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Husbands chastity cage

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BeShyPlumLeader · 18/09/2025 21:21

I recently found a metal chastity cage (for a males anatomy) in my husbands cupboard. Obviously a bit of a shock.

For background - marriage isn't good, no sex for over 2 years, separate beds, talk of separating. Stayed together because of the kids tbh. I wouldn't be surprised if he was getting it elsewhere tbh. But a .... cage!? Wtf...

What would u think? I don't want to tell him I've found it (yet)

OP posts:
DrNo007 · 19/09/2025 15:04

OP I know you are fed up with the comments on here from those who think you are making this scenario up, so you may not be back. But just in case you do come back to check on the comments, I just wanted to say that I (in common with most on this thread) absolutely believe you. Also, I can tell you, in solidarity, that I once named my husband's job quite casually in a post on here and someone came on to comment and with 100% categorical conviction said I must be lying about everything because "that job doesn't exist"! WTF... my DH had only been doing the job (and getting quite well paid for it) for 40 years... And I wasn't lying about the rest, either. Some people on here (a minority) are batsh*t.

Steeleydan · 19/09/2025 14:58

BeShyPlumLeader · 18/09/2025 21:32

Thank u for your comment but this did make me laugh 🤣. Nope no pets. And it is a very obviously phallic shaped CAGE with a padlock on it. I had to Google it myself but it was clearly penis shaped!!!

Are you sure it's mot a larson trip for trapping magpies ?
Take a photo of it.
I'd put it on the table ready for dinner and say 'do u care to explain this please'

SquirrelMadness · 19/09/2025 14:57

I would have thought this kind of device would be more likely used with someone else (online or in person) rather than solo though? If I found one in my partner's drawer I'd wonder who he'd been using it with. Also it's a pretty niche thing so not that surprising for it to be a shock to find it, it's understandable to want to discuss that on an anonymous forum. Of course discovering something pretty big and surprising about your partner after knowing and living with them for years is going to be a shock, especially if it suggests they might have been cheating.

It's anonymous, the OP's partner isn't going to read it.

whatisthegoddamnholdup · 19/09/2025 14:42

SereneCoralDog · 18/09/2025 21:26

Is it definitely a chastity cage? Do you have any pets? Could it be to transport a small rodent?

I can't even work out if this is a serious comment but 😂

This comment made me laugh out loud 🤣

MaleficentQueen · 19/09/2025 14:19

Gloriia · 19/09/2025 14:15

'Shame him all you want love, your husband sounds like a deviant and deserves to be shamed IMO, anyone but she shocked to find that!'

It's a cock cage. Folk need to calm down. The problem here is the dead marriage not what sex toys either are using.

Agreed.
No wonder some men are so secretive about their fantasies, if this is how people respond!

If it’s not your cup of tea, fair enough. It doesn’t mean he deserves to be called a “deviant”. I'm not particularly excited by chastity play, but I’d never shame somebody who was.

SueT70 · 19/09/2025 14:17

I agree , the dead marriage is the most important aspect
I would sit him down and ask him what is it for and if he gets turned on with it then you put it on him and lock him up so at least then you know he cannot play around and you keep the key

Ilovepastafortea · 19/09/2025 14:17

Talking of Deep Heat.

When DH was still playing rugby he sustained a muscle strain at the top of his thigh. Not thinking he sprayed Deep Heat on it. He was soon running around the house with his boxers around his ankles shouting 'My bollocks are on fire! It's not funny - stop laughing!' I'd recently given birth to our DD & was having to sit on a rubber ring due to stiches in my perineum, so yes, compared with that it was hilarious. 😂😂

Gloriia · 19/09/2025 14:15

'Shame him all you want love, your husband sounds like a deviant and deserves to be shamed IMO, anyone but she shocked to find that!'

It's a cock cage. Folk need to calm down. The problem here is the dead marriage not what sex toys either are using.

abouttogetlynched · 19/09/2025 14:12

BeShyPlumLeader · 19/09/2025 14:07

Because maybe I don't bloody want to post a photo of it!? The photo I have is of it laid out on a quite identifiable duvet cover, in my home. I simply do not want to do that - is that OK with you? I tried to post a link to the one it is but MN blocked it.

Honestly most people on here have been lovely and helped me know I wasn't being silly by being bothered by this find. But some of you are batshit.

I don't think I have attempted to shame him have I? I was a bit shocked yes, but if that's what he's into then he is! As I've said about a million times now I was interested to know if people thought it was some kind of joke... read the thread!?

I'm going to stop answering now because it is getting exhausting. Thank u all for your help xx

Shame him all you want love, your husband sounds like a deviant and deserves to be shamed IMO, anyone but she shocked to find that!

MaleficentQueen · 19/09/2025 14:10

BeShyPlumLeader · 19/09/2025 14:07

Because maybe I don't bloody want to post a photo of it!? The photo I have is of it laid out on a quite identifiable duvet cover, in my home. I simply do not want to do that - is that OK with you? I tried to post a link to the one it is but MN blocked it.

Honestly most people on here have been lovely and helped me know I wasn't being silly by being bothered by this find. But some of you are batshit.

I don't think I have attempted to shame him have I? I was a bit shocked yes, but if that's what he's into then he is! As I've said about a million times now I was interested to know if people thought it was some kind of joke... read the thread!?

I'm going to stop answering now because it is getting exhausting. Thank u all for your help xx

OP, I wasn’t suggesting you were trying to shame him, I was referring to other posters who were inferring it was something he should be ashamed of.

bumbaloo · 19/09/2025 14:08

ChilledBeez · 18/09/2025 21:39

That's so earth shattering. I've heard of this many times and feel these men are just so pathetic and weak that they have to play the role of husband/father but will inflict such devastation on their partners when they finally decide to be hoenst. Chances are he knew this but was too spineless to come out. It affects the offspring in a bad way too.

Edited

To be fair I know more women who have come out whilst married as gay than men

BeShyPlumLeader · 19/09/2025 14:07

NoahDia · 19/09/2025 13:52

Or they're confused as to why the OP can't simply post a photo of it?

Because maybe I don't bloody want to post a photo of it!? The photo I have is of it laid out on a quite identifiable duvet cover, in my home. I simply do not want to do that - is that OK with you? I tried to post a link to the one it is but MN blocked it.

Honestly most people on here have been lovely and helped me know I wasn't being silly by being bothered by this find. But some of you are batshit.

I don't think I have attempted to shame him have I? I was a bit shocked yes, but if that's what he's into then he is! As I've said about a million times now I was interested to know if people thought it was some kind of joke... read the thread!?

I'm going to stop answering now because it is getting exhausting. Thank u all for your help xx

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NoahDia · 19/09/2025 13:52

swimsong · 19/09/2025 10:04

The people who don't find it credible have likely led very sheltered lives.

Or they're confused as to why the OP can't simply post a photo of it?

madaboutpurple · 19/09/2025 13:49

I have been educated as I didn't know about such things.

Gloriia · 19/09/2025 13:47

MaleficentQueen · 19/09/2025 13:40

Also, it doesn’t mean he’s gay.

Some straight men are in to chastity play.

Also, we shouldn’t really be judging people based on their kinks, in 2025. As long as it’s not illegal (obviously), let people do what they want, in the privacy of their bedroom.

Indeed. What if she found a vibe would some posters excitedly announce 'he is gay!'

Sexual activity does not always start and end with missionary with the lights out.

DisabledDemon · 19/09/2025 13:46

Gosh, I feel that I've had a sheltered life. I've never come across one of those before and probably would have burst out laughing if I did. Some of them look quite alarming.

Gloriia · 19/09/2025 13:45

'Also, we shouldn’t really be judging people based on their kinks, in 2025'

Exactly. The op should be asking how to split and move forward as their marriage is dead.

Whatever sex toys anyone uses in a situation like this is irrelevant.

Bananaandmangosmoothie · 19/09/2025 13:42

PlainTealCrow · 19/09/2025 11:55

You know exactly what to think. I don’t buy this. You saw what you saw and you know exactly what to think. Give over.

You seem to know OP’s thoughts better than she does.

MaleficentQueen · 19/09/2025 13:40

Also, it doesn’t mean he’s gay.

Some straight men are in to chastity play.

Also, we shouldn’t really be judging people based on their kinks, in 2025. As long as it’s not illegal (obviously), let people do what they want, in the privacy of their bedroom.

MaleficentQueen · 19/09/2025 13:36

Maybe he’s using it for solo pleasure. Some men do like chastity cages, for solo play. It’s sort of denial of pleasure. If that makes sense? Could be something he’s in to that he hasn’t discussed with you, because he’s embarrassed? Don’t always jump to the worst case scenario.

Just ask him. I know I’d ask my DP, but we’re pretty open about toys/fantasies etc.

Gloriia · 19/09/2025 13:35

BeShyPlumLeader · 18/09/2025 21:56

Well... perhaps not lol

But the man refuses to engage with me about separating unless I back him into a corner, and when I do he will then start to tell me all the things I (and my teenage daughter) do wrong. He is, in his eyes, perfect and can do no wrong. Yet he has bondage equipment sat in his wardrobe, hidden but not particularly out of reach of our small children if they decided to go hunting.

So forgive me for being slightly curious about other people's opinions on it ay?

Op, you tell your small dc not to go snooping in wardrobes so they won't find private items. Everyone is entitled to privacy.

I know this is unpleasant but what if he found a sex toy in your wardrobe? You'd probably tell him to myob.

Yes he's obviously into bdsm, as your marriage is over does it matter if it's this or a porn stash?

You haven't been intimate for years, you sleep separately. Use this find as motivation to split and move on. Good luck Flowers.

gudetamathelazyegg · 19/09/2025 13:34

Flowerpower70 · 19/09/2025 13:27

I never heard of these things I didn't know they existed! I work with and worked with guys and have heard lots of rude chat but never heard if these and I had to google what one was..
what a strange contraption / odd abomination..
I do hope there's some kind of misunderstanding. Maybe its some kind of joke or something for a friends stag night or some silly joke.. i hope you manage to work things out and things work out ok for you..

It's not something blokes would talk about with each other in that context! It's very deeply linked to sexual submissiveness and in some contexts feminisation as well. I don't imagine that many of them have told a single IRL person (including, as in this case, their partners). Doesn't mean they're not doing it but they're certainly not joking about it unless it's an insult to another bloke, ime

LondonLady1980 · 19/09/2025 13:33

Whenthetimeisright · 18/09/2025 21:27

@didntlikeanyofthesuggestions

Is it definitely a chastity cage? Do you have any pets? Could it be to transport a small rodent?

Burst out laughing when I read this!

And me 😂

AltitudeCheck · 19/09/2025 13:27

I'd be so tempted to go with the Tiger Balm/ DeepHeat suggestion of a PP 😂

Imo, its bit too hard-core and niche (and probably too expensive) to be a 'joke' gift. Not something that is common in solo play either, it's a sub/dom thing, locking yourself up when you have the key doesn't have quite the same vibe. It suggests he is (or has) been having some kind of sexual relationship with another person.