A conversation between a wife and husband about his failure to get hard the last time she wanted to make love.
WIFE
You've got a sexy ass.
HUSBAND
I knew there a reason you loved me.
WIFE
It's not just that ...but when all else fails- there is that.
HUSBAND
I know, sometimes my penis fails to live up to its high hopes.
WIFE
You mean hard hopes.
HUSBAND
Yes, ...right.
WIFE
I like hard.
HUSBAND
But you need my softness.
WIFE
I need hardness. A man does hard and soft for the woman in his life.
HUSBAND
That's ironic.
WIFE
No.
HUSBAND
They contradict.
WIFE
No.
HUSBAND
No?
WIFE
I need you hard, to show me you want me...so I feel desired. That's the best feeling....
HUSBAND
I can't tell you how much I desire you.
WIFE
You desire me when I lead, when I'm on top, that gets you hard.
HUSBAND
But you want to lead.
WIFE
Sometimes I do.
HUSBAND
No?
WIFE
Sometimes I have to or the lights would get turned off.
HUSBAND
I could pay the bills.
WIFE
I want to be desired. I don't want to be on top all the time.
HUSBAND
But for me, soft is a better default than hard. I'd rather kneel at your feet that pin you under my boot.
WIFE
You couldn't pin me under your boot if you wanted too.
HUSBAND
Of course. Really. I prefer worshipping you.
WIFE
That feels gooey and ...it feels false.
HUSBAND
It's not. It's love,..it's deference, admiration, appreciation....all that.
WIFE
That's sweet. But I don't think I trust sweetness. I don't trust sentimental.
HUSBAND
No?
WIFE
No. Sweetness is nice but I trust a man's desire.
HUSBAND
Anyone, lots of men desire you. I'm sure.
WIFE
Sure. They're looking for a hole to fuck. I'm not talking about anyone. I'm talking about you, us, our intimacy.
HUSBAND
But desire comes and goes...love...that's durable. The cock of the man you love is always going to be soft more than it's going to be hard.
WIFE
Your hardness counts...it takes us to a higher place. Softness is something I have with my girlfriends.
HUSBAND
But...there is security in softness, don't you think.
WIFE
I think...there's more security in a good hard cock. A man's desire for a woman is her security too. There's something I trust about a hard cock.
HUSBAND
That's funny. You could get any cock hard if you wanted.
WIFE
I know darling. But out of that love and security I want a man who pins me to the bed ...and takes me with his ...out of his desire...I need that...and I hate to say this but you don't get hard for me like that. Not any more.
HUSBAND
I do. Of course I do.
WIFE
No. You only get hard when I step into a role.
HUSBAND
What?
WIFE
You can't get hard unless I'm teasing you about another man or....
HUSBAND
No, no that's no true..
WIFE
It's true. I've felt it. You get hard when I mention Jonathan or when I smack your balls... when I'm your Mistress.
HUSBAND
That definitely gets me hard.
WIFE
It's as if you want me to crush the very thing that causes your desire.
HUSBAND
I swoon...you'll never know how great that feels when you're rough like that.
WIFE
It's the only thing. It used to turn me on to turn you on like that.
HUSBAND
I could tell. You really got into it.
WIFE
I loved seeing how hard it got you. You were putty in my hands.
HUSBAND
I still am.
WIFE
It even used to make me feel secure. Like I was the center of your world.
HUSBAND
You are. What more could you want?
WIFE
I've lost that. I see it for what it is.
HUSBAND
You don't like being adored?
WIFE
I don't trust it. It feels false. It's a role.
HUSBAND
But it's not.
WIFE
You put me in a role. If I'm not in role your dick stays soft. Im forced to play your game.
HUSBAND
No.
WIFE
Yes. Your game is the center of our sex life. I want a man who desires me...me, not some role play version of me, a man who puts me at the center, whose dick stands up at the thought of fucking ME.
HUSBAND
Just say the word. We'll fuck.
WIFE
You can't.
HUSBAND
I can.
WIFE
No you can't. We... you... tried last Saturday, you couldn't get hard. I didn't smack your balls or tease you about Jonathan.
HUSBAND
I was...
WIFE
I wanted to make love without the dominant-submissive role play...I wanted to make love and you stayed soft. You were a dishrag.
HUSBAND
I was tired. That's all.
WIFE
No. You weren't. Why can't you admit this...you only get hard if I get rough with you or dominate or tease you about him.
HUSBAND
That's not true.
WIFE
It is true and it's a turnoff. Our sex life hasn't evolved it's devolved into a role play game.
HUSBAND
That sounds awful.
WIFE
That's how I feel.
HUSBAND
I'm sorry.
WIFE