A confession transcribed by Matthew Dyne
He caressed her mind, day after day, and she craved him, and she wanted him, for real, if only one tim
e
. She knew she mustn't,
but the end justifies the means
, she told herself. But can cheating ever be okay? Is it okay if it's good for her? Is it okay if it's good for her
and
for him, he who was cheated, or would that be rationalization? You be the judge in her confession of love, lust, betrayal, offering all, being bound, and being taken.
I don't like seeing a woman performing a carnal act unless I know what led her to it. I want to know the whys and wherefores behind her actions. If a man whispers, 'I'll never hurt you,' passionately, in a woman's ear, it's only meaningful if you know her background, how she came to be with him, and the relationship struggles she went through.
'I'll never hurt you' was said to me and was a turning point in my life. It was the missing piece of my
self
that I found when He said those words. I must tell you how that happened. I need someone to understand.
***
I don't do much work for money and most of that I do at home. I make artificial flowers, and I paint, decorative stuff, usually plates. I sell my work at craft fairs. Mostly, it's a hobby. Sometimes I work at a coffee shop, for a little extra money.
I met Him online, on a forum. I know, you're thinking
another Internet romance
. But I didn't go looking for that. I was unhappy, and I just wanted to talk to people who had the same kinds of problems I did.
My problem, the main one, was that I love sex, but my sexuality was dormant. There was no passion in it. I didn't respond well to him—to my husband.
Yes, I'm married, and I have a high interest in sex, but I couldn't relate well, sexually, to my husband. I felt inhibition, confusion, shame, things like that. But He taught me not to feel that way. He changed me.
***
Before my husband, I had two boyfriends. I tried intercourse with each of them. I was young. I did it out of curiosity. It was horrible, I didn't want to do it again, and I got dumped. Same story, both times. Not friends after that.
He was sympathetic to my problems, and I was attracted to that. He suggested things I could do, and I took to them well, which surprised me. I'd wait in bed, naked, for my husband to come home from work. Or I'd call him from the supermarket and tell him I was shopping without panties on. When he got home he was excited, and his excitement excited me.
He suggested things for me to do with my husband, and then He wanted to know what happened. I shared all I could remember. I told him
everything
, and it excited and aroused me. We had many sexual talks, about me and my husband and about His and my fantasies, acting them out. He regularly had sex with me, virtually and vicariously, but what we did wasn't just for him. He was good to me. He helped me, and I love him.
I love Him, but as far as seeing him again...
Yes, I saw him.
But as far as seeing him again, I closed that door.
***
We talked online, by private messages, e-mail, and sometimes IM. Then he started showing me bondage pictures, which turned me on, a lot. He went into other areas, too, but if they didn't turn me on he backed off. He learned what I liked and how to push the buttons I wanted pushed. A better way to put it is: he learned how unbutton the buttons I wanted unbuttoned. Did he ever! I discovered that more than anything else I wanted to be tied up.
After awhile he started showing me photos of him at work to prove his identity. He had a lot to lose, because he is married too, but that was his point. He was doing what he had to do to get me to trust him. He manipulated me, but I was willing. Sometime I got angry, because he would get frustrated with me when I couldn't explain how I felt. But I love him.
I saw him, met him, once, in person. I'm tempted to meet with him again, but I know I mustn't go back there. He can't take care of me. He's married, and he's much older than I. He has a son my age, and I have kids, too. Kids complicate matters, tremendously. I had my oldest when I was only eighteen. Eighteen is young to be a mother. Now I'm thirty-one.
I love my husband. I'm crying.
***
I like a man who likes to make women feel good. It arouses me more to receive than to give. If I touch a man it feels good, but being touched excites me more. My favorite thing is to have a man give me a bath, a massage, and then, when I'm very ready...
I like being controlled. Being touched by a man is a form of being controlled. The extreme is rape. I have many rape fantasies, but I don't want to be abused. I just want a man to take me the way he wants to. Rape fantasy is what convinced me to meet Him.
For two years we talked on the forum. He tried to get me to meet him, but I resisted. He persisted and manipulated me. I let myself be manipulated, and, eventually, I couldn't resist anymore. I knew I was betraying my husband, but I used the excuse that it helped us. It did help us.
He was aware that He was living out a fantasy, the fantasy of being an older man who gets to introduce a young woman to sex that thrills her in ways she has never experienced. He knew he was doing something other men longed for. I often joked with Him that he was my sex therapist, but he was, and he was good at it. Am I ashamed of what I did? I am ashamed of the
means
but not the
end
.
***
I gave him my real name, but it was months after he gave me his. He was nervous that I was submitting. It was cute that he wasn't completely sure of himself—that he was vulnerable, too, and didn't try to hide it. He kept reassuring me, making sure I was okay and not afraid of him. It would be ruined if I truly feared for my safety.
His reassurance was comforting. It was what I needed, and he gave it to me, and his continual reassurance encouraged me to consider meeting him, for real. We began playing how we could safely meet, keeping our meeting secret. After awhile it stopped being a game.
What I wanted was simple. I needed to feel his touch. He caressed my mind, day after day, and I craved him, and I knew it, and I wanted him, for real, if only one time. That was my condition—that we only meet once.
I still craved feeling loved, but my marriage was improving. There was more closeness in every way. Everything was getting better, though my husband is not one to lean toward bondage and that type of game playing. He's more of a romantic—baths, massage, things I like. My husband gives me a bath quite regularly, now, and we
do
play some games, just not bondage. If I get the smallest scratch I tell him I'm wounded, and he'll wash me. Sometimes he comes to me to... kiss his wounds, no matter where they are. Sometimes I can't see them, and I wonder how he could have gotten an injury in such a place. But if he is hurt I just have to help. It's silly, very loving, very fun.
I became more sexually open, and after learning how to talk to Him I could more easily talk to my husband. I knocked down a few walls and learned how to be a healthier person, psychologically. I wasn't afraid of my husband anymore—afraid of telling him what I was thinking—afraid he wouldn't like it. It's not that my husband was strict or wouldn't give me what I want. He likes giving me what I want, but I used to be afraid he wouldn't, and I was afraid to talk to him about my feelings. After I learned to play games with Him I tried a few games with my husband, sex games, at first, and they worked. Then I tried talking to him. That was harder, but I got better at it, and He kept helping me. Now I can talk to my husband about most things, though sometimes we have conflicts.
***
The craft fairs at which I sell my plates are, usually, weekend events. He and I planned meeting around one of those. I told him what city I would be in, when, and for how long. We decided major things beforehand and decided to work out the specifics when we arrived. It was quite a drive for him but only a few hours for me. Meeting was scary. I almost turned around. Meeting was scary for him, too, but he said had an erection the whole way. He told me it wouldn't go down and that that had never happened to him, before.
I told him how long the craft fairs lasted, and we planned to meet for dinner, the first night. He had a picture of me—we exchanged lots of pictures. I thought he was attractive, but I wouldn't have thought him
as
attractive if I hadn't talked to him first. Attractiveness comes from talking, not only looking.
I'm a nice person, and I think I look good for thirty-one and kids, but, overall, I'm insecure about my appearance. He thought I was terribly sexy. It was probably because I made myself available, but, whatever his reasons, his thinking that I was sexy turned me on.