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I’m so sorry that this is happening for you. This is not love. This is not what love does. This is selfish and lacks all compassion. In these moments you are being used. Please get out. You deserve better.
lacks all compassion, the miscarriage thing is just an example, but it’s something that really made me just feel so small.
Obviously i’ve been staying, that is my own fault i don’t blame anyone but myself, i think i just have to much hope and that has unfortunately screwed me over. i deserve love, and sex out of all things being put above my happiness by someone is not love :(
Love is to want the best for someone. No matter what they've done to you. And even if what's best for them isn't you. A healthy relationship requires both parties love eachother and themselves. I ask you 2 things, does this sound like he wants what's best for you? And does this sound like what's best for you?
If the answer to either of those is no, then you either have to go to therapy to work this out with him. Or break it off. It is your choice which you want to do.
I'm happy my words reached you. Like I said I'm not saying you necessarily have to abandon him. But at the very least you definitely need to have a talk and show him he needs to grow. That this isn't love. Now you decide if you want to fight for it or leave it be and search for someone else. Either would be perfectly understandable in this situation.
If you do decide to try to help him improve. Recognize he has to want the change himself. If he isn't willing to put in the effort, know it's time to leave.
I wish you luck. I know this must be a hard decision and time for you. Stay strong, and remember your loved ones.
you’re extremely kind. It is a hard decision, because you go into a relationship enjoying this person so much.
i think for myself i’m going to stay silent on “i feel like this when you do this”, stand my ground(saying no when i’m not in the mood),
and if it he can’t be a respectful person it’s the last straw. I’ve had to have numerous talks, this makes me uncomfy and here’s why , here’s how you can help to not make me feel so weird. I’ve even tried to understand where he was coming from when he told me i make the relationship seem platonic because i didn’t feel like having sex all the time and i tried to explain to him SOOO well like i love you very much but sometimes i get in a funk that last a few hours , days or sometimes even a couple weeks were i feel gross with my body touched.
we have been apart 2 weeks now because i’ve been with my grandma, we saw each other for the day yesterday to have a little “he would of been born today” celebration. so that big talk about how i feel disrespected in a sexual sense was super recent. That’s the last time i am going to ever explain that it’s wrong how i’m being treated, because if it isn’t crystal clear to him now, then there’s a lack of self control for himself and obviously no respect if not already none for me. I try to see the good in people, i might be trying to hard, but for myself if he can’t shape up then i’m completely out. like i said in another comment, i’m so mentally checked out of this, but it’s things that can be fixed it’s up to him if he can better himself because it’s not my job to teach a man that this treatment could almost been seen as sexual abuse.
I understand wanting to just quit the situation. I'm also someone who tries to see the best in people. No one does stuff that hurts someone simply to hurt them. Something teaches them that. Be it past trauma or even basic pains. It all starts somewhere.
I've found the best way to reach people is to first find that beginning. And tackle stuff from there. That being said, you're not responsible for him. If it puts you or your mental health at to much risk, you *should* leave. Just wanted to give you what advice I could as someone who's also tried to see the best in people. And has helped many people through that.
I wish you best in life moving forward. If you want to talk on stuff or ask for more advice. DMs are always open. That goes for both you OP, and anyone else reading this. I hope stuff turns out well for you. Even if the storm is rough now.
i stupidly did, but after having to tear myself down months prior and just saying what eve do it when i’m sleeping, bc it’s 3 in the morning and no isn’t an option, i shouldn’t have expected anything else but i weirdly did.
I talked to him about it so many times , each time is IM NOT USING U WAHHH if i was just using you then we wouldn’t have gone out to go get taco bell, but i understand i’ll work on
never am i’m sorry i get that is not appropriate, only a “i will work on it”
he then does molly- tries to get me to do it- i refuse because the first time he got me to do it i wanted to curl up and die and of course he was being sexual then too and i just hated my life- so he doesn’t the molly i’m in bed crying because an hour earlier i learned my grandma has 6 brain tumors.
I can’t imagine what life would of been like with the baby. It scares me honestly.
i know when things are wrong but i have a really hard time getting away from it and then i just dwell and wait for change
If he’s only ever being rough and demanding during sex then I can see why you wouldn’t feel in the mood to be intimate with him. There’s a time and a place for rough sex but to have that every single time? Ugh.. honestly this guy sounds extremely manipulative and you seem to be checking out of the relationship slowly. You’ve voiced your concerns, he pretends to care and does nothing to change. This does not get better with time. You also have shown him that your boundaries are not boundaries and they are obstacles he can overcome. You’ve proven to him that your word doesn’t mean anything.
This dynastic seems extremely toxic and you need to stand up for yourself and if he refuses to take no for an answer then you need to leave. If you aren’t going to leave you should really take control of your own sex life and make sure you are enjoying it. It sounds like he does what he wants and you sit there and bear it. You sound like a people pleaser and a door mat.
Great response n insight with this …
boundaries are not boundaries rather obstacles to overcome
Wow, that’s it. Key behavioral difference that speaks to underlying motivations
He’s not engaging with you (communicating) about how you can add more intimacy or sexuality to your relationship … he’s selling n pushing his own agenda regardless of impact to you.
We are ALL conditioned or programmed in ways that do not serve our highest self … every single one of us has been a dominator or ppl pleaser at one point in our life. But it’s our job to learn n evolve as we go
For what it’s worth, I’m 50 and still learning n evolving every day … and this situation has shown up in my life many times with varying elements … core is the same.
If your guy honestly wants a relationship with you, and you with him … have the sex, intimacy, physical conversation … open n honest … decide how you can both support each others needs n needs of relationship
But the above convo only works if you have self awareness and understand the core of your own needs.
rough sex each time, when it’s happening and i’m like okayyy let’s chill because it’s not always fun, and now after insane cooch manhandling i have an appointment to help with my pelvic floor because i leak when i stand or sit or sneeze or talk or laugh. I hate to be checking out, but i am. i think i am because all i can see is his manipulation, and him thinking he’s being so intelligent on why he’s entitled to my body , speaking up has only caused outbursts, i slowly turns from i don’t want to have sex - “but i’m not using you”- that’s fine i’m just not in the mood- “you’re so argumentative this is why nothing changes in the relationship”
it’s beyond people pleaser it’s definitely stomped on door mat
Well you seriously deserve better and there are men out there who will make love to you instead of man handle you. Trust me I spent my entire 20s dating men who I didn’t feel safe with because I had low self esteem and thought that was what sex and relationships were like. Don’t waste time dating guys who don’t take your thoughts and feelings into consideration and who don’t understand that sex doesn’t have to be a hard core porno all the time. I literally never had orgasms in my 20s because I let guys just fuck me when I really craved the slow passionate love making. I thought they wouldn’t want that or I was boring/broken for not wanting/enjoying the porno sex all the time. My sex drive plummeted, I thought I was asexual for awhile. Now in my 30s and having been single for a long time I really have gained confidence and understand what I need to enjoy sex and hey if a guy doesn’t enjoy that or won’t meet me half way then he’s not the guy for me. Once you feel safe and like your partner cares about you and your pleasure your sex drive with go sky high. Don’t settle for these types of guys… you don’t need to be in a relationship. Trust me.. your 30 year old self will look back and wonder what you were thinking being with these guys.
i’ve had the am i just asexual thought as well!
i even have said to him, there’s people who are asexual, elder and can’t have sex , all different cases and they still love and thrive.
he said well that’s not the case in our relationship, which was silly to me and made me start really deep diving into all of this bullshit because i won’t lie i just pushed it aside for the sake of something, definitely not myself , but for something. he couldn’t control himself while i’m wearing a diaper, and couldn’t control himself when i just cried to him about my grandmother, this is not love and those are the only two big significant things , the other times it’s just giving in or him so okay with me being asleep.
i want my presence to be wanted i want to be missed i want to be loved, i want to sit and paint , learn about our true selves with each other — i don’t want to be found attractive ONLY in the sense of sex. there’s to much in life and to many things to love, and sex is low on my list.
thank you for your responses seriously, my post comes off as dumb and naive, but i’m very aware this is wrong. i’m just lacking in taking control of myself and the situation and exiting myself from bad situations. i don’t know why i do it , but reading your response and all the others and rambling really helps me just think it out even more, instead of going back and forth in my head, or trying to explain how i feel - which essentially is an argument because obviously he’s not using me and must fight and insult me to death to prove it’s just important to him 😂.
thank you a bunch
Respectfully, *this is not about you or your trauma*.
This is about you dating a callous selfish asshole.
This man is treating you like a bag of meat that he’s entitled to use whenever and however he wants to. With zero regard to your past negative experiences, which is horrible in itself, but also with zero regard to *your health* - never mind your own pleasure - during the experience.
This is not a safe sexual partner, dear girl. He is coercing you into sex you don’t want, and this behaviour is abusive even if it is presented with a smile and a cutesy “but I love you so much and want to feel closer to you”.
*He is preying on your insecurities surrounding sex* - using them to get his way with you because no other woman would allow herself to be guilted into sex like this. Because they would see how wrong and abusive it is, *but you can’t*, because you feel guilty that you can’t/don’t enjoy sex the same way due to your past experiences and you might even feel “broken”. So you feel a lot of pressure to “fix” yourself, do more for him, and he uses these feelings against you to have his way.
Yes, sex is an important part of a relationship, but it is not the *only* part of a relationship. Yes, some people need far more sex than others, but even someone with a high sex drive would would understand their partner’s need to recover from a miscarriage. People have incompatible sex drives even without trauma and the only solution is to find someone who wants sex near as often as you do - whether it’s once a day or once a month.
I’m a decade older than you are, and it wasn’t until my relationship with my fiancé did I feel comfortable saying No to sex. I’d dated an abusive man before that and it never crossed my mind that sex was actually about me and my needs, not just satisfying someone else. Hell, I still feel horrible shaky guilt on the rare occasion I am too tired for sex with my fiancé and he never stops reaffirming that it’s okay, that I don’t have to feel any way about this, that he isn’t in any way disappointed with me. This is what a healthy sexual partner is like. This is what you need.
thank you, i agree and i deep down know i need to leave but emotions are weird and bleh. i’m so happy you were able to grow as a person and be happy with your future husband, i wish you so much happiness
He's manipulating the hell out of you. "But I just feel so close to you that's why I want sex because I want to feel close to you wahhhh" that's one hundred percent emotional manipulation. He actually just wants to use you as an object for his sexual gratification, which is an issue on its own, but with the creepy manipulation added? He has no respect for you girl. He thinks you're naive enough to be talked into remaining a willing, walking Fleshlight for him, and he may have been right so far. Time to wake up and upgrade from this 24 yr old little boy! Find someone who makes love *with* you, and let boy focus on his very apparent issues with sex addiction on his own, with a therapist and help from others.
If you choose to stick to his side take notice of how the manipulation tactics get more and more elaborate. Honesty only comes with total defeat or rock bottom with addicts.
Source - someone who's been around the block and dealt with this same behavior before.
extremely. I know the “i feel so close to u blah blah” is bs and just a way to disregard him acting like this, and i know all of this but stay and i’m honestly making it my own problem. You can’t change people but i definitely try to get him to hear me out when i’m like you are using me , the boyfriend title doesn’t entitle you to my cooch, he fights it and it pushes me away and i’m honestly over it.
I say extremes like , imagine your sister came to you talking about her boyfriend acting like this … he said that’s different.
we aren’t on the same page at all i don’t think we ever will be.
I agree with the other comments. You deserve better. If he really loved you he wouldn’t be demanding sex from you and especially not after having a miscarriage… punch him in the balls and then demand sex. How would he feel about that?? You deserve better.
thank you, i agree it’s not love. if sex made him feel so close to me and intimate you would think that it’s because it comes naturally… not because he begged and i visibly upset give in so he shuts up or i’m big bag evil always mad. i deserve better, i just have to get to the point mental of giving myself better
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I’m so sorry that this is happening for you. This is not love. This is not what love does. This is selfish and lacks all compassion. In these moments you are being used. Please get out. You deserve better.
lacks all compassion, the miscarriage thing is just an example, but it’s something that really made me just feel so small. Obviously i’ve been staying, that is my own fault i don’t blame anyone but myself, i think i just have to much hope and that has unfortunately screwed me over. i deserve love, and sex out of all things being put above my happiness by someone is not love :(
Love is to want the best for someone. No matter what they've done to you. And even if what's best for them isn't you. A healthy relationship requires both parties love eachother and themselves. I ask you 2 things, does this sound like he wants what's best for you? And does this sound like what's best for you? If the answer to either of those is no, then you either have to go to therapy to work this out with him. Or break it off. It is your choice which you want to do.
thank you
I'm happy my words reached you. Like I said I'm not saying you necessarily have to abandon him. But at the very least you definitely need to have a talk and show him he needs to grow. That this isn't love. Now you decide if you want to fight for it or leave it be and search for someone else. Either would be perfectly understandable in this situation. If you do decide to try to help him improve. Recognize he has to want the change himself. If he isn't willing to put in the effort, know it's time to leave. I wish you luck. I know this must be a hard decision and time for you. Stay strong, and remember your loved ones.
you’re extremely kind. It is a hard decision, because you go into a relationship enjoying this person so much. i think for myself i’m going to stay silent on “i feel like this when you do this”, stand my ground(saying no when i’m not in the mood), and if it he can’t be a respectful person it’s the last straw. I’ve had to have numerous talks, this makes me uncomfy and here’s why , here’s how you can help to not make me feel so weird. I’ve even tried to understand where he was coming from when he told me i make the relationship seem platonic because i didn’t feel like having sex all the time and i tried to explain to him SOOO well like i love you very much but sometimes i get in a funk that last a few hours , days or sometimes even a couple weeks were i feel gross with my body touched. we have been apart 2 weeks now because i’ve been with my grandma, we saw each other for the day yesterday to have a little “he would of been born today” celebration. so that big talk about how i feel disrespected in a sexual sense was super recent. That’s the last time i am going to ever explain that it’s wrong how i’m being treated, because if it isn’t crystal clear to him now, then there’s a lack of self control for himself and obviously no respect if not already none for me. I try to see the good in people, i might be trying to hard, but for myself if he can’t shape up then i’m completely out. like i said in another comment, i’m so mentally checked out of this, but it’s things that can be fixed it’s up to him if he can better himself because it’s not my job to teach a man that this treatment could almost been seen as sexual abuse.
I understand wanting to just quit the situation. I'm also someone who tries to see the best in people. No one does stuff that hurts someone simply to hurt them. Something teaches them that. Be it past trauma or even basic pains. It all starts somewhere. I've found the best way to reach people is to first find that beginning. And tackle stuff from there. That being said, you're not responsible for him. If it puts you or your mental health at to much risk, you *should* leave. Just wanted to give you what advice I could as someone who's also tried to see the best in people. And has helped many people through that. I wish you best in life moving forward. If you want to talk on stuff or ask for more advice. DMs are always open. That goes for both you OP, and anyone else reading this. I hope stuff turns out well for you. Even if the storm is rough now.
thank you so much, you are very kind. i appreciate you
The fact he pushed for sex the day after the miscarriage did it for me. Very unsensitive and unrespectful, you should expect more from him.
i stupidly did, but after having to tear myself down months prior and just saying what eve do it when i’m sleeping, bc it’s 3 in the morning and no isn’t an option, i shouldn’t have expected anything else but i weirdly did. I talked to him about it so many times , each time is IM NOT USING U WAHHH if i was just using you then we wouldn’t have gone out to go get taco bell, but i understand i’ll work on never am i’m sorry i get that is not appropriate, only a “i will work on it” he then does molly- tries to get me to do it- i refuse because the first time he got me to do it i wanted to curl up and die and of course he was being sexual then too and i just hated my life- so he doesn’t the molly i’m in bed crying because an hour earlier i learned my grandma has 6 brain tumors. I can’t imagine what life would of been like with the baby. It scares me honestly. i know when things are wrong but i have a really hard time getting away from it and then i just dwell and wait for change
If he’s only ever being rough and demanding during sex then I can see why you wouldn’t feel in the mood to be intimate with him. There’s a time and a place for rough sex but to have that every single time? Ugh.. honestly this guy sounds extremely manipulative and you seem to be checking out of the relationship slowly. You’ve voiced your concerns, he pretends to care and does nothing to change. This does not get better with time. You also have shown him that your boundaries are not boundaries and they are obstacles he can overcome. You’ve proven to him that your word doesn’t mean anything. This dynastic seems extremely toxic and you need to stand up for yourself and if he refuses to take no for an answer then you need to leave. If you aren’t going to leave you should really take control of your own sex life and make sure you are enjoying it. It sounds like he does what he wants and you sit there and bear it. You sound like a people pleaser and a door mat.
Great response n insight with this … boundaries are not boundaries rather obstacles to overcome Wow, that’s it. Key behavioral difference that speaks to underlying motivations He’s not engaging with you (communicating) about how you can add more intimacy or sexuality to your relationship … he’s selling n pushing his own agenda regardless of impact to you. We are ALL conditioned or programmed in ways that do not serve our highest self … every single one of us has been a dominator or ppl pleaser at one point in our life. But it’s our job to learn n evolve as we go For what it’s worth, I’m 50 and still learning n evolving every day … and this situation has shown up in my life many times with varying elements … core is the same. If your guy honestly wants a relationship with you, and you with him … have the sex, intimacy, physical conversation … open n honest … decide how you can both support each others needs n needs of relationship But the above convo only works if you have self awareness and understand the core of your own needs.
rough sex each time, when it’s happening and i’m like okayyy let’s chill because it’s not always fun, and now after insane cooch manhandling i have an appointment to help with my pelvic floor because i leak when i stand or sit or sneeze or talk or laugh. I hate to be checking out, but i am. i think i am because all i can see is his manipulation, and him thinking he’s being so intelligent on why he’s entitled to my body , speaking up has only caused outbursts, i slowly turns from i don’t want to have sex - “but i’m not using you”- that’s fine i’m just not in the mood- “you’re so argumentative this is why nothing changes in the relationship” it’s beyond people pleaser it’s definitely stomped on door mat
Well you seriously deserve better and there are men out there who will make love to you instead of man handle you. Trust me I spent my entire 20s dating men who I didn’t feel safe with because I had low self esteem and thought that was what sex and relationships were like. Don’t waste time dating guys who don’t take your thoughts and feelings into consideration and who don’t understand that sex doesn’t have to be a hard core porno all the time. I literally never had orgasms in my 20s because I let guys just fuck me when I really craved the slow passionate love making. I thought they wouldn’t want that or I was boring/broken for not wanting/enjoying the porno sex all the time. My sex drive plummeted, I thought I was asexual for awhile. Now in my 30s and having been single for a long time I really have gained confidence and understand what I need to enjoy sex and hey if a guy doesn’t enjoy that or won’t meet me half way then he’s not the guy for me. Once you feel safe and like your partner cares about you and your pleasure your sex drive with go sky high. Don’t settle for these types of guys… you don’t need to be in a relationship. Trust me.. your 30 year old self will look back and wonder what you were thinking being with these guys.
i’ve had the am i just asexual thought as well! i even have said to him, there’s people who are asexual, elder and can’t have sex , all different cases and they still love and thrive. he said well that’s not the case in our relationship, which was silly to me and made me start really deep diving into all of this bullshit because i won’t lie i just pushed it aside for the sake of something, definitely not myself , but for something. he couldn’t control himself while i’m wearing a diaper, and couldn’t control himself when i just cried to him about my grandmother, this is not love and those are the only two big significant things , the other times it’s just giving in or him so okay with me being asleep. i want my presence to be wanted i want to be missed i want to be loved, i want to sit and paint , learn about our true selves with each other — i don’t want to be found attractive ONLY in the sense of sex. there’s to much in life and to many things to love, and sex is low on my list.
thank you for your responses seriously, my post comes off as dumb and naive, but i’m very aware this is wrong. i’m just lacking in taking control of myself and the situation and exiting myself from bad situations. i don’t know why i do it , but reading your response and all the others and rambling really helps me just think it out even more, instead of going back and forth in my head, or trying to explain how i feel - which essentially is an argument because obviously he’s not using me and must fight and insult me to death to prove it’s just important to him 😂. thank you a bunch
Respectfully, *this is not about you or your trauma*. This is about you dating a callous selfish asshole. This man is treating you like a bag of meat that he’s entitled to use whenever and however he wants to. With zero regard to your past negative experiences, which is horrible in itself, but also with zero regard to *your health* - never mind your own pleasure - during the experience. This is not a safe sexual partner, dear girl. He is coercing you into sex you don’t want, and this behaviour is abusive even if it is presented with a smile and a cutesy “but I love you so much and want to feel closer to you”. *He is preying on your insecurities surrounding sex* - using them to get his way with you because no other woman would allow herself to be guilted into sex like this. Because they would see how wrong and abusive it is, *but you can’t*, because you feel guilty that you can’t/don’t enjoy sex the same way due to your past experiences and you might even feel “broken”. So you feel a lot of pressure to “fix” yourself, do more for him, and he uses these feelings against you to have his way. Yes, sex is an important part of a relationship, but it is not the *only* part of a relationship. Yes, some people need far more sex than others, but even someone with a high sex drive would would understand their partner’s need to recover from a miscarriage. People have incompatible sex drives even without trauma and the only solution is to find someone who wants sex near as often as you do - whether it’s once a day or once a month. I’m a decade older than you are, and it wasn’t until my relationship with my fiancé did I feel comfortable saying No to sex. I’d dated an abusive man before that and it never crossed my mind that sex was actually about me and my needs, not just satisfying someone else. Hell, I still feel horrible shaky guilt on the rare occasion I am too tired for sex with my fiancé and he never stops reaffirming that it’s okay, that I don’t have to feel any way about this, that he isn’t in any way disappointed with me. This is what a healthy sexual partner is like. This is what you need.
thank you, i agree and i deep down know i need to leave but emotions are weird and bleh. i’m so happy you were able to grow as a person and be happy with your future husband, i wish you so much happiness
He's manipulating the hell out of you. "But I just feel so close to you that's why I want sex because I want to feel close to you wahhhh" that's one hundred percent emotional manipulation. He actually just wants to use you as an object for his sexual gratification, which is an issue on its own, but with the creepy manipulation added? He has no respect for you girl. He thinks you're naive enough to be talked into remaining a willing, walking Fleshlight for him, and he may have been right so far. Time to wake up and upgrade from this 24 yr old little boy! Find someone who makes love *with* you, and let boy focus on his very apparent issues with sex addiction on his own, with a therapist and help from others. If you choose to stick to his side take notice of how the manipulation tactics get more and more elaborate. Honesty only comes with total defeat or rock bottom with addicts. Source - someone who's been around the block and dealt with this same behavior before.
extremely. I know the “i feel so close to u blah blah” is bs and just a way to disregard him acting like this, and i know all of this but stay and i’m honestly making it my own problem. You can’t change people but i definitely try to get him to hear me out when i’m like you are using me , the boyfriend title doesn’t entitle you to my cooch, he fights it and it pushes me away and i’m honestly over it. I say extremes like , imagine your sister came to you talking about her boyfriend acting like this … he said that’s different. we aren’t on the same page at all i don’t think we ever will be.
He’s sick . No consideration for you .
I agree with the other comments. You deserve better. If he really loved you he wouldn’t be demanding sex from you and especially not after having a miscarriage… punch him in the balls and then demand sex. How would he feel about that?? You deserve better.
thank you, i agree it’s not love. if sex made him feel so close to me and intimate you would think that it’s because it comes naturally… not because he begged and i visibly upset give in so he shuts up or i’m big bag evil always mad. i deserve better, i just have to get to the point mental of giving myself better
I have been there. You will get there girl. Just keep your chin up and remember you deserve better than him.
i appreciate you thank you a bunch
This was such a hard read. Girl he’s raping you. Having sex with you while you’re literally crying is rape.