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Really confused about this. Opinions please

31 replies

Ang0717 · 30/03/2019 13:40

Hi,

This is going to be a weird question but i am really confused and hurt By this and I am looking for other opinions on it please.

My partner and I (we are both women) have sex around once a fortnight due to some minor health conditions (hers) and that’s how often we have settled into our current sex routine. It used to be all the time but it wore her out.

About theee weeks ago, I was unwell and off my feet for a week or so and she was very helpful, taking time off work etc. Anyway I am now better and initiated sex last week to which she said she hadn’t thought about it over the last few weeks because she was so worried about me. She said she could easily go another few weeks without it as it had been the last thing on her mind While I was undergoing tests etc. We didn’t have sex

Anyway, cut to the point, last night I said to her out of curiosity “if we hadn’t had sex for a while, would you touch yourself or save yourself for me?”

She said, “it depends; I touched myself once when you were Ill a few weeks ago as you were laid up in pain so I couldn’t ask you. But I wouldn’t usually touch myself”

This really hurt and angered me. She did this while I was downstairs and we haven’t had sex since.

She seemed so worried about me, so how could she be so horny to touch herself upstairs while I was downstairs if she was that worried about me ? I’m trying to be rational about it but it is hurting me. We’re also always together, I just have been downstairs for about half an hour without her at the most.

Opinions please
Thanks

OP posts:
icelollycraving · 30/03/2019 14:27

I can think few things less exhausting than hours of sex. Nope. No thanks, I’d just be thinking get on with it.

drowningincustard · 30/03/2019 14:39

What FineWordsForAPordupine said...
Exactly how I feel - sex and masturbation are so very different and fulfil a different urge.
You need to have a think about your insecurities and your need to control as its not healthy and could lead to major problems in your life/relationships...

Ellisandra · 30/03/2019 14:47

So very very different things.

That’s like saying “I love making the effort of elaborate 3 course meals at home, but my partner can’t be arsed as often as me. We actually haven’t had an intricate multiple course meal for a while - but I found out the other night she made herself a toastie, how dare she have a snack when she’s not interested in food?”

MrsTeaspoon · 30/03/2019 15:52

Sex and masturbation are very different, doesn’t mean she doesn’t love/fancy you if she at times prefers masturbation. It’s not just about an orgasm. Everybody is different, you have to accept that. I like the analogy of food - three course meals are great but so is cheese on toast just depends on your mood. You need to have a think about why this has made you insecure, that may help a lot in the long run.

YogaWannabe · 30/03/2019 16:06

If I was friends with your DP I’d be warning her of your red flags tbh

Josuk · 30/03/2019 16:13

‘Saving yourself for the partner’ is a very strange way of thinking about it.
Can’t figure out if it’s more juvenile or controlling.... Maybe both?

Masturbation is a personal thing. Period.
And can be related to hornyness, or to stress relief....
If it’s not excessive and doesn’t interfere with the couple’s sex life - it’s not relevant.

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