INTIMACY CLINIC - The Conversations we AVOID

WEEK TWO: Saturday - Part 04

All this time. Darsh was deep in thought. "May I ask something?" He said, raising his hand a bit.

"Finally." Charlie smiled.

Darsh felt shy. He didn't say a word more.

"If you can't speak here. Then you won't be able to speak anywhere." Charlie said.

"I am a virgin," Darsh said nervously.

"Well. That's not a surprise. Considering the reason why you are here." Himani smirked.

"Let him speak," Charlie said, looking at Himani with a smiley face.

Himani smiled, placing a finger on her lips.

"Please continue," He said, looking at Darsh.

"What if I couldn't satisfy my partner?" He said, making a long face.

"Let me tell you the story of my sex life," Charlie said.

A breeze of excitement ran through the room. Everyone was curious to know about Charlie. Flashing smiles brightened the room.

He smiled. "I was 17 when I got into my first relationship. At that time, I was a simple guy. I was like Lovereet. I believed in one true love. And I wanted to have sex only after marriage. Because that was the right thing to do."

He saw Lovereet's smiley face. He smiled back, and continued, "Contrary to me, my girlfriend was bold. She wanted to live life. We were deeply in love and wanted to spend our lives together. She loved my company and loved to get close to me. On the other hand, I enjoyed hugging her, cuddling her, and occasional make-outs. But I never crossed the line." He smiled, looking at the surprised faces. "You guys thought my sex life must be interesting."

He saw the nods.

"Sorry to disappoint you," He said, smiled, and added, "Initially, she loved that she was with a guy who loved her more than her body. But with time, she expected me to move to the next step. But I always denied."

His mind filled with her thoughts. There was a hint of a smile on his face for a moment. Then he snapped out of his thoughts and continued, "She was a nice girl. She loved me. But she also thought – what is wrong with having sex when we are sure to get married one day? Why do we need a tag - husband and wife - when we trust each other?" His face fell as he continued, "The misunderstanding between us kept on increasing. My stubbornness about not having sex before marriage led her to think I didn't trust her. Her interest started to reduce in me and two years later, she broke up with me."

"Because you didn't have sex with her?" Aanchal said.

He nodded.

"I would have loved you with all my heart if you would have asked me to wait for sex till we got married," Lovereet said.

Aanchal raised her hand. The rest of the faces in the room turned sad.

He turned to Lovereet, "I met a girl like you when I was in college."

"Like me, means?" She asked.

"I was in college when I got into another relationship. This time, I didn't want to lose the love of my life once again. So, after six months of the relationship, I took her to my room and attempted to have sex." He paused. Thinking of the time, a smile erupted on his face like he was laughing at his bad luck, "The only problem was, she believed, one should have sex only after marriage. She fell in love with me because of my simplicity and shy behavior. So when I attempted to have sex, she thought I was pretending to be shy and simple to make her fall in love with me. She didn't give me a chance to explain myself and broke up."