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Need your viewpoint on this guy. Regarding to what the way he treats his past 'One night stand', just based on this ONS situation only.

92 replies

thestairs · 22/04/2016 20:18

Hi, I'm very sorry; this is a long-winded wordy post. Warning: very LONGGG post ahead..
I know it going to be hard to read it all, but please please read through the whole post. I really want to hear your viewpoint, what you think of this guy. Regarding to what he did, the way he treats his past 'One night stand'.. Especially the bold part in the bracket. Please read the bold part in the bracket throughly, it very important (it about what he did in the ONS, and the way he treats the ONS).
I need your viewpoints/inputs, anything on what you think on this guy based on this ONS situation only. Just based on this single situation only, what you think about a guy like him? As in what does it say about his character, what it say about him based on this stituation only--what he did on the ONS and the way he treats the ONS.

okay, The situation: In all fairness to him, it happened 10-11 years ago. This happened a decade ago when when he 20 (he 30 now).
What happened was a decade ago/back in his college age days, when he was single; he had 2 "One night stand" condom on sex.. It was just the 'purely' physical sex, zero emotions into it. It was just two people wants to get into each other pants for the physical sex.

He said he have zero feelings for those ONS girls. It was a one time thing where both parties agree to the arrangement of the physical sex, and he leaves afterwards.. He make it clear in the begining that he will not stay the night, he will not call, he will not keep in touch.
He also make it clear that he doesn't want a relationship, he doesn't even want 'friends with benefits'. He just want the physical sex (so does the girl). The ONS girl agree with that arrangement.
The girl and him both want the physical sex, there No emotions involved.

I understand that he doesn't want a baby at the college age, and he doesn't want to pay for child support, so on his ONS he always wear a condom. This agree with him that he do the right thing to use safe sex and protect himself.. I guess he smart, he sure saw alot of guys with baby mama drama out there, so he make sure not to get himself in to the position like those guys.
Safe sex sure help avoid alot of headache and drama, especially when you not ready for a baby.

He said he doesn't do anything wrong because he make it very clear in the beginning that the arrangement was: purely physical sex--condom on, and he leave right after sex; the girl agree to it.. It simply just two people who wants to get into each other pants.
The ONS girl agree with the arrangement. Both parties agree with the arrangement, that was why the ONS happened.. He woudn't have the ONS if the girl didn't agree with the arrangement. It about fairness to himself and fairness to the girl.

He believe in fairness, and he wants to be fair to the girl. He doesn't want to give the girl false hope.. He make it very clear he doesn't want to be in a relationship, and he Not looking for a relationship. The ONS happened because the girl agree to the arrangement, he make it very clear in the begining; he not leading her on. He didn't do anything wrong.
When he doesn't want a relationship, he will honestly say he doesn't want a relationship. He said he will not give give a girl hope when it isn't hope there.

okay, fine. BUT here what I find him cold and cruel. Picture this okay, so basically on those two ONS of his--He had sex with the ONS girl, jerk it off into his condom. And leave right after sex, go on with his street life like nothing happened.. He doesn't stay the night, he doesn't call, doesn't keep in touch with those girls. He leave right after sex, he doesn't care about being nice or being civil.
I understand that he wear a condom for safety for protection, he doesn't want to pay for child support blah blah.. But the thing is he so careful to the point that before he climax--with the condom on he still pull out. And he finish himself off in the condom/jerk it off into the condom; outside no where near the girl's vagina.
Basically he doesn't trust the ONS girl/the 2 ONS he had in his past.
Heck, he probably doesn't even trust the condom because with condom on he still pull out, and ejaculate outside (he pull out, and then finish himself off in the condom all outside).

Yes, you read it right. He wear a condom but he still careful to the point to make sure that he pull out before climax; pull out with the condom still on, and finishes by hand help himself. He jerk it off into the condom after he already pull out.
Heck, the condom still on but he still pull out; and he finishes by hand--jerk it off into the condom all outside. His ejaculate was no where near her vagina, he that beep careful. I feel that he so cold and cruel.
And he leave afterwards. Yes, he leave right after sex, go on with his life like nothing happened. No feelings No emotions involved. it was just the 'purely' physical sex.
Isn't all that just cold and cruel? I know it his body. I know he extra careful but he selfish, it all about himself. I feel that he doesn't trust the 2 ONS girls at all. All he care about is him, him and him only.

From what he did with his past 2 ONS; I feel that he wants to avoid the chance of pregnancy at any cost, like avoid it avoid it.. Eventhough it a one time thing sex with condom on, but he still that beep careful.
I asked him if he miss those ONS girls or think of them? He said No, he doesn't miss them, he doesn't think of them.. Physical sex is just physical sex, there no emotional attachment to it. He doesn't even know those girls.
I asked if he text, phone or keep in touch with those ONS girl afterwards? He said No, he said doesn't see the needs to because he make it very clear in the beginning already. He not looking for relationship, he not even looking for 'FWB'. So what is the need of text phone, or keep in touch with them?
What he wants was just he physical sex, (so does those girls). After done with sex, leaves afterwards go on with his life. The girls agree with the arragement and agree with him leave after sex, therefore he doesn't own that two ONS girls anything.

I asked him; "what IF"--what IF the ONS girl get pregnant, what would he do. I asked him would he married her?
You know how cold his answer is? He said No, he said he will not married her.. Because he doesn't love her, he doesn't have any feelings for her, he doesn't even know her. He will not married the girl just because she got pregnant from the one time ONS. (Given how careful he is even with condom on; she got pregnant from that one single time sex with condom on is a No).
He won't married any girl, unless he loves her. Unless he loves and have feelings for the girl; or else he won't married her. He wants to be fair to himself and as well be fair to the girl.. To him it all about his fairness and balance scale.

Anyways, I continue asked him answer me, "what IF"--the what IF question if she got pregnant then what? He answered, he said he will pay for child support, be in the baby life, spend time with the baby, buy whatever things the baby needs. He will will fullfill his role as a father.. But between him and that ONS girl: it simply he the dad of the baby, and she the mom of the baby; that's all to it.
He will Not married her, he will Not have sex with her again.. It a ONS, it a one time thing sex and it will remained a one time thing; there won't be a second time sex.
He will fulfill his duty as a father; pay for child support, be in the baby life, buy whatever things the baby need, watch the baby grow up.. But that it, he won't married the ONS girl, and he won't sleep with her again: ONS will remain a ONS--one time sex.
He wish her all the happiness; find her man/her husband, find her happiness.. But him--he won't married her, because he doesn't love her. He wants to be fair to himself, fair to her, and fair to the baby.

That his fairness scale, probably the point of extreme? Seem like this guy is very black and white in his views, there no grey line, he doesn't blur the line. It rather black or white, not in between.
He doesn't let girls or physical sex influence his decision. He can clearly separate love, feelings, emotions, sex.. He sure can separate the ONS purely physical sex, separate it from the sex with emotional attachment. He can damn clearly separate if he loves the girl or not.
Like for example with his ONS above; when there no feelings then there no feelings, he very straightforward, he make it very clear since.. It very black and white to him, it so easy and so clearly to him.
And he doesn't need any girls to stroke his ego, he doesn't need a girl to be in relationship with. He confident in himself.. Frankly, I think he is a cold and self-centered guy. I feel that he not capable of love any girl, I'm not sure if he capable of truly love any girl.
What do you see from this guy? Based on waht he do in his ONS/how he treast his ONS, especially the bold part in the bracket.. Isn't he kind of cold, self-centered, cocky? I feel that he not capable of truely love any girl. Can you find yourself be his girl, be with a guy like him? Be his girl--be his woman (especially knowing the way he treats his past ONS, knowing those stuff above about him).

OP posts:
Oldraver · 22/04/2016 21:45

FGS get a grip. He had a ONS and this does not make him cruel or uncaring, just the opposite. You sound a tad obsessed

StuRedman · 22/04/2016 21:47

The op has posted lots of times before.

Op, you really need to relax. Everything you have ever said about your husband reads like he is a fantastic man who works very hard to make you feel secure and yet you doubt EVERYTHING. Really, relax.

BobbiTheCynicalPanda · 22/04/2016 21:47

WTF? Hmm

MarthasHarbour · 22/04/2016 21:49

Wow, you really need to let it go. Enjoy your loving respectful husband.

And we don't need to be told to read your posts carefully. I get that you are not English but it comes across as patronising.

thestairs · 22/04/2016 21:52

To Sootica,
I work. I have work a minimum wage job that make $10 an hour. That still count as work right?
He work a full time job and a part time job, because we live in California, and the 'Cost of Living' is extremely high in California, USA.
And right now we don't have a baby yet, so this is the time for him to work the part time job to save up more money. The more money we have in the saving accounts the better, save for rainy days, save for our future baby, etc..
He said as soon as I get pregnant, he will quite his part time job so he can have the full Saturday and Sunday to stay at home with me.

I have my own income, it not much because it minimum wage, it only $10 an hour.
But I'm not depending on him.
I don't know why he still insist on give me money every time he get pays. I tell him I don't need it, I just put it in a saving account.
I married him 14 months already, and for the past 14 months, he give me money every time he get pays.
He got pay weekly in his full time job, and bi-weekly in his part time job. That 6 times a month he get pays, and he keep give me money. He give me alot too. A month he give me from $1,200 to $1,800 and when he work holidays/overtime, he gets give me more.
I know it don't sound alot to others, but it alot ot me because I work minimum wage job all my life.
I didn't spend a penny of the money he give me. I just put it in the saving. I tell him I just save it for baby expense when we have our baby, or save it for baby college.

Am I overthinking about his past ONS? Perhaps I am. But in my culture it just very different. I'm Chinese/Vietnamese, and our culture on ONS things we more conservative, if this make sense?
I don't know, I'm trying really hard to get over it. I just wish he didn't treats his ONS that cold. Especially the condom part, it show that he doesn't trust the ONS girls. He wear a condom and he still pull out, and ejaculate outside. He already wear a condom but he still pull out and jerk it off in his condom outside. I guess he wants to be extra safe.

I know he can separate sex and love easily. It obvious that he can separate it from the ways he treats his ONS.
But I cannot. I love him that why I sleep with. Thank God he didn't treats me like how he treats his past ONS, or else I would be devastated.
To me sex comes with love. I just can't picture it that in his ONS he jerk it off in his condom, and leave right after sex and go on with his life like nothing happened.
Anyways, I know it our cultural difference. But I can't hide from how I feel, I KNOW I feel uncomfortable about it, (regarding his past ONS, especially the ways he treats them).

OP posts:
Ruthiesj · 22/04/2016 21:54

I can't believe I just read that. OP, you have a very naive, sheltered and unrealistic view about love, sex and emotions.

There is nothing cold in the way he treated his past one night stands, but equally his attitude to those encounters has no bearing on his attitude to a relationship. Trying to use his one night stand behaviour as a marker for who he is when you've known and been loved by him for several years is insane!

Your warped view on sex and emotions seriously risks your marriage. You need to gain some perspective and move past this. Or don't and end up losing a man who sounds like he is utterly devoted to you and wind up divorced. Your choice!

DropYourSword · 22/04/2016 21:55

He didn't treat them badly. He ensured they didn't get pregnant! I'm sure they were very happy not to be pregnant by a stranger!

VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon · 22/04/2016 21:58

Oh god are you the woman with the husband who has a magic cock that makes you pass out?

DropYourSword · 22/04/2016 22:00

The very same! Loved the suggestion that he be taught CPR!

DropYourSword · 22/04/2016 22:01

Am I overthinking about his past ONS?
Yes! For the love of God, YES!

Standalittletaller · 22/04/2016 22:02

Oh yes I remember the details in the other thread about his ejaculate and magic 'p', repeating it over and over.

AnyFucker · 22/04/2016 22:02

Op, get a fucking hobby for Christ's sake

StuRedman · 22/04/2016 22:03

Oh god I'd forgotten that thread.

AvaCrowder · 22/04/2016 22:03

Could you look at it as the two women wanted to fuck him, then wanted him to fuck off?

Are you happy?

thestairs · 22/04/2016 22:06

I'm sorry, when I said please read the bold point again. I didn't mean it like that, all I mean was the points in bold is what I think it cold. I just want to make sure it didn't get skim through, because the bold point is very important (the ways he treats his ONS)

Anyways, I talk about this before in my last thread, I post here since 2015, I'm not brand new here. And thank you so much for give me helpful advice, and nice to me eventhough I'm not living in the U.K

Anyways, my husband he from Sierra Leone, West Africa. He born and raised in USA.
I born in Shanghai, China. I came to USA at age 12, my parents immigrant to USA when I was 12 years old.
I grow up in USA, but my family is very traditional. You know the traditional Chinese culture, the Confucianism Chinese culture.
My whole family didn't accept my husband when we got married, pretty much my parents disown me. It has nothing to do with his ONS, they don't know about his ONS. It because you know he from Africa, they disapproved him.
I have zero regrets married to him. I do love him. It just there things about him that I don't understand, example the ONS past of his.

In Chinese culture, virginity is important. And sex comes with love. I myself just don't understand ONS. I think it cold that he just jerk it off in his condom and leave right after sex, go on with his life like nothing happened.
I understand that it the mutual agreement between 2 parties, he make it crystal clear in the begining that it condom on sex and he will leave right after. The girls agree to it, it was just hook-up where 2 people agree to the arrangement.
But my heart still feel that he so cold.

You know in my Chinese/Vietnamese culture; IF the girl get pregnant (even if it just from a one time sex ONS), both side of parents will make them get married. So the baby can have a happy home with a mom and dad.
This is how Chinese culture is. And from the bold point in what he answer, it the opposite of what I want to hear. If this make sense?
I dunno, I just can't seem to get over it. I think he cold, I feel that he NOT capable of love anyone.

OP posts:
Standalittletaller · 22/04/2016 22:06

Please don't tell us any more that he ejaculated or jerked off in to the condom. I have that image several times now Confused.

thestairs · 22/04/2016 22:10

Anyways, I know the problem is ME. It a "ME" issue.
I just don't know how to get over it. I don't want to rug-swept it, I know my feelings. I know that this will follow me for the rest of my life, as long as I'm still his wife. I'm sorry, I just don't know how to get over it.
I married him 14 months ago, and I still think about it. It still bother me. I wish there was a magic solution where I can just get this part of his past completely erase. I try to forget it, but I know I can't. It still bother me.

OP posts:
Salfordlass · 22/04/2016 22:11

Oh, u lot are so mean - the op obviously has led a very sheltered (probably strictly religious)life and was a virgin when she married her dh. She doesn't have a clue about the sex lives most people lead. Op, you just sound very sweet and naive (and yes, a bit bonkers) to me.
Op has found out dh had one night stands before he met her and is upset, that's all.
Op- maybe you should look at it this way - he used a condom and pulled out and all that cos maybe he was waiting to meet someone like u before he risked getting a woman pregnant? He sounds sweet to me and I think he loves u a lot.

If he literally kisses ur butt cheeks he sounds pretty decent to me!

wizzywig · 22/04/2016 22:12

Its always hard when you are forced to go against your upbringing. Its obvious that everyone here is of a different opinion to you. I also think you need to get over this. Why marry someone who wasnt a virgin if it was so important to you? You may get more answers if you post in the relationship section.
Thank you to everyone who summarised the OPs post.

StuRedman · 22/04/2016 22:13

Can you look at in another way? It shows a great respect for the women that he didn't want them to struggle with an accidental pregnancy and took as many precautions as possible. It sounds like your husband actually LIKES women and treats them as autonomous human beings.

I like the sound of him.

wizzywig · 22/04/2016 22:13

Oops you have posted in relationships!!

DropYourSword · 22/04/2016 22:15

Ok, let's turn this around a little. What do you think he should have done?

Oh, and by the way, two strangers that have a one night stand, make a baby and then get married DOES NOT necessarily equal "a happy home with a mum and dad".

Cabrinha · 22/04/2016 22:19

Look, I get that Chinese culture for you has been sex = love and pregnant = marriage.
You tell me that, so I accept it.
It is not my culture, but I understand that it is yours.

Why can't you do what I can do? Why can't you see someone else's culture and think "wow, that's totally different to my culture, but it's just how his culture is".

To be honest though his ONSs wouldn't bother me a jot, I find his kissing of your stomach on a daily basis really creeps me out. Just seems very over the top to me. I wouldn't want to be on a pedestal. Perhaps you feel uneasy about it too, but you're pinning that unease on his past sexual behaviour to avoid directly dealing with your worries?

But assuming he is an OK guy...

Your culture / family background said you shouldn't marry an African American. But you thought that was wrong. You went against it.Why can't you also accept that your cultural background might be wrong that marrying a stranger you got pregnant might not be a great idea?

DelphiBlue · 22/04/2016 22:28

Does your name begin with an L op?

tipsytrifle · 22/04/2016 22:32

thestairs - i think you're awesome for loving someone your family isn't so keen on; that is courageous. Your fixation on his ONS is kind of obsessive though. He's told you his all - it was his all not yours.

You're speaking as if it was something to do with you when really, it isn't. You love him, right? Have a good life with him? Have you considered some counselling for you to get rid of the images and thoughts you seem to be overwhelmed by regarding your dh past?

You can't get rid of his past because it's his. Might you be projecting some of your family's disapproval onto your view of him?

What you can change is your constant thinking of his past and then adding over-complications and further what-ifs that have no basis in reality. This way madness lies ...