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what am I supposed to do?

So after going to an Oktoberfest a few days ago and drinking large amounts of alcohol my FI springs the anal sex question on me. I have ALWAYS said that I was not into it and would NEVER do it. I have asked him multiple times if he ever thought he would want to try it, just so I would know and he always said no. Well, we ended up doing it and it was HORRIBLE! We used lots of lube and went slow but 3 days later I am still in pain. It was so bad that I literally balled all during and for about twenty minutes after. He felt horrible for making me cry and said that he was so sorry for making me hurt. He held me and took care of me after and has continued to say he was sorry and felt like he disrespected me and that he would never try something like that again. I know he is genuine and never wanted to hurt me but ever since I can barely kiss him let alone have sex or fool around with him. I do not want this to mess up our sex life or worse yet, ruin it. Do I just wait until I am all healed and go slow with it or would you just "jump back on the horse" and try to have a good time? Every time I even think about the situation I just want to cry! AHH 
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Re: what am I supposed to do?

  • If it makes you that uncomfortable, you shouldn't feel obligated to do it, ever! I think they do make a numbing lube that you could try, but if it hurts you even 3 days later, maybe you should just skip it. 
  • Are you saying your husband was able to maintain an erection while you were crying in pain?  Lovely.

    I doubt this is real, but it reminds me of that Enclaird girl who posted a similar tale of douchebaggery and continued to defend her H.  

  • FYI it is real. Thanks though. And I was not asking if I should try anal again. Obviously we stopped as soon as he realized I had tears running down my face. My question was how do I become OK with being intimate again? It's not that I think he is going to try anything like that again, seeing as he is not a selfish, disrespecting jerk. It's more of that fact that I had a bad sexual experience and am having a hard time letting it go. Maybe I should have clarified better. 
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  • My hubs and I have anal sex about twice a month, sometimes more, depending on my mood. Before I married him, I was like "No way in hell am I ever gonna do that so DON'T even ask me"! Well one night we were rompin' around, and I was very close to orgasm and he rubbed me just the right way, and I was like "ooh!" So we did it, and it was AWESOME! I attribute the awesomeness to the fact that I was about to come, but seriously, it was so good!

    I've tried it a few times without an orgasm on the near horizon, and trust me friend, it is no fun. Just let your man get you excited, and then try it. I think of everyone who is missing out on how good anal actually feels, because they think that you can just "stick it in", and wonder why it hurts so much. It's SO not like that, at least for me. We also use a really great lube, Synergy, from Adam & Eve. Good stuff and good times :D 

     

     

    I just read the last part of your post, and I realized the seriousness of this problem. If it makes you uncomfortable at all, then don't do it. At all. Your guy will certainly understand if he's as sensitive as he sounds.

  • Yeah it's not even anal. He already said that he will never ask again and never intended to hurt me. My problem is that since that experience happened I have not felt in the least bit turned on or been interested in more than cuddling with him. I don't know if I should just force myself to get intimate to see if that helps "erase the negative" in my mind or if I should just wait and see what happens. My FI won't make the move because he doesn't want to hurt me or hurt our relationship but I feel that the longer we aren't intimate it hurts us too. I am usually super into sex and all of that but this experience has really thrown me for a loop. Grr just getting thoughts out I guess and trying to sort things out in my mind. 
    We just stopped preventing January 2013! I use a tablet so please forgive my auto correct! :)
  • find a way to re-associate sex and pleasure.  Every time you think about that time, also try to think about another specific instance that you really really enjoyed it, and recall specific things that he did that you really liked.  and don't force or stress any physical contact.  if you're nervous and tense, nothing is going to really feel good.  Also remember he stopped when you needed him too, so he won't force you to do anything you're not comfortable with, so you can build up to it again.  besides which sometimes a little break from things can make things even more fun when they resume.
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  • These are your options:

    1. You can keep trying anal until you get comfortable with it, but I would not use full on penal penetration. You could work up to it using toys (there are rod like toys out that vibrate).

    2. You can take a break and re-evaluate.

    3. You can take it off the table all together. 

    Regardless of your decision, your H should support you and if he doesn't, he is an ahole. 

    BTW - DO NOT USE any numbing lubes. You can really hurt yourself and you won't even know until it is too late. If you are still in pain a couple days from now, I would go to the doctor. We only experimented with it once and it hurt for two days after (mostly when I went #2 and it was TMI, kinda bloody). But I was fine afterwards. You may have really hurt yourself, so take care of it!

  • imageaesisson88:
    Yeah it's not even anal. He already said that he will never ask again and never intended to hurt me. My problem is that since that experience happened I have not felt in the least bit turned on or been interested in more than cuddling with him. I don't know if I should just force myself to get intimate to see if that helps "erase the negative" in my mind or if I should just wait and see what happens. My FI won't make the move because he doesn't want to hurt me or hurt our relationship but I feel that the longer we aren't intimate it hurts us too. I am usually super into sex and all of that but this experience has really thrown me for a loop. Grr just getting thoughts out I guess and trying to sort things out in my mind. 

    Not to sound harsh, but were you sexually abused in the past? It is not normal to have one mutual experience with your H and then feel turned off to sex in general. Do you have a major trust issue with him?

    It is in your head. There is something deeper going on in your mind and you won't get over it until you address it. 

    If I am totally wrong, my suggestion would be to gently get back into sex once you are healed. The more you do it, the more you will WANT it.

  • You may want to consider seeing a counselor to get your feelings out there. What you're describing is sounding disturbingly similar to what happens to rape victims. The positive about your experience at least is that you don't seem to have trust issues with your spouse or self-esteem issues. It just sounds like a bad memory tainting your positive experiences of sex. See a counselor, and just give yourself some time. When you get enough distance from the experience, you will eventually be able to open yourself up to being intimate again.

    Time heals all wounds.

  • I was going to suggest either masturbating, or letting your H do finger/oral (in the "usual" places) and see if you can relax and enjoy that without any actual penetration, but I think this advice might be better, so I'm copying again:

     

    imageBEnnis:

    You may want to consider seeing a counselor to get your feelings out there. What you're describing is sounding disturbingly similar to what happens to rape victims. The positive about your experience at least is that you don't seem to have trust issues with your spouse or self-esteem issues. It just sounds like a bad memory tainting your positive experiences of sex. See a counselor, and just give yourself some time. When you get enough distance from the experience, you will eventually be able to open yourself up to being intimate again.

    Time heals all wounds.

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  • One thing that might help is starting out with soothing foreplay rather than sexy foreplay.  You know, spoon, cuddle, stroke soothingly (even places that aren't traditionally erogenous), and let sex grow out of a warm, loving place rather than a hot, sexy one.
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  • thanks guys! We sat down and talked again last night and I seriously feel a lot better now. We are just gonna go slow and get back into things as I'm ready. I really hope people on this board don't see my FI as some kind of jerk because he really isn't. But talking last night was DEF what I needed. Thanks again guys!!!
    We just stopped preventing January 2013! I use a tablet so please forgive my auto correct! :)
  •   Sounds like mud. We took it slow as I backed into DH. It didn't feel orgasmic but it didn't hurt either. Don't let him in until you have relaxed enough.
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