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H wont give me oral

Awkward...H hates to give me oral. He says he can't breath. Is there something I can do? I suggested putting a pillow under my butt to be at a better angle but now he refuses to even try. He's done it only once or twice in the 3 yrs we've been married. Very frustrating! Any ideas on how to make him like it or at least be willing to do it once in a while?

Re: H wont give me oral

  • edited June 2014
    sjoymex said:
    Awkward...H hates to give me oral. He says he can't breath. Is there something I can do? I suggested putting a pillow under my butt to be at a better angle but now he refuses to even try. He's done it only once or twice in the 3 yrs we've been married. Very frustrating! Any ideas on how to make him like it or at least be willing to do it once in a while?
    Where did you find this gem???

    A guy who won't ante up in the oral department....don't get me started on somebody who is selfish and hung up.

    What about before you were married? did you just now notice that he won't go down?

    Maybe this was fine when you were dating but you figured once the officiant said "I now pronounce you husband and wife" your now-H would grab you and turn into a lean mean oral sex machine.

    NOPE.

    The second you found out that oral was not his thing, you should have found a guy who was YOUR thing: a guy who would go down and would do so successively every time you have sex and even then some.

    And that should have been when you were dating and you became sexually active with him: moved along when you found out what the deal was.

    In fact when you broke up, this is what he should have gotten: "I am going my separate way. I need a guy who is mature and open minded about sex; you won't go down on me and sorry: that makes you a loser."

    If oral is important to you, sit him down for a long talk, outside of the bedroom. Tell him how important this is to you (and i would go as far as to tell him no oral for HIM unless he antes up for you. it is a 2 way street) and he's got to tell you exactly why he's so reticent in this department.

    Lurves like crazy to get oral...but to give you some? Icky and poo poo.

    Again, where did you get this gem???

    He owes it to you to fix this.

    If he won't, rethink him.  On the whole he sounds like he's quite the trip to be married to, judging by this post and the prior ones you've posted here.


  • You have been having issues with him since you started to post her 3 years ago.

    There was an erectile problem --- did he have that attended to? VERY important --- remember what I told you; his health could be on the line...

    And then there is this, from a year and a half ago:

    I need help! My husband hardly EVER asks for anything sexual and if he wants anything its always for me to  pleasure him and I usually get forgotten even if prior promises were made. Its now been a month since we've had sex. We've only been married a little over a year. This shouldn't happen yet! Right? This is not the first time its been this long either. Has anyone else experienced a husband lacking in sexual drive this much before? Seriously he doesn't even want to be pleasured that much himself either. I have to pester him and almost beg for sex somtimes. PLEEEASE help me!! 

    P.S. I've explored the possibility of him maybe going to other...sources...but I'm absolutely positive that's not it so if that's your input please don't waist your time. 


    You've got a bunch of problems here:

    There is sexual incompatibility, or so it seems.  He also is lazy (you complained about him not pulling his weight around the house) and he doesn't even seem to care to work on ANY of this with you.

    I strongly suggest a counselor for the both of you and a sex counselor would not be a bad idea, either.

    Get to the bottom of this. 3 years is a long way to go with a whole labyrinth of problems like the ones you described.

    And if he refuses to work on any of the problems, or pull his weight, YOU decide where you want to go at this point. Don't waste 47 more years with a guy who, wow, is so stubborn and lackadaisical.
  • doeydodoeydo member
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    edited June 2014
    I think he is making excuses.  It doesn't have to do with lack of being able to breathe (I can breathe just fine when giving a blowjob, so a little tongue should be no issue).  He just doesn't want to do it.  Now, I have found that shaving or waxing pubic hair makes sexual partners more comfortable giving oral (nothing against those that have pubic hair, it's just a personal observation).  Of course, hygiene is important, too.  Maybe you could oral a few times in the shower and after you just had a shower and try to work into doing it more regularly.  But then, he would have to cooperate.
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  • married as virgins?
  • ladyshavonladyshavon newb
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    edited June 2014
    I don't know a lot about your history so I am just going to stick with this current complaint. I like the suggestion for proper grooming and hygiene listed above. Aside from that most guys don't realize that they don't have to drown themselves down there for a woman to climax. Too much focus on the vaginal entrance is a common mistake. We are used to much bigger things than a tongue pleasuring that area. Explain to him that you are more likely to climax faster if he focuses more on the clitoris: The most sensitive tissue on the human body, with an estimated 8,000 nerve endings. It is the only known part of the human body with the sole purpose of providing pleasure and I have found that when my husband plays in that area while providing some stimulation to my entrance via finger or toy I climax very quickly. Thus breathing on his part should not be an issue as he won't be "drowning" himself in the wrong area. There are some books offered on my site that may help the two of you. You may also want to follow my Facebook page as well as some of the links found there for help.
  • here is a diagram if it helps.

  • here is a diagram if it helps.
    Got a diagram of a door opening with him being led through it and out of the door?

    That is the diagram he needs.

    Lack of oral sex isn't her problem. Her problem is HIM, period -- look at her posts from the past: he has been a continual problem.
  • Ladyshavon you crack me up! 

    Too much focus on the vaginal entrance is a common mistake. We are used to much bigger things than a tongue pleasuring that area. 

    So so true! Good advice!
  • If you guys have been having issues like this for a long time like people say above (ie: he doesnt want to have sex with you ever, won't go down on you, and has erectile issues etc) I think you need to consider the very real possibility that he is gay or has major issues surrounding sex in general. I don't know if he was raised in a very religious household so that could be the problem too. But both seem like they could be possible.
  • edited August 2014
    If you guys have been having issues like this for a long time like people say above (ie: he doesnt want to have sex with you ever, won't go down on you, and has erectile issues etc) I think you need to consider the very real possibility that he is gay or has major issues surrounding sex in general. I don't know if he was raised in a very religious household so that could be the problem too. But both seem like they could be possible.
    Do I think he is gay? No. But I do indeed think there is a big problem. He more or less demands that his wife "pleasure him"? Something is going on there for sure.

    When it was clear he refused to go down on her, that is when the OP should have addressed the problem with him. If this happened when they were dating, she could have cut bait and left -- and found another boyfriend who was a bit more broad minded and adult.

    There is a lack of sexual compatibility. There's been a problem with that area for 3 years and I am p retty sure he was the same beforehand.

    The OP needs to wonder if she really needs a "husband" like hers.
  • I just find it hard to believe that he would date her, marry her, etc if there was a sexual compatibility issue that was SO severe. It seems more like, he wants to not be gay, which is why he dated and married her, but really just can't get past it. There is a poster on here who was saying she had the same experiences (and people always wondered to her face if her husband was gay) and then she found him posting on bisexual websites that he had sexual feelings for men.

    Let me be clear there is nothing wrong with being gay- but there is something wrong with hurting someone else bc you cannot be honest with yourself. And to me thats what this seems like a bit. I mean he couldnt get it up? never wanted to sleep together? Won't go down on her? Deeper than just compatibility. I agree- she needs to decide if this is what she needs or wants in her life. Maybe a little more research is in order on her part. Tough situation.


  • I just find it hard to believe that he would date her, marry her, etc if there was a sexual compatibility issue that was SO severe. It seems more like, he wants to not be gay, which is why he dated and married her, but really just can't get past it. There is a poster on here who was saying she had the same experiences (and people always wondered to her face if her husband was gay) and then she found him posting on bisexual websites that he had sexual feelings for men.

    Let me be clear there is nothing wrong with being gay- but there is something wrong with hurting someone else bc you cannot be honest with yourself. And to me thats what this seems like a bit. I mean he couldnt get it up? never wanted to sleep together? Won't go down on her? Deeper than just compatibility. I agree- she needs to decide if this is what she needs or wants in her life. Maybe a little more research is in order on her part. Tough situation.


    I am not sure that a gay man in the closet and married to a woman and/or who is starting to find his way out of the closet acts like this. 

    I don't think she should waste her time researching anything --- have a look at the OP's prior posts --- the relationship is full of problems and not just problems with oral sex. All of this has been going on since they got married (and I am guessing before that, also, and in which case she should never have married this guy).  She should sit down with him, tell him that she will not stand for his behavior --- and that he and she are to see a counselor together to resolve the problems -- and that he is to readily and fully comply with working on their problems.

    If he refuses counseling she should consider showing him the door. It takes 2 people to work on a marriage and if he's not fully game, there's no chance in hell for them to rectify and fix anything.
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