[38M4F]MD- No sugar coating it here. Trying to fill in the gaps that are missing.
Happy Wednesday, I’m here trying to respectfully say the quiet part out loud. Those who get it, will get it!
I guess by definition I’m a cake eater, but in some ways, so is everyone here. I have a lucky life. A house, a daughter (a 2nd on the way, if that pushes you away I get it but have to be transparent), money in the bank. A wife who is a good mom and has a solid income. Sure, I do a lot in terms of cooking, cleaning, bills etc but it’s never too one sided to leave or start an argument over it. But there’s nothing, 0, zilch, nada in terms of intimacy or sexual chemistry anymore.
Before you roll your eyes and say, “oh another one of these men”, even though my wife is pregnant we’ve had sex 5 times, count em, 5 since the Covid year of 2020. I still try to initiate, we’ve gone to several therapists, we’ve had hours and hours of pleasing and tears and yelling and yet unless my wife wants to vocally and adamantly get pregnant by me she’s taken it all off the table. Not kisses, oral? What’s that? Anything besides the bi annual pity missionary is off the table. She claims it’s not me, not the hormones not the stresses of life but rather just a general malaise to the whole idea of sex in general. And it’s tearing me apart inside.
We tried the open marriage thing- that lasted 36 hours before a meltdown. I’ve continually initiated going down on her many times and physically pushed away. Even hand holding, necking, the soft kisses that I want to go somewhere are met with little to nothing in return.
To make things more complicated, I grew up in a sex forward environment, was very active in my 20s and taboo exploration is like my favorite. The psychology of sex fascinates me as much as the actual act and even those discussions of exploration or experiences are meant with defiance and the often quoted “ew, I don’t want to talk about this.”
I am well aware this could come across as selfish and self absorbed but I have a feeling the frustration is there with many of you still reading. I’m real, I’m open and have respect for my wife still. I can’t do in person and I’m not gonna blow up my life. But I do want someone to explore, to chat about the past, to dig into the nooks and crannies that your spouse won’t go to or refuses to talk about anymore. Does that make sense? If so, you should message.