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Sex with my boyfriend - what is going on?!?

324 replies

CarolBains · 05/09/2020 20:16

Boyfriend of 8 months. He’s 39, I’m 34. The first time we had sex it was great, then it wasn’t. No honeymoon, can’t keep our hands off eachother period. I always initiate it. We can go weeks without having sex, I’ve brought this up and he makes an effort. I don’t want him to make an effort, I want him to want it! To want me!

I always give him oral sex and touch him, he’s never returned the favour, never gone down on me, only once touched me with his fingers for like 20 seconds.

He can’t come from sex, he has to mastubate vigorously for agesssss or I do it for agesssss,
This feels rubbish at times when I put all this work in, it kills my arms! And he doesn’t so much as return the favour and I’m just left.

When we do this he holds his body really tense (it looks painful) and looks away from me or closes his eyes (I’d be nice if he was looking at me! Is he thinking of someone else?). He’s said before his insides have hurt - I’m not surprised, he’s so strained and ridged.

Take this morning, laid in bed, I initiate it by touching him, I use my mouth, use my hands 20 mins later he takes over, I touch myself abit, really hoping he’ll touch me - nope. He’s not even looking at me, his staring up at the ceiling, ridged, mastubating vigorously - he cums. That’s it. I’m horny and actually went in the bathroom and pleased myself.

Reading around it I think he has delayed ejaculation and can’t cum from sex, it’s rubbish but I can understand and this could be why he doesn’t initiate it, maybe he’s embarrassed.
But then I thought men were visual (sorry if I’m stereotyping!) so why doesn’t he look at me when he’s doing it? Or touch me? Like wouldn’t it be better to be having sex with me and seeing me than touching himself and looking away - Do I just not do it for him? Is he gay? Is that why he doesn’t go down on me, touch me or look at me?

I’ve joked about it and he’s said I like fanny too much - lovely choice of words - but seriously could have fooled me!

What is going on? Any thoughts? How would you even bring this up? Like, I don’t want to tell someone to look at me or have sex with me I want him to want that and he doesn’t?!

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BumblebeeBum · 05/09/2020 20:20

Porn

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Heartbroken21 · 05/09/2020 20:20

He’s addicted to porn. Look up ‘death grip’. He’s probably fantasising about porn stars when he turns away from you.

I’d tell him he was pathetic and end it.

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AnneLovesGilbert · 05/09/2020 20:21

What is going on? Does it really matter? It sounds beyond shit. Have you had many relationships before? This isn’t normal or okay.

What’s so good about the rest of it that you’re hanging around? Life is way too short for crap sex.

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sitckmansladylove · 05/09/2020 20:23

This is awful. Im sorry would just want proper sex and not him masturbation. How boring for you. It wont change.

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Deadposhtory · 05/09/2020 20:24

I second porn

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TheoriginalLEM · 05/09/2020 20:24

Fuck that

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IWantT0BreakFree · 05/09/2020 20:25

He's addicted to porn. Google "death grip". This could not be a more textbook case.

Honestly, yes I'm sure he could probably have a fuck ton of therapy and whatever but being realistic? This won't change. You are never going to have a meaningful, mutually satisfying sex life with this man. In your shoes I'd cut my losses now and move on. 8 months is a short term relationship. Don't waste your life having crap sex.

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Macramacious · 05/09/2020 20:25

Porn addiction. If you've been with someone who has it you recognise the signs immediately.

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cabinbythelake20 · 05/09/2020 20:26

Gay or porn

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Sexnotgender · 05/09/2020 20:27

Absolutely porn. Get rid.

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category12 · 05/09/2020 20:27

Ugh, and you're with him, why?

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justanotherneighinparadise · 05/09/2020 20:28

He watches too much porn abd is bad at real life sex. Time to move on.

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Whatsnewpussyhat · 05/09/2020 20:29

Just dump him ffs. He won't even try to touch you etc. Why bother?

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gamerchick · 05/09/2020 20:29

Christ just dump him, life's too short for shit sex.

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TorkTorkBam · 05/09/2020 20:30

I don’t want him to make an effort, I want him to want it! To want me!

Of course you want that in a boyfriend. You do not have it with this boyfriend. Get rid. He is not the man for you.

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Hotcuppatea · 05/09/2020 20:30

His brain is porn-addled. It's only going to get worse. Don't waste any more time on him.

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edwinbear · 05/09/2020 20:30

This IS your honeymoon period OP, it’s only going to get worse - I’d run for the hills. Shit/no sex destroys relationships, it makes you feel resentful and worthless.

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Isthisit22 · 05/09/2020 20:34

Does it even matter? Why stay with someone who is so selfish that they don't care if you get pleasure?

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thatwouldbeanecumenicalmatter · 05/09/2020 20:35

@BumblebeeBum

Porn

Got it in one.
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GammyLeg · 05/09/2020 20:38

A new relationship shouldn’t be this dysfunctional. These problems will not go away.

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Bluntness100 · 05/09/2020 20:39

Gay.

Porn he’d at least look at you. The fact he can’t, means he’s thinking about something else.

Sorry op. He’s gay.

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chelle862 · 05/09/2020 20:39

I asked my partner, what's going on with this guy?

He said is he on antidepressant? Does he take steroids?

Antidepressants have seriously affected our sex life and my partner either doesn't cum or takes FOREVER!!!

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IdblowJonSnow · 05/09/2020 20:39

Agree, sounds like classic porn over use!
Sorry op. As its early doors I'd ditch him and cut your losses.

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MikeUniformMike · 05/09/2020 20:41

No Sex is better than Shit Sex.

Bin him.

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Heptember · 05/09/2020 20:41

8 months and you've had one bout of good sex?

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