"Ok, so we start going at it and the condom has some type of numbing agent on it that proceeds to numb not just him, but me too."
NOTE to self, extended ... pleasure ... condoms ... don't ... buy. Got it, thanks for the tip LFL.
"Then I somehow get some in my mouth and feel like I am at the dentist."
Not going to ask.
"So overall, a bizarre but pretty uninhibited performance on both our parts. That is progress."
I agree completely. Uninhibited is great. You are doing exactly what I was saying I need to do. Don't go in with expectations, have fun, and whatever happens happens. Dang, I'm jealous.
"He's really coming out of his shell and I am glad to hear he is functioning so well off the ad's. Things are looking up in the LFL household. Let's hope the momentum keeps going."
It sounds to me as if the AD's might have been a huge part of the problem. So long as he is not diving back into depression, you should consider him staying off those permanently.
Chrome
"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"