Topic : Is This Normal?

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Created on : Friday, July 01, 2005, 05:19:40 pm
Author : dataimport
Your partner asked you to do WHAT? Some things are taboo. Some things are common but just not discussed. Where does your sex life fit in?

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July 7, 2008, 11:03 am PDT

Shaving Your Genitals?

This is a little embarrasing to ask but I figure we are all adults here, so here's the situation.  My husband shaves his genitals and says that he prefers it this way because it just feels much cleaner and more sanitary.  I have no problem with this and in fact I actually prefer it too.  The only thing is that he wants me to do the same.  He would prefer that I shave off the pubic hair and says that it would turn him on more.  He's not forcing me into doing anything I don't want to do, but I know that this is what he prefers.  The only thing is, do many women actually do this?  Is this the norm now?  I never thought so until my husband and a friend of his got onto the topic of sex and my husband's friend said that every woman he's ever been with shaved their genitals and that he prefered a woman who did this.  Is this how most men feel towards this issue?  I've considered doing it but I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet.  I would like to please my husband more, but I'm just not sure how comfortable I would feel if I did this.  If I knew this was a common practice I would feel more comfortable doing it.  Any thoughts?

 
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July 7, 2008, 11:09 am PDT

Derogatory Name-Calling

Hey all,

Thanks in advance for your input.  I've been dating my BF for a year and a half, and we have a fantastic relationship and awesome sex life.  We've had maybe four or five small disagreements the entire time we've been dating, but those were all small, unimportant, and resolved within a few minutes -- and none have ever been about sex.

Until now.

Yesterday during sex my BF called me the five-letter word for a female dog (don't want to get my post removed for typing the actual word, LOL).  I was -- and still am -- shocked.  First of all, I'm openly feminist and take extreme issue with people using words that twist female sexuality into something negative or degrading.  Second, I recently cut off a male friend for calling me the same word like fivef times in a two minute span for simply being assertive during a disagreement, and my BF was supportive of me and said he couldn't believe anyone would ever use that about anyone, let alone someone they care about.  And yet, not even two months later, my BF used the word during sex with the woman he is supposedly in love with.

I told my BF that if he ever calls me that or anything similar ever again, we're done.  We discussed it for about half an hour, and he was pretty upset, tearing up and not looking at me.  He apologized and said that "it just came out", that he doesn't know why he said it, but that as soon as he said it he knew it was wrong.  Yet, if I wouldn't have said anything about it -- I did so about ten minutes afterwards because I wasn't sure if I had misheard him saying "hips" or not -- he wouldn't have said anything to me about it or apologized, etc. 

I feel really upset and betrayed by the whole thing.  I feel weird touching him now (we spent the rest of the day together, like seven hours) -- we touched three times and each time it made my skin crawl.  I literally got physically nauseous after we kissed when he left, and it was just a quick peck on the lips, not even the normal passionate kissing.  At this point I can't even imagine being sexually intimate with him again -- and it's not like I'm inhibited, I'm VERY open sexually, moreso than my BF is, especially when we first started dating.  I just feel like a line was crossed, and I'm scared we can't fix it.  I've been on the verge of tears since it happend like 24 hours ago.  Am I overreacting?  Is this type of thing normal for guys?  Is my reaction normal?  I've been with a number of guys since I started dating 11 years ago but have never dealt with anything of this nature before -- and never expected to either.  Any advice or comments or help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading!
 
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July 7, 2008, 11:19 am PDT

Shaving

Quote From: eternal_love

This is a little embarrasing to ask but I figure we are all adults here, so here's the situation.  My husband shaves his genitals and says that he prefers it this way because it just feels much cleaner and more sanitary.  I have no problem with this and in fact I actually prefer it too.  The only thing is that he wants me to do the same.  He would prefer that I shave off the pubic hair and says that it would turn him on more.  He's not forcing me into doing anything I don't want to do, but I know that this is what he prefers.  The only thing is, do many women actually do this?  Is this the norm now?  I never thought so until my husband and a friend of his got onto the topic of sex and my husband's friend said that every woman he's ever been with shaved their genitals and that he prefered a woman who did this.  Is this how most men feel towards this issue?  I've considered doing it but I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet.  I would like to please my husband more, but I'm just not sure how comfortable I would feel if I did this.  If I knew this was a common practice I would feel more comfortable doing it.  Any thoughts?

I saw your message after I posted my own query. :)

I've been shaving since I first starting having sex regularly at age 17 -- so like eight years ago.  And it's the best thing I've ever done for my sex life.  First of all, your husband will be more willing (and able) to go down on you.  It's difficult and unpleasant to go down on someone who has hair in the way, and even if you trim rather than shave, the hair is still there.  Oral will feel even better when you do, and your husband will become even better at it than he already is.

There are only two downsides to shaving: one, especially when you first start, you'll get cut a lot.  And when bodily secretions touch those cuts -- especially his -- it is extremely painful.  But, in a few months you'll get used to shaving and what cut yourself as much.  I now cut myself maybe once, maybe twice, a year.  I just have to be careful during sex when I do.

The other downside is that pubic hair grows back way faster than leg hair.  So, you may shave in the shower in the morning but by night time when you're more likely to be home and having sex, you'll already be prickly.  And being prickly -- especially when your husband may also be prickly, both near his genitals and also on his chin -- can feel strange, kind of straddling painful and itchy, and can detract from the sexual experience if you're not careful.  You'll have learn how have both intercourse and oral sex more carefully in regards to skin scraping against skin.

Despite the cons, though -- speaking from experience, it's totally worth it to shave.  It just takes some getting used to. :) Good luck!


 
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July 7, 2008, 7:15 pm PDT

Is This Normal?

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  Penis size never mattered to me until I met my ex, he was around 6-7in and good girth size and we had a very wild and wonderful sex life.  Now I'm married to the most wonderful man I could ever ask for he gives me anything and everything and my life is by far the best it's ever been.  However after being with my ex, when my husband and I have sex his size does nothing for me, I can't even feel him.  This makes me turned off to sex and I hate that as I love the feel and rush ones gets from having sex.

   My husband and I have had numerous talks about our sex life and the fact that it doesn't feel good to me, and it's because of his size.  I feel very very horrible that we have no sex life, but I can't enjoy it when I feel nothing.   Help, what can I do to make our sex life feel better with out making my husband feel even worse about his size?

Sounds like you aren't getting enough foreplay.  When you org** before entry it tightens all your muscles.  Different positions will help also.

 
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July 7, 2008, 7:23 pm PDT

Is This Normal?

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Hey all,

Thanks in advance for your input.  I've been dating my BF for a year and a half, and we have a fantastic relationship and awesome sex life.  We've had maybe four or five small disagreements the entire time we've been dating, but those were all small, unimportant, and resolved within a few minutes -- and none have ever been about sex.

Until now.

Yesterday during sex my BF called me the five-letter word for a female dog (don't want to get my post removed for typing the actual word, LOL).  I was -- and still am -- shocked.  First of all, I'm openly feminist and take extreme issue with people using words that twist female sexuality into something negative or degrading.  Second, I recently cut off a male friend for calling me the same word like fivef times in a two minute span for simply being assertive during a disagreement, and my BF was supportive of me and said he couldn't believe anyone would ever use that about anyone, let alone someone they care about.  And yet, not even two months later, my BF used the word during sex with the woman he is supposedly in love with.

I told my BF that if he ever calls me that or anything similar ever again, we're done.  We discussed it for about half an hour, and he was pretty upset, tearing up and not looking at me.  He apologized and said that "it just came out", that he doesn't know why he said it, but that as soon as he said it he knew it was wrong.  Yet, if I wouldn't have said anything about it -- I did so about ten minutes afterwards because I wasn't sure if I had misheard him saying "hips" or not -- he wouldn't have said anything to me about it or apologized, etc. 

I feel really upset and betrayed by the whole thing.  I feel weird touching him now (we spent the rest of the day together, like seven hours) -- we touched three times and each time it made my skin crawl.  I literally got physically nauseous after we kissed when he left, and it was just a quick peck on the lips, not even the normal passionate kissing.  At this point I can't even imagine being sexually intimate with him again -- and it's not like I'm inhibited, I'm VERY open sexually, moreso than my BF is, especially when we first started dating.  I just feel like a line was crossed, and I'm scared we can't fix it.  I've been on the verge of tears since it happend like 24 hours ago.  Am I overreacting?  Is this type of thing normal for guys?  Is my reaction normal?  I've been with a number of guys since I started dating 11 years ago but have never dealt with anything of this nature before -- and never expected to either.  Any advice or comments or help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for reading!
We all make mistakes in our lives and sometimes that hurts the ones we love.  Maybe he was just trying his hand at talking dirty or being a dom, for something new.  Either way, he knows what he said wasn't a good thing to say and by the sounds of it feels really bad.  I am sure it won't happen again.  It is time to forgive him and give him another chance.  I have been married 25 years and if that is the worse thing he does, then you have a good man there. 
 
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July 7, 2008, 7:27 pm PDT

Is This Normal?

Quote From: pennywidmore

I saw your message after I posted my own query. :)

I've been shaving since I first starting having sex regularly at age 17 -- so like eight years ago.  And it's the best thing I've ever done for my sex life.  First of all, your husband will be more willing (and able) to go down on you.  It's difficult and unpleasant to go down on someone who has hair in the way, and even if you trim rather than shave, the hair is still there.  Oral will feel even better when you do, and your husband will become even better at it than he already is.

There are only two downsides to shaving: one, especially when you first start, you'll get cut a lot.  And when bodily secretions touch those cuts -- especially his -- it is extremely painful.  But, in a few months you'll get used to shaving and what cut yourself as much.  I now cut myself maybe once, maybe twice, a year.  I just have to be careful during sex when I do.

The other downside is that pubic hair grows back way faster than leg hair.  So, you may shave in the shower in the morning but by night time when you're more likely to be home and having sex, you'll already be prickly.  And being prickly -- especially when your husband may also be prickly, both near his genitals and also on his chin -- can feel strange, kind of straddling painful and itchy, and can detract from the sexual experience if you're not careful.  You'll have learn how have both intercourse and oral sex more carefully in regards to skin scraping against skin.

Despite the cons, though -- speaking from experience, it's totally worth it to shave.  It just takes some getting used to. :) Good luck!


lol after 26 years together, my husband is lucky if I shave my legs let alone anything else (except underarms which are done daily).  Shaving is a new thing, not really my generation.  I think it was started by swimmers to make it easier to be in the suits.  It is just hair and will grow back if you don't like it, but with the cuts, then you have a better chance to get the stds like hepititis and HIV so beware.
 
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July 7, 2008, 10:40 pm PDT

Is This Normal?

Do we really have to edit out sexual e terminology on this board now?
 
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July 10, 2008, 8:44 am PDT

nonparticipation during sex

How do you deal with a husband that does not participate during sex.  He does not want to initiate it, that is up to me, ("to show me that you want to").  Sex is ALWAYS the same, he stands in front of me until I ask what he wants, he says "Sex, unles you dont want to", then I have to wait while he showers, then he lays on the bed flat on his back and waits for me to get on top, do all the work (when I say all the work I mean kissing, touching, moving, etc.) while he lays there and does nothing, not even lifting his hands.  He does not try to kiss me, touch me, or even move.  I have asked him if he is going to participate and he says he thought he was.  Then we finish with me giving him oral sex, as soon as he is finished he jumps up and cleans himself off. He does not insert his tongue in my mouth when kissing me.  He does not give me oral sex, he does not participate in foreplay.  He wants to "peck" at me all the time but most of the time he misses my mouth and when he does hit my mouth he barely kisses me.  I have talked to him about all of this over and over and he just says that he doesnt know what I am talking about.  I have asked him to do ANYTHING different in the bedroom,  because I have a problem with my having to do everything.  We are currently at a standoff regarding sex.  We have been married for  5 years, it is the second marriage for both of us.

 

We have both been married once before, me for 21 years and he for 13 years.  I was divorced for 4 years and he was divorced for 10 years.

 
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July 13, 2008, 9:39 pm PDT

Is this Normal?

Hello...

I have been married for 1 & 1/2 year now. After marriage we were together for only 10 days. In that period we didnt had sex. After 10 days he came to US. & then after 1 year I came & joined him. for 4 months we were together but in that period also we didnt had sex. now again because of my job we are living at 2 different places. I asked him the reason then he told me that he had some tension & because of that he was not able to concentrate on sex life. I am going back after 10-15 days & now  he is assuring me our sexlife will be very good. we will enjoy every moment. but still I am worried. & many thoughts are coming in my mind. please help me.

 
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July 18, 2008, 6:47 am PDT

Is This Normal?

I have been married two years. My husband is affectionate. Loves to hold hands, put his arm around me etc...But when it comes to long passionate kisses and sex...he is very timid. We have averaged sex appx once a week since getting married however it was like scheduled sex, the same day everyweek, early morning etc...If  I tried to initiate sex inbetween the one day a week I get eye rolling like a kid, hissing, and remarks like dont touch me, I am not in the mood....When I try to kiss him passionately he withdraws from the kiss before I do..Now I am noticing that our sex is turning into every two weeks and right now it has been 3 weeks, the longest ever. He does not have any physical problem. If I can get past his "I'm not in the mood" everything works perfect. He says he is very happy and loves me. He can not imagine life without me. I know he is not cheating...there are no signs of cheating here. But if he loves me, why can he not see how hurt I am by this behavior and feeling of worry? I have never been in a realtionship where the man is not in the mood alot. He does drink alot of beer and sometimes prefers to sit in bed and do this while watching TV then to put it down and make love to me instead...I do not know what to do, he will not go to counseling and I am taking this extremely personal. I am attractive and fit and even his male peers constantly tell him how lucky he is to have me..They wish they could have me, but my husband does and pushes me away constantly. ANY ADVICE?

 

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