I want to give confidence to those who may not have told their partner yet
A little back story. The first girl I ever confessed my fetish to hated it. We were together almost 3 years and she would insult me, make me feel weird, it would be a constant argument between us with me telling her if she couldn't accept it then she would need to leave me. No matter how many times I insisted that it wasn't going away and if she would be happy elsewhere she was free to leave she never would. Eventually the relationship got so bad, she cheated on me and then told people about my fetish. I was around 18 at that point and in college and man.. was I in a tough spot with my fetish. I felt outcasted, like a freak, etc.. Etc. Through college/ some of my adult life (between 18 and 23) no matter how many girls I hooked up with, tried to date, or dated I never told anyone.
Fast forward to when I first met the woman who would become my wife. I knew as soon as I met her something was different with her, the feeling romantically was different and I had a strong feeling there was something there. Well, we started dating and about two months into us dating she was at my house. She had just gotten out of the shower, dried off and gotten dressed and headed to the living room of the house I had back then. I walked in the living room and saw her lying upset down with her feet past the head on the recliner. I knew the SECOND I saw her bare feet for the first time that there's no way in hell I could hide it.
I took some time to myself to think about how to word it, what to say, how to say it and finally just ended up confessing over text almost 3 months into our relationship. She told me she had a feeling because I had kissed her foot during sex once, and she always saw me looking and told me she'd be willing to try, and I didn't pressure her on it at all. I just basically told her, "This is me, this isn't going away so I hope you at least tolerate it because I have tried and it's not something I can live without."
So shortly after that we met after work, she had her toenails painted black, she sat behind me and gave me a footjob while she kissed and bit my neck and from there it was history.
I have been lucky for almost 8 years to do anything I want to her feet pretty much any time I want.. But for those of you who haven't "confessed", here are some tips I really, really want those who may be younger adults or those who may be a bit backwards or haven't confessed to know.
With the rise of popularity of foot fetishism don't do what I did. There's no "confession." Don't be nervous, just bring it up naturally because the right woman will not give a fuck if she loves you.
I think around the 2-3 month mark is the perfect time to have the conversation. That's usually around the time relationship starts getting more intimate/ sexual and you should know each other (personality-wise) first and foremost before that comes on the table. Once a connection is formed things are more easily accepted and talked about.
This is a foot fetish sub, so most of all of our posts are going to be foot centric, but there is WAY more to life than feet. Yes, you deserve to indulge and you deserve for someone to love you for who you are, but so does SHE. Her kinks, her interests, hobbies, likes matter to. You need to give to her what you expect her to give to you.
If she is grossed out, don't push it. You may not be sexually compatible, but it's better to know early than to ignore or push it out. The longer you are together, the better the connection, the deeper the love and if you don't let her see the real you not only will it be hard on you to leave emotionally but it will be hard on her also emotionally.
Around 1-2 in 4 men have foot fetishes. You aren't weird unless YOU make it weird. It's the most vanilla fetish on Earth and harmless. So be you, be confident, don't force anything and respect boundaries. Best of luck to all of you out there.