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What is your relationship with your sexual life?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) October 29th, 2009

How do you feel about your sexuality? Do you fight it? Are you completely comfortable with it? Have you ever been worried by it for one reason or another? And no matter what the case, how did you come to have those feelings—i.e., what is the history of your acceptance (or not) of your sexuality? What is the history of your personal expression of sexuality?

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jbfletcherfan's avatar

I’m good with it. I have some issues, but I’m okay with it.

judochop's avatar

I know this girl Rosey and her five sisters. The Palm family. They lurve me good.

MacBean's avatar

I’m good with my sexuality. My problem is that my body doesn’t match it, which makes things difficult.

FutureMemory's avatar

It’s sorely lacking anyone to share it with. I’m open to volunteers tho, PM me if interested.

mclaugh's avatar

when i was younger i used to wonder about my sexuality and i think everybody does at some point..i used to wonder if i was bisexual or gay but after the past couple years and getting to know myself i know that i am completely straight. but that doesnt mean that im not comfortable telling another girl that shes pretty or that i cant think she has a nice bum or whatever. lol im very open and honest about everything.

DominicX's avatar

I definitely went through some trials, being homosexual. When I was 14 I had completely not accepted it and decided that the only way to continue through life was to hide it and pretend to be heterosexual. That was a horrible idea and luckily I’ve given that up and I have accepted it. It was simply a product of misunderstanding and inexperience, but I have changed since then. I do not fight it, certainly, as evidenced by the fact that I have a boyfriend and he has gone through similar things. I am comfortable with it and I don’t let anyone tell me that I need to change; there’s nothing to change—it’s just the way I am.

CMaz's avatar

I am a product of my life experiences.
I am good with that and my sexual appreciation that comes with it.

Thammuz's avatar

Good ol’ boring straight guy.
I never “came to terms” with my sexuality, and i always had a strong libido, ever since i can remember.

Probably also because i had to take male growth hormones as a kid because i wasn’t developing fast enough (to counter the fact that i had a “loose” testicle, so to say. The scrotum wasn’t properly closed yet so we had to fix it with “outside help”)

Facade's avatar

I guess I’m ok with it. I’m probably a 1.75 on the Kinsey scale.

ItalianPrincess1217's avatar

I’m secretly very sexual but I don’t often express it to my s/o. I have plenty of fantasies that are always bouncing around in my head but never carried out in real life.

Bluefreedom's avatar

I’m very comfortable with my sexuality and my relationship with Rosey and her five sisters has always been nice. I see that she’s already been mentioned in another response but that’s just an indication of how much she gets around. It’s all good.

cyn's avatar

I’m really comfy with my sexuality and my relationship with rosie’s nephew and the 2 other brothers.

CMaz's avatar

Rosie never did much for me…

But her sister did!

jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities's avatar

I don’t know who this Rosie is, but I usually just use my hand.

nxknxk's avatar

It kind of snuck up on me. In retrospect I can see it slowly, like, taking form or whatever. But back then it was as if I’d awoken one morning to find myself transformed into a no not a giant insect but a gay kid.

For this reason I am always more or less aware of my sexuality, maybe even acutely, suspicious that I will wake up again and discover that I am newly desirous of some taboo object. So it still worries me, to answer that question. Sexuality is an amorphous thing.

My gayness started for me as an awareness of the fact that some boys my age (8–10 then) were better looking than others. Then it became an appreciation for those that were better looking. Then it eventually became an interest in those that were better looking. Meanwhile I was trying to entertain fantasies about girls, but they were vague and half-assed. And then one summer there were certain facilitators and relationships that revealed to me what it was I… was. And that was that.

DominicX's avatar

@nxknxk

That’s pretty much how it happened for me. I remember trying to entertain fantasies of girls (my thoughts were that I just hadn’t developed yet and that soon I would be attracted to girls) but it didn’t work.

drdoombot's avatar

I used to feel guilty about my masturbation, but as I grew older, I started to realize that everyone did it, but no one talked about it. I remember a conversation about sex in high school with my group of friends and I said something along the lines of “everyone does it, right?” The look the faces of my friends told the whole story: they were feeling just as guilty as I did and went on to pretend that they didn’t masturbate. I felt a little embarrassed at the time, but I got over it as soon as I started having regular sex: every woman I’ve ever been with seems to think I have a magic penis. All that practice was worth it, guilt be damned.

patg7590's avatar

@drdoombot do you shoot glitter or something? magic penis?

Sarcasm's avatar

I’m quite comfortable with my heterosexuality. No doubt in my mind that I love women and not men.

I’m in the same situation as @FutureMemory though.

pinkparaluies's avatar

Yep. Quite comfortable with my sexuality. Not that I’m having any sex. But thats another story. LOL

HGl3ee's avatar

I am very comfortable with my body and my sexuality. I throughly enjoy the company of both men and women; but have found my soul-mate in the man I am now with.

When I was in kindergarten is when my sexual development really started. Now, I was a very quiet, shy, and introverted little girl. Never upset my teacher and was a bit of a “goody-two-shoes”. Well, one day my parents we’re called into the school to speak with the principal and me. Guess it turns out, I was having a grande time running around with the boys at recess; grabbing them and kissing them. I had a “boyfriend” when I was two and started to explore myself when I was only seven. My best friend and I loved to play house. I started masterbating when I was only nine and started having sex when I was fifteen.

Everything started, what I feel like for me, quick and very young but it was in no way a bad thing. I’m proud of myself for enbracing it and enjoying my body. I now love my body for exactly what it is: My temple<3 Although, I was so young when I became sexually active, I was not foolish about it. I read and read and read; any and all books I could get my paws on. Went to the doctor had a good QnA session and took all the possible precautions I could.

Then as I began to develop and explore all the different parts of what sex really is I found the world of BDSM. (I get shivers thinking about that night ;)) As I went deeper and deeper into this “world” I found myself falling in love with the beautiful and erotic art of it all. The more I discovered the more I wanted to try and play. Tried being a submissive and was Sir’s kitten for awhile, but that crumbled with my very strong and firm personality, independence and mind. Being a Domme has given me so much happiness and wonder, it’s truly amazing. My soul-mate has discovered he was a submissive on his own; and we connected in so many deep ways; right down to the fact that our personal BDSM style mirrors one another beautifuly.

The wonderful world of sexuality is a fantastic journey that I have enjoyed from the beginning and I’m looking forward to the rest of the road ^_^

Alright, now that you all know more about me then most any of my friends I’ll shush up! Much lurve! – LB

mowens's avatar

Interesting question for me…. Long answer short. No. But it is different then you probably think.

I consider myself gay. I wasn’t always this way, and I am different from every gay guy I know. I considered myself straight until my 22nd birthday. I never had a serious girlfriend, and to be honest girls always have (and still do) frighten me. Every time I had a chance to do anything with a girl, (which happened every so often) I would get scared and run away. Every girl I liked, treated me like dirt.

Anyway, on my birthday I was drinking way more then I should have—and to make a long story a little bit shorter, I ended up going home with this random girl at this bar. I went back to her place, and I was so excited that I wasn’t going to be a virgin anymore I wasn’t prepared for what happened next. Nothing really could have. We were both lying naked in her bed…and she slammed me in the nuts as hard as she could with her fist, and then proceeded to grab them and twist them. I had bruises the next day it places I didn’t think I could get bruises. Since that night, I haven’t chased after any girls. November will be my 26th birthday. Now with guys its a lot easier, I know what they want. I can see what they are thinking, and it is pretty much an easy time getting what I want from them, and vis versa. However, whenever anything serious comes up where a guy actually likes me, I disappear. I’m not an asshole by nature, but when i get scared I am.

My gay friends always say I am straight, and I cannot help but think that maybe I don’t go after girls because I am afraid. That would explain why I can’t take any relationship with a guy seriously. I would love to have a wife… settle down and have kids. I would be faithful, honest, and true. The problem is I am still afraid to talk to girls I think are attractive. I have no problem however picking up guys I think are attractive. I am confident, and I know exactly what to say.

Thats a lot of words so I am just going to stop rambling. :)

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

I understand its relative importance in the world. Sex is pretty awesome but it’s just about urges and chemicals.

Capt_Bloth's avatar

It never occurred to me that I should feel guilty about my sexuality. I’ve always been comfortable with it, it’s just another part of me.
I have been surprised many times in my life at how my sexual desires change, though. The things I like now are completely different from what I used to like, in fact most of the stuff that really turns me on now would have disgusted me out a few years back.

patg7590's avatar

@Capt_Bloth could you elaborate?

JLeslie's avatar

@mowens What an awful experience on your birthday. Nothing worse than being unsure about the opposite sex, and then your first big encounter you get a crazy woman. I would remind you that your current fear is based on a crazy one night stand. You didn’t know her. I feel confident that if you developed a meaningful relationship with a woman, or a man, whichever, the sex would naturally follow. I hope you are able to find what you want. Maybe you are bi, but I would not worry about labels, no need to discriminate at all, you can be open to both genders. The gay community tends to dismiss people who say they are bisexual, and I too could be totally wrong about that “label,” I am not trying to thrust it upon you. I have a female family member who is bi, would prefer to have a long term relationship with a woman, but winds up in relationships with men all of the time. The gay community also tends to lean towards being born gay, especially gay men, but I think sexuality and sexual preferences can change throughout ones life.

hungryhungryhortence's avatar

*How do you feel about your sexuality?
I understand it, I accept it, I do the best I know to be responsible with it.

*Do you fight it?
No though I often supress it, it hasn’t caused me more grief than Joy.

*Are you completely comfortable with it?
No, not completely. Ideally I’d like to be less geared towards feeling affection, acceptance, bonding and love through sex so I don’t drive my partner crazy but on the upside, the way I’m wired has made me very choosy and careful about my sexual involvements and I kind of like that.

*Have you ever been worried by it for one reason or another?
Only in that my high sex drive would be a turn off for some, that there are men intimidated by a woman with higher drives than they have.

*And no matter what the case, how did you come to have those feelings—i.e., what is the history of your acceptance (or not) of your sexuality?
It was just a few years ago when I was able to correalate my lack of affection in childhood to how I express myself and receive emotions during sex. Now that it makes sense, I’m more comfortable to hold back.

*What is the history of your personal expression of sexuality?
I had to really examine my attractions and think ahead, weigh what would be best for me and most fair to other people in order to have a mode of action. My decision has been to pursue sex only when I think there will be a longterm involvement be that a more sexual or full fledged relationship; one time deals haven’t appealed.

Grisaille's avatar

I’m with @The_Compassionate_Heretic here. It’s fine and awesome, but it’s just a physical urge, and nothing more.

Also, my penis has gotten me more in trouble than satisfaction lately. Damn after-drama completely kills the memory of a night of passion and fun. I’ve been ignoring my libido, as it has become a nuisance.

IBERnineD's avatar

@Grisaille ooo this sounds like juicy gossip, prepare to elaborate the next time I talk to you! :)

Grisaille's avatar

I think you know already, actually. Maybe?

You know my memory is shot. Talk later, I don’t want to get in trouble (read: annoy) people again.

JONESGH's avatar

I’m comfortable with my sexuality, and sex is nice.

Capt_Bloth's avatar

@patg7590 Maybe, do you want all the nasty detils or just a brief synopsis?

Simone_De_Beauvoir's avatar

well now I’m kind of uncomfortable with Rosie’s sexuality

anywho, I never knew anything was wrong with my sexual attractions and I had plenty ever since I was little…then someone said that being bisexual (never heard that word before) is fucked up…then him and all his stupid little friends stopped being friends with me…I was angry at them but never at myself..since that point I always supported people with different than straight sexualities..especially in my high school…i was very open and took a girl to the prom…we got hassled a lot…but so what…fuck ‘em…in college i truly began social activism for the lgbt and intersex communities…i began to identify as queer and gender non-conformant…still always felt that it suited me best…was always very sexual, never any shame..the only shame I ever felt in connection to my sexual life was when I was little and mom caught me masturbating in the shower with the water and took me to the doctor who told her to leave me alone…I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was diseased for years after…thanks mom

Psychedelic_Zebra's avatar

This Rosie Palm and her five sisters I always thought it was her five daughters really gets around. I mean, that bitch is a real slut, isn’t she? Next time she shows up here, I’m wearing a condom!

and the image of several of you who admitted to ‘beating the bishop’, ‘stroking the dolphin’, ‘pounding Percy in your palm’, and ‘waxing the dragon’ has gotten me to swear off sex altogether. Thanks guys!

SuperMouse's avatar

@Psychedelic_Zebra I was going to say the same thing, this Rosie seems to be seeing a lot of action. I wonder if she ever wears herself out. I also wonder how she gets her sisters to do it with her every single time.

I spent a long, long, long time being alienated from my sexuality. Thanks to being told I was boring in the sack, or that I was out of shape, or whatever, I had pretty much forgotten about it. Nowadays my sexuality is one of my closest friends. We enjoy each other’s company very much. I came around to this way of thinking after spending time with someone who truly loves me and accepts me and makes me feel 100% safe. Little did I know that there was a crazy (monogamous – always monogamous) sex kitten in there just waiting to be let out!

Psychedelic_Zebra's avatar

@SuperMouse there is a crazy sex creature in all of us. Sometimes it just takes the right lion tamer to bring that beast out!

patg7590's avatar

@Capt Bloth the messy details of course

Bluefreedom's avatar

@Psychedelic_Zebra. Rosey and company and I have an agreement. As long as I keep their surfaces well trimmed, they promise to maintain a firm grip. It’s a comfortable arrangement.

And you’re right, she’s very slutty and a bad influence on her sisters. I totally disregard that thought, though, when she’s working me over so that it won’t spoil the moment.

The_Compassionate_Heretic's avatar

This is where I stopped following

wundayatta's avatar

I’m kind of amazed that masturbation is still an issue of controversy. When I was a kid, it was coming out into the light of day, and the articles all said that guilt and other complexes about masturbation weren’t healthy. It was fine to masturbate. I remembering being proud of myself for not feeling guilty about it. One of the few things I had pride in and one of the few things I wasn’t guilty about.

nebule's avatar

…it’s superfluous most of the time

Thammuz's avatar

@daloon Is it an issue? I’m asking because in italy it isn’t an issue and i hasn’t been for a long time, then again you get desensitized when you have some old fart telling you “it’s bad, you will go blind” over and over, and sicne we have the pope you can see how we really have been desensitized on a LOT of issues…

Violet's avatar

gets better every day

TexasDude's avatar

Admittedly, I’m extremely uncomfortable with my sexuality. Not my sexual orientation, but my own personal experiences and conceptions. I’m getting better at coping with this, however.

Violet's avatar

@Fiddle_Playing_Creole_Bastard -not your sexual orientation? Are you unsure?

SABOTEUR's avatar

Oh, we have a casual, ongoing relationship.

It drops by whenever it feels like it; I just wait until it returns.

I think about it a lot, though.

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MRSHINYSHOES's avatar

Intense. ;)

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