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Started a relationship but are we incompatible sexually, this worries me

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littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 10:00

hello

My friend directed me over to this chat area as she mentioned everyone gives really good advice. So I hope you can help. Its something I have never encountered before and its a strange one which is making me feel uneasy.

I have been with my partner just over 4 months now, knew him from college and we were so close so ended up going out and our relationship is so sweet, affectionate and loving. We can talk about everything and anything when together which is what drew me to him in the first place. He is 10 years older than me which isn't a problem for me nor him. We are very open together and told me he loved me a few months back whilst getting very emotional and intense.

He has been married before, I havent and no children from either side of our relationships.

We are so intense together that when it comes to sex, I cant seem to relax around him. Nor do I feel I know what turns him on either, the reason I say this is because he admits neither of us has been honest about things which is true in this area. i.e. like what we like. He is very full on with me physically when we are out together and things like using toys I have brought into the conversation which he appeared to be going along with ok and even bought me alongside other things. Then we have this row and he says he is turned off by it, by things I have mentioned to do.... but in another instance he starts asking if i like doing other things which I would say are quite extreme and very full on.

He can take quite a while to cum on the first instance and he says as he is been use to giving its hard for him to receive so much so part of me feels like I am not turning him on, like I should and still not sure who or what he is or likes in bed as one minute he says he likes this or I thought he did and the other times when I ask he isn't sure on his answers. So its making me feel a little unsteady, yet still fancy him. I am feeling he is finding it hard to really be himself sexually with me, like if he really told me I may not like it perhaps but i wish he would....

I don't feel intimated by him in any way, or feel he is controlling me or dominating me but do not understand what makes him tick but yet he is all over me and really turned on when he always sees me, so I don't think its anything to worry about..... Maybe its me and he said he was sorry for being too full on with me, which resulted in me being quite reserved and prudish around him as in not wanting sex, within our lovely honeymoon 2 month period or at the beginning.

is it just me, that if someone is really full on physically be it in public or alone in the house, it can make you feel slightly uneasy and too much. He says he is sorry for this too and admitted he can be with me and cant help himself....he admits to being really into sex..then on the other instance tells me he is quite happy with once a week...so who is the real him?

So why is it, when it comes to sex it takes ages first of all and he says because I have a high sex drive, which is very true, he thinks I want it all night, which would be nice, but its more about quality than quantity I tell him, but he is now admitted that its not something he is really bothered about however that was quite the opposite at the beginning. He said he is use to once a week....with his last partner.....and we have had it pretty much every time twice when we see each other.....

He is coming over tonight because he says he wants to be honest about things with me and vice versa. The row made things a little difficult as we ended up pretty much slating one another, awful I know, he told me i don't do things correctly. I told him I am bored and don't get him sexually. So its not the best start.....my anger, his defence kicked in and I am frustrated too because I really fancy him but find him complex sexually.

But we love one another...so has anyone else encountered strange sex at the beginning, its a first for me, where I am constantly thinking is it me? what does he like? am I doing ok....I thought I was confident but feel I am feeling more unsexy and less desirable. He says all he wants is for me to feel desirable, sexy and wanted by him which he makes me feel outside the bedroom but in bed I feel prudish weirdly and inhibited. Not sure if i am explaining this very well but its on my mind alot.......any thoughts? Sorry you are probably reading this thinking...did that make sense lol!

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ImperialBlether · 17/09/2015 10:04

Trust your instincts. If you can't relax with him, then take note of that and don't try to force yourself.

It sounds to me as though he's used a lot of porn and isn't used to one-to-one sexual relationships.

Alittlecurious · 17/09/2015 10:05

That's a lot of thinking and talking about sex when you have only just got together. That seems odd to me.

I don't know what to advise sorry but I would call it a day. Too much angst and drama and mixed messages.

HeyDuggee · 17/09/2015 10:08

What does "full on" mean?

I don't mean this rudely, but all this asking of do you like this or that during sex would completely kill the mood. Can you not tell by paying close attention to his physical reaction whether your partner likes something or not?

Joysmum · 17/09/2015 10:15

The only advice I have is that plus less both of you can be completely honest about your thoughts and feelings you're better off calling a halt to it now!

This means being able to express what YOU ideally want and like without fear of the reaction you'll receive.

Likewise he needs to be able to do the same and you both need to listen!

From there you can then talk about what your boundaries are. These are the things that you'll both not compromise on.

Then there's the things you would do for each other because they like it and it matters to you to please them.

Lastly there's the things you both love!

It's ok not to love the same things. It's ok to have boundaries. It's great to know what each other likes and then practice and watch them to hone your techniques to tailor to them as we all like things done differently and adapting techniques for your partner is what makes it great.

Neither should ever feel like they have to do anything they don't want to and it ok to fantasise about things you'd never dream of doing.

If you can't be honest with one another then this isn't the right relationship.

littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 10:16

Hi, HeyDuggee, yes it makes sense what you are saying but i am feeling he is into something else hence my insecurities around this.....which is making me feel strange too about many things..it could be porn i am feeling too.

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Joysmum · 17/09/2015 10:17

*unless

littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 10:18

Thank you Joysmum, i agree what with you are saying, which is the talk we are having, I don't really have much to say hoping he will have more to say....just feel strange and insecure about it all, like he isn't being honest with fear of rejection from me or being judged.

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ImperialBlether · 17/09/2015 10:18

I don't like the way he makes you feel. You say he is too full on in the house and in public? Are you sure he's not just a creep? You have a physical response to him that suggests you think he is.

littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 10:27

ImperialBlether, I am just not sure what I am thinking as weirdly I really fancy him, so its odd, perhaps yes...when i say too full on, i mean he is always all over me....physically/affectionate, in public at times too, but I do like it its just in bed its somewhat odd, still thinking porn here. I am hoping I am not over killing the mood because my brain is over thinking 24/7 here?

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summerwinterton · 17/09/2015 10:42

I think you need to listen to your gut here. Your over-riding feeling is one of discomfort and something not right. So I would say he is wrong for you. I also think porn, perhaps controlling bloke too. Who knows? But I would say if you are worried to this extent now then this man is not for you. He sounds way over the top then in the same breath criticises you for wanting sex. Sounds a hypocrite, or maybe just not very nice at all.

TheEnemy123 · 17/09/2015 10:44

Maybe he's into BDSM and is embarrassed to talk about it in case you run a mile? Stranger things have happened!

ChristineDePisan · 17/09/2015 10:45

Relationships shouldn't be this much work 4 months in

littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 10:51

would anyone be able to give me some advice on how I should talk to him about this tonight, as seriously not sure what to start ....

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pocketsaviour · 17/09/2015 10:53

Listen to your gut feeling.

Something is telling you that things aren't right. Heed that warning.

You're only 4 months in. I'd finish it now.

I don't like this:
things like using toys I have brought into the conversation which he appeared to be going along with ok and even bought me alongside other things. Then we have this row and he says he is turned off by it, by things I have mentioned to do
So he encourages you to be open and honest with him, then he uses your honesty as a weapon to beat you with during arguments. Not cool.

he admits to being really into sex..then on the other instance tells me he is quite happy with once a week
This man isn't capable of honesty about his sex drive.

I think he is working his way up to becoming quite unpleasant and controlling, and shaming you for having a "high" sex drive and knowing what you like.

ImperialBlether · 17/09/2015 10:55

I wouldn't be thinking of having a conversation at all. I'd make up my mind whether to stay or go, and if I decided to go (which I would - he sounds like a creep to me) then I would just tell him it wasn't working out.

HeyDuggee · 17/09/2015 11:05

I'm reading this as you have known each other a long time as friends and only in last 4 months have you been dating, and only slept with each other in last 2 months. Is that right? Or do you mean you've known each other 4 months and in last 2 have been dating/sleeping together?

Just clarifying as I'm not sure if you're awkward because you've known each other as friends so long or because you don't actually know each other at all.

ChristineDePisan · 17/09/2015 11:07

I'd say that it has all gone so fast so quickly and it has got too intense for you. You want to take a break to cool off. If he's a decent bloke really he will respect this. If he gets irritable or angry, then he isn't a decent bloke.

Get some breathing space and think what you want to do. If you do want to re-kindle the relationship in due course you can do so having a frank conversation first.

ImperialBlether · 17/09/2015 11:19

How old is this guy? You say he's 10 years older than you so I'm assuming he's at least in his thirties. Don't you find it a bit sleazy when anyone older than a teenager is really fully on physically in public? If I saw a couple that age where the man was like that I'd feel really embarrassed for the woman. I'd think he couldn't control himself. Doesn't "get a room" mean anything to him?

weightoffmyline · 17/09/2015 11:23

Sounds like a guy I used to date down to the "full-on" behaviour (over-compensating).

  1. some sort of severe mother/women issue
  1. impotent or the "can't come" issue
  1. Rather then acknowledging that HE had a problem and obtaining professional help, turning it into a malicious game with the women he was intimate with.

Hinting they aren't "doing enough for him" or turning sex into some complicated weird game.

Normal couples go to bed and sometimes have sex and sometimes don't. They don't spend ages talking about it or solving it. Or worse.

After he couldn't really come with me for ages (or only occasionally - it was really fucking boring after a while) he asked me to "be rough with him" in bed. I did so, as I'm fairly "neutral" on wild stuff but thought it might be the thing that turned him on.

Thinking back, he had stories about how all his ex-girlfriends were into this or that kinky behaviour with HIM (that he probably encouraged/goaded/coaxed them into in the first place).

I can guarantee he is probably now telling someone else how he used to "go out with weightoffmyline, she was a dominant bitch, she used to demand to do X to me in bed (all this sexual bravado and slut-shaming to cover up the fact that his Mr Winky doesn't work normally)".

This man is damaged and will project his issues onto you. You will look back and regret this.

weightoffmyline · 17/09/2015 11:37

Ps Forgot to add, he actually wasn't into being submissive at all.

I think he just got a kick out of making women do stuff/confess their "fantasies" to hide his own incompetency. Fucking weirdo.

hereandtherex · 17/09/2015 11:46

Err, its your sub-concious telling you he's wierd/creepy.

littleme4055 · 17/09/2015 11:52

oh dear "weightoffmyline" god that must have been challenging in itself, sounds familiar though I am not going to lie, i havent quite heard about the kinky stuff from other women yet but the whole "they liked me to last a long time" came into our conversation, I'm just not sure who he is, which is strange i know!

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weightoffmyline · 17/09/2015 11:58

I reckon, he's saying it to hide the fact that he can't come. "all these other women liked X, it must be your problem and you must enjoy lying there bored out of your mind as I pound away for hours". Normal men just get on with it.

Twinklestein · 17/09/2015 12:06

I think he sounds creepy, lecherous and not completely in control of his sexuality.

I couldn't stand to have someone all over me all the time.

It also sounds like he's into some quite hardcore stuff that he's not told you about yet. He's hinting that he's not been completely honest with you. He has already confessed to being into some 'extreme' stuff you say, so there's probably more in that line.

I'm not comfortable with him telling you you don't do things 'correctly'. Wtf does that mean? Every man is different. There's no 'correct' way of doing anything sexually. What's he comparing you to? It makes you sound like a sex worker who is failing to perform.

Sex aside, someone who you feel you don't know, can't fathom, you feel is hiding stuff is not a good basis for a relationship full stop.

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