Hey Bro's
Im in trouble, Im no longer feeling intimate in bed with my wife after my newly acquired pooning habits.
Before we used to do it 4-5 times a week but now Im finding myself coming up with all sorts of excuses and no longer feeling the urge. This is very troubling to me and I dont know what to do, I always understood that pooning is better than having an affair so that atleast there is no emotional attachment of the third party, however strangely this is affecting the physical aspect in relationship.
Did I bit more than I can chew for? All I wanted to do was have my cake and eat it too, I know I sound selfish but I just wanted to have the best of the both worlds and I love her a lot and dont want anything to change between us. To be honest when Im pooning, its just pure business and as long as I can keep things in balance without affecting or altering then I can atleast blame myself for giving in to temptations, but I feel more guilty for the fact that Im no longer getting turned on.
What to do?
It sounds like you're dealing with a really commonplace difference between the genders...typically (settle down now, ladies, I don't mean you) women just aren't as interested in sex, once they've gotten into a happily married routine. Remember the old adage, "women give sex to get love, while men give love to get sex."
So, once the marriage gets into a routine, those 4-5 times per week are almost a duty for her, hence the return of your true sexuality. Chances are that, while you were wooing and courting her, your sex drive for variety and adventure, actually slowed down. You were on the hunt for a mate, and you'd chosen her. You acted appropriately, based on our societal norms and expectations. Now, things have settled in, and the real you has returned. In fact, the real her has returned too; she was probably giving you that much sex as a way to get you too.
None of this behaviour is done with malice or manipulation in mind; it's simply the result of our society's definitions of how relationships, sex, and marriage are 'supposed to be'...very limiting, and very constrained.
No offence fellas but, I suspect that, even if your sex life at home with your current mate took a turn for the better, you would miss your pooning (maybe not the budget part). The fact that the wife isn't willing to put out any more gives you the most perfect and convenient excuse for your pooning ways.
I'm not trying to be mean; I just tend to have a very frank way about me...I call it, the way I see it...
So dear OP, you are dealing with a most confusing issue of our culture and humanity...how to be in a committed relationship and still be your unique individual self, complete with an intact sex drive, while loving the woman that you want as a roommate, partner, and mother of your children.
Sheesh, it just ain't easy...
There is a current thread about swinging...clearly that's not going to help your situation. Be honest here, you kind of lied to your wife (you didn't mean to) but you let your sexual urges go underground for a while, to complete the courting process, and now they're rearing their ugly little heads...
Welcome to the real world...as the fellas have said, you are currently risking losing your wife, unless you find a way to discuss this openly, responsibly, honestly...and your research could go much farther that a variety of SPs bedrooms, if you're serious.
Maybe watch the movie Kinsey with your wife. Gauge her reactions to the open-minded discussions about sex. I agree with the fellas, you better return home to roost while you sort this out...she is gonna be wondering why you wanted it 4-5 times a week (which she willingly, albeit maybe not excitedly, gave) and now you're not asking for it at all? Very suspicious...any woman will begin to wonder.
I sincerely hope you can work this out. Ideally, as hard as it is to imagine, you guys will have to come to an understanding that you want more sex than she does, and you want variety. Maybe she won't want to go there with you. Maybe she'll give you a weekend pass. Maybe she'll want a $300/week budget for herself. Right now you have no way of knowing but remember, this is her life too. Right now, you're making decisions that involve her but you're not including her.
If your marriage really means that much to you, you might want to consider how you've handled this situation up to now. And, if it doesn't, then you're on the right track, and you can just cross your fingers and hope for the best while it lasts...or just keep the whole issue to yourself as long as you can (and hope she never finds out or figures it out).
We're talking a very high level of communication here, and I'm not sure if either one of you is ready for that...