Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Pressure & Sabotage

Ok, I think I'm officially converting to the "LL" side of things.

Anyone else scared?

My Man and I have a significant "anniversary" coming up (as significant as you can get considering we haven't even been together a year yet, so it's not really an "anniversary", lol), and he's starting to try to make plans. He told me that he wants to book a room at a "couples" hotel, which is pretty much geared as a hotel for couples to go to have sex. The rooms have a 24-7 porn channel, hot tubs (built for like 10 people, lol), huge showers, mirrors over the bed, and some even have pools. These rooms were built for sex and lots of it. (Side note: I just realized my description makes it sound like a "swingers" hotel... it's not. I'm sure you could have an amazing time there with a bunch of people, but it's meant for like a couple to share with each other. KWIM?)

So, why am I getting nervous at the idea of this?

I mean, my heart is really beating fast right now, and not out of happiness or good excitement. I like the idea of these rooms, and one of my exes and I used to go there all the damn time. But, I already feel this pressure or expectation of what needs to happen that night to avoid some drama with him. I feel like if I don't do "x", "y" and "z" with him "v" many times, he's going to be disappointed, and this might start a fight. I just don't feel relaxed about this idea, for some reason.

As an aside: last week, we tried anal with the anal-eeze. Now, neither one of us is some anal expert, but I still wanted to try and it was obvious he did, too. There was no alcohol involved, but even using the anal-eeze, it still hurt so fucking much. I really couldn't take it. He could get inside of me, but right after that, I immediately would want him out - it was just too damn painful. I am really believing my body is just not made for it. He seemed genuinely happy that I wanted to try it, and that I did try it, but you could also tell he was somewhat disappointed he didn't really get to do it, and now, I feel guilty about it. I think part of me is worried that him getting this room somehow transfers to "he wants to try anal again that night" and it makes me nervous. And, he hasn't been a jerk about the anal or even brought it up since then, so I really think this is all a mental thing on my end.

I think that for some strange reason, I'm trying to sabotage this relationship. Don't ask me why, but I'm really starting to see it. He'll put it out there that he thinks I'm picking fights or reading too far into things or just not being agreeable, and I'll always deny it to him, but I think that deep down, I am really doing that. WHY? He is absolutely the best thing to have ever happened to me, and he really does love me for who I am, but I give him no credit at all sometimes, and I truly seem to be acting a fool about this relationship sometimes. Why? Why? Why? I feel like I'm always trying to find something wrong with our relationship instead of just accepting things for how they are. It's almost like I like a little bit of drama. I just don't understand why I'm doing this, even though most of it is just me doing it in my head. Is this nuts or what?

6 comments:

FTN said...

Why are you putting blame on yourself here?

If you don't want to do something (like anal), tell him no. He needs to stop pushing it.

Bad pun, sorry.

I can definitely understand the hotel/special event/pressure thing. Well, at least my wife can. He needs to tone down his expectations and just go with it. If he gets disappointed because you only had sex x many times in x positions, then he's got some problems you need to tell him about. He needs to be happy with what he has and stop pushing for more.

From what I've read over the past few months, I don't get the impression that you are sabotaging anything. I just get the idea that he has a lot of expectations, sexually. That doesn't mean you are LL, it just means that in any relationship, there needs to be some compromise and open communication about it.

So Gone Over You said...

Thanks for the comment. :)

I think that when I see myself sabotaging our relationship, it's not related to the sex stuff, but more the stuff I don't talk about on this blog (our more personal stuff, like dealing with son and his ex-wife and all.)

The thing is... he's not at all pushing for the anal or giving me any pressure at all about anything. Like at all. If I ask him, he'll say "yeah, I'd like to do it, but it's no big deal if we don't." It's me putting the pressure on myself to want to be able to perform that sex act for him, and I get mad at myself for (possibly) physically not being able to do it. Like it makes me a bad girlfriend and why would he want to spend his life with someone who he can't have anal sex with?! (I know that sounds so crazy but it's totally what goes through my head.) And he didn't give me any pressure about the hotel thing... I put that on myself, as well. (I'm just a psycho that way.)

I feel in this constant competition with his ex-wife, even though, honestly, she is not half the woman I am... and their sex life certainly pales in comparision to ours. I just feel like I need to do everything she didn't and be better at everything she did, and the sex stuff seems to fall along those lines because I know he was so unhappy with their sex life.

P said...

Oh silly girl. It is you who is causing the problems. If he isn't pushing, then why is it a problem? It is your insecurity. You need to get over it or you will never be happy.
And you are in competition with every past lover he has ever had...unless you just choose to be your own person. No one can get you there but yourself. And you have a willing partner, too. How many people would trade places with you. Get real!
As for anal,I never liked it until I met the right guy. Now, I crave it. But only with him. I see it as giving him my most vulnerable thing. A gift. And he appreciates it and together, wee enjoy it. Maybe you'll get htere...or not. But enjoy the journey for G-d''s sake and realize who you are, where you want to go and how you are going to get there.
Good luck with it all.

Petra

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irene said...

i just found your blog, and have been working my way back from the past to present. in reading some of your posts, i feel like i'm reading my own diary. it's nice to know that there is another girl out there that has experienced what i'm going through. thanks for being so honest and unapologetic!

dusio said...

It seems to me you've gotten this far, you must be doing something right.