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DP sexual punishment or am I boring?

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diabolicalbanana · 20/07/2026 14:53

Long term DP relationship is good and we’re planning to buy a house together soon. He’s been away dog sitting for the last 2 weeks which has made me feel a bit distant from him and I’m not the best with messaging. But basically he came over yesterday after seeing me on Friday.

I was naked in a towel when he came as I was out the shower and he was on the bed wanting a cuddle which I wasn’t keen for (wanted to get dressed) he playfully pulled me onto him which was fine and we were laughing he was touching me but then my towel was slipping too much and he was getting a good look at my body but I felt self conscious so started to struggle he then grabbed under my legs so I panicked and twisted but the way he held me meant I had to twist so my bottom half went straight to his face!!! You can imagine my panic as was stark naked and I saw him get a good look.

I felt really embarrassed and upset especially because about a week or 2 ago a similar thing happened where I’d been without underwear under my dress (hot day) and all fine playing joking but then he ended up tipping me onto a chair and lifting my legs up so again when I panicked and tried to get free I twisted off the chair and ended up him holding me legs akimbo naked!! I had told
him I’m not ok with this.

so I said to him quite clearly do not do that again if you do then we’re done which I was a bit rash saying but I was upset and felt humiliated to be honest. I said I’m not cuddling you for the rest of the day (half joking but I didn’t want him to touch me) Well he then went into a bit of a strop with me and said I’d annoyed him. We had a nice day but he refused to cuddle or kiss me - he said as punishment for what I’d said, which I did want as I’ve hardly seen him and wanted to feel close.

when he went back to dog sitting he messaged saying how I’d turned him down and lost out today on sex as well. He’s meant to be coming back to mine today and I didn’t want it hanging over us so I said well I can make up for it. He said how? I was busy and don’t like sexting (didn’t have any ideas tbh!) so I tried to be vague sort of we’ll see.

he then said I would have to make up for what I’d done before he would come back! I said I hope you’re not being serious and he said deadly serious! I said well you’re not giving any ideas he then sent me a list of options including a video of how much I love him and saying sorry for being silly, various nudes, a voice note all the reasons I love him or the special option which was a video of me undressing! He said if I did that he’d come and sleep with me and be forgiven.

  1. he is well aware ive neves been comfortable sending nudes.
  2. I didn’t even want sex at that point.

I said im not comfortable doing that and he said what any of it? He said he just wanted a bit of fun and I said it’s not fun for me being pressured into doing things I don’t want to do. His last message was that he never pressured me.

situation now is neither of us have messaged each other. I’m worried am I boring and have I been unfair? Should I have tried to be a bit fun? But also I feel like the ‘punishment’ was options of further humiliation for me and I would not have enjoyed them I don’t like sending nudes certainly not videos I find it degrading.

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LadyWhistledownsSocietyPapers · 23/07/2026 00:40

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You are disgusting. Reported.

BornToBeWithYourMan · 23/07/2026 00:17

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CrazyMidget · 23/07/2026 00:09

Missj25 · 22/07/2026 16:09

This is the most fucked up thread .
Majority of women here focusing more on OP & her body confidence than anything else she is saying .

I don't think they even believe what they're saying. They just want to kick the OP for pleasure, no matter how little sense they make in doing so. Those types are on every single thread. What they want is the OP to be upset and/or tying themselves in knots trying to justify themselves. I'm guessing they get off on the sense of control.

CrazyMidget · 23/07/2026 00:03

diabolicalbanana · 22/07/2026 20:37

Again actually he has seen me naked lots of times it was the position I was in laid on top across of him on my back that I just felt quite vulnerable and exposed when it started coming off we weren’t engaging in foreplay I wasn’t wanting sex so no I didn’t want to be in that position completely naked with him fully dressed in that moment against my choice? He was making it slip off.

OP, I think you should try to ignore the posters who are telling you that there's something wrong with you because you don't want your consent ignored and you don't want him to look at your body intimately whenever he feels like it. They are missing the point and they just don't get it. I can't imagine that having your experience dismissed and being criticised for your feelings around physical force from your partner are doing your mental health any good. On every single thread, no matter what it is, some posters will make up any reason to get at the OP. Please just be aware that they are out there and they do it to get at you. As if they would like to be forced into doing sex things they don't want to do! You really are best off just ignoring them. It gives them a thrill to know that you've seen their message and are defending yourself against their crazy, irrational made-up criticisms. If it were me, I wouldn't waste my time justifying myself to those posters.

Boreded · 22/07/2026 22:26

ThatMauveMaker · 22/07/2026 21:07

So are you ending it? You thought his behaviour was wrong and lots of us here have backed you up. What next? There will be another time...are you waiting for that?

I don’t think @diabolicalbanana will reply to you. The replies only come to the people who have missed the point of the thread.

OP is at serious risk of sexual harm and right now I would bet my house on it becoming worse until she is sexually assaulted or raped unless she leaves.

OP I don’t know if you have seen any of my posts on this thread, but my friend has been through this and I had to help pick up the pieces, unfortunately she ignored the very things that are happening to you. Please see this for what it is and get out now before he can do damage that cannot be undone

Waspy43 · 22/07/2026 22:22

TheSquashyHatofMrGnosspelius · 22/07/2026 15:50

He is grooming you for worse down the line. Men like this never get nicer or more empathetic or kinder, especially once you are tied by property, marriage or kids.

This is classic narcissistic behaviour and I hope she gets out before it gets worse !

Waspy43 · 22/07/2026 22:20

ThatMauveMaker · 22/07/2026 21:07

So are you ending it? You thought his behaviour was wrong and lots of us here have backed you up. What next? There will be another time...are you waiting for that?

Exactly ! But I don’t think OP will end it as I don’t think she really sees the situation for how wrong it is ! He will keep doing it and it will prob escalate but OP will normalise it . This is what happens when you are with a narcissist. I have seen it happen to people close to me . I just hope she realises what is happening to her before it gets worse .😞

ThatMauveMaker · 22/07/2026 21:07

diabolicalbanana · 22/07/2026 20:39

Thank you yes that sums up what I mean

So are you ending it? You thought his behaviour was wrong and lots of us here have backed you up. What next? There will be another time...are you waiting for that?

diabolicalbanana · 22/07/2026 20:39

SingleTwigPigeonNest · 22/07/2026 07:38

You, and many others, don’t seem to understand that being seen naked by a romantic partner who loves and respects you is a very different experience to being objectified. Objectification is dehumanising, reducing you to a collection of body parts. It’s not sexy, it’s not empowering, it feels like being assessed, judged, and possibly compared to whatever standard some disgusting entitled prick has mentally decided is his ideal. This can make even the most confident woman feel self-conscious.

OP has described a situation that goes far beyond just objectification. She told us how this man leers at her, tried to cum on her face after she told him not to, and has twice manhandled her into vulnerable positions and held her down with her genitals exposed while she struggled to escape. During the most recent incident he escalated to pulling her legs apart and holding her in that position as she panicked and fought to get away. She has described how he explicitly told her he was punishing her for how she reacted to that abuse, and how he demanded she make it up to him by filming humiliating grovelling apology videos, or engaging in acts he knew she wasn’t comfortable with.

So why are you “not talking about the man here or what he’s entitled to”? OP posted for advice specifically about her partner’s very concerning, frightening, abusive behaviour. It’s disturbing that a woman would read about another woman being treated like this…then choose to minimise such a serious situation by ignoring that and focusing only on whether she has insecurities or not.

Thank you yes that sums up what I mean

OP posts:
diabolicalbanana · 22/07/2026 20:37

YourWildAmberSloth · 22/07/2026 08:46

It sounds strange from both sides tbh. His behaviour is abusive and creepy. However it also seems strange that you're in a long term relationship yet you didn't want hime to see you naked (you said something about the towel slipping too much). Either way this is not a healthy relationship - you really need to walk away and ideally do some work on yourself through counselling/therapy.

Again actually he has seen me naked lots of times it was the position I was in laid on top across of him on my back that I just felt quite vulnerable and exposed when it started coming off we weren’t engaging in foreplay I wasn’t wanting sex so no I didn’t want to be in that position completely naked with him fully dressed in that moment against my choice? He was making it slip off.

OP posts:
diabolicalbanana · 22/07/2026 20:35

I’d just like to clear a few misconceptions, he has lived with me for 9 months which I mentioned. Also I don’t hate my body! I don’t feel great about my weight as I said but I don’t think I have this huge issue about how I view my own body, as it’s been pointed out the scenario we’re talking about is not just ‘seeing my vagina’ in the light of day it’s staring at it a few centimetres away in the position I was in and struggling we weren’t gearing up to have sex whatsoever either. Described quite accurately by a pp as an ‘amateur gynaecologist inspection’!

OP posts:
Missj25 · 22/07/2026 17:03

outerspacepotato · 22/07/2026 16:33

She's having her no violated by physical force, he's sexually assaulting her, but for too many here, it's her body confidence that's the problem.

Seriously fucked up.

I just think he’s a tosser & should be dumped .
She didn’t want him to finish on her face , he went to do it anyway.
She has said she’s not into vids or pics , so respect that, & stop being a prick asking her to do something she has repeatedly said she’s not into .
He sounds like a wanker to me & she will be well rid of him .

outerspacepotato · 22/07/2026 16:33

Missj25 · 22/07/2026 16:09

This is the most fucked up thread .
Majority of women here focusing more on OP & her body confidence than anything else she is saying .

She's having her no violated by physical force, he's sexually assaulting her, but for too many here, it's her body confidence that's the problem.

Seriously fucked up.

RareJoker · 22/07/2026 16:26

Missj25 · 22/07/2026 16:09

This is the most fucked up thread .
Majority of women here focusing more on OP & her body confidence than anything else she is saying .

Exactly. Disturbing.

Missj25 · 22/07/2026 16:09

This is the most fucked up thread .
Majority of women here focusing more on OP & her body confidence than anything else she is saying .

TheSquashyHatofMrGnosspelius · 22/07/2026 15:50

He is grooming you for worse down the line. Men like this never get nicer or more empathetic or kinder, especially once you are tied by property, marriage or kids.

Donsyb · 22/07/2026 15:35

diabolicalbanana · 20/07/2026 15:17

Can I just clarify do you think it’s reasonable that I was upset about the thing with the towel would other people have reacted the same way as me? Because he’s made me feel like I was out of order for threatening to end it if he does that again and being upset about it. He said that I put it in his face not him but I was twisting as it was the only way I could get out of his hold on my legs

OP, I’m wondering -how old are you?

when my DP and I got together, we couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I wouldn’t have had a problem with him seeing me naked - however he would have probably just joined me in the shower!

But we were a lot younger/ thinner etc then!

I think it’s a bit odd you’ll only let him see you naked under soft light, full makeup etc (you wouldn’t be able to maintain that living together).

However I disagree with the rest of his behaviour. I wouldn’t be sending nudes anywhere in this day and age.

FrangipaneMincies · 22/07/2026 15:09

Is he called Christian Grey?
I see red flags all over the place, it's hard to know where to start. I don't think it's a good idea to send any nudey pics, stuff like that can be used against you at a later date 😬

Rosegard · 22/07/2026 14:27

What an absolute creep.
He sounds a bit rapey to me.
He certainly doesn't respect you.

kkloo · 22/07/2026 14:25

Sunshine231 · 22/07/2026 09:47

I did say I don’t agree with his behaviour. But how low does your self esteem have to get before you accept that kind of behaviour and come on mumsnet asking other people if it’s ok? Without working on her own self image, OP will surely keep ending up with these kinds of men. And I am speaking from experience. But even my self esteem is not that bad where I’d be so upset over my partner seeing my vagina that I wanted to end an otherwise happy relationship (I’m talking about IF it was otherwise happy, which in the case of OP I actually don’t think it is even though she wants to move in with him)

You post was not in any way helpful for a woman who has low self esteem.
You opened with 'you need therapy to work on your body image issues' and it read very much like oh he hasn't been great but if you didn't have body image issues then it would be fine.

In the last few weeks he tried to finish on her face even though she made it clear he was not allowed, there have also been 2 incidents where he manhandled her lately when she was clearly panicking and he carried on regardless, but you're trying to minimise here and you're twisting it to make out she wants to end it cos he saw her vagina.

RareJoker · 22/07/2026 12:37

lap90 · 22/07/2026 12:31

She can do both.

Not everyone has to be “body confident”. Just because I don’t like flashing my foof at my husband doesn’t make me a prude. Some people are more naturally reserved around their bodies than others, and that’s absolutely fine.

lap90 · 22/07/2026 12:31

Enrichetta · 22/07/2026 09:49

Quite.

OP doesn’t need “therapy to work on her body image issues”. She needs to open her eyes to the fact that what her boyfriend is subjecting her to is abuse, and leave him.

She can do both.

ThatsIllegal · 22/07/2026 10:17

I’m really sorry you’re going through this. I just wanted to say that you don’t have to do anything you are not comfortable with, and the posters having a go for you not feeling comfortable being naked in those circumstances need to give their heads a wobble. How can you enjoy sex if you are not comfortable in that moment? You are entitled to feel safe and relaxed and not pressured when you are with your partner. I’m sure he won’t see it this way (because no man likes to see themselves as an abuser) but coercion is a form of abuse.

pinkyredrose · 22/07/2026 10:02

Agog at the abuse minimiser's and apologists on here. It's so depressing.

Op, it's not you it's him.

Sunshine231 · 22/07/2026 09:53

Enrichetta · 22/07/2026 09:49

Quite.

OP doesn’t need “therapy to work on her body image issues”. She needs to open her eyes to the fact that what her boyfriend is subjecting her to is abuse, and leave him.

If someone’s self esteem is that low I highly doubt they will have the confidence to leave an abusive relationship. Self esteem IS a huge part of driving someone to be able to leave when they are being abused. If you hate yourself to the extent you are far more likely to believe you deserve to be treat badly. Even if she has the courage to leave this guy, without addressing her own issues she will likely just get into another relationship with someone else who is abusive. Women with low self esteem are a sitting target for abusers.