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Am I worrying about nothing?

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MaggieMuggins · 11/01/2011 18:31

Is it acceptable to shag a bloke you don't fancy?

Quick bit of background - H left me for another woman a year ago. Have loads of confidence/body issues due to post-baby body and H hardly ever wanting to have sex with me. Had a one-night stand with a bloke who I've known for a few months just before Xmas. I don't want a boyfriend/any emotional anything, as just not ready. Think he is looking for a relationship (not necessarily with me, just in general) but knows what's happened with me and that I just want a bit of fun.

I don't fancy him but I DO want to have sex with him again. Is that wrong/desperate??

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MrsPresley · 11/01/2011 18:35

As long as you dont let him think he's in with a chance of a relationship then I dont think it's wrong.

jesuswhatnext · 11/01/2011 18:36

its not 'wrong' or 'desperate', BUT, after all you have been through are you sure you really can handle a no-strings relationship, are you sure that you are not kidding yourself and setting yourself up for a lot more heartache - i only ask as i have been through 2 divorces and both times i thought that having 'fun' would help, all it did was mess my mind up even more, you may well be stronger than me, if so, then go for it, just be sure you are sure! iyswim?

AttilaTheMeerkat · 11/01/2011 18:37

Have you had any counselling to address your confidence/body issues?. I would look into this, BACP have a list of counsellors and don;t charge the earth.

You have to learn to love your own self again first before you can even start to love another and I would forget about this idea of sleeping with this man. Lust is powerful but your self worth is far more important and you're frankly worth more than another one nighter.

I don;t thank that sleeping with him will help you any in the longer term; it certainly won't help with regards to the above issues.

IAmReallyFabNow · 11/01/2011 18:38

How can you have sex with someone you don't fancy? Confused.

QueenStromba · 11/01/2011 18:43

I don't see a problem with it as long as you are clear that it is just sex and that you are willing to put an end to it the second you think he might be starting to develop feelings for you (go with your gut on that one, people do lie about it in the hope that time will make the other person feel the same).

MaggieMuggins · 11/01/2011 18:50

Yes, I am having counselling and we have addressed a lot of the issues which came about as a result of my H's unwillingness to sleep with me. Having someone show interest in me sexually has given me a degree of confidence and also reminded me what I have been missing for over a decade!

Obviously I fancy this bloke enough to sleep with him but I do not have a crush or anything on him - he doesn't give me butterflies or anything when I see him, if you know what I mean. Which is why I think I am ready for a friends-with-benefits type relationship (assuming that he is OK with that). I am planning to talk to him about this before we go any further, but not to the extent that it turns something which is supposed to be light-hearted in to some massive, heavy deal...

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WhenwillIfeelnormal · 11/01/2011 19:02

Gosh Maggie is it really a year? Shock

I don't think it's a problem, as long as you are honest and don't infer or promise more. Plus, as I often say to women on these threads, if someone wants more than no-strings sex and needs exclusivity, it is incumbent on that person to check first and not assume anything.

Would love to read an update from the past year. Glad to hear the counselling has been helpful. Smile

MaggieMuggins · 11/01/2011 19:27

Yes, nearly a year! I am glad to say I can't remember the exact date I confronted him, but he moved out in early Feb so I am going to take that as the year when it arrives.

How to update in a nutshell? Hmm. Ended up leaving my job and going back to university, which was one of the best things I could have done as it has given me a new lease of life and (in 6 months' time, if I keep my head down and don't get distracted by men Blush) a professional qualification :).

Things with my ex are OK. We are just trying to make sure DD is happy (we have 50/50 custody) and that we put her first in whatever we do, which seems to working alright so far, although she is going through a real 'daddy phase' at the moment and gets a bit upset sometimes when it's my turn to have her. But I know it's not personal and that she would prob be doing this even if we still lived together. I remember when I was little that I missed whichever parent I wasn't with and it made me sad, so there's not a lot we can do about that except reassure her. He is still with the OW, who split from her own husband. I don't know much about them really, except that he did ask me if he could introduce DD to OW about 4 months ago, to which I agreed. They seem to be getting along OK but I haven't met her yet - I will do so before they move in together, which they are planning to do.

If you could have told me a year ago that I would be feeling OK about all of this - not exactly jumping for joy, don't get me wrong! - but OK, and accepting, then I would not have believed you. Actually, I expect some of you did tell me that! And now I know you're right - it does get better :)

Thanks for asking, WWIFN, and for all the support back then; you (and lots of others) were an absolute bloody lifeline!! xx

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WhenwillIfeelnormal · 11/01/2011 20:21

It's so good to hear you are okay. Well done too, for being so dignified and adult about your co-parenting relationship.

As you were.....

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