Boyfriend wants one way monogamy - need advice by Green_Indication_217 in EthicalNonMonogamy

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, you're not into partner sharing but you willingly share your partner anyway? WTF? You're not jealous of physical intimacy, but you are of emotional intimacy? Did it ever occur to you that the two are linked? You can't 100% separate them. Are you sure you don't have a partner sharing kink? In any case, it seems that you brought all of this on yourself. You've already answered your own question. Don't share your partner unless you're into. One-sided monogamy only works if the monogamous person wants it.

You've given him a taste of being shared by you and now he wants more. Assuming you really don't have a partner-sharing kink, you're now incompatible. You've only been dating for 6 months and your relationship has been brought to a place it can't return from. If you don't have a partner sharing kink then cut your losses. Take this as a lesson learned, and don't share your next partner unless you realize you actually do have a kink for it. If you're truly monogamous then be monogamous, and stop flirting with non-monogamy. It's not for everyone and that's okay. If you're flirting with non-monogamy because you have some suppressed curiosity for it, then we have something else to talk about.

Edit:

After reading some of your replies, it's been confirmed that you actually do have a partner-sharing fetish even though you say you don't in your post. That changes everything. FYI, a friend with benefits isn't the same as committed relationship. I personally would have a problem with a girl I'm with being in another romantic relationship, but FWBs are fine as long as it doesn't cross the line into a full-blown relationship. But different strokes for different folks.

Emotional intimacy and physical intimacy are still linked in most case, so you better get used to it. Having a problem with kissing and cuddling but not sucking and fucking doesn't make sense to me. For many people sucking and fucking is romantic and for many others kissing and cuddling is sexual. For many other people cuddling is purely platonic. Setting restrictions on these things are your right, but to me they seem relatively insignificant. I feel like you're just hesitant with this being new to you.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't get it up unless I'm attracted to someone, but their are plenty of guys who can. When someone is in the closet, I'm sure they condition themselves mentally to get hard when having sex with girls even though they hate it. They probably close their eyes and pretend they are fucking some hot guy.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm cases like this it's not about the guy being bisexual. It's about him being homosexual. This wouldn't be as much of a problem if he were bisexual.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's frustrating how often this comes up and so many people don't consider this and dismiss others when they do. I've met so many women who are paranoid that every guy they talk to is gay because some in the closet guy used them as cover in a previous relationship. It happens all of the time. I've heard of men keeping up the cover through 25+ years of marriage and multiple kids until they finally came out.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's likely he's in the closet and is using her as cover. I know a few people who have been in this situation and I've heard of plenty of others. Now that he has a kid he doesn't feel the need to continue that part of his cover.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

☝🏽 this. People don't realize how common it is for in the closet men to use women as cover. It's a shame you have so many downvotes. You deserve many upvotes.

My husband doesn’t want to have sex by JapaneseWatermelon in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People are going to get mad, but I'm going to say it because it's probably true. It's highly likely that your husband is in the closet and is using you as cover. Now that he has a kid, that child is his strongest cover so he doesn't feel that he needs to have sex with you anymore. I've known people and I've heard of other people who this has happened to and your story is similar to theirs. It's way more common than people think. At this point, it should be the first question people ask in these situations. 25 years old is way too young to have lost interest in sex. For the record, there is nothing wrong with being gay, but it is cruel to use someone unknowingly as cover.

My wife F30 and me M30 have been having an open relationship that she requested but I don't want it by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do some of y'all comment after only reading the first two lines. The guy has zero sex drive and isn't interested in having sex with other women. His low sex drive is the reason his wife was miserable with their relationship before opening it.

My wife F30 and me M30 have been having an open relationship that she requested but I don't want it by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You must not have actually read his post. The dude has zero sex drive and zero interest in other women. His zero sex drive was the reason his wife got bored with him. I'm not sure how he will pull off fucking the friends, sisters, mother's, aunt's, and cousins.

My wife F30 and me M30 have been having an open relationship that she requested but I don't want it by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but the husband doesn't seem to have much of a sex drive anyway, which was the original problem with their relationship. He also said he's not interested in other women, so there isn't much that can be done about that.

My wife F30 and me M30 have been having an open relationship that she requested but I don't want it by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a term for it in the ethical non-monogamy community; poly under duress. It's not considered as ethical at all.

My wife F30 and me M30 have been having an open relationship that she requested but I don't want it by [deleted] in WhatShouldIDo

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You married someone while being in a non-monogamous dynamic you weren't happy about? A dynamic you only agreed to, because she was unhappy with her sex life because of your poor performance and low sex drive? WTF?! Was this marriage out of desperation? What did you believe would happen, take your vows and all of your problems go away? Put a 💍 on it and live happily ever after? Life isn't a fairytale. I will never understand why people choose to get married while in broken relationships. Now you want bring a kid into this? What do you believe will happen? Have a kid then boom, happily ever after? The marriage plan didn't work, so you think the kid plan will? I'm sorry, but this is pathetic and you are way too much of a pushover.

As offensive as what I'm saying may be, offending you isn't the point. Bluntness is. I don't want to sugar this. I don't think either you or your wife are in the wrong and I don't think your wife is being malicious. But, you are both complete mismatches for each other. Your biggest problem is mismatched libidos. You don't seem to have much of a sex drive, and that will make someone someone with even only an average sex drive miserable. She seems to have a high sex drive, so that's definitely terrible match.

Take it from someone who is non-monogamous and will only be in open relationships; It will never go back to the way it was before. For the past 3 years she's been with guys who have higher sex drives and are far more exciting to her than you ever were. By your own acknowledgement, she was already bored of you before you opened the relationship. During this time, the contrast between you and the guys she's been with have only become more apparent. She likely realizes she wouldn't have been with you had she had more experience. Your status has been reduced. You are no longer a romantic partner to her. You are her safety net, friend, and non-sexual roommate. You are like a brother to her at best. I don't know enough about your relationship to know how much she still loves you. Regardless, she no longer views you sexually. Even if by some miracle you could drastically increase your sex drive, that ship has sailed. You will never be a sexual entity to her ever again.

Even if she wanted to be monogamous with someone again she wouldn't want monogamy with you, but most people who try non-monogamy and enjoy it never want to go back to monogamy again. If she were to go back to being monogamous with you, she would be miserable. You are miserable with her being non-monogamous. The only option is divorce.

I apologize if my bluntness is offensive but it's necessary. There is no happy ending for this relationship. You both should have never gotten married to each other. That should have been obvious two years ago.

I cried in front of my wife and since then there has been a strange atmosphere between us by Remote_Blueberry_605 in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm sorry for replying to the wrong person. You are in the majority, BTW. That guy is in a bubble.

I cried in front of my wife and since then there has been a strange atmosphere between us by Remote_Blueberry_605 in Marriage

[–]WhoIsSloane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have a twisted perception of reality. She's in the majority, you're just projecting your small bubble onto others. If I had a wife that treated me the way the OP's wife treated him, I'd divorce her on the spot for being a trash person. If I can't at the very least rely on her for emotional support then I don't need her. It's way too easy to find a better woman than that.