At a loss what to do now....Have I been unreasonable

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Last post: 13/02/2024 at 2:17 am

J4MES_B
J4mes_B
12/02/2024 at 12:02 pm


Hi, i feel as if i need a women's perspective and opinion on this as i am at a loss. Ok so this is extremely difficult for me to talk about given the fact that I am really communicative usually so here goes.

A brief background about myself:

I am a mid 50s male, not a confident person, have suffered with anxiety, depression and mental health issues in the past. Had a messy separation, divorce, child custody issues a few years back that took their toll on my emotional and mental health. On medication for an enlarged prostate (the medication I am on has caused me to have a condition called Retrograde Ejaculation). Had a couple of brief relationships over the past 15 years but nothing that ever lasted. Suffered from sexual anxiety due to an ex who publicly ridiculed because of lack of libido and erection problems during those difficult years. Sex was OK when i was in my comfort zone as I was fairly confident but when it came to having oral sex performed on me, I would suffer erection problems because of her lack of compassion and understanding, and would ridicule me in person and make a big deal of it in front of her friends, leaving me feeling belittled and inadequate. (Obviously I'm not in a relationship with her now). (This has now caused me to to have anxiety issues around the subject of oral sex and traumatic memories come back to me)

On to the current problem........I've met someone who i believe to be my soulmate. We've been with each other just over a year. Our sex life has been nothing short of amazing......early on in our relationship we were making love 5 or 6 times a day with the most being 9 times on a Sunday duvet day! Although I had performed oral sex on her a handful of times, she had only tried to perform it on me once before but had given up due to it not quite fitting in as it should.

Anyway, last night we decided that, after a shower, we would try again. I have to admit that the prospect of it really did fill me with excitement but also there was this anxiety issue at the back of my mind with thise feelings of before from my ex's actions. We were in bed, i was in a 'soft' state when she began. Within 30 seconds I was getting there and really enjoying the feelings and sensations when an overwhelming feeling of anxiety hit me and I could feel that I wasn't quite as hard as I wanted to be and was starting to feel embarrassed and anxious. I automatically grabbed myself and just stroked myself a couple of times in order to get myself harder, to prevent my embarrassment from going further, in order for my gf to carry on.

The next reaction wasn't quite what I'd expected.......she jumped up and went absolutely mad at me saying my actions had basically told her that she was crap at what she was doing and that her feelings had been hurt. I tried to explain to her that it wasn't her, it was me, but however it came out, it all came out wrong.....she got angrier and angrier, couldn't comprehend what I was trying to explain her, called me weird and refused to touch me again. I've tried to explain to her today on numerous occasions what was behind my behaviour and actions, but she still doesn't understand, or is refusing to accept my explanations, purely believing that she is rubbish and I've made her feel awful about herself.

(I will add that we had already had had penetrative sex 4 times yesterday afternoon and every time it was incredible)

I've tried to tell her that the problem lies with me and my anxiety around stepping out of my comfort zone and that with more practice we would become great but she has interpreted that as me telling her that she is rubbish at it! That isn't what I had implied at all!!

So, now she is feeling really hurt and inadequate and angry with me for my actions. I'm at a loss now because I love her to bits, she's my soulmate after all. I don't know what to say or do in order to get her to understand.....without insulting her or making her feel she's inadequate, which she definitely isnt?

How do I move forward with her? I definitely need a women's perspective on this so can anyone help?

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ANONYMOUS
Anonymous
13/02/2024 at 12:53 am

This is really sad and tbh wrong for her react like this. I'm a women and I have to play with myself in between to keep myself going. The fact she has turned this into her being a victim when u never stopped just touched your own bits she has acted this way is actually upsetting and she shoukd be saying sorry to younfor acting this way. Does she know your past also the reason your anxious. You have sex alot for the normal I'd be very upset she has acted this way towards you x

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J4MES_B
J4mes_B
13/02/2024 at 2:17 am
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Anonymous

This is really sad and tbh wrong for her react like this. I'm a women and I have to play with myself in between to keep myself going. The fact she has turned this into her being a victim when u never stopped just touched your own bits she has acted this way is actually upsetting and she shoukd be saying sorry to younfor acting this way. Does she know your past also the reason your anxious. You have sex alot for the normal I'd be very upset she has acted this way towards you x

Th, thank you for taking the time to respond. As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for me. Her reaction has left me feeling really confused. I simply wasn't expecting it and it has left me feeling even more anxious around this particular act of love making. I honestly thought it was human nature and natural to touch yourself.

I've told her bits and pieces about my past and reasons for anxiety so she is aware, and since this incident have explained in more detail. She says that I have insulted her and hurt her feelings by doing this act and that I have turned this around to make it about me being the victim and not her.

It has totally shocked me tbh as I think it is a total overreaction on her part. Do you think there have been a bit of history from her past around this particular subject, given her response?

Yes exactly, we do have sex a lot and it is always mind blowing. It may not be every single day, as we live 70 miles apart and dont live together, but when we do, we do usually have it multiple times. I just would like her to understand my feelings around this subject and not just see herself as the victim here. I just hope that if/when we do this again that it hasnt affected my confidence or anxiety levels too much. I guess we won't know until we try it again?

I certainly wouldn't have been offended if i had been doing it to her and if she would have touched herself during the act! I would love it if more women on here had taken the time to comment on my post as it would have given me more of an understanding so I must admit that although I really do appreciate you taking time out to comment, some more opinions would be most welcome. X

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