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I Live In a Sexless Marriage

My Sexless Marriage Has Led to a Terrible Predicament

By: just2big
Written on June 16th, 2009
By: just2big
Age: 36-40 , Male
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  • local52

    MY wife of almost 20 years went wacko and refused sex to me for months on end. After 2 or 3 years, I ran across a high school class mate and we hit it off. A year or so later, my wife found out and I was a no good SOB. The marrage ended.
    My point is, sooner or later your wife will find out = so you need to figure out how you're going to handle it. Live sexless or run off with your step sons wife. I think I would opt for the later since you two seem to have something wonderful between you.
    I never felt guilty about my affair, I had begged my ex time after time that we needed to get our marrage problems in order, long before I fooled around. Things didn't work between me and my old HS friend but it was wonderful while it lasted. That was well over 20 years ago, I've moved on but my ex still blames me for the entire break up. She's one of those people that never, ever makes a mistake, no matter what, it's never he fault.

    Mar 27
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  • louisskipper

    enjoy it and don't feel guilty about nothin'

    Sep 24, 2012
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  • justcasual

    You need to grow up. You're not a victim. You're a *****. Doing you son in law's wife surely made matters worse. Now you wife has everything she need to bury you in divorce. Good luck.

    Oct 10, 2010
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  • jgood4u

    Well, you sure have gotten your share of comments and advice so far. I too have read your complete story, and all the comments to this point. No envy here!



    Here's my 2 cents FWTW. Talk to F about her expectations privately, even if you have to go out separately and meet somewhere secluded. She is married, and like you, in a sexless marriage for the time being, and you came along filled her need for now, as well as she filling yours. At this point either of you telling anyone else can only hurt others, I see no need to get anyone else evolved with knowing what the two of you have been doing. She has a lot to loose by this getting out as do you, so she is likely to want it to end just before her husband comes home, and you can agree to that, and to keeping your mouths shut forever.



    Whether your wife is using your size as an excuse for something else, and not willing to talk to you and get medical help, I couldn't be sure. Vaginas expand greatly, and she has given birth previously, so just the girth of your penis is not likely to be the primary problem in her vagina. There is now likely to be a pile of issues between her and you with the stand-off of sex over the past 2 or so years of her change of attitude toward having sex with you. Very likely there have been harsh words exchanged, and little forgiveness asked for or given that will need to be resolved before your sex life will flourish again.



    Start my making a list of everything you can think of that she may have been upset with you for, like your lack of sensitivity for her soreness, harsh tones you have used in talking with her, failure to listen to her, etc, etc. The go to her with your list, and say something like I have been considering my failures in our relationship that have taken place, and I'm here now to ask your forgiveness and begin to make thinks right with you. Then one, by one, read the list, giving your explanation of each offense, being very careful not to implicate her in any part of it. After all, these are YOUR offenses, and specifically not hers. As you read each one and explain how you understand it that it hurt her, as her specifically "will you please forgive me for___". Be prepared that she is not read to forgive some or maybe all of them and she may say so, accept this without disappointment, and move on through the list. When you have fulfilled that, talk to her about how you can be supportive of her problem and see if she is willing to see a doctor to get some help or will talk more as you take the position of a learned to help draw out her concerns so she can see that you are not there to trap her, but just to understand her as completely as you can. Just encourage her to talk, but don't start to give solutions at this time. You may ask questions during this that will clarify what she is saying so you understand it better, but not to start an argument.



    Best wishes!

    Jun 23, 2009
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  • vycki

    just to let you know that womens bodies do change as we age. ive been married for 22yrs and really loved having sex with my hubby, but with my last child i had a cicerion so it wasnt a viginal birth but as soon as my baby was born my body changed and it felt really painful to have sex. Ill never understand why but the sex has never been the same or as pleasurable since.

    Also i spent years pleasuring my hubby and loving every minute of it, now he has a spine injury and no sex drive so we never have sex and havent for two and half years but the thing that amazes me is that he wont touch me - like he doesnt know how

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • achill

    You know, I've read all your reply comments in addition to your story, and I feel like you didn't ever intend on anything like this happening (some men don't really care), but at the same time I don't feel a whole lot of pity for you. If my boyfriend, who I may very well end up marrying, ever got so bothered about something I did, or didn't do, to the point where he had sex with another girl for it, I'd be furious at the fact he never told me so I could change! I don't want to lose him, and I don't want to be suspicious of him all the time.



    He grew up in a family where his father continually cheated on his mother, and she became extremely bitter and suspicious. If you didn't like having a sexless wife, you're going to hate a vindictive, controlling, insane wife. Neither one of you want that. Good luck. I really, really suggest you tell her opposed to her finding out. I feel like that way you have an actual chance at surviving (albeit small).



    Anyway, if you wanted an affair, you really could have picked a more convenient girl. Now, if you confront the girl about the wife, she might run and tell her out of spite. If you confront the wife she actually may want to kill the girl. Once again, good luck. Bring a gun for self defense!

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • Longrun

    As much as I sympathize with your situation and your affair, you need to get out of it. You will never fix your problems with your wife, while you are in the affair. I wish I could give you some good ideas on fixing things with your wife, but honestly I am still trying to fix my own marriage. I do know it will begin with talking with her and doing it without accusing her and making her feel like scum for not having sex with you.



    Good Luck!!

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • just2big

    (((((((((( What upsets me is that you blame your wife and say she is lazy for not wanting to perform... what do you do to initiate sex? As she is up in her years she could be having anatomical and chemical changes in her body. She might need hormone therapy, but are you trying to keep the intimacy alive? A little bit of oral goes a long way )))))))))



    syfymoth, I guess I didn't give a lot of info in this regard, but I don't feel this is all me. I am not blaming things completely on my wife, but, you know what, she is the refusing. Okay, she doesn't refuse me exactly, I guess. I can have sex with her, but is darn near raping her some nights because of the resistance she puts up (not physical, she says things like.... I'm so tired tonight-- can we wait until tomorrow night, etc.). She used to come to bed in sexy things, or at least in a tee-shirt with sexy panties or no panties. These days, she comes to bed with knit long leg pajama bottoms and an unflattering top. I mean.... "I get it". Sex is not on her mind, and in fact, it is far from her mind to the point that she attempts to discourage me.



    I believe I am a good lover. It is not all about me. I do, in fact, enjoy performing oral quite a bit. I have always been so. I have not changed. When we do have sex, I bring her to ******, sometimes multiple times. But, after the night has passed, she seems to be fine with never, ever having sex again.



    So, I don't get it. I have even considered the fact that she may be having an affair of her own. Who knows.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • just2big

    ((((((((((( Why don't you start with a discussion with Farzineh? What does she expect to happen? She has consequences too? Maybe the two of you can bring it to a halt rather than the whole situation and responsibility on your shoulders. ))))))))



    paradigm, that is what I am going to try to do this weekend. Yes, she has consequences too.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • just2big

    (((( Perhaps the answer for you is to live alone for awhile. If you leave your marriage and your affair, you can have some genuine "me" time in which to consider what you will do next.



    It would allow you to evakluate your romance with F and decide whether it is just a "fling" or if it has legs. )))))))))))



    enna30, I must sound really infatuated with F. In reality, I am, but it has become increasingly clear that I must make a choice. I don't need to think very hard about it, really. As much as I enjoy F and her company, she is 14 years younger than me, married to my wife's son. I mean, how could I possibly choose to go that route? I can't. I won't. I have done enough damage by giving in to my lust for her incredible body and her accomdating bedroom style. But, I must man up and put things in perspective.



    I have decided to bring thus up to F when she gets back this weekend. For better or for worse, I have to end this affair. I want to keep my wife and work on our sexual issues.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • SyFyMoth

    I have to admit that I'm not surprised this happened...I could see it at the beginning of the story. What upsets me is that you blame your wife and say she is lazy for not wanting to perform... what do you do to initiate sex? As she is up in her years she could be having anatomical and chemical changes in her body. She might need hormone therapy, but are you trying to keep the intimacy alive? A little bit of oral goes a long way and if you can get your wife to love you and love sex with you without it being all about YOU then maybe she would give it up more often. If it's just that she is too sore then offer to do stretching exercises with her where she can build up to having your large penis inside of her. Men very rarely understand the invasive feeling of sex and the discomfort that it can cause some women. You need to sit down with your wife and talk with her about it, get her feelings and opinions on the situation.



    As far as the infidelity goes... I don't think that there is an easy way around it. There's nothing right about it happening and everyone involved is likely to feel betrayed and hurt. I can't tell you what to do to fix it, but I think that your step son and wife deserve to know. It's going to hurt, but it's not fair to them to lie about it. Honestly if you have fallen in love with F I would say that you have to out yourselves and move on. It's going to hurt like hell...but I don't see any other way. Good luck.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • reparadigm

    Why don't you start with a discussion with Farzineh? What does she expect to happen? She has consequences too? Maybe the two of you can bring it to a halt rather than the whole situation and responsibility on your shoulders.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • FoolishMan

    for starters, edit this story to hide her name and other details that give you away. How many men do you think would fit your situation? What if your step-son is a member her because his wife (your mistress) is no longer sleeping with him?



    No judgment, just trying to help you clean things up.



    I agree with others, you sound like you have given up on your marriage. and that's fine, just be honest with yourself about which way you want to go. It almost sounds like you want to be caught so that the dirty deed ("confessing") is done for you.



    but for your step son, I would be jealous of your situation. I would have very soft gentle sex (or just oral sex and mutual ************) with my wife and then hardcore sex with the mistress. Or in the perfect fantasy the both of them...but life is not that simple.

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • enna30

    Perhaps the answer for you is to live alone for awhile. If you leave your marriage and your affair, you can have some genuine "me" time in which to consider what you will do next.



    It would allow you to evakluate your romance with F and decide whether it is just a "fling" or if it has legs.



    Whatever happens, you need to do SOMETHING pretty quickly before you lose everything and everyone through some chance discovery or revelation . . .

    Jun 17, 2009
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  • just2big

    Thanks shoreboy, for your comments. You are probably right. I am just enjoying the downtime and trying to relax today. I'll think about things more tomorrow. I had a quiet day off today-- very relaxing. I had a cold beer and watched some t.v. and just chilled. No women in the house, just me and the dog. Very quiet. I had not realized, but being in a relationship with two different women in the same house has been very stressful to say the least. Today felt like such a relief with both of them gone.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • Shoreboy

    2big - It's GOING to come crashing down... this is way too unstable a situation for there to be any other result. The only choice you have to make is whether you have some control over how/when the 'crash' happens which will to at least some extent give you a bit of control over things, or if you let it just happen when it happens with completely unpredictable results. As I stated before if you and F really have a 'thing' that feels real beyond just a sexual attraction you need to confront that with your wife, step-son, and F.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • just2big

    Wow. There are so many thoughtful comments. Thanks to everyone who shared their suggestions and thoughts. I am totally in the tank on this one. I have acted so foolishly. But, to be honest, if you could see Farzineh, many of you would understand. She is beautiful, kind and so considerate of me. And, she is attentive to my sexual needs. We have had sex so many times now that I feel there is no going back. She has become very attached to me and I to her. But, I do not want to leave my wife. I am so screwed. I am afraid if I break it off with Farzineh, that she will flip out on me and everything will come crashing down. But, if I let things continue, I have a funny feeling that it is going to come crashing down anyway. I have never been in such a predicament. I have been faithful to my wife until I met F. I am so enamored by her. I am so confused, yet, I know what must be done. There are too many people who will be hurt if I try for something permanent with Farzineh. That would be a huge emotional disaster.



    At least I have tonight and tomorrow off to think about it. My wife is out of town visiting her parents and Farzineh is on some women's retreat until Friday. Maybe I can use the downtime to figure things out.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • zorbas

    Please understand that I am trying not to be judgmental because I used affairs for years to compensate for a sexless marriage. A marriage I chose not to leave because of familial responsibilities.



    However, in your case you are playing in an arena that is much to close to home and too many close relationships are at risk.



    I must take umbrage wit you on the matter of your wife's spousal duties. If sex is painful for her perhaps you should seek out medical advice or use lubricants more profusely.



    The Syrian woman is now enthralled with your tool but wasn't your wife enthralled initially as well? If you make a change how do you know that this whole problem will not again rise up again in the future with her..



    While part of me empathizes with you plight there is part of me that can feel for your wife as well.



    Sex should be pleasurable and exciting, not painful and viewed as an obligation.



    I do wish you well but you are now between and rock and a hard place and I don't envy you the consequences when it comes disastrously to a head as it most assuredly will.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • mls124578

    You need to ask yourself this question"Do I want to make my marriage work?" If you do, you're probably headed in the opposite direction to that right now. Just so you know... DON'T take this as me being judgemental of you. I can definitely relate to elements of your situation... having ventured out on my wife also. But also remember that you have some options open for you in your marriage. It has been my experience that some women tend to not be so well lubricated and not as pliable as they age... either of these reasons could explain why your wife is having discomfort now but she used to be able to take you. If you want to try and make your marriage work, it may be beneficial to you to restructure the sexual activities with your wife... taking some of the emotional pressure off of her... engaging in more touching of her and oral pleasuring of her... making little changes that will increase her pleasure and relieve some of the emotional pressure she's probably putting on herself.



    But you're now faced with a choice to make. If I were in your situation I'm not sure how I would choose... it's the continual tension in life between temptation and commitment... I don't personally deal with that tension very well.



    Best of luck to you!

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • reparadigm

    I second thrive's comment.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • Thrive

    J2B,



    You've found a good site to read around ... many share the frustration of lack of sex and intimacy, if for different reasons.



    This situation has disaster written large and this could get really ugly, fast .. but you know that already. There is no easy, pain free way to move forward. I think you need to figure out a way to end the current cycle (either other woman moves out or you do) and get clear on who you want to be, what you want your life to be and who you want to share it with .... and talk to your wife. From the middle of a love triangle you aren't going to get clarity. Try working with a counselor, it helps.



    Good luck!

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • hiloyo

    When Syrian women don't get what they want they cut it off and take it with them!

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • Shoreboy

    I didn't really think anyone would believe me if I wrote something similar. Not the sleeping with my step-son's wife part, but the part about endowment. I'm not over large in any dimension (7" by 6") but I have a problem with how long I last... I'm the opposite of a 'premature ejaculator'. I last too damn long. Every woman I've ever been with at first laughs and says 'like that's a problem'... yeah, it's all fun and games for a few months and then they are all saying "I wish we could just have a 'quickie' sometimes' and the 'I'm too sore to have sex again' thing happens to me frequently as well. Now my wife and I are in a sexless marriage because she has had some physical problems from the pregnancy a few years ago and has developed several bulged disks in her back. She says it's just too painful to have sex so we've had sex twice in the last 2 years and I don't see it getting any better.



    In your case, I would say if you really have 'fallen' for this Syrian woman then follow your heart. If maybe you just need to start dating women from that kind of cultural background it makes sense to have the conversation with your wife about either an 'open marriage' or needing to get an amicable divorce so you can find a long term sexual partner. Just my two cents of course.

    Jun 16, 2009
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  • southernheat

    Wow. Well the possibility has arisen for you to take up with the syrian woman and leave your wife and she leave your step son. Stranger things have happened. Then you know the sex will not be an issue with her. But if the love of your wife is more important to you than sex ( and I am not a judger, by any means) you have to ask this woman to leave your house and leave her alone. Not an easy situation to wiggle out of , because sex is a need (and that is how I view it) and love is important also.

    Jun 16, 2009
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