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ORIGINAL: VanillaWife666 My husband and i have been married for 13 years and have two children. Over the last 6-7 years, we've stopped having anything to talk about and just got stuck into a rut. About 8 months ago, my husband came to me and asked if he could start a BDSM relationship online with a woman. At the time, I thought that it wouldn't hurt to have him explore the lifestyle and make new friends. However, he and the woman got very close and he started having feelings for her even though he assures me that he could never love her the way he loves me and he would never want to leave me for anyone. The first time he left to go and meet her at a half-way point in between our two cities for a weekend in April, i didn't take it to well. i got severely depressed and cried the entire time and even tried to hurt myself. When he got back and continued talking with her online and on the phone, i started seeing the man that i fell in love with 13 years ago and realized that i missed him immensly. so i sat him down and said that i wanted to be a part of his new lifestyle and find ways to not only save our marriage but to build something new. it's been extremely difficult for me still because he still chats, texts, and calls her daily but he is making attempts to spend more time with me. He left yesterday to spend a week with her and now i haven't heard a word from him, nothing to say that he arrived alright or anything. i'm also having a lot of thoughts about the two of them together and it has destroyed my heart in ways that i don't know if it can be repaired. he asked me months ago if i wanted him to dump the other woman, who by the way has no knowledge that he's married and has two kids. i told him that she is the reason for making him feel alive again, that she is the innocent party in this situation and it would not be fair to her at all. so i told him that i wouldn't give him an ultimatum because i allowed all of this in the first place. My question is "am i a complete and utter idiot for letting it get this far or what should i do?" please help me, i assumed this forum would be appropriate for this situation because it does involve BDSM, D/s, and alternate lifestyles. There's a lot here and I'm going to try to be helpful without missing anything. I'm going to cover a lot, so if I'm not quite clear, please feel free to message Me on the other side. Just a quick bit about Me so you know that I'm not just throwing out hypotheticals, I'm a married Domme who happens to own a married submissive. I've spent a lot of time and effort in this poly situation so that we would not have any party going through exactly the burden that you are experiencing right now. I've been on both sides of this. First, as the woman who wanted to get back to a BDSM lifestyle after marrying a vanilla partner (i.e., the part where someone 'feels alive again'), introducing a vanilla spouse to all of this, and dealing with the other vanilla spouse who has no interest. I happen to think you were very gracious in allowing your other half to start exploring online. For many, that can be a safe way to bring up those yearnings that they aren't yet prepared to deal with concerning their spouse. It can be a gateway for what the two of you would like to explore together, if you should so chose. Where the mistake was made was that you should have been included, in some form, of what was turning your husband's crank about all this. From what you've written here, you had no involvement or information about what he was doing. That kept you in the dark, even though you were seeing some of the benefits. This goes for the Dominant that your husband became involved with as well. If she doesn't know about you, your family, and your boundaries, she isn't fully aware, either. Without that knowledge, she doesn't really have the ability to consent. I would say that it is more than past time that she have that choice. OK. So how do you fix this? My first recommendation is for you to do a little research. I highly suggest the book "When Someone You Love Is Kinky." I don't know what your interest is in this lifestyle on your own, but this book can help you to understand why your husband is interested in all of this. It will also give you a common ground in terminology so you can discuss these things openly and honestly with him on the same level. It will allow you to speak the same language. Unlike your post, I honestly believe that you have quite a bit to talk about, and it's time you started. Next, come to some decisions of your own of whether or not you would be interested in doing these things with your husband. Would you be willing to Dominate your husband if that is what he feels he needs? Are you willing to try? Is there any interest on your behalf? These are all questions that only you can answer. How I would attempt to help you would depend on these things and many other factors. One thing that is very important. The thoughts of hurting yourself..... Stop that right now! Such things are a permanent solution to a temporary problem. One you can fix, no matter what the outcome. You have children in the home and they have to come first. Many people will be willing to help you, but only if you get your priorities straight. None of this is worth more than the little people in your home. Your feelings are valid. I know it can seem like an impossible task to talk with your husband about all of them, but I know you can do it. The fact that you came here looking for help speaks volumes.
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