This text comes from the stern archive and first appeared on August 12, 2023.

The first time we did it was in a hotel room. Then we met again in the sauna. Next time we had a tête-à-tête in the bathroom. I once visited him in the office during my lunch break. And in the cinema we did it on the cinema seat. But none of this happened in real life. Only in our heads. In our imagination.

I met Max in a club. When the lights came on and the music stopped, he suddenly stood next to me. We started chatting and immediately got along really well. The chemistry was just right. I told him that I am married but in an open marriage. He too was taken. But that night our normal life seemed far away.

At some point I just kissed him. And it felt pretty good.

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