderness in places like national parks. Here in England, they will 'restore' or 'create' natural habitats, which is sort-of nice, but they are almost like zoos. They are too small to survive by themselves so they are actively maintained."
"And in some English national parks, they actually allow housing developments as long as the architectural design is sympathetic. Here, 'countryside"'means farms. There is still a notion in the USA of protecting some large wilderness areas from development."
anon5005
Nicotine Fiends
"The rate of smoking cigarettes. We do very little well in the US when it comes to overall health, but we are light years better than most places when it comes to the prevalence of cigarette smoking. Hardcore anti smoking adds + laws of inconvenience + social stigma really did work."
pasta_sauce87
Hollywood
"Films. Don't get me wrong, the US can put out some bad films, but the best ones I've seen are usually American."
ConcreteGardoki
We do do films well. That is a big plus.
Family
"The United States adopts more children than the rest of the world combined."
noodles43r
The Menu
"Burgers. Motherfreakin' burgers."
ProfessorRoyHinkley
"I'd expand that to sandwiches in general. Burgers, Philly cheese steaks, Reubens, subs, clubs, chopped cheese, po'boys, just this whole sandwich spectrum. Americans just took sandwich concepts from across the globe and ran with them."
gurnard
Natural Beauty
"I've always envied your wildlife. I'm from England and the only large wild animals (other than fish) we have are deer, boar and foxes. And they're incredibly rare. I've always thought it was so cool one country could have bears, moose, cougars, alligators, panthers, bison/buffalo, etc."
gateman33
Quickies
"Gas stations like QuikTrip, where they have clean bathrooms, lighted parking lots, free air for your tires, ten different coffees on tap, beer, hotdogs, any soft drink or snack you want, the list goes on. In other countries -- you're not gonna believe this -- their gas stations only sell... gas."
Blort_McFluffuhgus
POWER
"The US is an absolute science powerhouse. The technology we come out with has touched the lives of nearly every person on the planet."
AmericanHoneycrisp
Welcome
"I say this as an immigrant who came to this country, so perhaps take it with a grain of salt. But it truly gives people a second chance at life. My life would be nowhere near as good as it is right now if I were back in my home country."
Porongas1993
Maybe America isn't the hot mess a lot of people think it is. We'll see...
Sex is an important part of life.
That is just a fact.
But sex is also about connection and intimacy.
So it's not a surprise when many relationships take a hit after the sex dries up.
It's not something to ignore.
It's the biggest problem in the world, but partners should discuss it.
RedditorItsyBitsyJoxywanted to hear about reasons to stick around with a partner when there is no sexy time. They asked:
"Would you be in a sexless relationship? What circumstance would you find acceptable for this?"
Sex is fun. And when the sex stopped in my relationships... so did the fun. But that is just me.
A Certain Era
"I'm over 80."
Head-like-a-carp
"There’s a lot of people that are going to be real shocked once they hit their 70s."
KarateKid72
Ruin
"Our second child has ruined her sex drive. Intimacy is still there but extremely infrequently. I've learned how much that intimacy brings to the relationship, it feels very lonely and although I know it's not her fault, it can still make you feel like she's not attracted to me anymore. It can be pretty lonely too if you go from a romantic relationship to borderline platonic one. You can't help wonder how much is body changes and how much is you."
W0otang
Let's Hug
"I had rectal cancer and because of the surgery I can no longer get an erection, it's very lonely."
rickroll62
"Not sure if one exists, but a site to just make friends to be cuddle buddies, or whatever, should exist for people like you & me. I lost my sex drive & would like a relationship for that occasionally."
"In my case, it's not wanting to see someone very often, as well as the lack of sex drive, that I think would make it difficult. I also don't like people over to my home as it's too small for a couch & we'd be hanging out on my bed, which is weird to me."
lefthandbunny
Problems
"I'm in one now. My husband had a stroke... no sex is not the big problem for either one of us."
Altaira99
"This comment brings a lot of perspective. My gut reaction to this question was no. Sex was and still is pretty significant in my relationship with my wife. We’re in our 30’s and have been together over a decade. But if something happened to her and it was no longer an option? I would never leave her and love her too damned much to imagine it, no matter how much we love sex."
Spectre627
Pain
"I have a near sexless marriage. The love is strong, but the desire is one-sided. That hurts."
ztirffritz
Sexless over loveless is definitely easier. So there is that.
Over time...
"I am happily married to my good lady for decades and decades. There are times when it has been sexless for whatever reason but never has it been loveless.I wouldn’t have lasted 2 days in a loveless relationship."
Regthedog2021
You play the cards you are dealt
"I’m dating a man who got diagnosed with prostate cancer a year or so into our relationship. Prostate had to come out and it’s a hit or miss whether or not sexual function comes back. In his case, it was a miss. He wanted me to move on because he got very depressed over it."
"He’s so pleasant and a real decent human being so I stayed with him. Who would abandon someone due to a health crisis? Unfortunately he got bladder cancer next so this is another hurdle to go over. You play the cards you are dealt. We are together in this."
KitchenWitch021
Key Factors
"The reasons for the 'sexlessness' and the depth of the relationship are key factors. My wife got breast cancer at 40 and while she lived another 8 years, the chemotherapy nullified her libido and made intercourse impossible. And yet I dearly wish we could have grown old together whether or not this would have changed. But that’s completely different from cohabiting a loveless marriage or even facing such a situation in one’s youth only a few years after marriage. That would be hard."
eric_nathanson
Options
"A sexless relationship is better than a loveless relationship, as long as I'm loved and we share physical affection like cuddling and kisses and I'm allowed to beat my meat when I need too I wouldn't care. Just a heads up to all the people who take this personally enough to comment how wrong I am."
"There's no such thing as a wrong option, my opinion is in regards to myself and myself alone I'm not answering for anyone else. Different opinions aren't wrong... OP asked a question to be answered from your own point of view..so there's no reason to call anyone else wrong... it's about you, answer for YOU I've answered for me."
TheSims4Dude
Love is there...
"I'm in one. Not happy about it, but love is still there so that's nice."
Strythe_Horde
"Same. Maybe had it once in the last 12 years. Finally decided to go to couples/sex therapy this year. Not sure it is helping, but at least I finally brought up that I wanted to try something. My wife is my best friend and I love here with every fiber, just wish there was more intimacy there."
iathpa
it never happens...
"We haven't had sex in five months due to numerous reasons. Never have alone time with my mom and daughter here. We're both too tired. Our bed we have sex on is where my mom is sleeping. Our waterbed is difficult to use. We always say next weekend and it never happens. We're still going strong though. We love each other and that's what matters."
prettysouthernchick
Well I guess some people can make it work. More power to you.
We all have things which get on our nerves.
Some people have a fairly high tolerance level, and are only truly perturbed by things which are beyond the bounds of common decency, or which are universally accepted as annoying or inconvenient.
Others are not so lucky, and tend to be set off by things which might go completely unnoticed by everyone else.
Redditor Onatic420 was curious to learn the things which instantly make others want to pull their hair out and scream, leading them to ask:
"What do you find annoying as f*ck?"
Is it so hard to pick up after yourself?
"Habitual litterers."- SuvenPan
"When people don’t clean up after themselves."- cheeto_has_spoken
If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen
"People that can dish it but can’t take it."
"I work with a dude like this and it’s terrible."- MF_Ghidra
Never judge something by it's size.
"When skin tears near your fingernail and that teeny tiny wound hurts way more than it should."- BlackCaaaaat
"Buzz Buzz"
"When mosquitoes fly by ur ears."- AxcesDrifter
Back to where we started...
"The Reddit app when it scrolls back up to the top of the 65 TRILLION FKN articles you’ve read."
"It should burn the articles as you read them."- Deathdar1577
Get out of the way!
"People who leave the f*cking shopping carts in middle of the f*cking aisle!"- otherm0ther
But enough about me, what do you think of me?
"People who make it all about themselves."- ExtensionAir7
A lost cause
"Willfully ignorant people."- KingZaneTheStrange
Be it the way another person behaves or common, every day occurrences, we all have things which get on our nerves.
Most of the time it's best to grin and bear it.
But next time you see someone litter, it might be a fine opportunity to let that anger out.
For your sake, and everyone else's.
How many of us heard the old saying "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" as a child?
Or were told by their parents that watching too much television would make your eyes fall out?
Needless to say, these, as well as other sayings and superstitions, were not 100% accurate, possibly even having no truth to them whatsoever
Rather, these were merely a way to encourage, or scare, children into better eating habits, or getting away from the TV once and a while.
Some however, have, took these and other unsubstantiated pieces of information literally, and continue to believe them to be true.
Redditor wste96 was curious to believe what other falsehoods people continue to believe, in spite of proof to the contrary, leading them to ask:
"What's the biggest lie ever told that we, as a society, still believe in?"
Justice will be served... won't it?
"What goes around comes around."
"Sometimes it doesn't."- Recent_View6254
"That people get what they deserve, or must deserve what they get."- HugeMcAwesome
It's just a phase.... or is it?
"That acne will go away after your teen years."- One_Arachnid_1256
Better cut back on those TV dinners...
"Microwaves give you cancer"- Salt-Significance702
Absolutely no justification.
"That torture is an effective method of extracting information."
"Every ten years or so, some three letter agency or another is forced to admit that their torture program yielded nothing but false leads and wrecked lives."
"Then goes straight back to doing it."
"The general population shrugs and says 'if it's the only way to get intel' as if they weren't just told point blank that it doesn't work."- barnfodder
A little kindness goes a very long way
"That being nice and accommodating is a sign of weakness."- AidilAfham42
"Square cut or pear shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape..."
"Diamonds are rare which us why they are expensive."
"They're very very common, their price is kept high by controlling how many enter the market by the De Beers group, which basically has a monopoly on them and hoards them."
"Synthetic/lab grown diamonds are the exact same as natural and even cheaper to make, but people are still convinced they're not as good as 'real' diamonds."- no_ps_wow
Unrealistic expectations on society
"That we need to work tirelessly and wear ourselves out in order to have a good future and stay happy."- iambigego
"Go to a great college and get a great job and have a great life."- MewsikMaker
When you just can't hold it any more...
"That there is a chemical you can put in pools that turns blue when you pee."- Sad_Cherry2884
As the saying goes, you can't believe everything you read.
But for the sake of others, still best to avoid peeing in pools.