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Accepting the male 'need' to look

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MrsDoylesTeaParty · 14/07/2017 08:15

Does anyone else have an internal conflict with their husband/partner looking at and appreciating naked women and hating him doing it, but believing that it is just biology.. all or most males of all species are obsessed with the female. I feel like it's just pointless to be bothered about it as it is what it is, but then I really don't like it.. I have had c-sections and definitely have a damaged body at the moment but he's looking at pictures of young unblemished bodies. But I was bothered by it when I had a good body and lots of confidence.

I've not said anything and I don't want to control him or stop him, I just sometimes feel that I'd like to be single forever and not have to worry about what men get up to.. and just have casual encounters when I feel it and not be emotionally invested.

I was reading a reddit question yesterday "what do men wish women knew about them?" and lots of answers were about how they can't control the urge to look.

If that's how men are then I accept it, I just don't want to be exposed to it. I'm only 32 but it makes me feel past it, and will only get worse as I age.

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Somerville · 14/07/2017 13:01

They appear once you've ticked a box in the settings to say you want nsfw content.. I have ticked it myself as there are lots of news/historical/nature stuff that is marked NSFW.

You've got kids, right? They may be too young now, but you'll want to block all the NSFW stuff and get kick-ass filters on your router before too long. How does your partner feel about that?

Jijhebtseksmetezels · 14/07/2017 13:07

I think the urge to look is natural for both sexes. But women are taught that men are human beings first so don't feel comfortable reducing them to body parts.

EllieQ · 14/07/2017 13:12

You say he isn't seeking these images out, but if he's clicking on the photos to view them, that suggests he is actively choosing to look. That would really upset me.

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