I bet Riley would have liked, in theory, to have had as intense sex with Buffy as Spike did.

Not that his grain-fed self could handle it, but still. Neither of the relationships (NONE of her relationships) were good healthy ones, but Riley could have benefitted from a bit of the old S&M with her. Vulnerability, et al.

t kicks picture of Riley with Skinny Vampire Girl out of his head

I bet Buffy and Riley had pretty intense sex in that one episode where their lust was supporting the pain of a thousand ghosts or whatever.

Man, I hated that episode.

But I hated Smashed more.

So Buffy+Riley intense sex is better than Buffy+Spike, by my logic.

For me it doesn't count as emotionally intense when you're possessed/driven by ghosts.

But that's just me and my sex life. I don't mean to speak for everyone.

If I remember the episode correctly (doubtful), weren't the ghosts brought into a more powerful existence because of their lust first? They made them focus on it more, but it had to be there before they noticed. I mean, the ghosts weren't coming out for any of the other sex-having couples in that frat house, and there had to be several. Graham, at least, seemed like a playa. Even if you argue it was the Slayer, specifically, being lustful that caused them to latch on, it still seems she must have been feeling it pretty good.

t /still love Riley and screw you all

There has to be some point to this conversation.

OK, maybe not.

BuffyNImmotal4EVAH!!!!one!

Hot sex does not have to be emotionally intense.

Hot sex does not have to be emotionally intense.

Too true.

Love's hard to quantify, but I think that she didn't love Riley as much as she wanted to, and that she loved Spike more than she wanted to.

Hmm. Guess we were using different meanings of "intense." I was just thinking "hot."

Sorry if I came off belligerent last night. Sobriety was not part of the equation.