How do you handle a side of yourself your partner never wants to be part of?

I feel a bit vulnerable posting this, but I’m genuinely looking for advice from people who may have been in a similar situation.

I have a foot fetish, and it’s something that’s been a pretty significant part of my sexuality for as long as I can remember. The problem is that my partner has zero interest in it and actually finds the whole thing uncomfortable or even a little gross. She’s made it clear that she doesn’t want to be involved in that side of things, and I completely respect her boundaries.

The issue is that I’ve never really had the opportunity to explore this part of myself, and the older I get, the more I find myself wondering what to do with those feelings. I don’t want to pressure my partner into anything she’s uncomfortable with, but I also don’t know how to handle having a part of my sexuality that feels completely unexplored.

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u/BearCautious7724 — 1 day ago