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6 years ago. July 11, 2017 at 10:45 PM

This post has been a few days coming... I guess it's best to start with the main thing: The wife found out I've been 'sexting' with a few people I met on this site. And as I've previously stated, I can't really get sexually involved with someone without emotions attached, so even if nothing physical happened, I did 100% cheat... She's been at her parents' house for the past few days now, with our son. And I've hardly heard from her, to boot.

 

I've tried to explain to her that I felt trapped, and that her not responding seriously - if at all - to my attempts to start conversations about bringing BDSM back into the marrage pushed me in this direction. Not to mention how everything in the house falls on my sholders: laundry, dishes, picking up our son's toys, cleaing up trash, mowing the lawn, etc. All somehow supposed to get done while 90% of the time I'm also solo-watching our son, after having sweated myself to death at work all day. To say nothing of us never really spending time together even outside the bedroom. Even when she drags herself out to the couch for dinner we don't really talk, we can only agree on a single show to watch which gets old after a while, and it's never long before she slinks back to the bedroom to lay down or takes a bath.

 

And I understand she had medical issues, and some mental things that would get in the way of being able to do much on-topic activities. Depression, a bad back, breathing problems... but she could at least talk to me about it, try to meet me halfway somewhere, something.

 

Anyway... I've spent a few days now getting a lot of this stuff off my chest. I guess I'm posting this just to get some extra opinions. Honestly, my biggest concern is with my son. I don't want to loose him. As far as my wife... if she's willing to forgive me and take me back, it'll still take a lot of work from both of us to even begin to fix things. The thing is... I am willing to try to fix it but at this point, now that everything has come out like this... I'm not sure if that's what I want.

Bunnie - I don't know you or your specific situation. I can give you my ideas based on my own experiences but ultimately it's your decision and you simply need to do what sits right for you. I ended my marriage realising that I was living a lie. The fact that I was even seeking "something elsewhere" indicated to me that I wasn't happy living the way that I was. It was so painful and terrifying but I know it was the right decision not just for me but for both of us. No more lies, no more pretending to be something I'm not, no hoping he'd be something other than who he was. Relationships are so simple when we strip away all the bs. Are you compatible as you are right now or not?
6 years ago
Sadistic_Artist​(dom male) - I really don't think so. It always felt like BDSM was just something to play at for her anyway, to be honest. I know now that it was, at least partly, due to circumstances in her life changing her focus. Without going too deep into it, her dad had some medical problems and she developed anxiety, which lead to more issues. But she never really expressed just how bad these things had affected her, until after she found out what I did. That lack of communication was a big part of everything.
6 years ago
Bunnie - Maybe this could be a good place for you both to start communication? Anyway I'm not a marriage counsellor clearly lol. Good luck ?
6 years ago
Bunnie - p.s Having said that, I have met many people who are happily married and living the lifestyle with or without a "vanilla" partner. Communication, love, respect, openness, honesty and a strong desire to make it work seem to be some of the characteristics of these relationships. It's admirable and enviable to say the least. Ive been told it requires a lot of work from all involved, but it is achievable.
6 years ago

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