Fertilization Happens
This story is all about three separate sexual intercourse “accidents” that took place over the course of nearly two decades, while I was having an on-going intimate relationship with Ray (not his real name), who was my live-in boyfriend for many years, before he became my husband. That first sexual intercourse accident didn’t get me pregnant, but it sure scared the hell out of me and Ray both! It also led to an incredibly exciting day of sex for both of us, and forced us to rethink our whole birth control strategy. However, our second accident resulted in my first-ever pregnancy, which of course, scared me and Ray even more than that first accident did. Let’s just say that this second accident dumped a bunch of unnecessary stress onto our plates, and made our already-stressful …