Well since this seems to be the done thing to do, here's my story
Firstly, thanks to Pash and the team, really impressive customer service. I placed my order around midday Wednesday and was kept informed the whole way - order confirmation, shipment advice, and anticipated delivery date. All accurate as (theoretically) it arrived Friday. I spent most of Friday at work in a state of anticipation, only to get home and find not a nice big Express post envelope at home but the missed delivery notice ... was hoping my wife would pick it up for me when she did the groceries but apparently not. A bit disappointed there but was able to pick up Sat morning. So - very impressive, nothing worse than placing an order then having to wait weeks.
Before describing my first flight, as is obvious from the previous paragraph I am married (with kids) ... so not sure if this places me in a minority of Fleshlight users? I'm assuming its mainly single guys that are the main users. For me though its a little different, (here's the part I'm not sure how much or little to tell - again I'll just go with the flow, maybe you want to skip this part!). I've been married for over ten years to a wonderful woman, but if we have an area we are really different it is sex drive. I have a fairly high drive I guess - but my wife is very much the opposite. SHe's not a physical person at all ... wouldnt miss sex, never intiates, very passive, doesnt really even like to kiss. Oral sex is definitely out. Has been the source of much frustration over the years - we've worked at it, and while we've come to some understanding there are many things I'm sure most couples take for granted that I can only long for! But she makes up for it in many other ways, she's a kind and loyal partner.
Anyway, thats just to set the background, fortunately she has come to accept that I do have a much higher drive so she's been very understanding with issues like me viewing porn and me "taking care of myself" when the mood takes me. I even had one of those moulded vagina type sex toys in the past, and she was OK with that - it was pretty unsatisfactory though - tore pretty easily after a few goes. I'm probably slightly below average lengthwise (5.5" - what is average anyway lol) but above average girth wise, and the previous toy didnt seem to take to that too well. So I was surfing around looking for a replacement when I found this site. I was intially unconvinced but then I came across the forum and read all your testimonials. Not only that, but I was suprised to see that there was a real feel of community. Convinced me pretty quickly and I decided to take the plunge!
So tonight the kids were finally asleep and it was time to open the packages. Despite some hesitation, my lady wife agreed to be with me for my first flight - more as there in spirit than active participant, but its nice to know she is supportive in her way. Based on reading the forum I'd chosen two inserts - the STU, based on realism advice, and for the second I went with a pink mouth wonderwave - given the lack of oral in this household I couldnt resist the mouth !
Surprisingly enough I was more nervous than apprehensive ... to be honest I actually found it difficult to get an erection first up! Thats really unusual for me, I'm normally standing at attention at the first sign of anything erotic
My initial reaction was I hadnt warmed her up enough! I guess I was a little wary of it being too hot, I'll know next time that the water should be a little hotter. But it was silky smooth and I immediately loved the feel of long slow strokes. I couldnt feel the bump texture of the STU as much as I thought I would - perhaps I was overgenerous with the lube. Loved the suction though and overall the sensation was realistic and really pleasurable. I didnt experiment too much - that will come later (so to speak!) and I gradually built up the pace. I did get my wife (reluctantly!) to have a few strokes for me but mostly it was me, I'd guess I stroked for about 8 minutes before having a deep and powerful orgasm. Certainly felt very relaxed and satisfied afterwards.
So there it is, I've joined the flight club and really excited to have done so. I'd guess I'll be alternating between flighting and the real thing - definitely not going to wait long before giving those pink WW lips a try! I've read many of you saying it only gets better with time, so hoping that the FL proves the solution for me to some of life's little frustrations.
Looking forward as well to participating in the community, the fact that one even exists for a product such as this is a testament both to the product and the Fleshlight Australia team I think.
That's my story!