I'm posting this story for a friend of mine, who doesn't want to post it under her own profile. She swears every word is true. I have my doubts. It's more likely that none of it is true. Her name is Sarah and her husband is Jake. She's insanely jealous of other women and fearful of Jake cheating on her, but at the same time she harbors a smoldering fantasy of him having sex with other women. The fantasy and the fear are linked in her mind, but she doesn't know how to reconcile them. She turns to the internet for advice.
Attempting to put some of the advice into action, she struggles with her own feelings, but also finds her husband's attitudes are an unexpected obstacle.
If you don't like anal, this story is not for you, as anal sex figures prominently in it.
Also, be forewarned: it's a fairly long tale. Around 14 pages.
Chapter 1 - I turn to the internet for advice
I needed advice, but there was no way I could ask my parents, or any of my relatives or friends, about my shameful problem. Not only would I be hideously embarrassed, it would freak them out. I didn't have a therapist, although I definitely could benefit from therapy. I'm not religious so I didn't have a priest to talk to. And I couldn't ask my husband, because it concerns him. So I did the only obvious and logical thing: I posted about it anonymously on the internet! I made a profile on Reddit and posted on the relationship advice subreddit. I used a throw-away account to maintain my privacy, and I marked my post NSFW. It took me hours to write it as I obsessed over every word. Here is my post (
in italics
), which I realize now was overly long and rambling:
I (29F) have been married to my husband (31M) for 2 years. Before that we dated for 2 years then lived together for 1. We have a great relationship, and we're talking about starting a family. But I married out of my league. He's handsome, strong, fit, charismatic, hot, hung, and sexy. He could have any woman he wants. I don't know why he chose me. I'm rather plain and ordinary. From the very beginning I've been certain he would leave me someday for someone sexier and better looking. He swears he loves me, but I still get insecure, jealous, suspicious, and clingy.
But - this is so embarrassing! - I also secretly fantasize about him screwing other women. When we're making love, I always cum quicker and harder if I'm thinking about him with another girl. When I masturbate it's the only thing that gets me over the top. But when I'm not turned on, the thought of him with someone else still makes me sick to my stomach. If he ever cheated on me, I'd be devastated.
Last night is a good example of my craziness. We had dinner out. The hostess was young, cute, and friendly. She was wearing a short skirt, a revealing top, and heels. Hubby smiled and chatted with her while we waited for our table to be ready. I got a knot in my stomach and my heart raced. I felt feverish. As we followed her to our table I was sure my husband's eyes must have been glued to her sexy, swaying hips. My vision blurred. After we were seated I struggled to put her out of my mind. Somehow I relaxed and made conversation through dinner, even though whenever the hostess passed by our table she would smile at hubby and I would feel my face getting hot. It happened again when we were leaving and hubby said goodbye to her at the front door.
On the ride home I slouched silently in the passenger seat, brooding. I wondered how he could ever resist someone like her, given the opportunity. Trembling, I imagined him meeting her in secret, then leaving me for her. But then as I imagined them having sex - her on her back, with her legs spread and her knees pinned down to the bed on both sides of her, and she's screaming his name - I suddenly flipped from panicked to extremely horny. By the time we got home my panties were drenched. As soon as we got in the door, I stripped off my clothes and dragged him into the bedroom.
Both the fear and the fantasy are getting more intense over time. It seems like the stronger my fantasy becomes, the more afraid I am of him cheating. And the more afraid I am of him cheating, the stronger my fantasy becomes. The fear is irrational. He's extremely loyal. Why do I obsess about it? Even though nobody knows about it, I feel humiliated. I haven't told him about any of this. I'm afraid of what might happen.
I need to get a grip on this before I go insane and wreck my marriage. Do I dare tell my husband? What should I do?
I posted it right before going to bed. When I checked it in the morning there were already dozens of comments, and replies to the comments, and further replies to those. During the next few days, the comments poured in until there were like, hundreds! Many said I should share my fantasy with my husband, but be clear that it was just a fantasy. Some said we should role play, or experiment with it through dirty talk. Others said I should keep my fantasy to myself but continue to enjoy it secretly. Many said I needed therapy. Some said I needed to find Jesus. One said I should cheat on my husband - it would make me less fearful of him cheating on me. A few recommended we try threesomes.
I seriously considered most of the responses. The role play idea sounded interesting. But how would that work? What would I do, tell hubby "pretend I'm someone else", while we have the same sex we always have? I didn't see any point in that.
The dirty talk suggestion seemed more straightforward. I could tease him with talk of him fucking other women. Would I do it during sex? Or while we were just having dinner or in the car? Or via text message? But it's not his fantasy, it's mine, so maybe it would land with a dull thud. Also, how would that address my dreadful anxiety of him cheating on me? It wouldn't.
All the advice offered so far seemed like dead ends.
Then one morning I checked my phone right after hubby left for work, and there was a long, bizarre new comment that was just plain ludicrous. At first I rejected it out of hand, figuring they were just an internet troll. Here is what it said (
in italics
). BTW, It took me a while to figure out that OP is Reddit lingo for Original Poster (i.e. me).
OP, you must confront both your fear and your fantasy head-on, or you will always be a slave to them. Your fear of your husband cheating will turn to distrust. Jealousy will become a cancer eating away at your marriage. You will never be able to suppress your fantasy and it will consume you. When you are with your husband you are focused on the fantasy in your head instead of being present in the moment with him. This is an unseen wedge between you that will slowly but steadily drive you apart.
If you face your fears and conquer them, you will come to view your fantasy as a gift for you and your husband. You will achieve a level of trust and intimacy with him much greater than you have experienced. Your jealousy will be vanquished and your realized fantasy will be a fuel that drives your love for each other to greater and greater heights.
This is what you need to do: You must find a woman who is younger, prettier, and sexier than you, and objectively better than you in every way. You must arrange for her to have sex with your husband while you watch. You must acknowledge and honor her obvious superiority. She can be submissive to him, but not to you.
This is not a threesome. You are not a participant. You are there to observe and assist only. As you watch them enjoy each other, you will feel a lot of conflicting emotions. Lean into them. They are all valid. You will feel jealous. You will likely feel humiliated. By accepting your humiliation, and embracing it, you will free yourself from it. For example, you can demonstrate that you understand and accept your subservient role by cleaning them orally after they finish.
You should also arrange for him to have sex with her when you aren't present. You won't have confronted your emotions fully until you find yourself waiting at home alone, knowing that your husband is with her.
Of course, you can't just spring this on your husband out of the blue. You need to be completely honest with him about everything. You need to talk to him about it in advance, agree on what you both expect, plan it, and execute it together.