The Single Male who is Married

ok, last night I was chatting with a guy who is married but his wife doesn't swing. I asked him if she knew what he was doing, he said yes she did and that she didn't have a problem with it as long as she knew where he was and when he would be getting home.

First off, that sounds like a Mother to me not a wife. My Mom always wanted to know where I was and what I was doing.

Secondly, is this common? I'm thinking that there can't be much of a marriage there if she's willing to let him go off on his own.

Also, gut instinct says NO, No, No to me

We steer clear of these and I guess it's because mainly we don't want "drama" as it's put. There are too many factors in play for us here and this goes the same with females who play separately and their husband doesn't play:

They could be cheating and we wouldn't "really" ever know unless we met the wife/husband in person.

Jealousy issues on their part

We like couples playing together because of the whole security thing. We feel secure about them and there is no ambiguity on either couples parts. He/she could tell her a bunch of lies or us and we'd never know.

Just not worth it to us There are plenty of fish in the sea!

We have run into several of those types through ads.

While we repect their honesty we still don't play with that type of situation.

Too many issues IMO.

Diot Naughty's.

Let me ask you this, if you were in this situation, would you care? I am certain I would.

we would shy away from the situation for all the above reasons also.......drama is one word we try to leave out of our vocabulary. we are not judging the morals of the situation......just the dynamics.

the ONLY way we "might" consider the situation any differently would be for us to already know the couple......and hear from the wife in person that he was free to play on a particular evening, and even then we would have quite a bit of hesitancy.

That's my general feeling about him too.

We only do couples too, but he was trying to convince me otherwise. I still am not really willing to go there especially with the situation he's in. That just makes me feel too uncomfortable.

I'm not desperate anyways, I have other friends that we meet regularly now and he can just go take his baggage somewhere else.

Smart move Atilla, very smart!

We are one of those types of couples. We play together and separately. I have single males that I play with without Dick and he has females he plays with without me. We are both fine with it and feel no need to always be together when playing. Don’t get me wrong - we do play with couples together but mostly we go our own way. This is because he will be attracted to a female but I will not be interested in the male counterpart or vice versa - it is not because we have problems or don’t want to play together, it is just because we don’t want to stop one another from having fun with someone they have clicked with just because the other isn’t clicking.

I also Dito the Naughtys... Hard to find a good reason to go there.

There may be absolutely nothing to it - but it is a situation that makes us uncomfortable enough that we just wouldn't want to go there.

Spoomonkey

I agree with you all. If she does agree to let him play alone, then he has a mother, not a wife. Real drama here.

I have to ask. Would the wife be available in person to tell someone it was ok for the husband to play without her? Otherwise, how would you know??

Curiousagain, to tell the truth, I'm not sure if she would be available to be able to tell me if this was ok with her. It really doesn't matter anyways cause he's not an option to us. We only play with other couples, we're not interested in a 3some.

It's just that it raised these questions in my mind. I found it extremely weird that a wife would say to her husband, "Yes honey, it's ok for you to go and screw whoever you want, just let me know where you're going to be." And that's what I wanted to know if this was common or not.

To Turrywolez, I think there's a difference between you two and this couple. You both play, either seperately or apart, but you BOTH play. This wife does not and I'm not sure if she just chooses to look the other way or if she really doesn't care if her husband is screwing around on her. KWIM??

I was just wondering. I know the times a female has told me she was married but her husband didn't mind her playing alone, I always ask if that means it's ok for me to ask him directly as that would be the only way. They have always dissappeared faster than a paycheck after that.

Maybe couples who have an arrangement like that only do it on certain days. There are those things called "open relationships". Anyway that could be one explanation for her "unusual" behavior.

Male D

as soon as I started on this website I was found out that I was married and signed in as a single. It was no big deal finding out , I talked about my wife in my profile. A member suggested I say married but playing alone. I listed myself as single because that is how I feel single and VERY alone. MY wife lives hundreds of miles away, we never see each other, we don't have sex anymore. We are very sepparated. Not everybody lives the perfect life. I'm sorry for not having a wife with me. What else could I do? I thought swingers may have been a good idea but popular opinion is deffinitly against me.

A Married man claiminy to be single is just another cheating husband! That's where it begins and ends.

I generally don't post here but:

Its all silly supposition. Do you want to marry the guy or play with the guy? You have no obligation in either area. Play or not, stop judging his marriage or his morals. Is judgement what this forum is about?

Its not a delema at all. You choose. If he cheats he is the loser you still got played. If she lets him cheat he is not cheating is he? If she doesn't swing and he does is that bad? If it is then lets talk about the morality of bi swingers. Lets get into women on women, yuk! thats horrible. Just kidding.

You guys don't want to be judged yet you sit in judgement.

I am shocked! Amazing how those who would not be judged sit in judgement.

I was chatting with a guy who is married but his wife doesn't swing.... I'm thinking that there can't be much of a marriage there if she's willing to let him go off on his own.

there can't be much of a marriage there...

Funny...that's what my vanilla friends say about swingers, what swingers say about cheaters, and what cheaters say about non-swingers. It's what some swingers say about couples who entertain singles, and what some of those singles are saying behind the backs of those couples. I've given up trying to determine what constitutes a "good" marriage anymore.

I read that about 1-2% of the general population could be considered "swingers" at any given time, and that only about half of all married people consider themselves truly "happy" in their relationship. That leaves a lot of people stuck somewhere in-between...not "unhappy" enough to leave their marriage, but not "happy" enough not to consider some alternatives.

If it works for them, the details aren't important. If it doesn't, one of them will leave. It's really just that simple...

Its all silly supposition. Do you want to marry the guy or play with the guy? You have no obligation in either area. Play or not, stop judging his marriage or his morals. Is judgement what this forum is about?

No - but it is a forum about ideas, preferences, "how to"s and what nots. As a swinging couple, if a guy came to us and told us he was married, but playing alone - our interest in swinging simply wouldn't be there.

That's OUR preference. He may feel judged, discriminated against or maybe even unloved - but that's really his problem. He is choosing to feel that way - just as he is choosing his play situation. He can let it be a problem - or he can find a way to get over it and do something more about his situation than just finding a peice of ass on the side...

I think the value of a board like this, for anyone, is it provides an honest look at how people think about the lifestyle. People get offended because the swinging world won't bend it's rules to fit their situations. Instead of being offended, they need to read the advice and try to learn something from it. There are a lot of successful relationships represented here - and while we may not open our beds to everyone (kind of strange that people would get so bent out of shape about that) we do have a lot to offer, if people would just learn to listen.

You guys don't want to be judged yet you sit in judgement.

I don't know about that...

Judge us...

Might be fun

Spoomonkey

No - but it is a forum about ideas, preferences, "how to"s and what nots. As a swinging couple, if a guy came to us and told us he was married, but playing alone - our interest in swinging simply wouldn't be there.

 

That's OUR preference. He may feel judged, discriminated against or maybe even unloved - but that's really his problem. He is choosing to feel that way - just as he is choosing his play situation. He can let it be a problem - or he can find a way to get over it and do something more about his situation than just finding a pice of ass on the side...

-->Exactly. If cheaters don't want to be judged, don't cheat. JnCC has posted numerous times before about how cheating is a valid lifestyle choice, but I just don't buy it. IMO, it's a coward's way of dealing with very large problems. There. I said it. Let the flaming begin, JnCC. My reasoning is that you either ARE married or you are NOT. Which is it? Nobody ever, EVER has to be married. I mean what the hell are divorce lawyers for, then? And I don't accept the whining about the fact that a couple has kids, or that it's too expensive to divorce. ??? Lots of people have kids and jobs and other responsibilities. I think the mistake is in making your marriage one of your lower priorities. While our kids are a close second (meaning we'd gladly give our lives for our kids, and choosing between their SAFETY and our relationship they come first), our marriage is our #1 priority. I'd rather see my kids in hand-me-downs and growing up with a parent they can look up to for his or her strength and integrity, than living in a house with two people who they KNOW don't love each other anymore (kids know, they're not stupid). As far as I'm concerned, there is no acceptable excuse for "settling" for a marriage which necessitates cheating. And if you're that separated that you consider yourself single, why not just have done with it instead of dragging things out? If neither half gives a damn anymore, what's the point?

People get offended because the swinging world won't bend it's rules to fit their situations. Instead of being offended, they need to read the advice and try to learn something from it. There are a lot of successful relationships represented here - and while we may not open our beds to everyone (kind of strange that people would get so bent out of shape about that) we do have a lot to offer, if people would just learn to listen.

-->Yeah, Spoo, I don't get this one either. But you're right on the mark. I guess the assumption that we've all thrown caution to the wind would mean that our morals and ethics have gone out the window too. So apparently, we're supposed to just drop our pants if someone propositions us. Is that how it works?

I don't know about that...

 

Judge us...

 

Might be fun

 

Spoomonkey

That's funny. I'm in, too. Put me in the hotseat.

Thats not the topic folks. The topic is " He is married " He said he was married! He is not trying to trick this person in any way. At that point its a judgement call not a moral one. Its up to the recipient of the proposition to decide what is right.

As we are not the players, our opinions don't matter do they?

Action between consenting adults is fun. Simply that, no more, no less. If there would be emotional baggage from it then it should not be done.

I wish I had a buck for every mercy screw I saw the female partner give up for her hubby to get lucky. Now that makes me ill! But I keep it to myself normally.

The best advise in this thread has been given. Do what you are confortable with. What others think makes absolutely no difference because they do not walk in your shoes.

The problem with advice with what you would do is somebody may take it. That is a great responsibility not to be taken lightly.

My husband and I have an open marriage where we each select our own lovers. Most of the time we see them individually, but we also enjoy threesomes on occasion...MFM and FMF. Couples are unfamiliar to us for the same reasons listed in one of the posts on this thread.

We also want our lovers to be long-term relationships in our life and that includes more than meeting for sex. In our case, when either of us takes a new lover, they have to meet our spouse, no exceptions. If the prospective lover isn't comfortable, then they don't become our lover. If my husband or I get some weird vibe from the person, then we have the right to say no to this particular person. So far, neither one of has exercised the veto right, but it's there and everyone is aware of the possibility.

as soon as I started on this website I was found out that I was married and signed in as a single. It was no big deal finding out , I talked about my wife in my profile. A member suggested I say married but playing alone. I listed myself as single because that is how I feel single and VERY alone. MY wife lives hundreds of miles away, we never see each other, we don't have sex anymore. We are very sepparated. Not everybody lives the perfect life. I'm sorry for not having a wife with me. What else could I do? I thought swingers may have been a good idea but popular opinion is deffinitly against me.

I'm not real sure I understand why you stay married then. I mean I'm all for working things out if you can before going the divorce route,but it sounds like there is nothing to work out. I mean you wouldn't even have to divide assests, since you both already have your own separate residents, etc.

Why wouldn't you want to free yourselves to look for someone to have a solid marriage with

Mrs Spoomonkey

And if you're that separated that you consider yourself single, why not just have done with it instead of dragging things out? If neither half gives a damn anymore, what's the point?

I am not sure that every couple with a "I play with his/her permission" arrangement should get a divorce - and I don't think that is what you are saying either. Couples have the right to define their marriage boundaries as they see fit; just as we have the right to include others in our play, any other couple has the right to make choices for themselves.

If that means that some husbands play without their wives - that is fine... They won't be involved with us - and their options will be limited in the lifestyle (not impossible, but limited) - but they do have the right to tread that road if they wish.

If what they are doing is cheating - hurting a wife and children in the process - then my respect for them couldn't be any lower. But, that is a decision that they WILL have to live with - from what they will face in the painful divorce process anyway (yeah, wives who have been cheated on can ask for one, too) to the loss of respect that they will have with their children.

-->Yeah, Spoo, I don't get this one either. But you're right on the mark. I guess the assumption that we've all thrown caution to the wind would mean that our morals and ethics have gone out the window too. So apparently, we're supposed to just drop our pants if someone propositions us. Is that how it works?

Not only that - but also our discretion, discernment, standards and interests...

What I don't understand is - when people get upset that a swinging couple won't play with them for whatever reason - why don't they get upset at monogamous couples? Those stingy bastards won't sleep with anyone...

That's funny. I'm in, too. Put me in the hotseat.

My guess is - any "hot seat" you could be put in would only get hotter with you in it...

Spoomonkey

Thats not the topic folks. The topic is " He is married " He said he was married! He is not trying to trick this person in any way. At that point its a judgement call not a moral one. Its up to the recipient of the proposition to decide what is right.

 

As we are not the players, our opinions don't matter do they?

 

The best advise in this thread has been given. Do what you are confortable with. What others think makes absolutely no difference because they do not walk in your shoes.

 

The problem with advice with what you would do is somebody may take it. That is a great responsibility not to be taken lightly.

True but our thoughts (advice if you will) was asked for by Atilla and it's up to her whether or not she wants to take it. This board is for open discussion, advice, and debating thoughts and opinions. Once the poster has gotten what they wanted or needed there is nothing wrong with continued discussion as it might help others in the future by hearing ALL sides and options to a topic.

Mrs Spoomonkey

At that point its a judgement call not a moral one. Its up to the recipient of the proposition to decide what is right.

In that case, I expect to be judged. Some women my judge me too short (5'9") or too outgoing (that makes some folks uptight). In the same way, we pass judgement on our propective partners - we have certain physical and personality standards. We've also chosen to have standards as they relate to relationships. In our mind, I don't see that being any different than rejecting a guy because he smells like cheese...

Spoomonkey

My husband and I have an open marriage where we each select our own lovers. Most of the time we see them individually, but we also enjoy threesomes on occasion...MFM and FMF. Couples are unfamiliar to us for the same reasons listed in one of the posts on this thread.

 

We also want our lovers to be long-term relationships in our life and that includes more than meeting for sex. In our case, when either of us takes a new lover, they have to meet our spouse, no exceptions. If the prospective lover isn't comfortable, then they don't become our lover. If my husband or I get some weird vibe from the person, then we have the right to say no to this particular person. So far, neither one of has exercised the veto right, but it's there and everyone is aware of the possibility.

Okay I have to ask, did you just fall into this type of arrangement as a couple or did you get the idea from the book "Ethical Slut"? I ask because I read the book and while Mr Spoo and I don't choose to have this kind of arrangement I respected the overall concept in the book. It is all about respect, trust and honesty with your playmates and most importantly with your "primary SO" as they put it. The book covers all types of arrangements and lifestyles (single, couples, poly, bi, transvestite, etc) most of which didn't apply or interest us but the book made some great points about relationships.

It sounds like you have a great one and have found what works for you.

Mrs Spoomonkey

I would think if they are not swingers and he really is allowed to play alone, it would open up a whole can of trouble in the future. I don't know of any relationships like that. Now I do know of several swing couples that one member of the couple is allowed to play alone and the other has no desire to. But, I think this different because most of the time they are in the lifestyle together.

So I would believe that A) he is lying or B) he has her permission but it will blow-up in his (and someone else's) face eventually. Either way, good reasons to steer clear of this guy.

Mr. WS

Okay I have to ask, did you just fall into this type of arrangement as a couple or did you get the idea from the book "Ethical Slut"? I ask because I read the book and while Mr Spoo and I don't choose to have this kind of arrangement I respected the overall concept in the book. It is all about respect, trust and honesty with your playmates and most importantly with your "primary SO" as they put it. The book covers all types of arrangements and lifestyles (single, couples, poly, bi, transvestite, etc) most of which didn't apply or interest us but the book made some great points about relationships.

 

It sounds like you have a great one and have found what works for you.

 

Mrs Spoomonkey

Actually, the book is on my list to read. An on-line friend who lives a polyamourous life recommended it to me. I need to make time to read it.

As far as our marital arrangement goes, we sort of worked out the kinks as we went along. We lived a traditional monogomous marriage for the first 20+ years. We started seriously talking about other partners in 1997, but didn't really take the final step until 2000.

One of the things my husband said at the very beginning of this journey was, "A little extra sex isn't going to hurt us." He was right. We both acknowledge that our extra relationships evolve into more than just sex; but extra people to love in our life doesn't diminish or detract from the love/desire we share for each other.

I can't imagine a man more suited to be my life's companion than my husband; he feels the same way about me. However, taking other lovers has allowed us to learn/explore our individual sexuality and to grow as human beings. We've always worked at communicating with one another, but the last 5 years have enhanced our closeness to one another and honed our communication skills.

JnCC has posted numerous times before about how cheating is a valid lifestyle choice, but I just don't buy it. IMO, it's a coward's way of dealing with very large problems. There. I said it. Let the flaming begin, JnCC.

Nobody, including the self-admited cheaters on this board, is asking you to condone their lifestyle. Nobody's asking you to "drop your pants" for them. The fact is that whether you choose to acknowledge it or not, cheating is a way of life for far more couples than swinging is. That's been true since the dawn of mankind, and will likely be a part of our mating strategy until the last homo-sapien on earth falls dead.

Don't blame me for all the cheating that's going on in the world. I'm just callin' 'em like I see 'em. I didn't invent cheating and I certainly don't condone it. The fact that I originally sought out the Lifestyle as a way of discouraging it in my own marriage, even when "options" were available, should be evidence enough that I don't think cheating is a long-term solution to keeping a marriage alive and interesting.

ok, last night I was chatting with a guy who is married but his wife doesn't swing. I asked him if she knew what he was doing, he said yes she did and that she didn't have a problem with it as long as she knew where he was and when he would be getting home.

 

First off, that sounds like a Mother to me not a wife. My Mom always wanted to know where I was and what I was doing.

 

Secondly, is this common? I'm thinking that there can't be much of a marriage there if she's willing to let him go off on his own.

 

Also, gut instinct says NO, No, No to me

ahhh this is how our marriage works. We do play as a couple but we have also played alone. One of our rules is that the other person knows who we are with and where as well as time to expect him home. More of a saftey thing that anything else. As far as not being much of a marriage.. mine is pretty damn good. Just like any other alternative lifestyle.. not everyone is suited for it.. however after almost 13 years of playing this way.. it seems to suit us both well

I'm not going to flame you for what your lifestyle choices are, because they are yours, and don't affect me in any way. Maybe God has given you an all-seeing, all-knowing perspective on humanity, along with a charter to pass judgement upon it. Not me...I just come to share thoughts and ideas, and to see how they compare to others. Including yours, which aside from the occasional sniping, are usually pretty valid.

-->I'm here to share thoughts and ideas as well. No, I can't say I see all and know all, and no, I don't think God has given me a charter to pass judjment on others. But I can say that I know the difference between right and wrong. All I know is if it all goes back to the golden rule, I sure as hell wouldn't want done unto me what so many cheaters do unto their spouses! Logically, cheating can't really be called a chosen marriage style, because the marriage is supposed to belong to two people, not just one. If both parties know about and tolerate one another's infidelity, it's called an "open" marriage. It's not my personal definition of a healthy relationship, but hey! it's NOMB, and it's their marriage to do with what they will. They're both adults, and they both choose to live by those rules. It's when one spouse is victimized by the other that I get upset with it. That's not a chosen lifestyle; somebody involved didn't get to make a decision.

Nobody, including the self-admited cheaters on this board, is asking you to condone their lifestyle. Nobody's asking you to "drop your pants" for them.

-->Ok, not me specifically, but I was commenting on how they seem to get their knickers in a knot and claim that we're all hypocrites because we choose not to play with them. They tell us to take a look in the mirror if we think we're so much better than they are. I take that to mean that they believe we're cheaters too. I think most of us can agree there is a distinction between cheating and swinging. We're offended by the insinuation because we all take great pride in the quality of our relationships with our spouses, and they - who do not - want to be accepted as one of 'the group' just because they can and do get laid by someone other than their spouse. Sorry, but the ability to get laid doesn't make someone a swinger.

The fact is that whether you choose to acknowledge it or not, cheating is a way of life for far more couples than swinging is. That's been true since the dawn of mankind, and will likely be a part of our mating strategy until the last homo-sapien on earth falls dead.

-->Sad, but true. I'm sorry JnCC, I think I've misinterpreted your view all along. I had the idea that you were expecting us to accept cheaters with open arms. I see now that you're just saying that we should acknowledge that it's out there and will always be out there. I have no problem accepting that. Just the same as accepting that there are murderers, child molesters, rapists and war. It's out there, but I don't have to like it, and I sure as hell don't have to let it's ugliness come through my door. If those that we turn away take offense to that, and want to know why we wouldn't play with them, I have no qualms at all about telling them exactly why. It may be part of Darwin's evolutionary plan, but being the idealist that I am, I'd like to think we could, as a whole, strive to rise above such behaviour. The truth, of course, is that humans are flawed creatures. This could easily delve into religious issues, which I won't get into here.

Don't blame me for all the cheating that's going on in the world. I'm just callin' 'em like I see 'em. I didn't invent cheating and I certainly don't condone it. The fact that I originally sought out the Lifestyle as a way of discouraging it in my own marriage, even when "options" were available, should be evidence enough that I don't think cheating is a long-term solution to keeping a marriage alive and interesting.

JnCC, I certainly don't blame you for all the cheating that goes on. I'm callin' 'em like I see 'em too. I think where we differ is that you don't feel you have a right to hold it against someone, whereas I feel (if they make it our business by wanting to play with us) that I do. Again, just personal choices I hate fighting; can't we all just get along??.. lol

I hate fighting; can't we all just get along??.. lol

I think that comparing cheaters to "child molesters and rapists" might be a little bit of a stretch. Statistically, about 70% of all men and 50% of all women will cheat on their spouse at some point during the course of their marriage. Obviously, they won't commit rape or molest children in the same numbers or to the same effect, but I get your point. As part of a couple in the Lifestyle, and now, as a single male in the vanilla world, I decline about half of the offers I receive to "date." Knowing that the other person (or persons) are being deceptive to another is as good a reason as any to pass on them. So is that fact that they're chain smokers or heavy drinkers, but I don't lump them into quite the same category that I do murderers.

(Maybe I should...they're killing themselves and everybody around them who has to breathe that shit or share the road with them. But I digress...)

You raised another point...that cheaters "get their knickers in a knot and claim that we're all hypocrites because we choose not to play with them." My guess is that most of the people you're talking to are men, and that theyt're getting the same answer from most of the people they're contacting. If so, it makes perfect sense. Males of any species typically show aggression when faced with a shortage of available, mating females. The key word is "mating" females...put 5,000 male soldiers on an overseas military base, and everybody gets along just fine. Add a couple hundred females (enough so that a guy might have a chance at one of them), and the fighting starts. I've seen it in the military, in swing clubs, and in resorts where there are too many single men and not enough women. "Thinning our own ranks" is just one of those unpleasant little evolutionary things we males tend to do. In similar circumstances, you girls do the same thing, the difference being that you do it by forming secret little clubs and societies, gossip, and the occasional catfight.

You know...I come here to read viewpoints other than my own as much as I do those with which I agree. I would hate to go through life with a view of the world that was limited to only that which I could see with my own eyes, and an understanding of my fellow man which was limited to only that which I could deduce from my own experience.

"That we differ in our ways, I hope we pardon one another. Men go to China, both by the Straights, and by the Cape"

John Donne (1573-1631)

Poet and Theologian

I've always had loose morals-but they still count as morals, don't they?

My ethics, however are very strong.

It is a simple decision: play with them or don't-a preference issue.

Male D

Let me bounce this out & see what you all say. My wife has entered into a polyamory relationship with a guy. She has said she'd like me to find a lady to play with when she's off with her lover. So, this basically makes me a married, single guy in that situation. I have her OK & she will play with couples from time to time, but prefers to spend her playtime with her lover for the time being. So....how would people react to this type of situation? I am interested in finding a playmate at some point, but have found it to be very hard to do, for just the stated reasons above.

Let me bounce this out & see what you all say. My wife has entered into a polyamory relationship with a guy. She has said she'd like me to find a lady to play with when she's off with her lover. So, this basically makes me a married, single guy in that situation. I have her OK & she will play with couples from time to time, but prefers to spend her playtime with her lover for the time being. So....how would people react to this type of situation? I am interested in finding a playmate at some point, but have found it to be very hard to do, for just the stated reasons above.

I'd say your best bet is, without being too aggressive about it, being upfront about it with potential playmates. If you are comfortable in your lifestyle, it should show. One good strategy to remember is to let them know right away that, yes, your wife has actually encouraged you to do this, as she chooses to do the same. AND that she would be willing to meet with them to vouch for you. THAT's the key, I think. The old story goes "Yes my wife knows, she lets me play alone", "Can we meet her to ensure that this is true, and that she's not being coerced somehow?", "Well, she doesn't like to know who I play with/is too busy to arrange to meet/insert excuse of your choice here". And the couple or playmate goes "Uh-huh, yeah. Right." Do you both play together at times? If that's the case, it might make things easier for you in that you can 'advertise' yourselves as a couple who can either play together or play separately. I think the thing that most people steer away from is the stench of an unhealthy relationship. If your relationship with your wife is close and intimate and healthy, and you can prove it, you should find it less difficult to have some fun.

I can relate to what you're saying, toby...

It never ceases to amaze me when folks out of the mainstream get judgemental...

It's like gays bashing transvestites, in my book... Or maybe nudists criticizing those who wear fig leaves...

Most folks hope for non-judgemental acceptance.

It's disappointing when communities, like this, seem clickish and non-open.

I feel your pain.

~ tweedle ~ Bearer of the truth, in some instances !!!

I can relate to what you're saying, toby...

 

It never ceases to amaze me when folks out of the mainstream get judgemental...

 

It's like gays bashing transvestites, in my book... Or maybe nudists criticizing those who wear fig leaves...

 

Most folks hope for non-judgemental acceptance.

 

It's disappointing when communities, like this, seem clickish and non-open.

 

I feel your pain.

 

~ tweedle ~ Bearer of the truth, in some instances !!!

Again with the judgmental bit. Clickish and non-open? tweedle, I read your initial post here on the board, and it would seem to me that you're falling into the same trap that other cheaters do: as long as you have a good excuse, it makes everything ok and makes you a good person. As Julie had replied in that thread, you DO have other options. No one is holding a gun to your head, nor chaining you down. You CAN leave. Anytime you want to. I have kids too, and I know that if the need arose for Mr. and I to go our separate ways, though it may be stressful for them, kids are more resilient than we give them credit for. Adults owe themselves and each other a certain respect as well, and we are each responsible for our own happiness.

You're going to do whatever you're going to do, but don't blame US for not condoning it.

I think the thing that most people steer away from is the stench of an unhealthy relationship.

"Red meat isn't bad for you. Now blue-green meat is another story. That's bad for you..."

Tommy Smothers

Comedian and folk singer

"Red meat isn't bad for you. Now blue-green meat is another story. That's bad for you..."

 

Tommy Smothers

Comedian and folk singer

Well, blue-green meat IS bad for you!

Male D

I dunno. I think my definition of unhealthy is pretty universal: speaking of relationships, if there is indifference or apathy towards one's partner, if there is hatred or a persistent feeling of aggravation toward him or her, if one's actions/thoughts/feelings need to be hidden from one's partner, if either partner is self-centered rather than spouse-centered, AND if one has little to no respect for one's self, I consider these to be signs of unhealthiness. There's lots more, but this is just what I could think of off the top of my head. If anyone can show me a "cheater's" marriage without any of these traits, I'll concede and say that cheating is a valid lifestyle choice.

I'd say your best bet is, without being too aggressive about it, being upfront about it with potential playmates. If you are comfortable in your lifestyle, it should show. One good strategy to remember is to let them know right away that, yes, your wife has actually encouraged you to do this, as she chooses to do the same. AND that she would be willing to meet with them to vouch for you. THAT's the key, I think. The old story goes "Yes my wife knows, she lets me play alone", "Can we meet her to ensure that this is true, and that she's not being coerced somehow?", "Well, she doesn't like to know who I play with/is too busy to arrange to meet/insert excuse of your choice here". And the couple or playmate goes "Uh-huh, yeah. Right." Do you both play together at times? If that's the case, it might make things easier for you in that you can 'advertise' yourselves as a couple who can either play together or play separately. I think the thing that most people steer away from is the stench of an unhealthy relationship. If your relationship with your wife is close and intimate and healthy, and you can prove it, you should find it less difficult to have some fun.

I've been trying to start some chats with some women who interest me, but we never seem to get very far - they either don't respond at all or once they realize I'm married, they take off. I've only run into one lady that hung around long enough to chat with my wife. In fact the two of them setup the time & date when I first met the other lady!

...I've only run into one lady that hung around long enough to chat with my wife. In fact the two of them setup the time & date when I first met the other lady!

The proof is in the pudding! facelick

male D

I'm not real sure I understand why you stay married then. I mean I'm all for working things out if you can before going the divorce route,but it sounds like there is nothing to work out. I mean you wouldn't even have to divide assests, since you both already have your own separate residents, etc.

Why wouldn't you want to free yourselves to look for someone to have a solid marriage with

 

Mrs Spoomonkey

We stay together for all the right reasons.

#1 We love each other very much.

#2 For our children.

#3 For medical benifits

#4 My wife thinks its nattuaral for males to want more sex.

#5 She knows I have had girlfreinds in the past, I get a wink & a smile.

#6 Why destroy a relationship that works, mabye not the one you THINK should work.

#7 I'm far away from her now for business reasons.

I changed my status from single to married single

at least I changed it in my profile. I see it still says single male. Can someone running this web page change I am a: single male. to I am a:married male. help

...We stay together for all the right reasons...

I think my parents fit into this one! (See the following!)

#1 We love each other very much.

Okay???

#2 For our children.

Very nice...up to a point.

#3 For medical benifits.

Oh...Excellent!

#4 My wife thinks its natural for males to want more sex.

Womans perogative...I guess. Of course Mom "cured" him of those urges!

#5 She knows I have had girlfreinds in the past, I get a wink & a smile.

OK...a wink and a smile from me too! facelick

#6 Why destroy a relationship that works, maybe not the one you THINK should work?

Interesting thought...Care to elaborate? (Geez I sounded like ElusiveBiFem there for a second!)

#7 I'm far away from her now for business reasons.

As long as we can call her...

Male D

I would love to elaborate. Me and my wife are told by many people that know us that we look so happy together. Its easy for us we give each other space to be free and independent poeple. When we got married I didn't want my wife to take my last name. For what reason? , I don't own her. She is not my equall she is much better than me. I treat her like the queen she is. I thank god every day that I have her and that she gave us our children. You would be amazed how well a marriege works when you get your heads out of each others rear ends. I think the best thing we have going is that neither one of us is jealous. That is the second biggest problem in not just in marriege but all of life. Biggest problem in this world and marriege is narrcisicm. Poeple are obsorbed in them selfs to much and not on how I (you) could make my wife a happeir, healthyer and better person. Thats one of my most important goals in life.

Well toby962 (drum roll),

I'm proud you live in the same town I grew up in.

Male D

First off....it is still cheating. All you know is what HE says. Sorry, it is still not right.