After swearing for years that we would never Tweet, Jill and I started a Twitter account while this blog was on hiatus. The way we saw it, we needed some sort of outlet with which to talk about sex. It’s one of our favorite topics. We weren’t blogging and we really had no intention of resuming. Talking about sex-related topics on Facebook was out of the question, as way too many of our family, friends and co-workers would be privy to whatever pervy thoughts we share there. While in theory this doesn’t really bother us, we’re guessing that most, if not all, of these people have no interest in what position resulted in Jill having an explosive G-spot orgasm (piledriver), what female foreign head-of-state I fantasized about while masturbating (Golda Meir), whose house we had sex in when we came by to feed their pets while they were on vacation (Jim and Tammy’s), and which sex toy we’re thinking of ordering (the We-Vibe 2). While we do have a pretty close cadre of personal friends with whom sex chat is not only tolerated but appreciated, we’re not as close to some as we once were (though to others, we’re much closer). Therefore starting a joint Twitter account made sense; it was a relatively effortless means of anonymously conveying info about our sex life – and for that matter, our sex lives, because while we don’t have an open relationship, there are sexual aspects of our lives that are separate – requiring much less of a time commitment than our blog did. We found ourselves dropping the occasional Tweet in the beginning when we had something interesting to share, but it took awhile to connect with other users. Now, though, I’d say we’re doing pretty well with it, and we Tweet on a fairly regular basis.

Because we have both been Tweeting from the same account – though I much more than Jill – we realized that it might be confusing for our followers to try and figure out which of us wrote any given Tweet. Like our blog entries, some of the things we Tweet could have been written by both of us together (“Dinner and drinks followed by naked hot tub time!”*), while with other Tweets it’s obvious which of us wrote them (“I love it when Jack fucks me from behind.”*). However, sometimes the identity of the writer is unclear, and a parenthetical indication of the writer could be included to clarify (“I just came three times in rapid succession. [Jack]”*). Other times, a parenthetical is desperately needed so as to make damn sure our followers know which of us wrote a certain Tweet – though hopefully people understand that the only one of us who might Tweet “I love sucking cock!”* is Jill. However, given the 140-character limitation imposed by Twitter, it can be difficult to compose a coherent sentence, much less add technically superfluous details. (As a writer and a one-time English major who hates seeing our language manhandled on a daily basis, everytime I am forced to condense an admittedly long-winded but grammatically-correct and perfectly-spelled thought into a series of truncated words for the purpose of Tweeting, I feel like a wide-eyed newborn puppy is run over and killed. But I digress.

Last weekend we decided to start a separate Twitter account for Jill. While having separate accounts will enable us to more efficiently express ourselves sexually without confusing anyone, we’re really just looking forward to sending each other filthy Tweets via our phone while sitting right next to each other on the couch. We could text each other, or God forbid actually speak our thoughts aloud, but then we’re the only ones who’ll get turned on by them, and obviously a little interaction with our followers as a result of some online dirty talk can only lead to good things as far as we’re concerned. If you follow @jackandjillcpl on Twitter, or even if you just enjoy reading what we’ve posted here, check out @jillandjackcpl too. There’s not much there yet, but that’ll change, and it might be fun to read our possibly-different perceptions of the same event, a sort of Twitter version of Rashomon.

We’ve added a second Twitter widget to the right-hand side of our blog that will display Jill’s recent Tweets below mine. (Sometimes I like being on top.) But if you want to get the whole story, give her a follow. You’ll be glad you did. So remember: Jack is @jackandjillcpl, while Jill is @jillandjackcpl. If you forget, the first four letters of each Twitter handle explicitly state which of us is primarily associated with the account and any associated Tweets.

*Not an actual Tweet of ours.

-Jack