coping during self isolation

[Speedygonzales]

The question to all my fellow merbites and providers is : How are you coping with the lack of physical intimacy during covid19.
I am a single male, 55, empty nester, living alone. The lack of physical contact with the opposite gender is driving me crazy. Masturbation only relieves your desires for a short time, I miss the kissing , touching, the smells , and conversation during and after an intimate encounters.
Any suggestions on how to cope would be appreciated. I'm climbing the walls!!!

 

[OnJustALark]

Read a book ... watch a movie ... pick up a newspaper .... go for a walk .... fresh air and sunshine will do you good!

 

[Charlie Smart]

Get into an exercise routine of some sort...long walks or biking, work outs at home...keep physically and mentally active.

 

[Speedygonzales]

Thanks guys for the suggestions... I do most of what you suggest already...
The lonliness and lack of even verbal stimulation is starting to get to me...
I am lucky that I have not stopped working... if not for that, I would go stir crazy or worse...

 

[donbusch]

Ummm ..... sex/love doll?

 

[sene5hos]

I spend a lot more time on Merb. I find it enjoyable, both as a hobby and intellectually stimulating.
I take a lot more walks.
I speak much more often on the phone, and longer.
I cook a lot more.
And finally I listen to a lot of music. For me music is essential.

 

[curly]

And finally I listen to a lot of music. For me music is essential.

You mean, for you music is instrumental?

 

[Ultimecia]

I'm in the same boat (but a younger version). Pre-covid I had the best lifestyle I could ever dream; meeting super hot and horny girls is a reward I give myself after busting my ass at work. Now I really have no reason to keep pushing. Mind you I am very active physically and spend my spare time learning new skills (learning electric guitar as we speak), doing some voice acting for fun and just taking care of myself physically. Oh god I can't wait to meet these girls again.

 

[sene5hos]

I am nostalgic for bands like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles that I have never stopped listening to all these years.

I still listen to a lot of U2 and Coldplay.

I also like to listen to old bands (which I got to know a bit after their popularity), like The Doors, The Byrds, Queens, Eagles, The Mamas and the Papas, The Loving Spoonful etc ...
For me Half Moon Run is a young group that I love.

On the Quebec side I like Tire le Coyote, Coeur de Pirate, Daniel Bélanger, and for me Jean Leloup is out of the ordinary, and with the show Seul Ensemble that I saw, with the music of mythical group Harmonium.

I also have a slightly more serious side, because I like to listen to well-known pieces by Beethoven, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, and others, and finally lots of baroque music.
Finally I like lots of music.

 

[Darcy]

I've been cooking a lot more. Its a good time to experiment and learn some new culinary skills. Also an opportunity to catch up on some reading.
Besides the obvious, I miss pro sports the most and sadly don't see anything returning soon.

 

[TheJames101]

I miss pro sports the most and sadly don't see anything returning soon.

MMA returned this week - Bundesliga also returning...

 

[minutemenX]

Thanks guys for the suggestions... I do most of what you suggest already...
The lonliness and lack of even verbal stimulation is starting to get to me...
I am lucky that I have not stopped working... if not for that, I would go stir crazy or worse...

I have a suggestion. Spend a couple of hundred dollars on Skype chat with a mature Indy. Many of these girls are excellent sociologists, have tons of experience and are simply very interesting personalities. Do not engage in any on screen sex during the first chat.

 

[Meta not Meta]

I have never spent so much time staring at screens ...

... the only love I'm getting these days.

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Prophetic lyrics and such beautiful ,timeless Music !!
RIP FS

 

[Speedygonzales]

I see that adter some restrictions are being lifted, allowing the economy recover, some independents are advertising .. for the month of june…. I think i'm going to "jump onto the deep end"" I am going "bat crazy with the isolation". I need to touch, kiss, hug a member of the opposite sex

 

[jalimon]

They are opening Golf and Tennis! Yeah! 2 of the very few activities I prefer then girls actually

 

[sene5hos]

Yes Jalimon, the best thing is that you could play golf with girls. No, no connections, each in its own cart

 

[cloudsurf]

Ummm ..... sex/love doll?

What if she rejects me

 

[Stan Smith]

I miss my cuddling sessions the most. Massages too.
I walk every morning 5km, (1 hr), I play drums, real acoustic drums not the electro one, I do rock covers. I cook a lot, do stuff around the house, etc. Stuff i never had time to do.
i can’t wait to go back to my precovid life. i worked all my life now it time for fun. You don’t know how good you have it until you lose it.

 

[The Nature Boy]

I’ve been shadow fucking. As explained in a prior post it’s essentially shadow boxing but no one is getting hurt, it’s quite the opposite effect rather. I go through many positions when I shadow fuck in doggy, spooning, CG, RCG, and mishy.. Mind you my shadows always offer ample DFK. The weather has been brilliant the last few days where I live, so I packed a few sandwiches and a bottle of wine, found a spot under a tree in the back yard and went @ it after finishing off the bottle. Shadow fucking burns a lot of calories