This can't be an uncommon problem. Was married 15 years, been divorced a year.
I met a new man on a dating site; was in touch with him for 5 months, a bit on-off but we exchanged literally thousands of texts, have spoken on the phone more and more recently. We exchanged photos, including some dodgy ones IYKWIM ;-) Also some 'sexting' which got more and more exciting and intense.
We were friends already and fancied each other in the virtual world, but obviously it was all fantasy and impossible to know if it was real until we met. He's very sexually confident and I knew he was highly sexed before I met him.
Anyway, we finally met and it was absolutely electric. He is incredibly attractive, much more so than his photos and the sexual tension was unbelievable. We also got on really, really well. At the end of the evening he kissed me and it was incredible.
He's very, very keen and has been persistently texting me since we met, is obviously really sold on me and made it clear he wants to take things further (though he's said he'll be patient).
I'm really keen to sleep with him but totally terrified. My sex life with DH was awful and non-existent for years, but I haven't slept with anyone but him for 17 years (since I was 22).
I've got some major body issues since I had my 2 dcs (more than just stretch marks) and I feel v self conscious. I don't want to be inhibited but I feel too embarrassed to talk to him about them, though he's lovely.
I'm not seeking general advice of the 'don't worry if he really likes you...' kind. I'd like to hear from anyone who's been in this position and how it went. Thanks