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DP having sex with me when I'm asleep...

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RunSweatLaughAndLatte · 05/03/2019 10:55

I'll be honest here, I've recently stopped having an emotional affair with another man. I looked deep inwards to figure out why I felt that I needed to look elsewhere outside of my relationship, and on top of my depression and the general sense of boredom in life, I realise that I wasn't attracted to DP anymore and had no interest in sex with him. His appearance hasn't changed, but there was something about him that was putting me off. I realised that a part of it was just feeling like a body with holes in it to him; he was constantly groping me, telling me how hot I am etc. Which in normal levels can be quite flattering, but it started to feel like I was a sex doll. Then I was waking up at night to him having sex with me, if I told him to stop he did. But this was happening at least once a week. I told him I didn't like it and found it creepy. He said he starts doing it in his sleep and he doesn't even realise he's doing it until he wakes up halfway through (I do believe this because he has sleep-walked on occasion, and he does sometimes speak quite vulgar in his sleep i.e. "I want to fuck you " etc and has no recollection when he wakes up), when he wakes up he's halfway through and assumes that I'm OK with it because I haven't told him to stop. Problem is, I have on occasion been so tired I've just slept through and not realised he's had sex with me. Now, to me, that's not on and it's completely disgusting. I woke up once about 6 months ago to physical evidence of having had sex but no recollection of doing so, and when I asked him if we had sex that night he said he woke up having sex with me and assumed I was conscious at the time but then when I asked did I say anything, he said no, come to think of it I was quite quiet. I said did that not alert you to the fact that I wasn't conscious? and he said hmm I suppose it should have. And I made him swear he wouldn't do it again. I can't say I've had that scenario again where I've been completely unaware but he does still get quite sexual in the night time, and actually these days I don't mind it if I'm in the mood. But I can't get past the thought that I was basically raped that night. We've overcome a lot of our differences and I'm happier, and building a solid relationship again, I've stopped interacting with OM and my DP is aware I had feelings for another man. But there is still a part of me that can't shake the uncomfortable feeling I get that 6 months ago he had sex with me when I was completely unconscious and I only found out the next day because of the physical evidence and I had to question him about it.

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Traveler001 · 05/03/2019 10:57

Sorry OP, he didn’t have sex with you while you were completely unconscious, he raped you.

Do you want a relationship with him? If not do you have a shared home/finances/children?

Do you have anyone you can talk to in real life?

GregoryPeckingDuck · 05/03/2019 11:01

If he is genuinely having sleep sex with you (I’m not say it’s not possible, I have done it myself to be 100% honest, but the frequency seems unlikely) then perhaps you should sleep in separate beds.

Bloggee · 05/03/2019 11:01

OP regardless of your affair, which I don’t agree with on any grounds, it doesn’t give any reason for this behaviour. You are downplaying the way your husband is treating you.

It is rape

OpiesOldLady · 05/03/2019 11:02

That's not having sex with someone whilst they are asleep. That's rape.

And bollocks to him not knowing he's doing it. Of course he knows. Him sleep raping you is just a convenient excuse.

I'm sorry you're having to go through this. What do you want to happen now?

Fuzzyheadache · 05/03/2019 11:08

Him doing it in his sleep isn’t rape, he cannot help that but him carrying on certainly is.
Probably TMI but can you not tell him to sort it out before he goes to bed? I know it’s not the answer but it may stop him from “accidentally” doing it in the first place.
What does make me question is how easy it seems, sometimes me and the OH can be fumbling for ages trying to get it in the right place and we’re fully awake

StormTreader · 05/03/2019 11:09

Maybe he should be wearing pants and PJ bottoms to bed to make it more difficult to rape you in his sleep?

CaseofEllen · 05/03/2019 11:10

@Fuzzyheadache even if the OPs partner is 'having sex with her when he's asleep' which we can't prove either way he's admitted that he wakes up half way through. So if he's not raping her surely he would stop?

Sorry OP but what you're partner is doing, especially the fact he wakes up and carries on when you're asleep, is rape.

AttilaTheMeerkat · 05/03/2019 11:14

Why are you and he together now at all?.

Affairs generally speaking are symptomatic of problems anyway within the relationship and these problems that were there before are still very much present. You had an affair because of the ways in which you were being treated by this individual, being groped constantly is a violation of your own self and boundaries.

You were not fully in a position to actually give consent.

I would contact Rape Crisis and seek their counsel as well.

Notmyrealname855 · 05/03/2019 11:16

OP I’m so sorry for what’s happened to you. This is rape.

There is no such thing as sleep sex. To other posters - you truly believe he undressed himself, her, finds entry, has sex until he climaxes whilst asleep? Absolutely not true. It is non-consensual. And if he has done “sex sleep” before and knows she doesn’t like it (it’s rape!), why hasn’t he taken measures to not do it again eg separate rooms. Because it’s rape. He has intended to rape her and done it repeatedly.

hellsbellsmelons · 05/03/2019 11:19

Jeez OP this is horrendous!
Do you have DC with this man?
If not then please run - far and fast.
This is rape.
If he can do this then I've no doubt he abuses you in other ways too.
May be subtle but it will be there.
Stop working things out with him unless there are other ties as this is not OK!

craftingqueen · 05/03/2019 11:23

You need to leave this relationship now

Mummyoflittledragon · 05/03/2019 11:44

Bet he wouldn’t do this were he sharing a bed with a man. What about if you have a child together. Would he do it to them? The fact that he’s doing it and has not made an attempt to change his behaviour / prevent this from happening even if it is in his sleep or stop when he wakes up proves he thinks there’s nothing wrong with what he’s doing. And yes, if he doesn’t stop it is rape.

NTitled · 05/03/2019 11:45

Isn't it a bit unusual for sleep-talking to be intelligible? "I want to fuck you" sounds pretty intelligible to me...

AuntieCJ · 05/03/2019 11:59

You were raped, OP. So sorry.

deydododatdodontdeydo · 05/03/2019 12:00

did that not alert you to the fact that I wasn't conscious? and he said hmm I suppose it should have.

He doesn't seem that concerned when you tell him he had sex with you when you were unconscious.
It's because he doesn't care. He's a rapist, sorry.

Sarahjconnor · 05/03/2019 12:03

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Justaboy · 05/03/2019 12:05

Well i used to do that with a couple of partners in the past BUT the important part is that it was with their agreement to it happening and they were fine with that.

So if this has been going on for sometime had you not discussed it and said I do not want you to do this then?.

Sounds like its all over between you anyway:(

Mol5 · 05/03/2019 12:06

I have watched a programme about sleep-walking/talking before and it featured someone who had sex in their sleep.
I do believe this is possible to do asleep for men (wet dreams as an example) but doesn't deny the fact this is non-consenting rape if he wakes up and continues to consciously do it.

My DH sleep walks and talks very badly, full coherent conversations, eyes open, once even almost climbed out a window.

OhThatsASnazzyBouquet · 05/03/2019 12:06

I couldn’t read this and run. I feel sick to my stomach. Op this is rape. Multiple counts of rape. Get out as soon as you safely can.

Motherofcreek · 05/03/2019 12:06

Omg reading that has made me want to vomit.

Sleepwalking excuse??!!

Fuck sake! Why are women putting up with this bull shit.

It’s not fucking normal.

Horrible.

prh47bridge · 05/03/2019 12:06

There is no such thing as sleep sex

Yes there is. Sexsomnia is a recognised condition. If he is genuinely suffering from sexsomnia (and I'm not saying he is), that is not rape. If he wakes up and continues because he thinks the OP is awake and consents, that is not rape. However, if he wakes up, realises the OP is asleep and continues, that is rape.

If he does not have sexsomnia, it is definitely rape.

BIWI · 05/03/2019 12:06

You having an emotional affair with another man doesn't excuse rape.

But wait for the usual rape apologists to come along - one on here already - and say he doesn't know what he's doing, etc.

Sorry but you were raped - he absolutely knows what he's doing. And if you've told him you don't like it, that you have made it clear that you do not give your consent to sex while asleep. Ergo, it's rape.

Motherofcreek · 05/03/2019 12:06

Second rape thread today Sad

jcmayj · 05/03/2019 12:10

OP, this is rape. You need to report him.

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