I only asked about the stripping scene because both Niki and Pandora had suggested that a similar experience was particularly “HOT”. But obviously not in your case. Just a relief !

Peter

Short answer: it’s nothing like bottoming :)

I appreciate that your answer will be personal, and will need to be qualified by “It depends on the all sorts of variables. But is there one essential similarity and one (equally essential) difference? If you are unable to answer these questions then I shall accept that they can’t be answered. (That’s not a compliment, that’s my honest assessment, based on my constant readership of your writings bloggy and twittery.

Let’s postulate that pleasure can be physical or mental/emotional.

I would also argue that each of those types of pleasure can come from physical or mental stimuli. I.e., you purr when touched, and smile when complimented – but also you can feel physically turned on upon hearing certain words or watching certain things, or get emotional pleasure out of physically unpleasant experiences (the pain of a strenuous work-out, or of a severe thrashing).

From here it becomes an exercise at working out what pleasures you in exactly the way you want, and venturing forth to get it. (I am an unashamed epicurean!)

The mix of real and make-believe that you need to push your buttons is so personal, I don’t think we can draw a universal picture at all, but I’m sure you’re right, in that the presence of different components can easily heighten and kill pleasure.