Hmmmm... this may be risky on a Monday morning, but I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with you to some extent Miss ScubaPunk. While I would agree that location alone will not make the sexual experience particularly better, I do believe that there are some men who will take the time to make the experience memorable whether or not they have a deep emotional attachment or not. Again, I'm not saying all, or even most, but some men will go the extra distance (no pun intended here). For some men, believe it or not, the most erotic and satisfying aspect of a sexual encounter is making certain that the woman achieves a more than adequate level of satisfaction. Yes, achieving that level does require a great deal of trust, assurance and cooperation from both parties, but if both people are truly open right from the beginning, I think it can be achieved even in the first encounter. It's not often that way, but it is possible... and of course it will likely get better as they feel more and more comfortable with each other, that only stands to reason.
I would agree with drbill, however, I've had encounters that involved "friends with benefits" (isn't that the term nowadays?) that were absolutely amazing. Were we in love? No, but there were still feelings involved. I too have also had encounters with women I was madly in love with only to find out that their capacity for passion was not nearly as intense as mine (IMHO), so it was not nearly as satisfying. I don't beleve that there were "other issues" involved at all, it just wasn't an area of life that they were completely comfortable with and it showed. That's not to say that it might not change over time, but in the immediate situation it was nothing spectacular, no matter how much I was in love with them.
From a guy's perspective, if we actually are smart enough and open enough to stop and ask for directions, please, by all means, let us know when we're getting to the right destination. Just as some guys aren't comfortable asking what your preferences are, many women aren't comfortable enough to vocally report back when things are going well. And of course we all know about the "faking" that supposedly goes on. Male ego or not, I can't imagine anything worse than being lied to about that. I would like to think that I could tell the difference... but who knows for certain, right? LOL! I just think it's silly to even have to consider it. My motto is to say what's on your mind and in your heart and I will always do the same.
As for the original intent of the thread, I guess it's whatever people want to share, but I was thinking more along the lines of a meaningful encounter with someone who you have serious feelings for. I used the title because I knew it would catch people's eye, but it could have just as easily been called, "Couples: How do you keep the spice in your life?" or something like that. I thought that perhaps a discussion about romantic encounters that people have shared might spawn new ideas for others as well. A perfect example would be when someone previously said in this thread (I'm paraphrasing of course) "don't ever do it on the beach because the sand gets everywhere you don't want it" and later on someone else mentioned that they grabbed the hotel sheet and THEN headed for the beach. To me personally, that was useful information and something I would remember in the future.
P.S. Kamala, does the hotel in Grenada have a policy about sheets vacating the hotel?