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ASMR am I allowed to be upset?

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Sunnyday410 · 19/06/2026 16:02

Good afternoon
I am looking for some prospective please.
I dont know if I am being irrational.
I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years live together ect.
I know he used to listen to Asmr before we met, I found out today he has still been listening to it. I didn't know. It is a woman talking and whispering one title was "tingles all over your head".
He works nights so we dont always sleep together. When I found out I was and still am so upset. I know it is my feelings but I cant help it. I know people have made it sexual. I think in this case it is purely for relaxation.
It has sent me on a major spiral. Please calm me down. I feel so unwanted and hurt.

OP posts:
ForeverTheOptomist · 21/06/2026 18:38

Nowimhereandimlost · 20/06/2026 17:44

HIBU because that's a shit ASMR video. Maria @ gentle whispering is the best

That is still as very very freaky weird as It was this time yesterday.

Fetch2 · 21/06/2026 18:41

Start watching some hot men do ASMR and see how your boyfriend likes it, gotta play him at his own game! X

BrickBiscuit · 22/06/2026 00:33

PPs are still saying there is no sexual element to ASMR. Well yes, usually not. But as some have pointed out, there are ASMR videos with implicit or even overtly sexual content. I experience ASMR, am able to induce it in myself, and have experienced it with partners during sex.

Cherrytree86 · 22/06/2026 21:18

Fetch2 · 21/06/2026 18:41

Start watching some hot men do ASMR and see how your boyfriend likes it, gotta play him at his own game! X

@Fetch2

yeah…he likely won’t give a shit. Akin to most men. It’s hardly like OP is gonna watch a hot man doing ASMR, then track down his identity, then track down his address and go there to him and he’s going to want to get off with her is it?

confusedcrane · 22/06/2026 23:36

I don't think you're overreacting at all OP. I watched the video you linked, had a look at the comments, and checked out the rest of her channel.

ASMR has become very mainstream lately, but wasn't always. The first time I heard about ASMR approx 25 yrs ago was through a boyfriend and guy friends. It was known for being a particular kink, not always sexual but definitely erotic. You find tame "background" noise type ASMR easily now, but it's always been around as this sensual kink. For me this video is a classic example of it. She's simulating that whispery intimacy you have with a partner before/after sex. Most of the time the camera is focused on her mouth. She is acting flirtatious, and saying suggestive phrases. Anyone saying this video isn't sexual might not find it floats their particular boat, but that doesn't mean that isn't the intention.

I would also argue this can be used as an intimacy substitute. A lot of men only experience intimacy through sex/sexuality. So many threads on Mumsnet from women whose husbands say sex is how they feel close to their wife, but they are emotionally shut off in the relationship and no intimacy otherwise. The majority of the comments seem to be men, some even saying things like "Day before Valentines and here we are", calling her a "good girl" and referring to her in a weirdly overfamiliar way. Parasocial relationships.

On her channel, video titles are suggestive and some mimic porn genres. "I'll put you to sleep..." with a pic of her lying pouting in bed in a white lace nightgown. There is one of her dressed up as a barmaid with clevage. "ASMR twins". "ASMR in bed with you", "You are in my bed", "Valentine's Day with your goth girlfriend". "Big sis takes care of you" (super gross).

There's been a lot of very nasty responses. OP I do think this is triggering for you because of something in your past, but I don't think that makes you the issue. It's telling you something important about what you need in your relationship: honesty and trust. It might seem small to some people, but he hasn't been honest with you. He framed it as past not present. I'd argue if it really wasn't a big deal, why did he mislead you. Maybe it is a kink for him, and is embarrassed. That's ok, even if it's not something you agree with. But what you need is him to be honest and building trust with you. He didn't do that.

Small things become big things, or represent big things. You have had a strong reaction, and honestly I would have been extremely upset as well. This would be a deal breaker for me, because I wouldn't want to date someone who listens to this type of sexualised content. That's something you need to reflect on for you - is this a deal breaker? Did his explanation feel genuine, or did you still feel uncomfortable for some reason?

Whatever it is, please choose yourself. Don't shrink to tolerate it because you think you have to. If you do it, do it because you want to, and feel at peace with that.

mustardrarebit · 23/06/2026 07:55

Yikes! If my husband reacted like this because I listen to ASMR he wouldn't be my husband anymore. He doesn't enjoy it and doesn't get tingles, but neither does he think I'm being in any way unfaithful or weird, because he knows it's how I wind down so I can sleep more easily.
I listen to male/female voices indiscriminately and there is absolutely nothing sexual about it. My top suggestions for anyone who is interested are Morika ASMR, The French Whisperer, Melange ASMR, Ting Ting, Moonlight Cottage, Nefertiti and Ironmonkey007.

InLoveWithAI · 23/06/2026 09:11

mustardrarebit · 23/06/2026 07:55

Yikes! If my husband reacted like this because I listen to ASMR he wouldn't be my husband anymore. He doesn't enjoy it and doesn't get tingles, but neither does he think I'm being in any way unfaithful or weird, because he knows it's how I wind down so I can sleep more easily.
I listen to male/female voices indiscriminately and there is absolutely nothing sexual about it. My top suggestions for anyone who is interested are Morika ASMR, The French Whisperer, Melange ASMR, Ting Ting, Moonlight Cottage, Nefertiti and Ironmonkey007.

Did you watch the video OP posted on the thread?

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