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To expect people to be upfront with any ‘kinks’

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Laurennnworld · 17/05/2026 13:14

This has happened twice now in recent relationships - the men I am with waiting many months to reveal ‘kinks’.

Now, I am not saying this should be revealed upfront on date 1, obviously not. But with my ex, he told me after 5 months. My current boyfriend, we are nearly 8 months in. He met my parents yesterday, we had a lovely afternoon with them and came back to mine to watch Eurovision. He then revealed something which he says he’d struggle to go without longer term. No judgement, but not really my thing. I could indulge it occasionally of course. But I wish he told me a few months ago when it would have been easier to cut things off.

Has anyone else experienced this? I am now in a conundrum.

OP posts:
mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:53

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:51

You were the one that said I wasn’t clear. Then I expanded to you I won’t report your comments and you seemed to understand.

Not sure why you are now acting like you don’t understand?

Okay head of mumsnet, boss of aibu, my post will remain, thanks entirely to you

Not me, who posted it. And not the guidelines which you seem to think ive broken.

Salute Yes Sir GIF by Yellowstone
SpryCat · 19/05/2026 18:53

He has been very manipulative all through your relationship, he hid that he likes to be pegged until he had hooked you in and then told you after you had introduced him to your parents. Then he revealed his true self with the texts and url, you have dodged a bullet there!

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:51

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:48

Clear what up? That you want my posts to remain? They can only be removed if they break talk guidelines. Which they dont. But cheers, boss of mumsnet 😭

You were the one that said I wasn’t clear. Then I expanded to you I won’t report your comments and you seemed to understand.

Not sure why you are now acting like you don’t understand?

OneOfEachPlease · 19/05/2026 18:49

Laurennnworld · 18/05/2026 14:47

No he’d honestly been the model partner, my friends are really liked him, he made a great impression on my parents, had flowers for my DM/ beers for DF etc

Really sorry OP. There is a pattern in some of these things where people get you hooked (in this case meeting the parents) and then reveal their real selves.
I am a bit kinky and I think this is bullshit abusive behaviour! And sending someone a hidden link to force your kink on them is non-consensual so makes me think is he kinky or is he just a complete dick dressing his dick-ish-ness up in kink clothing.
So sorry this has happened to you!!

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:48

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:47

They will remain up. Thats why I haven’t reported them.

Glad I could clear that up for you 😘

Clear what up? That you want my posts to remain? They can only be removed if they break talk guidelines. Which they dont. But cheers, boss of mumsnet 😭

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:47

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:46

No you weren't.

But thats fine, my view will remain. Which is why i posted it 😬

They will remain up. Thats why I haven’t reported them.

Glad I could clear that up for you 😘

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:46

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:43

I was clear when I said I won’t report your comments that I wanted your view to remain on the thread x

No you weren't.

But thats fine, my view will remain. Which is why i posted it 😬

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:43

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:40

You didn't say you want my posts to remain up, you said you wouldnt report, but i'm happy with this.

I have nothing to hide, and embrace men and gay men who like and respect women 🥰

I was clear when I said I won’t report your comments that I wanted your view to remain on the thread x

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:40

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:38

I already told you I want your posts to remain up so I’m not going to report x

You didn't say you want my posts to remain up, you said you wouldnt report, but i'm happy with this.

I have nothing to hide, and embrace men and gay men who like and respect women 🥰

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:38

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:37

Report if you want, I dont care, I've not said anything at all that I dont stand by and I haven't changed what i'm saying.

The man in the op is gay. I wish him well and encourage him to be open about who he is, rather than trying to force the poor op, and doubtless other women into a relationship. He's prayed on the op being an adult and wanting children. Thats what men like him do. Disgusting.

A man who does that = oppressive and misogynistic. And not at all bisexual. To be bi, you have to actually like women 😭

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I already told you I want your posts to remain up so I’m not going to report x

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:37

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:29

The only person mentioning oppression is you.

I know you want to change the subject after being caught out but if you want to answer any of my previous points feel free.

No?

Though not.

I won’t report Biscuit 😘

Report if you want, I dont care, I've not said anything at all that I dont stand by and I haven't changed what i'm saying.

The man in the op is gay. I wish him well and encourage him to be open about who he is, rather than trying to force the poor op, and doubtless other women into a relationship. He's prayed on the op being an adult and wanting children. Thats what men like him do. Disgusting.

A man who does that = oppressive and misogynistic. And not at all bisexual. To be bi, you have to actually like women 😭

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:29

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:24

I'm a woman who is oppressed by men - and women are super oppressed by men as described in the OP

Who are lesbians oppressing?!?!

The only person mentioning oppression is you.

I know you want to change the subject after being caught out but if you want to answer any of my previous points feel free.

No?

Though not.

I won’t report Biscuit 😘

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:24

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:23

Are you a gay man?

I'm a woman who is oppressed by men - and women are super oppressed by men as described in the OP

Who are lesbians oppressing?!?!

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:23

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:14

Dunno ask a lesbian x

Are you a gay man?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 18:14

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:13

Does a woman wanting a rubber penis in her make her straight? If she is a lesbian would that make her ‘at least bi.’ ?

Dunno ask a lesbian x

AllBranGirl · 19/05/2026 18:13

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 15:48

I've had to report your bizarre aggressive personal attack on me

This is a forum for primarily for women - your posts come across as aggressive and misogynistic

Imo - a man wanting a rubber penis makes him attracted to men. If the op's ex was saying he's bi, i'd be calling him bi

But since he isnt and is trying to force her into a relationship before announcing his true sexual preferences - i'm saying he's a closeted gay man

This doesnt make someone homophobic sorry, its common sense

Does a woman wanting a rubber penis in her make her straight? If she is a lesbian would that make her ‘at least bi.’ ?

AniahJeremiah · 19/05/2026 16:00

BombayMixIsTheBestMix · 17/05/2026 13:26

I really think people with specific non-negotiable fetishes should stay on fetish-specific dating sites. Statistically they are far more likely to find a good match that way.

What kind of fetish is non negotiable? I always understood people have fetishes in addition to their normal sexual appetite, not as something that replaces it entirely.

Crocsarentslippers · 19/05/2026 15:55

That a man has a kink that involves being buggered by his partner with a strap on dildo is not a deal breaker in itself for some.

The way this piece of work has approached it is a deal breaker and he couldn't be waving a bigger red flag if he was leading a parade in Beijing.

' Struggle to go without it' ..I wonder if he has already been seeing someone for this kink?. 8 months is going without it. Makes you wonder.

As for the other nonsense, age shaming and sending dodgy links..yeah get in the sea pal.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 19/05/2026 15:48

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I've had to report your bizarre aggressive personal attack on me

This is a forum for primarily for women - your posts come across as aggressive and misogynistic

Imo - a man wanting a rubber penis makes him attracted to men. If the op's ex was saying he's bi, i'd be calling him bi

But since he isnt and is trying to force her into a relationship before announcing his true sexual preferences - i'm saying he's a closeted gay man

This doesnt make someone homophobic sorry, its common sense

Verv · 19/05/2026 15:35

OtterlyAstounding · 19/05/2026 14:17

Well, if not all men who enjoy prostate stimulation are gay, as you so vigorously pointed out, it only makes sense for me to point out that not all men are aroused by prostate stimulation, as you stated they were. Just as not all women like g spot stimulation.

I didnt actually say all men were aroused by it, i said all men had them.

However, I do note it could've been phrased better so as not to imply that all men also enjoyed prostate stimulation.

Was there anything else youd like to discuss now I've clarified?

OtterlyAstounding · 19/05/2026 14:17

Verv · 19/05/2026 14:08

All men have a prostate gland.
Stimulation arouses some.

That sould cover the NAM bit adequately.

Well, if not all men who enjoy prostate stimulation are gay, as you so vigorously pointed out, it only makes sense for me to point out that not all men are aroused by prostate stimulation, as you stated they were. Just as not all women like g spot stimulation.

ByGraptharsHammer · 19/05/2026 14:11

ThatCyanCat · 19/05/2026 14:06

It's extremely dangerous, not just for the obvious reason that if you get it wrong she could die or suffer brain damage, but also because if you're going to engage in kink, it's massively important to have a safe word or some kind of sign that you can easily give (for example if you're gagged). A person who's having their air restricted might very well not be able to do that.

There's kink and then there's this sort of shit. So what if some women get off on it? Like the world is full of people clamouring to get men to do other stuff that far more women would find pleasing, that isn't dangerous? It's dangerous and fucked up.

It is about the risk to life. You can kill someone. No one can consent to that. This defence should not be permitted, or the test of its validity needs to be far greater. Choking is legally indistinguishable from strangulation, except for intent.

Someone saying they will do this is imo dangerous, as is a person who asks for such. That isn’t legal, just common sense.

Verv · 19/05/2026 14:08

OtterlyAstounding · 19/05/2026 14:03

Tbf, sexuality aside, it's not true that all men enjoy the sensation of prostate stimulation - just as not all women enjoy 'g spot' stimulation.

All men have a prostate gland.
Stimulation arouses some.

That sould cover the NAM bit adequately.

ButterYellowFlowers · 19/05/2026 14:06

Sorry but I couldn’t seriously look in the face of a man and love him if he ever told me he would struggle to live without being pegged.

Fair enough like what you like but I can easily live without many of my favourite things. Because they’re not water and shelter etc. But even then… pegging 😂 I’d need him to leave.

ThatCyanCat · 19/05/2026 14:06

Ihatetomatoes · 19/05/2026 13:59

Sadly this has ended in death for some women and the defence is 'she wanted to do it'. It's pretty sick to cut off air and potentially cause brain damage or death. I'd find anyone suggesting it's ok to have a problem.

It's extremely dangerous, not just for the obvious reason that if you get it wrong she could die or suffer brain damage, but also because if you're going to engage in kink, it's massively important to have a safe word or some kind of sign that you can easily give (for example if you're gagged). A person who's having their air restricted might very well not be able to do that.

There's kink and then there's this sort of shit. So what if some women get off on it? Like the world is full of people clamouring to get men to do other stuff that far more women would find pleasing, that isn't dangerous? It's dangerous and fucked up.

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