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Hello everyone!

 

My wife and I have been together for about 5 years now (married for 2 of it), and just recently found out that we both have been harboring the urge to splurge. We had discussed our fantasies before involving others in our relationship, but that was it... just fantasies, nothing more. Ours usually involved people we never knew. Kinda just bodies in the bedroom so to speak. Enough to spice things up but not enough to complicate our marriage. Over time our fantasy bodies grew faces, but apparently we were both worried that the other would be appalled of such a thing and shun the other for the very notion.

 

For about the last 2 weeks something was affecting my wife. It is the kind of thing only a husband would see. You know. That gut feeling that something is up? I became concerned.

 

At this point I knew something was up, so I asked her "What's going on?". Of course her reply was "what do you mean?". Well through the next 15 minutes of prying she started to open up a little more about the fact that she was unhappy with our relationship. I was shocked, scared, and definitely worried as she and my son are my life. Through her tears, and her ideas of taking some time apart, I tried to stay calm. When she started to get into the fact that we got together when she was 18, and that she never got the chance to "find herself", I immediately found myself asking her if there was someone else she was finding herself with! "Of course not!", was her reply.

 

My next question was if she wanted to end our marriage. "No (sob)" was her reply.

 

My last question hit the nail on the head. Are you thinking of someone else?. Silence. You see my wife and I are on a rotating schedule. I work days, and she works nights. We see each other for about 5 minutes a day and 1 day a week as I work 6 days a week. We do this to avoid costly daycare we can't afford.

 

My wife works in an office consisting of mostly women, gay men, and bi-sexual men. When a women is denied the emotional support of her man for whatever reason, she will find it elsewhere, and she found it in a bi-guy named Mike.

 

Now don't get me wrong she's not messing around with him so she says, and I trust her. She's been having these fantasies about him, her, and myself all having fun with each other.

 

I was quiet for a moment and then exclaimed "Bout time!". A look of shock hit her face like a bug on a windshield, and I laughed. Even more confusion washed over her! You see she's never admitted to being attracted to another (not a bedroom body) man before. These things are normal. However she thought it was going to hurt my feelings, so she pent it up. Not good. It seems that the lines of communication from her have been down for quite some time, and when you stop talking to your spouse all your left with is the occasional argument about the dishes you didn't do last night. Doesn't make for a very good relationship.

 

We talked all night about all the things we thought we could never talk to each other about that we had been holding back for about 3 years! We rediscovered why it was we got married in the first place. We have more in common than we had originally thought!

 

She then explained to me that it wasn't just her she wanted him to have. It was me too! Wow. Haven't thought about another guy in that way since I was curious at the age of 15 (now 31). Not too sure about that yet, but I will think about it.

 

We are exited to jump on the band wagon to pleasure, so we jumped online to check out our new lifestyle, and got hit in the face like an airbag. We found that we didn't like the idea of strangers in bed. We want to at least know the person or people we are going to sleep with. Which cuts our chances down to about 1 in a 1000. Which leads to my original question "Now what?"

 

About a day later my paranoid mind started to work after my excitement calmed down. I started to think about all the things she said and it leading to sleeping with another man. Down the drain went my mind into a serious bout of mistrust and jealousy, so bad to the point I honestly considered having her followed on her Thursday nights out.

 

You see, this guy Mike sits next to her at work everyday. Not to mention when she's hanging out at the local club with her friends on Thursdays for 80's night, it seems he's there as well. Her nights out at the club usually result in her being a little too tipsy to drive so the last 2 Thursdays she's spent the night at her girlfriends to sober up before driving (this is what she tells me), and gets home at about 7:30 in the morning.

 

There's been a little more time spent after work than normal. However she says its because there has been a strange man milling around outside, and she's been waiting for her supervisors to close up to walk her out, and of course he's there during this time as well. Hmmmmmm. You can see how if I didn't truly trust her how this about could end up.

 

After she came home that night we had a talk about it, and I laid it out for her to see all the connections I had made about all that was said and all the time that had transpired between the 2 of them. Very calmly she asked me to stop getting crazy... So I did. I know in my heart of hearts she would never cheat on me. But hey! If she can do it with my consent, and even with me involved, isn't that the whole idea?! I guess I was jealous of her affection for this guy, but when we realized we didn't want a stranger in our bed it made sense.

 

So now we ask the question "Now What?".

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You two need to find a couple with another bisexual man, or a bisexual man alone to become friends with..., together. You'll enjoy the search together in nothing else.

Rich

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Hi and Welcome

 

I think you are going through some normal feelings right now. The most impressive thing is the open communication you and your wife seem to have. Keep that going and you will discover more about how you can satisfy each others fantasies.

 

Read this board together and learn some basics about swinging before you begin.

 

The Swingers Board has so much to offer. Reading the getting started forum will have lots to offer as well as FAQs. Please continue to visit and post when you have questions or comments.

 

That's how we can all get to know you better.

 

LM

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HiYa Swinghile,

All good thangs cum to those who wait. Kinda curious, whtdaya think? hubbie was closed to the idea ? and what made the bulb go off in U head that U could really talk to this man ? In a similar situation my wife and I were dabbing in the perifery of the lifestyle. We are both sexual people. All the while we were dabbing in and out our discussions we're really feeling out each other. The talks were really feeling the idea sessions. She couldn't confess that it was something she wanted to do. We were doing soft swing and a little same room stuff. I kinda realized wifey might not be telling all. There seemed to be a gradual shift in our interactions. We seemed to be snipping at one another more offten. I have always been openminded and easy to talk to once the ice is broken. I'd discuss anything with anybody. My wifey on the other hand is the REAL social butterfly. She will also talk to anybody and even bring her own topic. The only subject that might be difficult for her is the topic of sex. I've had difficulty ingaging her in serious discussions. I knew she had been logging onto swinger sites. She was lurking and trolling with an occassional post. I viewed this as gathering information and experiencing a bit of the lifestyle without risking comming out, rejection, or self criticism. As all of us were taught, sex wasn't a topic to be discussed freely. Some of us actually developed a stigma to the topic. IT'S TABOO says the teacher of sunday school. I don't know what my wifes experiences were. When I find out I'll treat them with the care they deserve. I hope to find out. I also know myself. When I spot it and it's troubling you, I'll wiggle into position to speak to you about it. Sometimes people need someone to talk to. Other times there maybe a real tragedy unfolding in the persons mind. The short side is that I do care for people, I'm open, and I LOVE MY WIFE dearly. I approached it head on, no go. I approached it from the side, no go. I wasn't pressuring but I wasn't giving up. We recently had some problems. Frank discussions were the only method to prevent something that could have been avoided from developing and presenting itself in divorce court. I thought it was the right time to address her secret (sexual thoughts and desires not shared). I sent her 2-3 emails and we talked until she was comfortable. She was also comfortable with the idea, that I knew, she had these secrets. I regret sending her any signal to cause her guard to go up. I knew I have had difficulty in the past getting some of my issues accross to her. I thought she was simply and always going to take her stand. to me, She seemed to close her mind to little things that meant something big or special to me. She could have been feeling I wasn't open enough with her so she was going to close herself off to me a little. I don't know this to be true but it happens. What the hell I thought, I'll talk to myself. I did talk to myself. I had wished it was her but it wasn't. I had become my own secret confidant. I didn 't think she could set still long enough to hear anythang I had to say. Though I found her difficult to talk to, I did not know she had a difficult time approaching me. We are now regaining that which we once had - good communication, good problem solving skills, willingness to listen and waiting to talk. I now find that my ability to talk to her was directly related to my ability to LISTEN to her. Please hear that folks ..... most the problems all of us have can be resolved on the very first try. The solution? Listening closely and understanding the human elements of what is being said. That's the entire key. Satisfy the human need to be understood, accepted, respected for their opinion and beliefs and never judge or criticize. Thanks, New Beginnings good luck with the new found energy ... goes to show, we should never, ever give up on our spouses. they just need a little more encouragement :) :)

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Hello and Welcome to the board. Sounds like you have gotten some good advice. The biggest and most important thing you two can do is talk, talk, talk, and more talking. Keep those lines open. D

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We just wanted to chime in with our Welcome. Dito to the above advice - communicate, communicate, communicate. Everything else come easier the more you talk. Visit often and join in the discussions so we can get to know you better :)

 

Jenn and James

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Thank you all for your positive feedback. My wife was a little apprihensive about me posting our dirty little secrets, but after seeing your responses she feels a bit more comfortable now.

 

It seems Im still a bit nervous about all this, as Ive been talking my wifes ears off about it. Trying to figure out ground rules ect, ect. I seem to be driving her insane is more like it.

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Thank you all for your positive feedback. My wife was a little apprihensive about me posting our dirty little secrets, but after seeing your responses she feels a bit more comfortable now.

 

It seems Im still a bit nervous about all this, as Ive been talking my wifes ears off about it. Trying to figure out ground rules ect, ect. I seem to be driving her insane is more like it.

 

 

There is a bit of "new toy" syndrome that comes with the territory. Finding and posting on this board is a great place to start. Our advice, take your time, do your research, talk about the subject in depth. However, keep all those things that make your marriage a marriage a priority too. Relax, take a deep breath. All things need not be decided or in some folks case, acted on right away. Presumably, you will be husband and wife a long long time. there will always be people you can meet, be friends with, and if so desired, play with. That would be our two cents.

 

That being said, congradulations!, for entering that area of what makes us human and sharing that ground between the two of you. Swing/play, or not, we have found that this is a much needed area of discussion in a caring and loving relationship. It has brought us closer together and made it much easier to discuss anything. I mean, if you can discuss your inner most fantasy and desires without fear of hurt or rejection, just how hard could it be to discuss anything else.

 

OH and welcome,

the rmrx2's

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rmrx2. Thank you. Best advice yet. I like that saying, I mght have to steal it. "New Toy syndrome". I hadnt quite thought of it that way.

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No taking our time now. You see my wife allready has a man in mind, and allready asked him to join us! Ballsy little thing my wife is! Im feeling a bit weird about the fact that ive never meet this guy before. Talk about putting faith in your other half?! He said he wants to meet me first, and I agreed with that. Im a little peeved with the wife for jumping the gun like that. Makes me wonder If she realy wants me to join or if she would be just as happy by herself, or she could just be suffering from "New Toy Syndrome".

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Hey there and Welcome to the board from fellow Virginians!

 

Your last post kinda caught me off guard. Far be it from me to tell you how fast or slow to go in your pursuit. But, there is an axiom among most of the members here: Go only as fast as the slowest person.

 

You guys need to keep up the discussions as you have been. Talk about what scares you. Talk about what your concerns are. What are your ground rules? Do you have "stop signs"; IE: words, or actions when you're with others that mean "We need to talk", or "I'm not comfortable with this person/couple"?

 

 

There are a few off premises clubs in Virginia, which may be an option for you two. An Off-Premise club is usually low pressure, where you can meet like minded folks, and develop some kind of friendship before jumping in the sack.

Look under the Club Listings link for some of the Virginia locations.

 

Please continue to post your questions, and research, research, research! There is a plethora of info on this board!

 

Good luck in your adventure!

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No taking our time now. You see my wife allready has a man in mind, and allready asked him to join us! Ballsy little thing my wife is! Im feeling a bit weird about the fact that ive never meet this guy before. Talk about putting faith in your other half?! He said he wants to meet me first, and I agreed with that. Im a little peeved with the wife for jumping the gun like that. Makes me wonder If she realy wants me to join or if she would be just as happy by herself, or she could just be suffering from "New Toy Syndrome".

 

 

Okay, I hear you. From your first post, ya'll are fairly young. And from your first post, ya'll have thought about this subject at least privately for a long while. My guess is even if you should have some issue with something or whatever, ya'll will probably weather it just fine, find the positive in the experience.

 

The most important thing I could recommend is for the two of you to talk, talk and talk. Don't wear it out, but communicate. Many cpls including ourselves set aside time to be intimate prior and after a play session. The one after is pretty damn hot for us :D

 

We have discussed our feelings and lines we'd figure shouldn't be crossed, and such. As time goes on , you will find that those guidlines and such will shift change and move.

 

One thing I might recommend, whenever we play with a male, mfm, I either have talked with them on the phone quite a bit, preferably met them for lunch or a drink prior. It gives me a chance to be comfortable with the guy one on one. Occasionally, it has be the two of us meeting him first, but usually I get to know him a bit. It can be as simple as diner and some cards before play begins. But I highly recommend getting a bit comfortable with the guy. Additionally, I would say that if there is something about the situation that freaks you, or you DON"T feel comfortable with the guy, have an agreement with your wife, speak up, and call time out. Either of us can call time out at any time,,even if play has begun.

 

We have had many mfm's and the guys have been all types. Some very cut, handsome and hung. It always has been hot for me to know I have put this together for mrs rmrx2. There was one guy, though,,,,and to this day,,I can not tell you what it was,,,,,,,and he wasn't all that,especially compared to the others,,,,,,,,,he just made me insanely jealous and protective. I'd get around him and I would just want to clock him one. We decided heed that feeling and impression and not move to play with him.

 

Good luck , be sure to continue to post and let us know how things are going.

 

rmrx2

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Thank you agian for your posts.. Yea.. I jumped the gun agian. She was just asking him if he was into that kind of thing, and if he might be interested. I talked to her and told her that Id realy need to get to know this guy first, and she's totaly with me about that. I've also thought about it alot, and I think I feel most comfortable with the idea of a woman in the play as well as a man. Considering its our first time, I think it will even things out for me, if that makes any sense.

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We have set some basic ground rules, but stop signs are a veary good idea. Hadnt thought of that yet either. A nice way to say stop or slow down without making the other/others in play uncomfortable, seems like a nice touch. I think it will be a little while before anything happens and thats ok by me. Go only as fast as the slowest person, sounds like sound advice to me.

Something else we had disscused is to allow the younger of the 2 of us choose the age range. No problem for me considering she's 25 and I'm 31;)

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Mr Jeep and I have a code color - "purple" means "stop" whether it's just betweeen US or w/another cpl.. u could hasve various degrees of play and codes... ie...

"Baby, what's your favorite color??"

"Green" - everything's ok or "Yellow" something is not ok or Red.. stop and let's talk...

 

Or anything that is comfortable, but there should be a level of comfort there,,

 

V

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Thank you agian for your posts.. Yea.. I jumped the gun agian. She was just asking him if he was into that kind of thing, and if he might be interested. I talked to her and told her that Id realy need to get to know this guy first, and she's totaly with me about that. I've also thought about it alot, and I think I feel most comfortable with the idea of a woman in the play as well as a man. Considering its our first time, I think it will even things out for me, if that makes any sense.

 

 

At least for us threesomes are more intimate and comfortable. We feel that we are a "couple" more doing this together and entertaining "our guest". Starting out with a threesome is how many go. Matching up four is 4 squared more difficult. Additionally, it is more difficult to keep up with what is going on and , at least for us, difficult feeling like we are still playing as a primary cpl. We chose to go with mfm first because as the male,,,,us guys are more visually stimulated and normally women, are more tactile. I knew mrs rmrx2 would love the attention and love seeing me visually stimulated by what she was doing. In fmf, mrs rmrx2 is visually stimulated too, but more so by touch and in trying to let me have "my turn" backs away a bit. In our situation too, she has a harder time with insecurities. Not jealousy, just more issues with feeling as pretty or as attracitve as the third. On the other hand, in mfm, I have found myself to be very secure. One male has what is easily the largest, nicest cock I have ever seen, porn or no,,and he is very handsome. As the male,,all the better,,baby deserves the BEST!

 

In cpl play, seems it has almost always been that one or the other of us had the better time,,our attention was much more divided, AND we always have to compare notes as there is always much missed that went on. Still looking for that magical cpl. Very hard to find that match.

 

Either way, good luck and enjoy researching threads here. There will be many that will spark very worthwhile conversation between you two.

 

the rmrx2's

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Thanks. You know I guess your right. We both thought that a threesome would be kinda uneven for a first time, but you kinda hit a spot when you spoke of it being more intimate.

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Thanks. You know I guess your right. We both thought that a threesome would be kinda uneven for a first time, but you kinda hit a spot when you spoke of it being more intimate.

 

 

Hope ya spending some time reading through archived threads when you can. They can yield so much information and helpful discussion topics.

 

We spent about a year on the board before we played first. Not that everyone should , but it helped us tremedously. We were very comfortable with our first encounter, a mfm. Later when we met a cpl and ended up in a full swap situation, the cpl later apologized for being inexperienced as we were thier first cpl. They were pretty shocked to learn that they were OUR first! Thanks board for making us seem like experienced swingers! lol

 

This is not to say we haven't encountered situations we had to back away from and discuss, but we we were well versed in the what and how to talk about things.

 

We enjoy our mfm's probably the most, but I think only because we have yet to find that really great four way match. We still have our fingers crossed.

 

Keep us posted and let us know how things go. rmrx2

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We enjoy our mfm's probably the most, but I think only because we have yet to find that really great four way match. We still have our fingers crossed.

 

 

The elusive foursome...we heard they exist! :rollseyes We've stumbled into a couple of them and yes they do exist. facelick

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Hello agian all... I know its been a while since I last wrote anything, but unfortunatly I was right about my feelings. My wife had been cheating on me for about 3 months with this guy, and an emotional relationship for about a year. Im so stupid.. I cant belive I didnt see it coming. She stoped it with him, but refused to stop being his friend. I couldnt handel it. I tried everything, being his friend, saying its ok to be his friend, and bringing him into the bedroom anyway trying to keep my wife, but in the end when I found out her true feelings for him, and I told her its him or me....... Big mistake... She left me for him on christmass day.... Im having to learn how to live all over agian. Im seeing a shrink and on lots of meds, but getting better everyday. Doc says Ive gotta move on, but I feel as though Ive lost my other half, and I dont know how to be whole without her reguardless of what she's done, or still doing. She is still seeing him and back to sleeping with him agian, taking up a swingers lifestyle with him, and not me. He won, I lost, my life, my car, my job, my home, and my son 3 and a half days out of the week. I never cheated on her, lied to her, hurt her, or treated her badly for 7 years, but she says that it wasnt me, and definetly not a problem in the bedroom. I allready know why she's chosin him. Ive hung out with them, and yes even taken part in sex with them. They get along better than her and I have since our son was born. Two peas in a pod....... I worked days, she nights. I worked 70 80 hrs a week to support us and she a part time job. Wed see eachother for about 3 hrs a day If she came home from work, and 1 day out of the week. I did what I could, and I still failed......

You all have been so helpfull thus far. I would appreciate any advice you can give me on how to win her back. Allthough I dont see her coming back to me from the talks weve had shes allready gone, but I foolishly keep hope and love in my heart. I miss who she used to be, not what she's become. I was right in my theory of begining swingers. Theres only 2 types of couples that get into swinging. Those who are stable and honest to a falt with eachother and respect eachother, or the couple reaching out to save their marrage as a last ditch effort witch eventualy leds to a catastrophic end in which one leaves happy and in new love and the other is left in a hole of despair and pain with veary little light to find any way out.

Im fighting a losing battle in my mind trying not to hate her for the lies, cheating, manipulation, and eventualy leaving me for him on christmass day of all days. Sounds stupid after everything shes done doesnt it? Shes a good person, a caring friend to all and a wonderfull momy. Just not to me. She says she will allways love me and that sometimes she misses me, but that shes not "in love" with me anymore.

I was left the day after christmass, on my knees in the pouring rain, beging her not to go, when with tears in her eyes and a veary empty hungry kiss, she scooped up our son and drove away taking my sanity, my life, and my soul with her.

A lesson to an ending. Now what?

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First of all, let me say that I'm sorry to hear of your situation.

 

You're probably not going to like my advice, but I'd say you have to do whatever it takes to get over her. Like you said, she probably isn't coming back. So it's better to move on and try to be happy rather than dwell on the past and what used to be.

 

I know it won't be easy, but do what you can. Take it one day at a time. It'll get better if you want it to.

 

Good luck!

 

~SS

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There is no quick and easy solution to your problem, unfortunately. :( This will be one of the most painful times in your life and the most scarring, but it is also going to be a time of unbelievable personal growth if you make use of it.

 

You won't like what I say, but hear me out. Although there is nothing you would like better than to feel the warmth of the relationship you used to share with this woman, that is not going to come back. For her to come back to you, she would need to admit to herself that she hurt you terribly; it sounds to me like she has put you and her love for you firmly in her past. She has moved on. People who cheat, however nice they might be as people, are liars. They lie to those around them, and worst of all, they lie to themselves. She has told herself over and over again that her relationship with you was already dead when she started this affair. In her mind, she considers her having an affair a favour; it's just putting a bullet in something that was dying already, effectively putting it out of its misery. So for her, it was likely a relief of sorts that she was found out. It meant she could finally "come clean".

 

The truth is, there is no "coming clean". What's done is done. She will have to live with, among other things, knowing that Christmas 2005 will always stand out in her child's memory for all the wrong reasons. She'll have to live with knowing that you have also been emotionally scarred by her actions, and that you will be a changed person because of it. She will have to live with her own cowardice. So cheating doesn't just hurt the cheater's spouse, it hurts the cheater herself. And the ripple effect touches many other people's lives as well.

 

Anyone who is so deep into her delsuional state of denial that she tears apart her family on Christmas Day of all days...and can sleep that night... is not going to turn around and face what she has done. I feel very badly for her, actually. The bottom line is that she is not mentally or emotionally healthy either, SwingHile. Any relationship you could strike with her while you are both in this state would simply be a desperate and futile attempt to piece back together a thing that was fundamentally flawed to begin with.

 

My advice would be to take this opportunity to become happy with yourself again. We come into this world alone, and inevitibly we leave it alone. And all in between, although others may touch our lives, our only constant companions are God and our own selves. Take this time to work on becoming the person you were meant to be. Do those things that you know you should do, and those things you have always been afraid to do. Get started on crossing items off your To-Do-Before-I-Die list. Once you are a whole person again, and see that you do not require any other human being to live a worthwhile life, you might consider adding someone again to your life.

 

At least, this is what I would do if I were you.

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All I can say is I am truly sorry. I would imagine the relationship she started with this other guy is doomed. He will most likely leave her when he's done having his fun with his new swing partner. The trust between them will never fully be there. A cheater is a cheater. It's just who they are.

 

Keep your head up

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Intuition897 your reading my mind. The things I know to be self evident at least, but choose to ignore because of empty hope. I guess I just needed to hear it from someone else. Your so veary right. Thank you. I also feel veary bad for her. Its not like her to be like this, I fear for her safety, and her sanity. You see.. She has a long family history of mental illness. Her father impaticularly is extremely bi polar. She grew up with her father cheating on her mother about 15 times that he would admit before her mother finaly left him. He would take her along sometimes to visit dadys friends. Living under the roof of a cop that was a severe controll freak and worked in forensics having to deal with grewsome murders on a day to day basis caused even worse problems for her. If it wasnt for her mother she would have probably grown up locked in the house never alowed to leave. He didnt handel the adult cases, he had to handel the children's murder cases. Needles to say he eventualy lost it, tried to kill himself several times and damn near succeded. So, you see why I fear for her. She's allways needed help, but she would never listen to me, now Im powerless to do anything at all except watch her fall, and pray she can pick herself back up. About 2 weeks after we found out she was pregnant with our son was when the shit hit the fan. I thought it was just hormonal, but it kept geting worse year after year. The anger, having to walk on egshells, nothing was good enough, everything had to be perfect, glass aways half empty, snaping about the smallest of issues, stop or go, pass or fail, no inbetween, panic attacks, anxiety attacks, verbaly abusive, anger anger anger, I became numb, and unfeeling. In a sense.. I guess I left her first, just never packed a bag, or cheated. I played my part I know. I never gave an inch, allways puting it back in her face, never backing down. She says that I played the part of a victm all the time, that I had no ambition, and that I never listened. The waters became muddy and unclear. I could no longer determin weather or not it was her being angry all the time or if it was me.

Your right funn. This guy may be a home wrecker, but Ive met him, he's not stupid. She left her husband of 7 years after everything she did. He couldnt posibly think that she wouldnt do the same to him as well.

Sexyshelby- Sound advice. Im allready doing everything I can to get over her, and maby some things I shouldnt. I found someone to have some temporary fun with, but unfortunatly I didnt expect 7 years of loyalty to haunt me in the middle of rebound sex. Opps. Way too soon to have tried that. I ended up asking her to stop. For some stupid reason I felt as though I was cheating. Made it up to her in the morning though. She was happy. Dont think Ill try that agian for a while.

Thank you all.

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Just a quick input here....you had mentioned that you wanted her back the way she used to be. Just remember that it will never be the same, with all the water that's gone under the bridge. Because of all that's happened, she'll never be that woman again, at the very least in your own mind.

 

It sounds like you are worrying about her alot (which you probably did the entire time you were together), and this may sound crass...but you need to start worrying about yourself. Make sure you are taking care of yourself physically and mentally. Probably rebound sex is more detrimental than good at this point, as I think you have already discovered.

 

I've said before, matters of the heart can be the best and worst times of our lives...I feel for you and hang in there !

 

Mrs LOL

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First, surely you have heard that you are NOT stupid for not seeing it coming. But I will say it again, you are not stupid. That is why they call it deceit. You trusted her and trust is a required component of any relationship. You will trust again, it will just most likely be someone else. Your child will ALWAYS be your child no matter the terms of a divorce. It will be up to you to determine to what degree you are his father, but he will always be your child and you will always be his father.

 

Having survived a few relationships gone bad and the loss you are feeling, I truely feel for you. It is not an easy road. I came to hate the term "process". I wanted to "fix" it. I wanted the problem to be solved. I wanted to be happy again. I wanted this and I wanted that. And I wanted it NOW. I am after all the GREAT FACILITATOR. Sadly, it is a process. There is hurt, anger, feelings of revenge, depression, withdrawal and one cycles through those emotions over and over again. Each time they change a bit, each day there are opportunities for healing and personal growth. But it is a process, and it takes time. See why I learned to hate that word. I am way too impatient for a "process". But that is truely what it is, a process to struggle through.

 

The good thing is, you don't have to do anything, beyond what is in front of you at any given moment. You don't have to have the next hour planned, you don't have to have tomorrow all planned out. Major decisions can be made when you are ready, and on your terms. There is the "one day at a time saying" and sometimes you may want to apply that to an hour at a time if need be. You can take all of this one step at a time. You can give yourself the time it takes to process things. Oh sure, there are things like work, and the like, there are things that demand your attention. But when you really break it down. You only need to do what is in front of you at that moment in time.

 

Have and keep a support sytem. Take care of yourself. Be your own best friend. Be kind to yourself. Do not make major decisions if you are hungry, angry lonely, or tired. There is an acronym in there. Often just being tired or hungry makes you feel sadder. Spend time with friends or family. Sometimes doing these things are most helpful when you least want to do them.

 

Notice that my focus is you? That is as it should be. Without taking care of yourself, you won't be any good to anyone else you care about, now or in the future. It is each persons responsibility.

 

Your wife had responsibilities as an adult. She failed some of those. But that is her deal, not yours. Each person is responsible as an adult for themselves. Own what you must in any breakdown of the relationship, but let her live and own what she must.

 

You can not take responsibility for another adult, thier decisions, or thier actions. Only your own. You can not win someone. You can not make them stay. The man she left you for, won nothing. An adult is a person free to make thier own choices and decisions. She made hers. A person chooses to be with you, be with another, or be alone. They make that choice. Control is an illusion. The only thing we control in life is ourselves,, our actions, and our reactions.

 

I agree with what others have said here. There is a ton of collective experience and wisdom here on the board.

 

A bit about myself. I endured a sum of 26 yrs of manipulative and unhealthy relationships called marriage. I looked about me and saw my friends in simular situations. I concluded that I hated women. They were after all, all the same. I know, I know, many women have concluded they hate men too. there really is not gender thing here. But I got healthier. I took some time for myself to learn and grow. I listened to those I felt were wiser. I struggled, I cried, I screamed at times. (usually at small rock venues, but hey to each his own) I got better. And,,,,,,I met a different sort of woman. The sort that I would have not seen or been open to before. Not all people are the same. But until I learned and grew, I was meeting all the same people. I am married to a most wonderful woman, a different sort of person, becuase I am different. I am truely humbled to be here today, alive, surviving, and happier than I ever thought possible. We are, in the lifestyle together, but that does not define us nor is it necessary. We currently enjoy it and the sharing of the discovery.

 

There is light at the end of the tunnel. There is reward to the process. You will be fine, you will survive. How you survive depends on you. We wish you the very best of fortune, the very best that the process has to offer, and the very least pain the process can bring.

 

Wish for you good things. My son, who lives in Virginia Beach, who watched his fathers struggles, is going through the exact same thing.

R and B

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Man, I can completely understand where you are coming from and how you feel. I was in a very similar situation about 9 years ago, but my wife left me for another woman. :( I knew it was going on for the last 18 months of our relationship and I actually even did the same things you did to try and keep the marriage together. We invited her into our bedroom for a threesome, but when we were talking about it the next few days it became apparent to me that she was not going to stop seeing this lady for anything. We had the same working arrangements as you did, I worked days and she worked night for the very same reasons, child care costs.

 

Needless to say, I called it quits and did many of the same things you have discribed. We have two small children.. or they were then anyways :D, and I too was worried that I would not get to spend much time with them. I made sure that this doesn't happen. I live less than 1/2 mile away from my children and I see them whenever I want to.

 

All I can say is that everyone's advice has been dead on. You need to take care of yourself here first and then and only then can you move on to a new relationship. It will not be with her, and even if it was, it will still be a new relationship, because the two of you will be different people that who you were before the break up.

 

The last thing that I will offer is this. Whatever you do, try to maintian a civil relationship with your ex-wife for the kids. Remember that you are no longer married to each other, so there really isn't anything left to fight about. My ex-wife and I now have a fantastic relationship. I consider her a good friend and we do speak on a weekly basis. We don't share anything with each other about our personal live or anything like that, but we do talk about our children everytime we talk to each other. We still understand that we are raising the children, just in two different houses now. It can be done, but it isn't anything that will be solved in a single day, week or month. Time is the only thing that can heal the wounds that you have. Don't blame yourself for what happened, it was not your fault. Trust me, it took me along time to figure that one out. :D

 

Good luck and if nothing else, stick around here. These people are some of the best people I have ever met. Even if you are only partially interested in the lifestyle, I really thing there is alot to learn about relationships, communitcation and life in general from this community.

 

-Van

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SwingHile, from personal experience I can tell you "move-on". For two years prior to our divorce my ex was "finding herself"... well it involved finding herself with my best friend and then a coworker, who she eventually left me for, had a child with, and divorced a couple of years later.

 

We split-up in 1996 for a couple of months so she could "find herself" after I found out about her affair with her coworker. We got back together right before Thanksgiving, didn't even have sex again until Valentines Day, then not again until my birthday in June, then split-up for good at the end of July 1997. I lost 40 lbs. I didn't need to lose, I had stomache problems, couldn't concentrate on work, obsessed about her. And I can tell you without a doubt that when it was finally over for good, we moved out of our place together into our own places, it was like a thousand pounds had been removed from my back.

 

I never realized how screwed-up our relationship was until I was far enough back to see the big picture.

 

I thought I'd never find anyone else, I thought she was the only one, etc. But I met Mrs. WS some time later and we have been together ever since. And our relationship is so much healthier. I thank the powers that be everyday that everything ended-up like it did. Give it a few months and keep talking with your therapist and you'll feel the same way. You just need to get th fire in your belly back and realize that your self worth is not wrapped-up in the relationship with your ex-wife.

 

Mr. WS

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Is the guy that she has in mind to swing with also the guy she works with? I would have a problem with that since they already have a work relationship. What if things do not go well and you end it. They still have to see each other every day. It's easier to make friends with the people who swing with you than it is to make your friends into swingers.

 

But I do wish you good luck no matter how you decide to approach it.

 

Welcome

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I agree with all above... don't confuse familiarity with love... or what you wish a person was... or remember them being ( or believed them to be... the idea of "her") with the reality of WHO THEY ARE>

 

Allow yourself to hate her for what she did... she deserves it... you have to go through all the same emotions that you do with any death... and hating what she did and her for doing it ... ( Instead of yourself) is part of that.

 

You have to acknowledge that appropriate hate... before you can forgive it, or not...but before you can move past it to a working relationship with her for the sake of your kids.

 

In so far as meds and therapists go... yep...take what you need when you need it, so you can work hard to get by it with your therapist... AND LAWYERS ( you need a good one... she is up the creek on this one... were I live, she would loose the kids just do to the fact he is bi and in the lifestyle) help.

 

Best Wishes... been there... sorta... done that... survived and thrived. You will too.

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RMRx2-- The process. Couldnt find a word for it till now. Your right. It was slow at first. I wouldnt allow myself to be angry and hate her for what she's done to me and our little family. So I was stuck in a part of that loop untill I just recently let it all out instead of beging and crying for her to come back. I feel better although now the process seems to be speeding up and now I go through a range of emotions in one day instead of draging them out by trying to force myself to feel differently than I realy do. I hate to say it, but allowing myself to hate her makes me feel better. I have never understood the fact that in order to truly hate someone you must also love them at the same time. I've told her what I think of her, what she's done to our family, our friends, and our son. Agian it fell on def ears. Allthough she appologized agian for hurting me and what she has done, but I told her she was full of it and that she obviously was not otherwise she wouldnt have done what she did or left me for him on christmas day. I finnaly told her that I was no longer in love with her, that I hate her, and that I will allways love her for the beautifull little life we created together. That was by far the hardest thing I think I've ever had to say to anyone.

Now I move on. Right after I scream in my pillow, hit a few walls, and cry like a baby one more time. ::P:

 

Bodyscape--- Thank you. :kissface: You where right. I think I've found a light at the end of the tunnel now. Fueled by my true emotions instead of what once was. :cool:

 

I am now on a mission. A mission to find myself. Who I am and what I want In life. I have a veary large to do list and now I am free to do as I wish without her telling me what to do anymore. Free at last, free at last, O lordie free at last. I have to say that I've allways been a one person man. Never allowing myself the pleasure to indulge in the fantasies I've kept stuffed in a closet in my head. I know theres a bi couple out there somewhere that would absolutly adore me. facelick

That will be part of finding myself I think. Maby someday I'll find a partner along the way who will want a good looking, sensitive, overly loving man. But not yet. In the mean time I'm gonna have a lot of fun, and make a lot of money.

Thank you all agian.

S

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It is good to hear... I am glad you made it through one of the most difficult passages in life.

 

And there is someone out there who will feel blessed to have you and thank god every day that she was such a moron.

 

Just give it time.

 

~Cat

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RMRx2-- The process. Couldnt find a word for it till now. Your right. It was slow at first.

 

a favorite band of mine,,,and one that was truely helpful,,,,is Blue October, have followed them for several years (blueoctober.com) might read a little about Justin and an interview he did recently,,I say that becuase he speaks to his first album,,,,,,,,,,The Answers,,,,,and how looking back,,,,,he was no where near the answers. BTW, his music speaks volumns to those with simular relationship issues,,,,,,most cathartic stuff

 

It is a process,,,,,,,I hated that term,,,,,,,but it is.

 

Glad to here you are working through some things, you will for awhile. Don't be rough on yourself if you think one day you are past a point, and the next,,,find yourself right back there,,,,it is a process. Guess that is my whole point in writing again,,,,,,,,,to reasure you that it is quite normal to be up and down,,,,alot for a good while.

 

Let yourself feel and work through the stuff. It goes quicker, and you come out better for it.

 

Keep us posted and remember to take care of yourself. Remember that you only have to do what is before you at any given time, and that you can call time out too if you need to. Killing bowling pins was always theraputic. Get exercise too,,,,,,,brings about positive endorphins,,,,,,killing bowling pins works for exercise too, lol. Exercise also makes you tired enough to sleep and get rest. Remember to pace any decisions you need to make,,,,,,,there is always time to react. Make sure you are not hungry, angry, lonely or tired when you do have to make decisions.

 

Wishing you the very best, mr rmrx2

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