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Or is this absolutely batshit (sex life related)

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Tulipsanddandelions · 16/04/2026 13:03

NC long term person.

DP (42) and I (36) been together 4 years. Live together. No kids between us (one each). I have high stress job (main breadwinner) DP runs own business pretty chilled most of the time.

Anyway…always enjoyed a good varied sex life, frequent as in 3/4 times a week, more if we have time (free house etc)

Lately he has started to guilt trip me about our ‘lack of sex’ ‘sexless relationship’. At first told him outright this was rubbish. But he insists we used to have sex more (not to my knowledge in fact was less when we only see each other once or twice a week before cohabiting), now it’s literally 2 days after we have sex he starts on about ‘when we get our sex life back’ like it’s been months.

More than that, the extra fun stuff we enjoy dressing up etc is now starting to become something he expects ‘to come home from work to’, apparently I don’t put enough effort or creativity into sex ‘like you used to’. Again rubbish but also has to have some understanding I have a life outside of standing in my knickers at the door waiting for him.

come to the crux of it today and he says ‘I feel like I should be able to ask for whatever I want and get it, I should be able to touch you within reason (and reason was if I was ill) and you should want it’

all of this coupled with, ‘you rejecting me damages my self esteem, I do anything you want sexually to keep you, I get pain in my balls if I don’t cum’.

baffled as to where all this is coming from. I have told him his is a huge turn off and he told me that if it’s such a turn off ‘expressing my (his) needs’ then it isn’t a ‘safe relationship’

He denies any porn use, never had reason to suspect (especially given healthy sex life).

are we suddenly massively not sexually compatible or is he being unreasonable!?!

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OneOfEachPlease · 16/04/2026 13:11

This is super weird! Especially since it’s come on so fast! Do you think you could bring it up with him at a time where he isn’t banging on about his balls and point out very logically what you’ve said in your opening message and explain to him that this is unreasonable (well borderline a bit rape-y) and a complete turn off which is gonna end up with him getting less sex. You’ve got a child together so I understand you don’t want to dump him immediately but this is very troubling and I wouldn’t put up with it.

Duckswaddle · 16/04/2026 13:11

Sounds like he’s been hoovered into the manosphere.

Tulipsanddandelions · 16/04/2026 13:10

looselegs · 16/04/2026 13:09

How to turn on a woman....not!
What an absolute arse!

Exactly!!! Just makes me cringe!

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looselegs · 16/04/2026 13:09

How to turn on a woman....not!
What an absolute arse!

Lomonald · 16/04/2026 13:09

Oh does that not give you the "ick" he is hankering back to the time you just met up and had sex he doesn't want a relationship he just wants a constant thrill !

TelevisualArseGravy · 16/04/2026 13:08

Is 42 a typo for 12?

Tulipsanddandelions · 16/04/2026 13:08

Thundertoast · 16/04/2026 13:07

Has he ever shown signs of entitlement, or sexism, ever, in any other area of your life?

Nope, we have DD’s and he is very equal rights etc

He does tend to have a bit of a victim mentality at times but tbh this has seemed to improve since I havnt played in to it in this relationship

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TittyGajillions · 16/04/2026 13:08

He feels entitled to your body and the performance of you dressing up whenever he feels like it. It's deeply selfish and totally invalidates your worth as a person with bodily autonomy.
Bin him off. Hopefully his ouchie balls wills explode and save other women from him.

Tulipsanddandelions · 16/04/2026 13:07

JacquesHarlow · 16/04/2026 13:05

'you rejecting me damages my self esteem, I do anything you want sexually to keep you, I get pain in my balls if I don’t cum’

I would walk away from this, @Tulipsanddandelions .

This isn't about sex. It's about his self perception and his self esteem. And he is using you as a scratching post to try and deal with that.

Don't be surprised if this is something also to do with you being the main breadwinner, the psychology of where he feels he needs to be in relation to this.

YANBU, but he massively is.

Really? What makes you think this is due to me being the main breadwinner?

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Thundertoast · 16/04/2026 13:07

Has he ever shown signs of entitlement, or sexism, ever, in any other area of your life?

Thehop · 16/04/2026 13:07

Good god dump him. He can't deal with you being the main earner and needs to treat you badly sexually. It won't get better.

ChickenBananaBanana · 16/04/2026 13:06

Dump him and tell him to buy a fleshlight

JacquesHarlow · 16/04/2026 13:05

'you rejecting me damages my self esteem, I do anything you want sexually to keep you, I get pain in my balls if I don’t cum’

I would walk away from this, @Tulipsanddandelions .

This isn't about sex. It's about his self perception and his self esteem. And he is using you as a scratching post to try and deal with that.

Don't be surprised if this is something also to do with you being the main breadwinner, the psychology of where he feels he needs to be in relation to this.

YANBU, but he massively is.