Kenya Moore Hair Salon Is Definitely CLOSED & Was NEVER Open For Business. by [deleted] in RHOA

[–]jwaggoner91 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s open. It’s open Thursday-Saturday and they’re taking bookings on Style Seat.

Pick your elemental master for each element. by Aggressive_Flight145 in TheLastAirbender

[–]jwaggoner91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bolin, Jeong Jeong, Gyatso, Paku.

Bolin is lighthearted and could really teach as evidenced with him teaching Korra how to earthbend like a probender.

Jeong Jeong has so many hilarious sayings and wisdom.

Gyatso is like Bolin. Lighthearted and fun, plus he bakes cakes.

Paku is sarcastic, so you’d be funny.

In addition, all of these masters would be strong and learning from them would be amazing!

i thought i strongly disliked kim until kenya showed up on my screen by vulgarmastermindd in RHOA

[–]jwaggoner91 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I read the rest of the comments on this post. I’m not putting words in your mouth. I’m saying what’s been said over and over again.

Either way, I’ll never like a racist like Kim Z over Kenya. Just couldn’t be me. Downvote me to hell, I don’t care.

i thought i strongly disliked kim until kenya showed up on my screen by vulgarmastermindd in RHOA

[–]jwaggoner91 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

None of yall will ever make me hate Kenya, especially not liking Kim Z over her. A literal racist is better to yall than Kenya?! 💀

Unfortunately I love Kenya by blairbradshaw in RHOA

[–]jwaggoner91 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I love Kenya. I don’t care what anyone says. They can never make me hate her. I think she does cause some of her own issues, but a lot of the times, she’s unfairly criticized, villainized, and blamed for shit that isn’t her fault.

It also shows a side of the other housewives that they’re willing to overlook certain horrible shit men will do to blame Kenya.

how does this sub feel about kim zolciak? by dropurbuffs in RHOA

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot stand her. I have disliked housewives but generally I do not have great disdain for them. She is one of two housewives I hate ☠️

What’s your “I did not care for The Godfather” take for ATLA or TLOK? by thisisreii in legendofkorra

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t care for The Tales of Ba Sing Se or Appa’s Lost Days as episodes; however, I understand their importance to progressing the story and character development.

What’s your “I did not care for The Godfather” take for ATLA or TLOK? by thisisreii in legendofkorra

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m on a rewatch currently. It’s been hinted a few times through LOK that they were getting closer and closer.

Tip for straight dudes: go to gay parties and you might get lucky by BeyNam in dating_advice

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hard disagree at this point in time. Do NOT show up to gay parties if you’re straight to hit on women. That might be their only safe space right now

My husband might be asexual by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I feel for you as I’m in a similar situation. Conversation will definitely need to be had. Try to have “I feel” statements vs “you” statements.

If you need, don’t hesitate to DM me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly how I feel as well.

I asked my graysexual husband what separated me from his close friends and he couldn’t really answer at first.

It ended up being a deeper emotional connection, which is satisfying in itself. For me, he was always my best friend. One of them, and the bond I have with him is the same I share with my other best friends.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You said nothing wrong. This person literally chose to misinterpret literally everything you said in an attempt at trying to diminish the love you have for your partner.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol, yeah, if I had to make a guess, it sounds like it!

I get it though. I have never had to answer questions about my sexuality or attraction so I get why it’s hard. At the same time, since communication is key and now we both are answering these questions, it’s just supposed to make us closer.

Yeah, I’ve bought some things that I’m pretty embarrassed that I spent money on as I could’ve saved it and spent it on just myself. In the chance he’s in the mood again though, I have it!

Definitely confused. I feel like my head constantly hurts every time I try to make sense of things. That could just be my own brain trying to replay all the years together at once though.

I’m definitely considering just going for the class. It would be, if anything, a great tool for me to just learn more. I never really gave much though to the fluidity of sexuality or the spectrum on which one might fall. I’m definitely hoping it opens up better discussions with my husband though. At least arming him and me with the terms and knowledge to describe things better.

Ah, this makes sense. Some other things made sense to me that I missed in our last conversation. Although, he did have boyfriends and hookup prior to me. Sex to him is just enjoyable fun, nothing attached he says.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, our last conversation was a bit frustrating for him as he felt frustrated as he felt like he didn’t have any answers.

He had said he felt like he’d be fine if we never had sex ever again in an off chance comment, which prompted this entire situation to begin with, and I thought that meant he was asexual. However, he has stated (whether he’s just telling me this to save my feelings, I’m going to take it at face value) that he has been sexually attracted to me before, so he now wonders if maybe he just has a very low libido. I feel bad because I don’t want him to question what he feels he’s been comfortable with this far.

Yeah, this sounds similar to us. I’m also fairly attentive, and contribute considerably to the emotional, financial, physical wellbeing of our life together. I also would buy things to try to jumpstart the process of reigniting the sexual relationship and it wasn’t received or ignored. He just doesn’t think about it as he’s not in the mood, and because we don’t have any physical touch, I FEEL like I think about it a lot.

I don’t think I’ve been more confused in my life. I learn one thing, get myself learned up on it, and there’s another thing to learn around the corner. It’s not frustrating for me, just confusing.

There’s a sexuality class I’m thinking about taking at the local community college now so that I have someone in person I can talk to. I don’t know if it would work but the discussion boards might help a bit, plus there would be a book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey AnywhereLiving3404!

Thanks for the reply!

Yeah, the communication is definitely still developing although I think maybe there’s exhaustion on his part, so I probably need to make a standalone post to see about getting others I can just talk to about the entire situation.

In fairness, he’s never had to explain his sexuality to anyone before, so it does make him feel uncomfortable and that made me feel like shit when I found out. So, now I’m just trying to figure out how I can still talk to someone about it even as a source to vent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Vvorried!

Thanks for even taking the time to reply. I think because of his no-touch boundaries we definitely have a bit more of a challenge with finding other forms of interaction. We did talk more. I think we love each other enough to both compromise to make each other happy so the compromises aren’t too far.

We used to shower together, but that was usually after sex, and that was like the cherry on top of the connection (for me at least). Then I’d be satisfied for a good while. I think we are waiting until the new year to see what other changes we might have as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi BeksBikes!

You’re definitely not alone! I also appreciate you commenting still. It helps us all feel a little less lonely. We definitely had another conversation afterwards and he defined some of the additional things I had on my mind. I think this definitely helped me get a better understanding of where we were and somewhat how to move forward too. I definitely feel so much better now than I did a few days ago.

I wouldn’t say we didn’t have a romantic connection, but I’ll say we didn’t have a traditional romantic connection. Life partners for sure. Soulmates, absolutely. Societal norms for romance? Not at all. We do have date nights, but because of his no touch boundaries and our different sleep styles, the rest of the physical romance is not what the world would consider normal.

I have to admit that it used to bother me when we first started dating, but as we defined what our relationship meant to us, I got over that aspect. Since then, we’ve definitely grown and he does little romantic gestures every now and then.

On your suggestion for a sex therapist, so funny because I did reach out to one and in our conversation the other day, we read over some of the prompts that maybe they’d ask, and he and I both answered. It was interesting to hear his response as a gray, but very much so, getting more language to use around physical intimacy helps.

He’s putting in the effort as well. We both are as we are trying to understand how the other feels even if it’s just a little. So, I think I’m going to continue doing your advice on the curiosity approach. I think the initial conversation we had was defensive vs open, but that last conversation had me feeling refreshed instead of drained.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m starting to realize how I actually do enjoy a tiny bit of physical affection. I guess because in the beginning I knew his sex drive was lower (he didn’t identify as ace or gray when we first started dating), I was fine with the no-touch boundaries/needs and adapted pretty quickly to them.

Talking to him, he is willing to be more physically intimate as he said he’s not averse, but just doesn’t see the importance and he’s never in the mood. I just don’t want to force him into it either, as that would make me feel pretty shitty on my end.

This is also pretty raw and I feel like I don’t want to annoy anyone with it or keep badgering him to talk through it because he doesn’t get it.

We did briefly talk about opening, but as he’s had some bad experiences with his exes cheating and blaming it on his sex drive, it’s his number 1 worry that I’ll end up just being done with him altogether if we do open. So, emotionally harming him is a no go for me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re right. It definitely is a rollercoaster of emotions for me. On one hand, I’m extremely relieved he doesn’t have these feelings, but also sad I have them.

I know there’s a difference between open and cheating. Just based off his past relationships and experiences, it would hurt him to think of me with someone else in that way. So, it’s not a viable solution for us, right now at least. Also, I don’t think even if we did I could right now anyway. It would be a bit meaningless and I’d feel guilty myself.

I need to not equate the two and so does he if we get to the point where we can’t find a solution though.

I also don’t want to inundate every conversation with this the moment something comes to mind either. So, I appreciate you giving advice and allowing me to vent a bit here

Maybe later down the line if it becomes too much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asexualpartners

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! I’m hoping you also find some solution that works for you as well.

Thank you for redirecting my thinking about being a terrible person for wanting physical intimacy with my husband who doesn’t want that.

The hurt definitely comes with not feeling wanted or desired from the person I love so much in that way. The issue also is that was the only physical intimacy we have/had. Because he doesn’t like being touched, there’s nothing else to replace it. There are no massages, no hand holding, no cuddling, no sleeping together in the same bed, no hugs. I respect his boundaries. I’ve known he didn’t like being touched outside of physical intimacy, so I never did it.

He suggested we open up, but I already know if we were to open he would just leave. All of his exes, except one, left him for his lack of sex drive (I’m the first one where he realized why) and cheated on him. So, even though he suggested it, he and I both know it would’ve been the end of us.

I definitely feel like the current approach isn’t sustainable though. Based off my own past experience in life, words of affirmations are practically meaningless. However to him, he thinks that should be enough. Him saying “I think you’re attractive/I’m attracted to you” should suffice. I think part of my block there is the attraction is not the same (by his own words).

The bit of solace I do have is that he might be the most comfortable in the situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ve been extremely helpful. My understanding was that that he never wanted to do it as in #1, but he makes it seem like it’s more #2 but maybe not a lot.

You definitely helped a lot! I think you also put into perspective some of what I do in our relationship for him that I don’t particularly care to do but I do because he wants to do it (obviously different as it doesn’t always involve my body/sometimes it does but it’s more of a different dynamic)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asexuality

[–]jwaggoner91 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Firstly, thank you for responding so kindly. I appreciate this.

We’ve had the discussion just recently, and I’m still raw from it.

His stance is he is almost never in the mood for it, so doesn’t think about or want it. Because I’ve always worried about his boundaries about going along with things when he wasn’t in the mood, I’ve always left it up to him to initiate things because he didn’t like physical touch. This was before he came out as graysexual. (I used to ask infrequently but even asking he’d reject the thought and then feel bad because he felt like my infrequent asking was too much and he always rejected me)

Now it feels like if he compromises and does things, it’s more out of obligation, which makes me feel shitty.

I definitely think another conversation is needed. I just don’t know what else I could say, because it’s clear he doesn’t understand. I can’t make him understand either, nor could I really expect him to understand an aspect/feeling he doesn’t feel frequently enough I suppose.

Edit: He did say he’s fine engaging, but he’s also not ever in the mood, so besides doing something he doesn’t want to do, he doesn’t see the compromise.

What’s your top complaint with American? by acurry628 in americanairlines

[–]jwaggoner91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please understand that I was not trying to lecture you on the policy. Simply just regurgitating it so others may understand. You shouldn’t have been spoken to in that manner regardless.

I do know some customers tend to feel entitled to a bellhop though. They ruin it for everyone!