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Is my H gay? I feel so angry?

415 replies

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 20:05

Just to explain I’ve namechanged for this. I am currently in therapy and I think my therapist agrees there could be an element of bisexuality but it all literally flooded out of me in the last ten minutes of the session.

This is very hard to write:

  1. I feel very lonely and unloved in my relationship - we’ve been together over 20 years and have two children aged 11 and 7
  2. He has a stressful job but is out of the house at 8 and back 630 most days. He also wfh for 3 days a week.
  3. we spend every weekend together as a family.
  4. he only goes out maybe once a month or so with his old school friends and as we (the wives) are all friends too I know they’re out together
  5. He likes me to dominate him in bed
  6. he very rarely instigates sex - it’s always me
  7. about once a month max can go two months. If I probably instigated it more often it could happen but I want someone to want me rather than me doing the chasing
  8. when we have sex he likes me taking full control ordering him about
  9. he has asked me in the past to use a dildo/strap on I tried it and didn’t like it
  10. I am aware in our early 20s he’s enjoyed she-male porn
  11. if we have sex it’s all about his submission to me.
  12. we’ve made love maybe twice in the last 20 years.

the rest is just this me dominating sex.

OP posts:
LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:28

I’m not being obtuse here, but what is a she-male? A woman dressing as a man, or a trans female to male?

Usually trans.

But with no genital surgery.

So breast implants but full male genitalia.

Style, groomed and dressed as a "female".

Their genitals flapping while having (anal, obviously) sex make for a very different appearance than a woman having sex ..... Which always makes me wonder how it can be portrayed by some as a hetero fetish. To me, it isn't.

Smineusername · 01/11/2022 21:28

No love that's not sex. He's wanking every single time. So sorry that you are in this position it would break my heart too

LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:29

Oh sorry, you said trans female to male.

No, it's male to female, but usually with no genital surgery.

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:29

Thir · 01/11/2022 21:24

What's his relationship like with his parents? He doesn't necessarily have to have been sexually abused as a child but a very domineering parent - well it can twist something in the mind i.e the need to be humiliated. I'm just presenting an alternative to him being gay that could also explain a non traditional approach to gender roles in sex.

Alternatively, you said you met at uni, has it always been this way?

Because the other way to look at it is - he hasn't changed, you have.... That puts a different spin on things doesn't it?

So one way you could approach this is, tell him you want to change up your sex life. That the way you have had sex over the last 20yrs has grown stale. Rather than going for submissive/dominance type of role play to sex - try something completely different.

his mother in law is very very domineering. His father doesn’t do anything without his mum’s permission. Literally nothing and she gets so so cross if he does anything for himself. I actually think my FIL is unintentionally in an abusive relationship. My MIL is definitely financially abusive too to my FIL

OP posts:
Itsabitnotcold · 01/11/2022 21:29

It doesn't sound like he's gay to me at all. It sounds like he has a stressful job, probably where he's the boss and has to manage people. And sex is an escapism for him where he doesn't want to be the boss, he wants to let go, being the submissive party is relaxing in a way I can't quite explain, you don't have to think at all. The strap on and involving men, to me, just sounds like an extension of that, does he like things like spanking and whiping aswell (you don't have to answer that) it just pushed your limits and you get a high. Like going to a haunted house or bungee jumping.

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:29

i mean we’ve made love 3 times in 20 years the rest of the sex is the sex he enjoys

OP posts:
Mirabai · 01/11/2022 21:30

pinheadlarry · 01/11/2022 21:26

No read it again, she said they have had sex 3 times in 20 years..
I presume she meant that she initiated it once a month at the beginning of their relationship

Sorry, you’re the one who needs to read it again. She says they have sex once a month/two months if she instigates. When they have sex he likes her to have control. They have ‘made love’ perhaps twice in 20 years.

LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:30

Itsabitnotcold · 01/11/2022 21:29

It doesn't sound like he's gay to me at all. It sounds like he has a stressful job, probably where he's the boss and has to manage people. And sex is an escapism for him where he doesn't want to be the boss, he wants to let go, being the submissive party is relaxing in a way I can't quite explain, you don't have to think at all. The strap on and involving men, to me, just sounds like an extension of that, does he like things like spanking and whiping aswell (you don't have to answer that) it just pushed your limits and you get a high. Like going to a haunted house or bungee jumping.

Yeah hetero men who want to be submissive are submissice to women and to fantasies of women.

Not to fantasies of men.

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:30

Itsabitnotcold · 01/11/2022 21:29

It doesn't sound like he's gay to me at all. It sounds like he has a stressful job, probably where he's the boss and has to manage people. And sex is an escapism for him where he doesn't want to be the boss, he wants to let go, being the submissive party is relaxing in a way I can't quite explain, you don't have to think at all. The strap on and involving men, to me, just sounds like an extension of that, does he like things like spanking and whiping aswell (you don't have to answer that) it just pushed your limits and you get a high. Like going to a haunted house or bungee jumping.

Yes he likes to be spanked. This is awful to say but he has asked me to wee on him in the past and I have. God I can’t believe I’m typing this.

OP posts:
IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:31

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:29

his mother in law is very very domineering. His father doesn’t do anything without his mum’s permission. Literally nothing and she gets so so cross if he does anything for himself. I actually think my FIL is unintentionally in an abusive relationship. My MIL is definitely financially abusive too to my FIL

His mother sorry my MIL. Sorry I’m actually so very very tired.

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Mirabai · 01/11/2022 21:32

Xpost with OP.

His parents dynamic is interesting - he’s sort of acting it out in bed.

LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:33

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elephantseal · 01/11/2022 21:33

Oh, sweetheart. You deserve to have a rewarding sex life. It doesn't all have to be your h's way.

You either need to talk to him and find out why he likes sex like this - have an honest conversation - or leave him so you can strike out on your own and meet a man who will want to have normal sex. Because this isn't normal - at all.

You deserve better.

RLScott · 01/11/2022 21:34

Is my GF lesbian?

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An hour later....

......is my husband Gay?

NairobiGal · 01/11/2022 21:34

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:30

Yes he likes to be spanked. This is awful to say but he has asked me to wee on him in the past and I have. God I can’t believe I’m typing this.

OP it sounds like he has a tonne of kinks that you just aren't into and you're sexualkh incompatible, regardless of whether he is gay or not. Sounds awful and I don't think by the sounds of things you'll be able to fix this.

QuietOne80 · 01/11/2022 21:34

Whatever he is or likes, it doesn’t sound like you are compatible in bed and it’s deciding whether you want that for the rest of your life.

TedMullins · 01/11/2022 21:34

You shouldn’t be doing anything you’re sexually not comfortable with, nobody should.

However. It sounds like he’s been clear about his kinks since you met? Doesn’t sound like his desires are a new thing? If you weren’t into it when you were dating at uni or in your early 20s, why on earth marry him? It sounds like you’ve been going along with it until now and are only just feeling able to say you don’t like it. That of course doesn’t mean you should carry on, you obviously need to do something about this, but I don’t think focusing on whether he’s gay is helpful. You need to think about what it is that you want.

I don’t think he sounds gay. Bi or bi curious perhaps, but plenty of people’s sexuality is on a spectrum. I know several straight men into pegging, or guys who’ve only ever had serious relationships with women but have also experimented with or had threesomes with another man. I don’t think his kinks sound particularly extreme but the main issue is you don’t like them. So either you discuss with him the kind of sex you want or think about the future of the relationship.

Mirabai · 01/11/2022 21:36

Spanking, scat, she-males, domination… You just have very different sexual tastes. Nothing wrong with the things he likes, just they’re not your thing.

Untitledsquatboulder · 01/11/2022 21:37

Quirkyme · 01/11/2022 21:25

Sorry but he is not a cuck, and even that is questionable.

Nothing here suggests cuckholding. He has literally said and gets her to talk about HIM being taken by other men.

Stop twisting what she is saying. He wants to have sex with men. He literally wants men to take him. What is not clear about this?

The fact that he's not having sex w men, he's fantasising about it whilst having sex with his wife.

Some women have rape fantasies, doesn't mean they actually want to be raped.

Sounds more like kink to me.

WiddlinDiddlin · 01/11/2022 21:38

Nothing you have written here OP, screams that your H is definitely gay, bi, whatever.

None of what he wants in bed or what he has asked you to do, is remotely abnormal, weird, something no one else ever does.

However thats really not relevant - what is relevant is, you don't like it, it isn't what makes YOU happy or comfortable, and you don't appear to be able to talk to him about that.

Either you work out how to talk to him and he is receptive and takes action or... split up with him.

Life is far too short to be stuck with sex you don't like, makes you uncomfortable or is unfulfilling, with a partner who won't discuss or meet your needs.

LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:38

Spanking, scat, she-males, domination…

There is something about she males that makes me feel that men who watch them (and have sex with them in some cases) are just not fully heterosexual. That they're gay or bi.

It must be the dick and balls.

amyneedssleep · 01/11/2022 21:39

IsHeGay2023 · 01/11/2022 21:30

Yes he likes to be spanked. This is awful to say but he has asked me to wee on him in the past and I have. God I can’t believe I’m typing this.

And this is why I don't think it matters if he's gay.

You're being pushed into scenarios you're deeply uncomfortable with because you want some form of intimacy with him to the point of instigating it even though you know how it's likely to turn out (ie all about him and his kinks.)

Yes, you might be agreeing to these types of kinks once the sex has begun, but the power balance is all wrong between you. You want sex, he can go without it unless you're dominating him, then he's pushing you to the extreme. It's a massively unhealthy dynamic.

Your sexual dynamic and the fact he apparently has no real regard for your feelings is the most pressing concern, NOT his true sexuality.

LemonDrop22 · 01/11/2022 21:40

Nothing you have written here OP, screams that your H is definitely gay, bi, whatever.

The pretending to be fucked by men is a slight hint.

This forum never fails to amuse.

redbigbananafeet · 01/11/2022 21:40

What's the difference between having sex and making love?

SmileyClare · 01/11/2022 21:41

RLScott · 01/11/2022 21:34

Is my GF lesbian?

Topic gets removed.

An hour later....

......is my husband Gay?

This thread does seem to cover quite a shopping list of fetishes Hmm
.. pegging, domination, cuckolding, she-males, spanking, now urinating.

Shame if so because op has been given some great advice!