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the shock of the other side

109 replies

ultimateorange · 05/11/2023 14:52

Got a slightly 'different' problem. I am a bloke, late 30s, happily married with young children, me and my wife are both doing very well career wise and had a great 50/50 going until last year when the younger went to school.

I have never been in good shape. I have never been obese either, just average with no muscle tone and just bland. I decided to change this up last year - nothing extreme but I started eating better, running more and doing lots of strength work. Basically anything that could be done at home or in short time frames (didn't want to lumber wife with children for too long whilst I swanned off)

18 months later and I am in good shape! Muscular but not to an extreme, lean and with much better CV. Clothes fit me better, my jawline has gone from soft to chisel and I am extremely happy and proud with my results.

Before the next bit, it's worth mentioning I have been with my wife a long time and only ever been with one other woman.

I am getting a lot of attention, particularly at work. I wish I could say I was all suave about it, but I get embarrassed and clam up. This attention from a couple of the women at work has now crossed to a point where even I have picked up on it and on one occasion I was directly propositioned.

I admit it's very flattering and tempting, but I could never cheat. My issue is what do I do? I can't tell my wife, it will introduce loads of stress for her every time I go into the office. The attention hasnt crossed into HR territory (other than the proposition). Is there an way to navigate this - my goal is a hassle free life here, so anything that quiets it all down with no fuss is ideal.

OP posts:
PyongyangKipperbang · 10/11/2023 01:19

I should add that as a woman I have said to (exclusively) married men who have tried it on "Oh do me a favour, do I look hard up?!" but thats not really something you can do in this situation......sadly!

seeyounexttuesluv · 10/11/2023 01:27

A simple 'fuck off' would suffice I would have thought. And here's your medal for all the attention you've garnered.

ChatGPT with a side of nerd anyone?

RantyAnty · 10/11/2023 01:43

And for some unknown reason you came here to a woman dominant forum to post about it.

Hmm
PyongyangKipperbang · 10/11/2023 02:08

RantyAnty · 10/11/2023 01:43

And for some unknown reason you came here to a woman dominant forum to post about it.

Hmm

Perhaps because if he spoke to his male friends he would get "oh nice one mate, fill yer boots"

Wow.

This place has got properly shitey recently. Piling on newbies asking for help.......did that make you all feel good?

And maybe you should all put down your copies of the Daily Hail and think that instead of every post being AI, there might actually be a real human at the other end of the interaction, and react accordingly.

No wonder the rest of the world hates this place.

ultimateorange · 12/11/2023 14:24

Hello, thank you for all the replies, even the snidey ones!

Am I proud of my body?? Damn right!! People take pride in lots of different things, I spent ages earning this body so yes I am very proud. I'll take the humblebrag comments onboard and tone it down.

Yes I can't speak to my friends (all male). Reactions vary from considering me lucky/eye rolling to generic sympathy which got me nowhere! So yeah, I thought women might have a better take.

I have taken the advice on here as best I can (hot deski g prevents pictures of family etc) and am going to drop my wife and children into convo as much as possible whilst still being a little subtle. My social skills need honing next, but I'll try to make it not me screaming married in their face whilst waving my ring around.

To anyone single on here, I fully recommend getting in top shape. It's well worth it, 15 years ago I would have been very happy with the attention.

Back to chiselling my jaw...

OP posts:
Beanscene · 12/11/2023 19:58

I consider myself in shape and fit, but get no attention at all 🤔. It's actually quite depressing.

Tapasita · 12/11/2023 20:12

Aww good on you OP. Say kindly (& do make sure you mean it kindly as it is hard to hear) that you’re very flattered and you’re happily married but thank-you for making my day! Keep it direct and friendly so you don’t cause upset

Tapasita · 12/11/2023 20:16

And what is it with all the snarky posts on here? Some people seriously need to learn to scroll on by if they read a post that they aren’t interested in. Anyway why is a man not allowed to brag about his weight loss??? If a woman had written this post she’d get hundreds of replies complimenting her on her efforts FFS

Well done OP for your weight loss and the effort you’ve put in to achieve that

doormat45 · 12/11/2023 20:30

What a nice problem to have OP

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