Husband wants me to sleep with other men

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My husband told me the idea of me sleeping with other men is a turn on. He has encouraged me to do this. I would never want him to sleep with another woman. It would break my heart. This makes me feel like he doesn’t love me if he could share me with other men. Does he still love me? Are men really capable of separating intimacy with love so completely? Should I be worried?

Category: Tags: asked July 17, 2014

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So I responded while you were writing another response and I'll just add based on your statement "I don't think it hurts or humiliates him in any way. That's why I feel like he doesn't love me."

The other way to look at this is that his willingness to allow you to enjoy sex with other men is an act of love. I don't want to get into a bunch of controversy over monogamy but consider how we view commitment and marriage. So many of us consider our loved ones as possessions. We love others only if they love us in return. It isn't for what I give... but what I get back. We also have an unhealthy obsession with bodies. Your husband is indirectly saying he doesn't care about your body... he enjoys it but he doesn't own it. In fact he wants you to enjoy your body as much as possible and with other men if you should choose to do so. What a great outlook on life that the love he has for you goes beyond the body.

Also consider this... I hope it never happens but what if you got terribly sick or were in a bad accident or something? That is a real test of some marriages... and it looks pretty clear based on your husbands actions that he wouldn't skip a beat... continue on loving you because he doesn't care so much about your body... you are more to him than that.
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For men, sex and love don't have to be one in the same. Sex and feelings don't have to be related. Sex is an act, an act some use to express love, but in nature it is just to promote reproduction and in society it is even an art to many; a profession to some and a casual hobby for others.

There is a reason your eggs are few in comparison to our millions of seeds, as men are meant to spread their seed, fertilize...etc etc...

None of that means you have to be ok with your husband wanting you to enter the cuckolding world. It doesn't mean he doesn't love you, he just loves you differently than you love him. His love isn't limited to sex and perhaps he just wishes to explore the relationship you two have. Afterall, is it not a purpose of marriage to grow together, whether it be spiritually or sexually. Don't do anything you feel ill about, but don't be afraid to try new things.

If there has ever been someone that has intrigued you sexually...this could be your opportunity to have your cake and eat it too.
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Fetishes, love, it's a messy bundle to untangle. I don't think it necessarily means he doesn't love you. For now, take it for what it is, sharing with you something that he finds exciting and is proposing you explore. That said, you should do what you feel comfortable doing and what you think respects your personal code.
If that means saying no to "cuckolding", this post by pervocracy can help you deal with saying no and his disappointment:
http://pervocracy.tumblr.com/post/83980865179/how-do-you-deal-with-normal-levels-of-disappointment
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He can't force you to sleep with anybody and he should respect that you don't want to.
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I don't think there is anything masochistic about his request (as is connoted by using the term cuckold). Cuckold is considered in the BDSM fetish. That's almost the problem. I don't think it hurts or humiliates him in any way. That's why I feel like he doesn't love me. If he doesn't care if I sleep with anyone and it doesn't hurt him, maybe he doesn't really care about me at all. When I've asked him about it, he says that it makes him proud that other men want me and he likes to see and hear about me doing sexual things. Does that make him a narcissist?
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Who you do or do not have sex with is totally up to you. If it isn't something you want to do don't do it. If it is something you want to try then do it. If you don't want the issue of your husband then trying to have sex with other women make sure you set clear guidelines ahead of time... stating that because he doesn't mind you have sex with others doesn't mean you feel the same if he has sex with others.

I've known a couple couples in my life that have open sexual relationships that work. They get along just fine and you would definitely say there is love in their life... sex can sometimes be just sex... no romance or intimacy involved.
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I think it is totally and completely wrong. You should be devoted to each other, not other men or women. In my opinion, it is disgusting and horrible. I think you should be worried; it's not an okay thing to do.
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Mstrillian, definitely a Narcissist. I'm sorry you're going through this emotional turmoil. I'm sure you're feeling an intense amount of pain hearing that the man you thought loved and respected you the way you do him has asked you of such thing. I know because I've been here before, and you're right! This might be normal to some, but not all of us feel the same way about sharing our partners or having sexual encounters outside the relationship. This request from him will haunt you, and he'll probably continue disrespecting you along the stretch of your relationship. I would be worried. There are such things that exist as sexual transmitted diseases. Love yourself!!! Take care!