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    People are sharing the most unexpected things their partners have done during sex on Reddit

    And it’s amazing.

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    Published 10 December 2018 In Features

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    And it’s amazing.

    Reddit sex threads have a tendency to go viral, but a new one, entitled ‘What’s the most unexpected/ out of the blue thing your partner has ever done during sex?’ is something else.

    Men and women have been taking to the site to share their own unexpected sexual experiences – everything from being broken up with and taking phone calls to being serenaded - all during the deed.

    Read the full Reddit thread at your own risk (disclaimer: it’s quite graphic), but for the meantime, here are some of our favourite entries...

    The most unexpected things your partner has done during sex

    Getting dumped during sex

    'She was drunk and we had just gotten back from a party. She was on top and we were having a really good time when she says "I think we're better apart". I completely froze and asked what she meant. She then explained why we "work better apart" while riding my completely still and rapidly deflating penis.' - AsksAmazingQuestions

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    Answering the phone during sex

    'Her mom called mid-sex. She was expecting the call because of some family issue so when the phone rang while she was riding me, she looked at the caller ID, got off me and just said "I have to take this, wait" (she explained after the fact who it was and why she was expecting it, on the moment it was really unexpected for me). The call lasted around 30 minutes and we were both sitting naked on the bed, her talking about something serious to her mom and me just awkwardly there with my now flaccid penis hidden in a cold and wet condom. After she was done, it was clear for both of us that the mood was gone but she told me "you should have finished without me". Yeah, I would have felt really weird jerking off right next to her while she was on the phone with her mom...' - JustJoeB

    Realising there are other people in the room during sex

    'It's not what the girl I was with did, but I had ended up at the girls house (both very drunk) and started hooking up. For some reason (that soon became very clear) there was a mattress on the floor of her bedroom, so we ended up on it. About 10 minutes later drunk me is balls deep doing doggy and just looking around the room when I realise there were 2 very quiet, yet very awake and attentive, people in the bed. Watching us. Somehow I wasn't able too finish, made my excuses and left. I think she was illegally subletting a mattress in the room.' - PM_ME_UR_NAUGHTINESS

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    Unexpected sexual experiences

    Being called the wrong name during sex

    'Had to be at the moment of mutual climax she moans out her ex's name. God, that's a memory I wish had stayed buried. There were tons of "I'm sorrys" and "I feel so bads" etc. etc. etc. but for me it was like pulling the sword out after having not meant to run me through with it.' - Otto_Maller

    Saying something awkward during sex

    'Was about two millimeters away from entering this one girl, and she belts out "OH! Take me to the moon!" Internally, I was laughing my ass off while my dick seemed like it hit a patch of "Insta-Soft". As she was a virgin, I felt terrible blaming her for my sudden lack of boner. I simply told her it was performance anxiety and fell on my own sword flaccid noodle.' - Vlaid 'My girlfriend is a talker. However, at one point, mid gasping orgasm, "I always assumed I'd have a wide variety of sexual partners but if this is what you do then I don't see it as a high priority!" It was like having sex with an auctioneer.' - Thelaw316

    'He said, in Nigel Thornberry's voice "oh, aluushka, I'm arriving." It was so awkward but I couldn't stop laughing.' - Aluushka

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    'Was having sex with a french guy. On his heaviest, thickest french accent, he said "I will now put my penis in your vagina." I laughed and it both got us off the mood.' - YoungRaddish

    'Old fwb liked to dirty talk (so do I ), but in one of our sessions, he kept referring to his penis as his "pepperoni".' "You want a taste of this pepperoni?". No. No, I don't.' - maebytonight1

    Crying during sex

    'She just broke down crying. And it wasn't just a few tears, but a full blown crying. I held her tight telling her if everything was alright but she still cried for the next ten minutes. This was during fairly vanilla sex and we've done a lot rougher BDSM stuff before so it was confusing. I asked her if she forgot her safe word: "No". Did I hurt you? "No". What made you cry? "I don't know". It's a mystery to this day and she can't figure it out either.' - badassmthrfkr

    Falling asleep during sex

    'She fell asleep. We were absolutely hammered and had both been up for about 22 hours at that point, so it's understandable, but to have her just go unresponsive while I'm inside her didn't exactly help my ego.' - cefgjerlgjw

    Laughing during sex

    'I once dated a guy who giggled when he...finished. That was definitely unexpected the first time we had sex.' - TheLadyInReddit

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    Being interrupted mid sex

    'One night stand. She just stops in the middle of the act, goes to the adjecent room naked and starts yelling "Mrs X, helloo... Are you alive? Are you breathing?". Returns promptly and continues as if nothing happened. Turns out, she was hired to take care of an elderly woman so she could live with her rent-free. The old lady was found dead a day or two after that.' - boiler_drum

    Playing a musical instrument during sex

    'Ex GF that was a rather talented violinist. Riding me gently and reaches over, grabs her violin and starts to play as she cums. Impressive. And strangely erotic.' - RainbowTapeworm

    Getting motion sickness during sex

    'This is something I did. I was near black out drunk, she was on top, I started to feel drowsy and closed my eyes for a second. Then I think she thought I was getting really into it and that I was about to cum so she started riding harder. This is the point were the motion sickness kicked in. I threw up all over her and myself. Did not cum either fs.' - LaidBackIrishGuy

    Hospitalizing your partner during sex

    'She didn't didn't tell me she was recovering from surgery for endometriosis. We turned on the lights after we had finished and there was blood every where. Ends up I had blown a hole through her resulting in a trip to the ER. I can think of several better ways to meet her entire family for the first time. They just kept staring at me. They knew what I had done.' - Shasta_McBadnasty

    Quoting FRIENDS during sex

    'I yelled "PIVAHT!" when I turned her over for doggy style She then proceeded to laugh so hard she fell off the bed. No more sex.' - Yo-effing-lo

    Booking tickets during sex

    'One time my ex-gf was riding me, and she started talking in Korean. When I looked up she, I realized she was discussing getting tickets for her home for Christmas. They didn't call her, she called them, in the middle of riding me. I'm surprised they couldn't tell what she was doing, she seemed to be enjoying it too much.' - LordNelson27

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