A little cruise
This QoTW reminds me of a rather random thought I once had while discussing various things with my ex-boyfriend.

Cruising. An activity carried out by gay men involving wandering around various 'designated' locations, usually late at night but not always.

Through gestures, eye contact, body language and sometimes just overtly asking, two or more guys will come to an understanding and disappear into the bushes or someone's car for some mutally satisfying squelching noises.

While I've enjoyed sex outdoors in the past, cruising is not something I've tried. But it's surprisingly common. Done by guys (gay, bi, or even just straight and seeking a bj) of all ages, races, religions, looks and body types. And what's more, it's usually quite successful, while a man might not succeed every time, the odds are quite high he'll find someone to get off with relatively often. Being physically unattractive is an impediment of course, but a determined man will still find sex more often than not. Quick and efficient, that's the point - anyone willing to cruise can and will get some sexual action.

The thought that came to mind was... why isn't this more common among straight people? There are lots of single men out there who are not looking for a relationship, but are looking for a good shag. There are lots of single women who have the same criteria.

How do these two groups meet up in order to arrange said no-strings sex? They go out to nightclubs. Bars. Singles nights. Chat on the internet. All of which cost quite a bit of money or are rather time consuming. You're not looking for a meaningful relationship, you're looking to be sexually satisfied, why go through the rigmarole?

Wouldn't it be easier just to have more straight people of both genders 'cruising'? Perhaps even have establishments for it, like the gay saunas that exist in many of the larger cities.

There are lots of problems with the idea of course. There's issues of bad weather or freezing cold. There's the fact that some people find it weird or creepy. Plus there's the current illegality of sex outdoors.

But I couldn't help thinking that the average person might be slightly happier if they were able to go out and get laid on a semi-regular basis with minimal effort or investment.
(calamarain just invented dehydrated water, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 21:22, 3 replies)

I think the whole world might be a happier place
everyone would be happy :)
( thistle, Sun 26 Apr 2009, 21:45, closed)

Risk
Sex outdoors isn't illegal itself, doing it in such a place that you're likely to be spotted and cause an "offence to public decency" or some such thing is where it starts to get iffy.

Straight cruising probably doesn't happen because of the risk (real or perceived) to the female of being attacked. Apparently, getting the crap kicked out of you is reasonably common in gay cruising (so I've been told by gay friends).
( SteamedCleaner, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 1:46, closed)

The end of civilization as we know it
Sexual frustration is one of the driving forces in human society.

If you could get laid, whenever you wanted, with zero to no expenditure of effort or money, the entertainment industry alone would collapse - fancy a shag or go to a movie? - all the money spent on nice clothes, perfumes, haircuts, dinner dates, drinks at bars, hell - if you didn't go to college to get a nice job so you can afford a nice car to pick up chicks, why are you in college?

You might have just introduced the downfall of society.

Sounds like a hell of a time though.
(TheManWhoWas SlightlyKnackered, Mon 27 Apr 2009, 15:34, closed)