This is how we do it: We were childhood sweethearts and 28 years later we're still having sex every day'

"Respecting each other's boundaries and individuality is one of the reasons we've been so happy together for 28 years. Admittedly, things got off to a comically rocky start when I marched up to Scott at an arcade in the late 90s and began drunkenly smothering him with kisses. I spent the next day mortified, but he soon asked me out on a date."

"Shortly after my 17th birthday I lost my virginity to him by his fireplace. He's the only partner I've had; the only one I ever want to have. The sex has got better, and more frequent, over the years. Nothing compares to the intimacy you experience when you're lying there in the afterglow with someone you really trust. But it took me a while to figure out what turned me on I was well into my 20s when I first had an orgasm with him."

They have maintained a 28-year relationship built on mutual respect for boundaries and individuality. They met in the late 1990s after a spontaneous, drunken encounter and began dating soon after. The narrator lost her virginity to Scott at 17 and has had no other partners. Sexual connection deepened over time: first orgasm occurred in her twenties and sex became a priority in her thirties. The couple chose not to have children, which shaped their physical and emotional lives. They have had sex almost daily for over a decade, though mood and inherited depression can affect desire; Scott often initiates. They plan intimate adventures and preserve everyday courtesy to sustain their bond.

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