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First night away with new BF, was he unreasonable

312 replies

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:02

As above - would you expect your partner to tell you if they were going to be bringing ‘kink’ items? Or is it appropriate to find out by walking into the bedroom after a bath and finding said items being worn?

OP posts:
Chichz · 16/11/2025 21:08

BunnyLake · 16/11/2025 20:50

I’m so vanilla I don’t understand this 🤦‍♀️

I am exactly the same. Cannot picture this at all and don't want to Google 🤣

I hope I don't ever get divorced because I don't think I'd cut it in today's dating world. 🤪

itsanothernamechangeone · 16/11/2025 21:08

Who are the 2% of people who think OP is being unreasonable?! Maybe PM her and ask for his number. One of you could be the next in line to sit of the mask

ThatCyanCat · 16/11/2025 21:09

I am so turned off by sub men, and this would be one of the most horrible ways of finding out he's sub. Honestly he'd have a better chance if he sprung the gag and expected me to wear it. I still wouldn't without a conversation to determine limits, safe word and so on, and if I didn't feel that sort of dynamic with him, but it could theoretically work. Walking in on him wearing that stuff and expecting me to go Miss Whiplash on him, ugh, yuck, horrible, no no no.

BunnyLake · 16/11/2025 21:11

Chichz · 16/11/2025 21:08

I am exactly the same. Cannot picture this at all and don't want to Google 🤣

I hope I don't ever get divorced because I don't think I'd cut it in today's dating world. 🤪

Oh thank god I’m not the only one 😁. My ex had a high sex drive but neither he nor any of my former bf’s had kinks.

ChristmaslightsuptilJanuary · 16/11/2025 21:12

ThatCyanCat · 16/11/2025 21:09

I am so turned off by sub men, and this would be one of the most horrible ways of finding out he's sub. Honestly he'd have a better chance if he sprung the gag and expected me to wear it. I still wouldn't without a conversation to determine limits, safe word and so on, and if I didn't feel that sort of dynamic with him, but it could theoretically work. Walking in on him wearing that stuff and expecting me to go Miss Whiplash on him, ugh, yuck, horrible, no no no.

That’s nice dear

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 16/11/2025 21:13

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:40

Eww I didn’t even think of that. It had ‘protection’ on it thinking back 😷

Oh grim.

BunnyLake · 16/11/2025 21:13

FieldInWhichFucksAreGrownIsBarren · 16/11/2025 21:00

Don't be embarrassed!! Not everyone does face sitting despite what others might believe.
The Alan Partridge vision is most likely spot on tbf!

No never done that in my life. 😬

whattheysay · 16/11/2025 21:14

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:23

That it was for my benefit and he thought I’d have liked it

This is not for your benefit it’s for his. I doubt many men would just think up that their girlfriend would like this and surprise her with it. He likes this and is gauging your reaction.

ThatCyanCat · 16/11/2025 21:14

FieldInWhichFucksAreGrownIsBarren · 16/11/2025 21:00

Don't be embarrassed!! Not everyone does face sitting despite what others might believe.
The Alan Partridge vision is most likely spot on tbf!

But - but - Monty Python!

ThatCyanCat · 16/11/2025 21:17

whattheysay · 16/11/2025 21:14

This is not for your benefit it’s for his. I doubt many men would just think up that their girlfriend would like this and surprise her with it. He likes this and is gauging your reaction.

And yes to this too.

Like I said, the worst way to find out. Shudder.

HildegardP · 16/11/2025 21:21

Yuk that yum.
Then run.

SageSorrelSaffron · 16/11/2025 21:23

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:23

That it was for my benefit and he thought I’d have liked it

Why the fuck would he think you would like to be gagged?
Like we don’t know the answer is - he likes women who are gagged, porn addled fuck. Revolting.

peepsypops · 16/11/2025 21:23

Tbh I think people who get the “vibe check” so wrong in this kind of situation are likely into porn in a big way. Any rational person doesn’t just decide to spring this shit on people without notice. Dump and don’t look back.

TryingAgainAgainAgain · 16/11/2025 21:26

ExperiencedTeacher · 16/11/2025 20:11

Surely it depends whether said items have been discussed before? And whether the discussion was received positively? If yes and yes then he could legitimately feel it would be a nice surprise. If it’s a no to either question then he was unreasonable.

What a strange response. It’s clear from the OP that this hasn’t been discussed previously, let alone “received positively”. That is the point.

Greggsit · 16/11/2025 21:35

SageSorrelSaffron · 16/11/2025 21:23

Why the fuck would he think you would like to be gagged?
Like we don’t know the answer is - he likes women who are gagged, porn addled fuck. Revolting.

Other way around im afraid. It was him wearing the gag.

HildegardP · 16/11/2025 21:35

SageSorrelSaffron · 16/11/2025 21:23

Why the fuck would he think you would like to be gagged?
Like we don’t know the answer is - he likes women who are gagged, porn addled fuck. Revolting.

He was wearing the mask. It has, er, an external feature, one with a condom on it.
I do not clarify to defend, purely to clarify.

DoYouThinkYouCouldTell · 16/11/2025 21:39

Shame there were no handcuffs. I'd have been tempted to leave the ball gag in place and cuff him to something immovable in the room , then leave......

outerspacepotato · 16/11/2025 21:39

There should always be a discussion and consent before introducing kink.

Just not having that discussion and his assumptions that it was ok with you and then that all women like the same things as his ex, nope. I'd be out.

Aluna · 16/11/2025 21:40

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:26

Yes, he has been clear that he and his ex were very open with things, and he said after this happened that he needs to try to move on from that mindset and start afresh, which he says is hard because they were together a long time.

I’d tell him to back to her. Did you ask him if he’d washed the mask?

Jane143 · 16/11/2025 21:40

SunnyDolly · 16/11/2025 20:22

What did he say???

I shouldn’t think he said much at all if it was a gag! 🤣

Barnbrack · 16/11/2025 21:42

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:26

Yes, he has been clear that he and his ex were very open with things, and he said after this happened that he needs to try to move on from that mindset and start afresh, which he says is hard because they were together a long time.

That's as bad as the gimp mask of not worse.

Gettingbysomehow · 16/11/2025 21:43

Left · 16/11/2025 20:26

Was probably hard to hear him through the gag.

😂

Barnbrack · 16/11/2025 21:43

HildegardP · 16/11/2025 21:35

He was wearing the mask. It has, er, an external feature, one with a condom on it.
I do not clarify to defend, purely to clarify.

Mother of God

Doggymummar · 16/11/2025 21:48

India87 · 16/11/2025 20:19

It was a mask with a sort of gag/toy on it. My reaction was to say WTF rather than laugh at the time.

Fir you or him to wear

Grammarnut · 16/11/2025 21:51

Dump. Kinks are fetishes - men are more prone to them but they never augur well for a relationship. Dump now.