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Urgent! Please Help! Married man in need of advice!

Discussion in 'LGBT Later in Life' started by greenthumb95, Jan 8, 2013.

  1. greenthumb95

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    For the last 10 years or so, I have gone back and forth on whether or not I could be "bisexual" or curious about sexual acts with guys. I have often fantasized about going down on a guy, and look at porn that includes those types of sex acts as well. I have never had an actual experience with a man, but am extremely curious about the act of giving oral sex. However, I am married to an amazing woman, who grew up conservatively and isnt as open minded as I would like. Shes not homophobic, but doesnt have much exposure to these types of things. Recently, my urges to experiment have gotten intense, and frequent. I find myself talking to quite a few female friends, and even family members about my situation in regard to my sexual orientation. I really want to tell my wife, but I am scared beyond belief that she will not understand, and freak out on me. To be quite honest, the fact that I have never had an actual experience sexually may not mean I am bisexual, but I do know that the urge to give oral sex is intense. It seems as though I can talk to everyone but her abotu this, and it has recently came back to bite me, as a couple of her siblings had people tell them I was questioning them in regard to how i came off sexual orientation wise. How do I tell my wife i have fantasies about men? Is there a way to somehow "gauge" her reaction, to see how she might react..or if she currently suspects anything? it should also be noted that I get teased all the time, and have been teased all my life because people think i am gay, or have those tendencies. The following incident happened over a year ago. so i look at the craigslist casual encounters section..alot. never respond to any ads or anything..but i like looking at the couples looking for men section.i search bi couples alot. anyways, about 8 months ago..i left it up on the browser. she saw it. asked me about it that night, and was like why were you on that site? i freaked out immediately and told her it was a pop up, and that i didnt go there on purpose. shes like bull, i clicked back..and saw the pages you looked at. she then asked if i was curious about what type of people posted on there, thats what i told her i mean. she then flat out asks..you arent gay are you? i say no immediately and shes like, then its not a huge deal, just dont lie to me about it.

    Ultimately, what I would like out of this entire situation is acceptance. My end goal is her accepting this part of me. I have really hated myself for the last how many years because of these urges. I look at a man, and immediately think of how nice his penis might look , or taste..or feel inside of me. Up until lately, the urges were just for the penis..but now..they are towards a certain guy. They have grown in a sense. I get very nervous and anxious around him, not to mention very aroused. Problem is, he is the husband of my wifes best friend. The other reason I want to know what she thinks is because every now and then, she will make little jokes, or comments that indicate to me she suspects something at the very least. She will randomly ask me if I am gay, and play it off as a joke..then when I ask her if she thinks I am, she says Cant you take a joke, I am just giving you a hard time.


    I honestly wish i knew exactly what my wife suspected/thought already..that way I think I could approach it better with her. If she does suspect something, then she is really good at hiding it because the times shes made jokes, i will ask her if she thinks i like men or something and immediately she says no.

    Another issue i am facing is i have talked to quite a few people. Her couple good friends know, which got to her sisters. The sisters said they wouldnt say anything and didnt want to get involved..but part of me wonders if someone will before i get a chance to talk to her.

    Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get more of an accurate read on her suspicions before I fully tell her?

    We have kind of talked about it, my wife and i. But it was over electronic means of communication.

    I am finding out who my true friends are with all of this, as a few of my guy friends wont even talk to me anymore. Was I wrong by talking to so many female friends?

    The wife and I have discussed it somewhat, over IM and such while I was at work. She basically told me that unless I would ever leave her for a guy, why make a big deal about it, or discuss it? Advice pleasE!

    My wife and I have an OK sex life. It doesnt happen very often, and is often quite boring when it does.

    I should add that the last 4 times my wife and i have had sex, i cant reach orgasm at all. Thats not good, especially when we are trying to have a baby.
    I guess I am just afraid to add more stress to her plate. She has a stressful job, there are alot of outside sources of stress and I guess I dont want to be another one of them. I mean, I honestly think she knows somewhat. She makes little jokes all the time..and when we were facebooking about it while i was at work, she told me that unless i want to leave her for a man, then she didnt want to discuss it, or make a big deal of it. I am also afraid that the amount of female friends and family members ive spoken with about it is going to haunt me, as it already has somewhat.
     
  2. PeteNJ

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    Welcome to EC!

    I've been on here a bit over a month. Working on questioning my sexuality, accepting myself, and learning from others on this site.

    There are a bunch of guys (like me) who have been or are married. And are asking questions about themselves -- about what they're feeling about having sex with men.

    I'm going to suggest you find yourself a counselor who specializes in these issues. You may find you're straight as an arrow, you may find you're gay, or something else too.

    To me, that's something you need to work on yourself -- and not with your wife. Do you really want to burden her with this -- until you have a better handle on it yourself?

    Whether she suspects or knows -- well the Craigslist incident surely got her thinking. And it may well be that one of your friends or family members has talked with her too.

    All the more reason for you to get clarity on this - before you speak with her.

    Keep posting, glad you're here.
     
  3. Emberblaze

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    It would CERTAINLY be to tell her about it before someone else gets the chance. With all the jokes in such, i'd interpret that as she wants you to come forth with her and be straight up honest.
    The fact that she said "if you aren't leaving me for another man, then I don't wanna talk about it" is probably her reluctance to knowing the answer.

    I guess a good start would be, WOULD you leave her for a man or do you just have sexual urges for other men? If it's just sexual, i think i'd be good to gently tell her.
    Something like ''I sometimes have sexual urges for men". But let her know for sure, that you love HER and that you aren't just itching to cheat on her for a man, but just basically let her know that the desire is there and that you need her by your side to accept it.

    Hope that helps in the slightest, I'm a little off-balanced as I type this, but I hope you see my point.
     
  4. Lexington

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    You say you want acceptance. To a degree, you got that. She says it doesn't matter unless you leave her for a man. I guess the question is - now what? Do you want, well, more acceptance? Do you want to open the relationship to some degree? Do you want to just "try it once" with a guy? Do you want the option to get with a guy on occasion, or as often as you want?

    Lex
     
  5. skiff

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    Hi,

    Welcome to EC.

    Have you considered you are sabotaging your secret in hopes of your wife finding out?

    This relieves you of the burden of directly telling her.

    If that is the case it may be a bad approach. Do you want to control the release of information or be swamped by a raging tsunami?

    Being a closeted gay male you are being loose with information you don't want your wife to know. Craigslist surfing and walking away... Unconsciously sabotaging your secret.

    At this point I see no way out but forward for you. Too much floating around to think that your wife won't hear about it.

    Tough way to build courage.

    Best of lick.

    Stuck