Although I have been with several women during my over forty years, including my first childish exploration with my best friend; I have only had what I would consider a couple of lesbian experience. The reason I make this seemingly meaningless distinction is that for the most part all of my experiences with women have been about entertaining men; either theirs or mine. Yet in keeping with those first fumbling explorations when I was young, I have on a couple of occasions deepened my friendship by sharing sexual intimacy as well.
It may seem funny, but just as I have a type of men that attract me (dark black, stocky and shaved heads); I also have a certain type of women. My friends and lovers have always been a tad overweight with long dark hair and absolutely huge breasts. My jest about that is that I want to be able to suffocate happily between their tits. Joy was no different.
I had met her through a guy that I was dating at the time. In fact, she was the only good thing that came out of that two month encounter. From the moment he introduced us, we became good friends. The best thing about her was that like me she analyzed and examined all of her actions and reactions for their root causes and hidden agendas. I have met only a handful of people during my life with such an open and honest self exploration. When many women shared friendships centered on shopping, pampering trips to the salon or long lunches, ours often featured hours long conversations about how our childhood experiences were affecting our current relationships. In many ways, it was for us both like having a trusted therapist...without the cost and perhaps with a great deal more openness and honesty.