I Told My Husband What He Wants to Try in Bed Is Out of the Question. Then He Accused Me of Being “Selfish.”
55 years, 3 months ago

I Told My Husband What He Wants to Try in Bed Is Out of the Question. Then He Accused Me of Being “Selfish.”

Slate  

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. —In a Shitty Situation Dear in a Shitty Situation, Incorporating feces into sex isn’t appealing to you, so treat this like you would any other sex act that squicks you out enough you pass on participating. Perhaps he’s experiencing a full-on fetishistic disorder—meaning, an interest so strong that it’s causing him distress and qualifies as a mental health disorder under the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. If you feel like it’s veering into worrying territory, try leading with your concern for how fixated he is and suggesting he talk with a qualified sex therapist who can help him get a grip on his desires, and help him accept that you aren’t interested in participating. But if your husband is generally pushy, coercive, and otherwise manipulative, maybe the disgust you’re feeling right now is the impetus you need to consider making some bigger changes—and moving on.

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