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To ask if your DH or DP still goes down on you?

367 replies

HonestAnswersOnly · 25/06/2022 13:00

DH used to when we were dating. Then he tailed off as we became a proper couple. He hasn't done it once since we married 6 years ago.

I've made comments, joked about it, he says sure. Bit it's all funny. And then we have sex and he goes absolutely no where near it. Just wham bam thank you mam.

I could be more direct with my request but I'm fairly sure he actually really isn't keen on it and it makes me feel ashamed that he would need to be persuaded into it.

Not looking for relationship advice (though fuck knows I need it)...just intrigued to find out if it still happens for other women in long term relationships?

Or do all men stop when they think they don't have to anymore?

OP posts:
Mamanyt · 27/06/2022 03:19

My ex did so the entirety of our 15-year marriage...and did it well! Sex was the ONLY thing not on the list of reasons we divorced.

LuckySantangelo35 · 27/06/2022 08:51

I mean oral is fairly gross when you think about it. As is sex to be fair. But most of us still do it.

savethatkitty · 27/06/2022 09:06

Hell yes, after 16years. You have a lazy, selfish lover

HoarHouse · 27/06/2022 09:09

You need to speak to him. It's like buying something that's been falsely advertised.

Sorrynotsorry22 · 27/06/2022 09:12

Oh dear l suppose its not everyone's cup of tea but at 55 it's still happening (he's 58) though having said that only do it every couple of months as we still live apart ( long story but my choice).
So when we do get together always both ravenous😍

NattyNatashia · 27/06/2022 09:14

Great to read so many positive responses, there is hope for some of us, but so many guys not into anything but penetration for they own needs sadly, especially in long term relationships.

peridito · 27/06/2022 09:47

Um ..in a male going down on a female scenario ,how does the male breathe ? Is it all about a pillow under the female's hips ?

Asking for a friend (rather elderly) obviously !

BattenburgDonkey · 27/06/2022 10:35

peridito · 27/06/2022 09:47

Um ..in a male going down on a female scenario ,how does the male breathe ? Is it all about a pillow under the female's hips ?

Asking for a friend (rather elderly) obviously !

I would love to no how you are picturing this 😅

minimemomi · 27/06/2022 10:40

HonestAnswersOnly · 26/06/2022 19:20

This is probably another thread...but how many of you would leave a marriage for this? Lose your kids up to 50% of the time, lose your home, be alone, disrupt your kids lives all so you can cum. I've always found I prefer alone time anyway.

My ex was similar to you, very self-serving just wanted a quickie, no notice at all if I enjoyed it. Basically you're there just for his masturbation purposes.
But I'm not the one who left... his selfishness led to him ditch his wife and kids for a much younger, child-free woman as soon as he got the opportunity.
Be wary.
Poor sex isn't an isolated issue.

Summerofsyn · 27/06/2022 10:44

25 years married, still going strong 🤣😂

peridito · 27/06/2022 11:58

Oh Battenburg ,now you've made me feel really stupid! Angry
Help an old person (whoops ,friend I mean ) can
t you !

ImHavingAnOldFriendForDinner · 27/06/2022 12:10

Been with my dh 17 years and he still does it but I really don’t like it so he doesn’t do it that often, I’ve never enjoyed it with him or anyone else makes me feel a bit 🤢

Buttonjugs · 27/06/2022 12:40

I found the whole process of sex icky. I couldn’t cope with bodily fluids although I did like all aspects of sex so I would get drunk to lower my inhibitions, which isn’t ideal. I have been celibate for the last 13 years and prefer it that way. I’m being assessed for Autistic Spectrum Disorder. I think that’s why I felt that way.

Trixiefirecracker · 27/06/2022 12:44

@peridito I’m sure you can google this is you really want to know otherwise it’s sounding slightly suspect coming on a ‘women’s’ forum asking folk to describe how to perform a sex act.

BE22 · 27/06/2022 13:05

Not the first time they've asked www.mumsnet.com/talk/sex/4102814-oral-sex-for-a-female-a-question-for-MisterT373-and-other-experts
Long time poster though so I'm guessing genuine

Trixiefirecracker · 27/06/2022 13:23

BE22 · 27/06/2022 13:05

Not the first time they've asked www.mumsnet.com/talk/sex/4102814-oral-sex-for-a-female-a-question-for-MisterT373-and-other-experts
Long time poster though so I'm guessing genuine

Hmmm, looks like that question has been well and truly answered so no need to keep asking surely?

Sisisimone · 27/06/2022 13:26

peridito · 27/06/2022 09:47

Um ..in a male going down on a female scenario ,how does the male breathe ? Is it all about a pillow under the female's hips ?

Asking for a friend (rather elderly) obviously !

Well males usually have something called a nose. They can breathe through that

BattenburgDonkey · 27/06/2022 13:32

peridito · 27/06/2022 11:58

Oh Battenburg ,now you've made me feel really stupid! Angry
Help an old person (whoops ,friend I mean ) can
t you !

Nope, pervy troll alert. Google it if you need further description.

peridito · 27/06/2022 14:55

Guilty as charged ,this is a second time of asking in 2 years . An unsuccessful learner ,neither a perv nor a troll .

peridito · 27/06/2022 15:36

@BE22 thank you for guessing I'm genuine .I'm not in my first flush of youth and oral (giving and receiving) was not so common when I was younger .It's something of a shock to discover it now.It's amazing but not plain sailing ,my partner struggles a bit but does have various health issues .

@Trixiefirecracker is twice in two years really = to "keep asking " ? I suppose I could google but frankly (probably v silly) I'm nervous of what sites will attach themselves to my laptop.

@BattenburgDonkey seriously have a look through my posts ,I'm sure they don't fit the bill for a perv or troll

Though it is true that I was also worried about giving oral with my disgusting ,horrendous new upper plate .

Oestrogelsmuggler · 27/06/2022 15:49

DoamnaSmecher · 25/06/2022 17:10

No. Says he doesn’t like it so won’t do it. Haven’t had sex for three years either as he doesn’t want that either. He has ED but won’t go to a doctor as he thinks they will give him testosterone snd he doesn’t want to go bald. He said if it was the choice between never having sex again or keeping his hair, he’d keep his hair. Not sure where that leaves me though…

He is saying he prefers his hair (if that is indeed what would happen taking testosterone) to intimacy with you. That's pretty appalling really.,

garlicandsapphires · 27/06/2022 15:57

No. We don’t do oral sex.

xogossipgirlxo · 27/06/2022 16:27

Yes, even more often now than before.

devonianBiatch · 27/06/2022 16:55

I really feel for you OP, I couldn't live like this.

I am 44 and my DH is 59. The last year or two he's had some minor health issues so doesn't quite have the stamina he had but he makes absolutely sure that I am totally and utterly satisfied. Just this weekend gone we have had sex daily , with reciprocal oral every time. Typically, I orgasm 3-4 times for every time he does . But if we have sex daily, he can't always finish and he's ok with that as long as I'm happy. He's very very attentive and tbh I'm a bit of a pillow princess and he absolutely spoils me rotten in the bedroom. Always has, and I repay him in the kitchen. Works perfectly for us and we can't WAIT for the kids to leave home in a few years for university 🥰

TheLassWiADelicateAir · 27/06/2022 22:45

moomoo1967 · 26/06/2022 20:34

I'm shocked at the number of women who aren't getting it, I couldn't be with someone who didn't go down on me !

I could. I hate it. It would really put me off if a man made a big fuss about wanting to do it.

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