Late last year, I met a kind, confident man who made it safe to tell my deepest fantasies, how I crave someone to take care of me, guide me through life with warmth, mentorship, and great sex, and occasionally shower me with praise or punishment when I deserved it.
"I really want someone to be my Daddy."
I've had men who liked me to call them Daddy before, but no one who embraced what that meant in return. But there was something in the way this man paused in that moment, thoughtfully looked me in the eye, and said "I could be your Daddy." I knew he would take it as a serious responsibility. I knew it was safe for me to care for him back.
Shortly after we started seeing each other with increasing regularity, he had to leave town on a trip with extended family. Selfishly, I loathed the idea of having to wait two weeks to see him again, but then I had an idea! What if I channeled that energy into a series of written fantasies about him? It could be a way to feel connected even when we couldn't be together. Before too long, I began to love filling his inbox whenever we were apart with reminders of how much I want him all the time.
This is the first letter I ever wrote to Daddy.
"From: Ana B.
December 3, 2022