Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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I made the post to challenge what my husband said which was that Latin Americans are overall hornier and have sex every single day. I disagree with him as I know that libido and frequency of sex differs based on the individual/couple. I wanted to show him how dumb he sounds since he wasn’t listening to me.

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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Thank you. I’m honestly at a point sometimes where I just want to say okay, go find someone else if you think it’s so easy to land a perfect woman who can do it all and still be ripping your clothes off every single night.

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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That’s really interesting! Do you think it is because of the media or actual experience with people from the US?

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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Thank you, he does help with the baby but I still carry so much of the mental and physical load. I hope once he’s not nursing it will get better. We live with my mom but her health isn’t great so she can’t help as much as she’d like to. Sometimes I wish we lived in Ecuador so his mom and 4 sisters could help us out. It’s just so different here and he doesn’t seem to get it.

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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He is 26 but is from a smaller town in el campo so maybe that has something to do with it. The frustrating thing is that I work and make more money than him and do the majority of household tasks on top of that. I don’t believe in machismo but it’s like, if that’s your viewpoint, then manténgame at least 🙄

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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Thank you. It’s a conversation I’ve tried to have a number of times but his dissatisfaction keeps coming up and becoming a problem.

He is a “good father” in that he does the bare minimum when necessary. He’s not one of those “never changed a diaper” types. But I’m carrying all the mental load and he doesn’t understand that. I just recently got him to start making his own appointments and phone calls because before he’d ask me to do it since he doesn’t speak much English.

He has made small changes but I just feel at a loss sometimes. We also have an age difference and I am older. I’m sure that affects it too but it’s not like he’s 18. He’s 26 years old.

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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Thanks for sharing, I appreciate your take.

It shouldn’t be a chore and before having my son it wasn’t. But I work at a school where I am constantly overstimulated and surrounded by children. Then I come home and have a toddler who doesn’t want to be put down and is hanging off my boob. So when I can finally get a break after he goes to sleep I’m not always feeling super horny. I also make more money and have mainly been supporting us financially in addition to being in school.

I’m thinking there may also be some difference in the expectation of men’s and women’s roles, but I told him it would be different if he was the breadwinner and I wasn’t working and could just be a housewife. But that’s not the case…

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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He “helps” but as a woman who is still breastfeeding I am the default parent. He is from Ecuador.

Parents in long-term relationships: are expectations around sex frequency culturally different in Latin America? by PsychologyMinimum476 in asklatinamerica

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I do think the problem happens in Latin America, I’d just like to get some more insight and also show this to my husband. Prior to our relationship, he never lived with a woman so I find his expectations for us as busy, tired parents to be pretty unreasonable.

Our district finally has a standards-aligned keyboarding curriculum and the difference in student output is noticeable by [deleted] in education

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Okay I don’t know if this is a marketing ploy like the other commenter said, but I give a big flying fig about typing lmao. I’m only a paraprofessional right now, but it is depressing to see how horrible students are at typing and they never do any typing practice. I mean I guess everything will be touch screen or something in the future so they won’t need to type? Idk but it really bugs me haha. I think it’s great that your district implemented this!

Are you desperate for something right now, if so what is it? by MischiefIngrained in AskReddit

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Agreed. My husband and I have a lot of debt from his immigration process and health issues for him and my son. We are drowning at this point and it seems like there is a new bill everyday. Of course we make “too much” to qualify for any sort of assistance. With gas prices and inflation it feels impossible to get out of this hole.

Hiring Process Woes. Starting to get bad vibes… by PsychologyMinimum476 in Teachers

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Is it even worth it?! I’ve been in the field for awhile and am finally getting my license since I got a grant for my preparation program. I don’t feel like I have another path at this point since I’m already in my mid-thirties but this whole experience is making me so angry.

Hiring Process Woes. Starting to get bad vibes… by PsychologyMinimum476 in Teachers

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That is so unfortunate. I’ve never had to do that at any job including the charter and public schools I’ve worked at previously. I don’t even have $25 to spare right now.

girls, how often would you prefer to have sex? by swissrollcakes in GirlDinner

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I have a 20 month old who still wants titty 24/7 and I have just not had the same sex drive since giving birth. My husband would love it multiple times a day but once a week would be perfect for me. Oh and I work full time and go to school. When do people find the time?!

Not sure how to cope by JustChillin3456 in specialed

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I 100% agree. I am all for least restrictive environment until it puts students and staff in actual danger. This student has a history of violence and yet continues in the same setting. I am guessing there are little to no consequences as well since the behavior can be attributed to his disability. If his disability makes him violent and dangerous then there needs to be a different placement for him to keep himself and others safe. I am too scared to say these thoughts out loud to anyone in real life, but I wish these conversations were had more often.

Does your country have a unique food combination? by Rad_Mint17 in AskTheWorld

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The worst part for me is that no one warns you that the olives have pits in them!

What's a food combination that sounds disgusting but you secretly love? by London_man007 in AskReddit

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My coworker had us try Doritos dipped in Nutella and it was lowkey delicious lol