airdvr 201 #1 Posted April 29, 2023 No clue why I started thinking about this last night. Decided to review my life and was shocked. 36. I was curious as to whether that number was considered high? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,336 #2 April 29, 2023 How do you mean body count? Friends you’ve lost skydiving, fatalities you’ve witnessed? Or something else entirely? Mine is relatively low; good friends, less than 10, maybe less than 5 (but then I’m not one for lots of close friends). Including acquaintances it goes up, but not into the thirties Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #3 April 29, 2023 Sexual partners. I'm a bit ashamed actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,336 #4 April 29, 2023 Ah. Also not huge. But then I’m a female, and open to accusations of promiscuity Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #5 April 29, 2023 3 hours ago, wmw999 said: How do you mean body count? Friends you’ve lost skydiving, fatalities you’ve witnessed? Or something else entirely? Mine is relatively low; good friends, less than 10, maybe less than 5 (but then I’m not one for lots of close friends). Including acquaintances it goes up, but not into the thirties Wendy P. I think about them often. Perhaps too often. I try not to but sometimes it's impossible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 883 #6 April 29, 2023 6 hours ago, airdvr said: Sexual partners. I'm a bit ashamed actually. Once, several years ago, my wife asked me this question. I instinctually, instantly deleted that section of my memory and I think that was the best decision for everybody involved. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,114 #7 April 30, 2023 10 hours ago, airdvr said: Sexual partners. I'm a bit ashamed actually. I suggest you don’t rank them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dudeman17 313 #8 April 30, 2023 15 hours ago, airdvr said: I'm a bit ashamed actually. Curious why you come to this conclusion. Assuming that each of those represent either an at least somewhat intimate relationship, or a presumably fun, consensual encounter, are there any of them that you would take back, that you wish you hadn't done? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bokdrol 44 #9 April 30, 2023 23 hours ago, airdvr said: Sexual partners. I'm a bit ashamed actually. As a person with a particularly low 'body count' I find this type of thread a bit weird, to put it one way. To make a comparison, when I served I always found that the guys with the tallest tales and war stories in the pubs off base were the guys who exaggerated or simply had fertile imaginations and a need to be seen as heroes. As the old saying goes, what happens on tour, should stay on tour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #10 April 30, 2023 10 hours ago, dudeman17 said: are there any of them that you would take back, that you wish you hadn't done? I guess maybe this is the only place I would ever admit there were choices I made that were hurtful to others in the name of getting laid. As I've gotten older I've begun to take stock of my life. There are a couple in particular I wish I could take back. It's not so much the casual encounters. Maybe I should see a priest :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,481 #11 April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, airdvr said: I guess maybe this is the only place I would ever admit there were choices I made that were hurtful to others in the name of getting laid. As I've gotten older I've begun to take stock of my life. There are a couple in particular I wish I could take back. It's not so much the casual encounters. Maybe I should see a priest :) Well, it's possible you owe some amends to the ones you regret. Not always possible, and sometimes the best amend you can make is to leave them alone to live their life without you in it. You can also make the conscious decision to not behave like that in the future (although I have a feeling that you don't do that sort of thing anymore anyway). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
killler 2 #12 May 1, 2023 It's a big number.. But I grew up in NYC in the 70's and 80's for my teens and 20's.. Never had a girlfriend longer than a week.. But had a girl almost every weekend.. Today, I've been married to the same girl for 40+ years.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #13 May 2, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 8:22 AM, wmw999 said: How do you mean body count? Friends you’ve lost skydiving, fatalities you’ve witnessed? Or something else entirely? Mine is relatively low; good friends, less than 10, maybe less than 5 (but then I’m not one for lots of close friends). Including acquaintances it goes up, but not into the thirties Wendy P. This is an interesting thread, because it points out how males and females are still viewed differently. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #14 May 2, 2023 I guess I'm just wondering if it's unusual. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,336 #15 May 2, 2023 This would totally have been a brag thread twenty years ago Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,309 #16 May 2, 2023 5 hours ago, airdvr said: I guess I'm just wondering if it's unusual. Hi airdvr, At this point in my life, I consider it immature. Jerry Baumchen 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #17 May 3, 2023 11 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said: Hi airdvr, At this point in my life, I consider it immature. Jerry Baumchen I agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #18 May 5, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 1:42 PM, JerryBaumchen said: Hi airdvr, At this point in my life, I consider it immature. Jerry Baumchen And who cares how many sex partners we have had. We're old. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kleggo 144 #19 May 22, 2023 not enough? too many? hard to say. To those that listen to the SDR podcast, you may remember my voicemail to them in memory of Mark Vickers. Circa 1982 we had a "competition" at the local DZ in Canton Ohio to see who would "sleep" with the most students during one summer season (Memorial Day - Labor Day). Mark won. Ps, we had two females also competing. I think they finished #2 and #?. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ton Kawa 2 #20 August 17, 2023 It's not about quantity. It's about quality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CELTIC GRANT 0 #21 December 19, 2023 Body Count? : Partners in my life: 6 total. I had a Full relationship with each ( no casual ) ( Then #6 = found my "Forever Home/anywhere" with my "1st True Love"...& *5 Airborne Children since. Empty nest is new and stronger bond / *Mike Mullins has a profound affect on me ) "Actual Body Count" I buried ( mostly cremated ) & sent to Valhalla: Friends / Family / Duty Partners= 9 / + Those I bonded with in Sarajevo, Bosnia= 40+ ( now revisited the rebuild & view "The Flowers of Sarajevo" they did, to never forget.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oli Vers 7 #22 January 24 On 4/30/2023 at 1:44 AM, airdvr said: Sexual partners. I'm a bit ashamed actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,615 #23 January 24 On 4/30/2023 at 10:40 AM, airdvr said: I guess maybe this is the only place I would ever admit there were choices I made that were hurtful to others in the name of getting laid. The internet? Good thinking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #24 January 24 5 hours ago, JoeWeber said: The internet? Good thinking. No one knows me here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,615 #25 January 25 4 hours ago, airdvr said: No one knows me here I suppose but, in fairness, some of are developing strong opinions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites