“It literally took my breath away”

Maria, 30

It was the summer that I finished university, and I was four years into an incredibly unhappy and toxic relationship with a man I no longer loved, but couldn’t face leaving. I went to Italy on holiday with my best friend and completely unexpectedly entered into the wildest whirlwind summer romance of my life with a local guy I met on the beach. He was a total hunk who swept me off my feet from day one, taking me around the island by day and having earth-shatteringly amazing sex with me by night. The most memorable was on our last night together, where after a decadent dinner of seafood and champagne he took me on his speed boat and we had sex on it for hours as it crashed through the waves. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life, at times literally taking my breath away from the sheer force of it all. Having spent the previous years in a miserable relationship, I still remember that feeling of profound joy, freedom and sexual excitement sweeping through my body for the first time in so long. After that night, I knew I had to end it with my partner, and I vowed to myself never to settle for anything less than exceptional ever again.

“I saw the stranger from the plane at the hotel bar”

Rochelle, 30

I got on a plane and noticed a guy in the row opposite me. We made eyes at each other for a while and I assumed it would just be a fun little flirtation until landing. But then it turned out the flight was cancelled until the next day so we all got off the plane and got put up in different airport hotels. Bored alone in my room, I decided to go for a drink at the hotel bar and guess who was sitting next to me – the guy from the row opposite. We hit it off immediately, there was some flirty chat and a few drinks, and then we went back to his hotel room for some really fun and liberating sex. I’ve never had a one-off thing with a stranger before, but there was something so freeing about it.

“He had the biggest penis I’ve ever felt”

Caitlyn, 27

My wildest time was at a sex party. Nudity was optional, but most people were either fully naked or in underwear and a few costumes, that kind of thing. I was kissing a girl for a while (I’m bi) then felt a man come up behind me. It’s weird because although it’s all free-spirited and fun, it still has to be consensual, so after a quick conversation in whispers, we started having sex with him behind and me still kissing the girl. He had the biggest penis I’ve ever felt, to be honest maybe a bit too big, but the girl started touching me too and then it felt pretty great. I didn’t really tell anyone after, not because I’m ashamed, just didn’t feel the need to. It was a great experience and one I’d try again for sure – maybe in a more intimate setting, not a big party.

“My first time with a woman was eye-opening”

Greta, 34

My first time with a woman (this was years ago now) was wild because it was just so incredibly eye-opening and beautiful. Honestly, I think all women should be able to experience the tenderness and joy of being with another woman, someone who understands your body so well and who you can feel so safe with. I’d had good times with men before, don’t get me wrong, but I’ll always remember the feeling of meeting this woman on Hinge, meeting at a pub, chatting for hours then going back to hers and having sex straight away. With a man I would have been reluctant to do that on the first date, but with her it just felt right. She was older and had always been with women, so that was a little intimidating – in a way I knew a woman’s body so well but it was also completely alien to me in that context. I was a bit scared to tell people at first but almost everyone just loved it and was so supportive. I mainly sleep with women now.

“I lost my virginity at 36 with a man I met online”: 11 women share their wildest sex stories