My husband and I began using Airbnb in March of Our first guest was an older man from Halifax, who was in town visiting his dying friend. He shared our passion for cinema, and he would visit us two more times over the next year. During one trip, after his friend died, we attended some screenings at the Montreal World Film Festival together—he and his friend had been attending the festival since the late 70s and this would be the first time he went alone. I was happy to be able to share that with him, and I look forward to his next visit. While not all our guests became as close to us, it was exciting meeting new people—surprisingly, we rarely had bad experiences.

I was living in Baltimore, Maryland at the time, working and going to art school. What started out as a night of eating, drinking and dancing in the living room, ended up on my bedroom floor. Among the group sex participants was my boyfriend at the time, a one-night stand turned close friend, a female classmate I was wildly attracted to, among others. It was a moment of pure carnal pleasure. When we got to my bedroom, I felt a twinge of initial hesitance. I was in a monogamous relationship and extracurricular activities had never been discussed.

I was wearing this sexy long lace kimono and a barely there bra and panty set. By the time he got home, though— three hours late—my sexual energy was completely zapped. I stood up immediately, stripped the robe off, and dragged him into the bedroom. I fucked him hard—on my terms.

Whether you've been considering group sex or are just curious about what it's really like, these six people explain what went down the first time they did it. And obvs this goes without saying, these real life stories are NSFW. It was a long and difficult process to find the right people. We used Tinder, Feeld and tried Craigslist. We talked to plenty of people but there were many conversations that didn't turn into anything.