Opening up to your spouse about any kind of desire you are having, can be challenging. The first year my husband and I lived together
Who doesn't?
Well... me.. at the time.
His kink-come-out didn't go well at all. I made him feel horribly dirty and perverted for this.
I didn't mean to. I didn't know I made him feel this way until years later. But I was not in the same place as I am now. As much as my body craved kinky things, my mind was firmly in the box. I wasn't even willing to experiment when it came to anal. No way, no how.
Then four years later I read some anal scenes in erotica and wanted to try it. Was my husband resentful of my about-face? Maybe. Not enough to say anything and ruin getting to dip his wick in my derriere.
Around the same time we were trying new things I brought up spanking and liking a little pain. I had ideas of what I wanted, but no clear picture. I was still experimentally spanking myself with belts, spoons, and hair brushes
Me opening up about wanting spankings and a little pain shut down everything. Even the anal play. My kink-come-out was not well received. He said he wanted nothing to do with that "pain shit". Our sex went into the dumpster. He didn't think he was making me happy, I felt like I couldn't please him. I felt frustrated and alone, I'm sure he did too.
Both of us were feeling exposed and self conscious.
Our sex life eventually picked back up, but in a tentative
About two years ago, my husband discovered sex radio station on Sirius XM, and everything changed. Listening to other people talk about all the things I wanted to try
It's like me reading erotica. I just needed to see anal from a different perspective. And obviously he needed to hear about spanking and domination from someone else.
I will admit I was kind of annoyed and had no idea at the time my feelings made me a hypocrite. I just couldn't understand how it was abnormal and sick when I voiced my desires, but as soon as other people said it, it was okay. I, of course, didn't say any of this at that time to my hubs.
Why ruin a good thing?
We've come a long way. My husband's now into things he wasn't initially all about, because he likes how much they turn me on. He says seeing how hot he can make me from spanking, dirty talk, bondage, etc., makes those activities that much more appealing. He's also discovered a side of himself he didn't know existed.
The best thing that came out of all of this is we can now talk about anything and everything, without fear of judgement. So if you've been in a relationship for a while and your kink-come-out is not going as planned, hang in there. It's a process.
It took my husband and I over ten years to work in the kinks, and we're still working on them years later.
Be brave, be bold, then be understanding. It's a two way street.
Happy Kink-Come-Out!!
I love this! I love how open and honest you are. I think this stops most people from bring up any kind of kinky business to a significant other, we don't want to be shut down. But sometimes it happens and you move past it and persevere.
ReplyDeleteI think most of the negativity and shut down comes from not knowing what to do. My husband will still almost always say no to any new thing I suggest. Thank god for the internet! He'll usually end up looking it up and giving it a go with me anyway.
I get what you are saying about being resentful that your husband only thought your kinks were okay when he heard other people talking about them. But I think that is just human nature. For me, it was more for myself. I felt like a horrible, sexually deranged freak until I found my little spanking loving community.
It's a process and I am not sure it ever ends.
Thank you Casey! It really is hard to open up to your significant other about this stuff. I mean, it's not like you can avoid them inevitably if it doesn't go well. But it really pays to be honest. Finding out there's an entire community of like minded women really help me gain some mental clarity also.
DeleteI just really wanted to convey everything I wish I could tell younger me. I needed a Kink-Ed video when I was 18. Something I watched before going out into the world that expressed how much I was going to evolve during my twenties and thirties. lol :)