"I assume the experience is still unpleasant, though?" Or maybe it was fine. Miriam knew some experiences for her were more pleasant than others, even if they didn't cause harm.
Miriam eyed her friend. "I know that it is impolite to ask a woman her age, but does that hold truth when one is a vampire?"
"I am barely ready for the current step. We had to talk when he put his arm around me in public. I have not been in a relationship in a millennia, more or less."