I have all sorts of experience from extreme bliss, boredom, horrible pain and after 3 or 4 retreats of cycling through all that extreme sensation my physical sensations evened out and I could sit with ease no matter what was going on in my head. There was a lot going on too! But after 5 more retreats my mind calmed down to and setting was easy no matter what happened. So from what I've experienced one cannot base their first experience on what the next one will be. But you have been introduced to metta and a seed has been planted...never say never ;-) hahaha <3
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i did after meditate for one hour a long time. now i just quit meditating. i prefer to dance. somehow it has the same effect on myself, but suits me more - is a less boring method to give a restart button for the mind :))
I read there are 84,000 gates that lead out of Samsara and only 5% have been translated into English or other Modern languages .... So I am sure there is methods like Khaita Joyful Dances that are fine gates to leave the painful grasping at the flux of phenomena!
My practice with vipassana was basic concentration to move onto other methods that need steady concentration that isn't moved by mind and body sensations. So basic vipassana is like 101 course work for learning to control the mind for certain types of people like me.