The sex lives of strangers: creating ‘This is how we do it’

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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A look at some of the brave couples who shared the joys and challenges of their sex lives in the column. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is the Guardian.
0:09.0	Today we meet the brave couples who've taken guardian readers into their bedrooms to share the highs and the lows of their sex lives.
0:18.0	A quick warning before we start, there's some pretty fruity language in this episode.
0:22.8	I'm Bjorn.
0:28.8	I'm Lydia.
0:32.2	Meet our first couple, Bjorn and Lydia from the west coast of the USA.
0:37.0	They met in 2012.
0:39.0	I was at a bar with some acquaintances and brought along a close friend and she was talking to this guy when
0:48.8	Bjorn walked up because he was friends with the guy and then we instantly took a liking to each other.
0:56.0	She was pretty.
0:59.0	Was.
1:00.0	Was.
1:01.0	Just kidding.
1:02.0	Very funny. Very smiley.
1:05.0	Yeah, it wasn't forced. It was just natural and it was fun.
1:11.0	And I was convinced he was going to ask for my phone number, but did not.
1:16.5	And then left with his friend.
1:20.3	Then the next day, the guy who was talking to my friend was like like Bjorn's been trying to get a hold of Lydia can we meet back up and he got my phone number
1:28.8	Bjorn has a big personality and a facade of thinking very highly of himself and so I saved him in my phone as big time.
1:44.0	After their third dates, Lydia and Bjorn were inseparable.
1:48.0	The sex was hot.
1:49.0	Yeah, it was very fast and furious.
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