You are still so young, you have so much time to find a guy who WILL treat you right. Everyone deserves to be treated decently, and with love and care from their loved ones. I would dump this guy who is not giving you the affection you deserve and spend some time getting therapy for the things that hurt you that cause you to hurt yourself. You need to treat yourself with kindness as well.
I can see it being too early to actually have sex, but I don't think there is really such a thing as too early to talk about it… Imagine if one of you was waiting for marriage and the other one wouldn't even date without sex, wouldn't it be better to at least know those standards as early as possible so you don't waste time or get hurt?
I did convey that it is gross and something which hurtful to me, yet he takes it in a way that I am trying to take away his autonomy and like technically not letting him be himself.
This makes me wonder if all men are the same, am I overreacting, this chain of thought just drives me insane.
Allow her at least three months, she needs that time, all women do. I know it sounds like a lot, but it's nature. All of us have made shotgun decisions in the weeks after giving birth, but she will appreciate your patience and it may even make your relationship stronger. Even though you don't get along with MIL, make a brief appearance and drop off some nappies and formula(if using), and a snack that you knows she loves wouldn't hurt either, and don't ask when she's coming home. Your support and patience is really what she wants, for now. Her body is working on healing atm and is all very overwhelming, whether you've had kids before or not, it's always a massive readjustment.
Try not to worry about 'when' she's coming home, she might also feel that she needs her mum rn too, I know I did.
Sorry for being harsh earlier, and good luck to you 🙂 Congratulations on your new baby btw ?
she has missed out on a big part of her life because she has not had many partners
That's the whole point of marriage. You stick to one person. People who can't handle that shouldn't get married. I would be headed to a divorce in your situation.
Please divorce. You never wanted an open relationship. She essentially sprung it on you after finding someone she wants to be emotional/sexual with. Do what's right for you period
People who are going to tell you about their sex frequency unprompted are either bragging or complaining or a mix of both, which makes what you hear skewed. People who have a modest and enjoyable sex life don’t feel the need to tell you about it.
Tell him but approach it from an angle of doing something about it. Hair loss is only treatable if you get it early or you’re super rich it’s early enough he hasn’t noticed so it must not be terrible. Tell him you want to him that the time is now to care about hair loss because you know he cares so much and it’s important to him so it’s important to you.
He filmed himself cheating? And then kept it on his phone? What a moron. Sorry you had to find out that way. First time cheating I assume? That you know of? I have known couples that have worked through infidelity and stayed married but I understand how now having major trust issues would be detrimental to your marriage. Don't force yourself if you just can't do it and end up resenting him and being miserable. This is his fault not yours.
IUD insertion can be really painful and traumatizing. There's no numbing, the cervix is forced open – which goes against the soul purpose of the cervix pre birthing- then they stick in the device. And tell you “it's like mild cramps” and “just take an advil”. Some women this is true for. 90% of people I know wither threw up, almost fainted or had severe abdominal pain at least 12 hours straight after. It can cause a lot of negitive emotions, and fear around sex after.
Break up. He's making you hate yourself. A true partner would always make you feel better about yourself. Are you desperate? Why did you give him a second chance? You know you should work on you brain and self respect and esteem. Your body with a little help and workout will follow.
We are not in a relationship I have just been casually seeing him (having sex) since September. And now all of a sudden he's asking me if I cum? And even asking me specifically when? I mean if he doesn't want to have sex with me anymore. Why won't he just say that?
“You came at him as a fan, and he responded in kind” I must say, I´m impressed by your skills of logical deduction (sarcasm – wasn´t sure if you could read between the lines.)
“I’m sorry, I misspoke and hurt your feelings. What I meant to say is that your dick is just the right size for me, and I don’t want you to be self conscious about being exactly what I want. Now get that perfect dick in this pussy.”
Of this. If she gets back with him, all it's going to teach him is that he can treat her however she wants and she'll put up with it. She'll keep forgiving him and taking him back while he goes around and fucks other women.
Depends on why you two broke up. You can still cherish the memories of the past while moving on to the future. It could of meant the world to him, but he's dealing with it by moving on instead of dwelling on it. I've been there before, on both sides of this.
Which itself is not their fault. Its 100% porn's fault, and society's fault (which is mostly men shaming other men).
The problem is they don't want to accept that it's a problem that needs to be fixed. And they compare it with things like fat shaming. But we're not penis shaming. We're penis praising. We're saying smaller pensises are better for sex and are much more enjoyable. They say we're shaming them when it's really the opposite. Ugh.
No question asked, let this man know you can’t be friends. He will always seek more and the fact that he has several kids and his woman just can’t have sex with him now OBVIOUSLY and he wants to have sex with someone else just because he can’t wait for the woman he has kids with really? Wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t his first time. I dunno how close you are with his wife, but if close, I’d let her know, without him present. She takes care of the kids and god knows what fucked up things he does behind her back. Also cut everything with him, him admitting to being aware you are not single and still pushing to have sex with yoi? Damn that’s creepy.
I know my only option is to rehome hence my post. I actually have a home in mind, not a shelter. My post was advice for how to bring it up with my husband but thanks anyways!
His sexual insecurities are out of fucking control. Even if you performed for him in every way he wanted, he’d still be angry about his dick and it would somehow be your fault.
50m, widower, wife died 6 years ago after a really long battle with breast cancer. We did everything right, but in the end I was overwhelmed with the feeling that even though I did everything I could it still wasn't enough. She got sick just a few years after we got married, my son was only 2 at the time. The both of us struggled with the thought of lost hopes and dreams, it is not an easy load to carry. I had to accept that if given the choice she would not have gotten sick, but our bodies arent controllable like that.
In a moment of humanity, there were times I felt the same as you do now, it's called caregiver fatigue, and it's real. You've got to start to find ways you can blow off some steam, reach out to her family and friends if you can to see if they can help relieve the pressure. When my wife was really sick I found a long walk by myself often helped me get back in the headspace I needed to best support her. You'll have to look out for even mundane things you can do to relieve that stress.
Also would like to suggest you start to see a psychiatrist, and consider an antidepressant if they think its a good idea. Ditto for your wife, it sounds like she is dealing with a lot of anxiety herself. I found talking to my family doctor about it he would just write a script for medication, but a psychiatrist would write a script AND work with me on developing tools to cope with the stresses I was feeling.
You're not alone here, reach out for help for yourself. If you aren't operating at 100% theres no way you will be able to give her the support she needs.
Nagging is being PERSISTENTLY being annoying and finding fault on someone. I’m not straightforward and persistent. I don’t follow up and get obsessed to observe him changing. When I tell an advice, and he made up his mind. I don’t have anything to say anymore. That’s it. “Stop smoking” is different from, “it causing you a lot of harm, I think you should minimize smoking (bc I know it’s hard to stop when you get addicted to it)” then I don’t follow up on it. Or reminding him that he’s fat and he should exercise is different from “come on, let’s jog outside or use the threadmill” and when I am too busy doing other chores and just see him playing on his phone, I only tell him, “can you help me with other chores?” And with the goals, I give him investment ideas and discuss our priorities. It’s still his decision to make. As I said I don’t nag, I give options. And nagging doesn’t give options because it controls with an annoying tone. Being a nagger is far different from enlightenment and only inspiring him. I’ve been nagged my whole life too and I won’t do it to anybody. My only problem is his mom is pressing his wound and saying everything bluntly and I don’t know how to console him or even say she got a point. Cause I don’t want to nag him like say he’s also at fault. And I don’t want also to show mom-in-law that we got no ambitions and we’re lazy. Because all she wants is for us is to be healthy and do good in life.
He hasn’t had a GF in 6 years and claims he can’t plan dates because of his work/study schedule (he’s a PhD student) so I was just trying to make things easier on him by sourcing a place out. What bothers me more is him claiming he doesn’t know what we can do then gets mad at me for finding something. I’m just really hurt.
This is what people do when they're NOT having sex. Masturbating in lieu of sex does send up red flags. Send him to a therapist now, walk away if he refuses, or just get used to it. If it's not a big deal for you then why did you post this?
Comfortable cuddling between friends is definitely a thing. That said, it is important to keep in mind what that will look like for either of your potential partners, if you're serious about not pursuing each other.
Otherwise, may both of you enjoy the calm physical comfort that so many humans could benefit from.
You don’t deserve this. You don’t have to put up with this. This wasn’t love. You don’t cheat on someone you leave. Get a therapist, lawyer up asap, and remove her from your life as best you can. You deserve better. There ARE better women for you. This isn’t the end of the world. Don’t give her chance to hurt you like this again, because she will, I can promise you that.
Or… if you really want to stay in this marriage (only for the bullshit excuse of having both parents in the house for your son) then sleep with someone else and get even with her.
This sounds manipulative AF. A partner shouldn't be upset with you for doing what you enjoy, unless that thing is self-destructive. You could try to talk things out but it might be better to just leave her.
sex is important but it isn’t the most important. she didn’t say nothing was going to change but that she can’t control her drive which makes sense. it could go back up
Thank you. Feelings in tact! I mostly agree, but with the caveat that he seemed very standoffish which prompted my (over)reaction. I felt unwelcome. Those feelings are valid. So, do I reach out? Apologize? Wait? I am genuinely trying to give him space out of love. He wanted it.
They shouldn’t need to outsource. She’s asking him to wash dishes (oh and bring his plate from the table), pack his own lunch, clean the bathrooms weekly not once a month, take the dogs out properly once a day and take out the trash. She walks the dogs, does all the laundry except folding, cleans and tidies the rest of the house except bathroom, does all the cooking, organises things, runs errands and apparently cooks him treats to order.
That’s still a massively unfair split. But this isn’t a household where the chores are so overwhelming they need paid help. It’s two childless people in an apartment. No maintenance, no yard work.
OP just needs to stop being the personification of laziness and do basic adult tasks like packing his own lunch
Who has interim custody of kids now that you are separated? It would make sense that whoever has custody goes for the procedure.
In general, and I know I'll get downvoted for this, men rarely get custody of kids. Imagine you get a vasectomy and then you lose custody of your kids. A few years down the line, you want kids in your home again and then what do you do?
Sounds like you’re with a narcissist, and as such they’ll never truly care about you. Let me guess, he wanted the open relationship? He’s been with a dozen or so other people and the only other person you’ve been with he’s raw dogging in direct violation of your boundaries? Honey, leave him.
If he’s not having an affair, he is trying to. At the very least, he is no longer interested in you any more than a plan B. Have some self respect and break up. Go find someone that will treat you better
This is a mess of a human. From my armchair, it sounds like he was trying to solve his own problems with love and riding off a good make out session and cathartic cry fest.
Loving bombing? Maybe but I really think this guy needs therapy. I don’t really care about the hairpiece thing… I wouldn’t go around telling every second date I wore a hair piece either…. But if this is the guy you want… I suggest that maybe talking to someone would be good. Not because you are unwell but chasing THIS man is a very unhealthy choice… and it may help to talk through that a bit.
If you suspect more get tested for std's and take a look at your finances.
from there you can speak with him or talk to a lawyer to find out what your options are. I am not saying divorce him yet, only to know what your option are if it comes to that.
OP, do you really want your kids to grow up with that mindset? He's clearly shown his true colors here. I can only imagine what would happen if one of your kids came out
He doesn't sound ready for a full relationship, TBH. Relationships are so much more than sex, and numbers of partners and knowledge based on porn aren't what make a good lover. His attention should be on you and what happens between you.
one, your family needs to be more respectful. coming from a hispanic family myself i understand how they can be- and while i’m sure your parents didn’t mean any harm (your brother definitely did though), they caused harm and you need to speak with them about it.
two, personally i think your ex overreacted. while it’s true your brother was being snooty and there isn’t an excuse for that, i don’t think your parents meant any harm. i think calling your family crazy and breaking up with you was a slight overreaction and a simple “hey babe, i didn’t like the way your family treated me. can you speak to them before this becomes a long term issue?” would suffice.
my advice is to speak with your family and make sure they know better for next time. as for your relationship, if he wants to break up with you over something like this, it might be best to let him go if he’s not willing to budge on his stance.
You are still so young, you have so much time to find a guy who WILL treat you right. Everyone deserves to be treated decently, and with love and care from their loved ones. I would dump this guy who is not giving you the affection you deserve and spend some time getting therapy for the things that hurt you that cause you to hurt yourself. You need to treat yourself with kindness as well.
You’re numb because of your wife’s disclosure about what she’s been up to for the last year.
However, were you really feeling your feelings anyway? What is your heart telling you that you want to do?
I can see it being too early to actually have sex, but I don't think there is really such a thing as too early to talk about it… Imagine if one of you was waiting for marriage and the other one wouldn't even date without sex, wouldn't it be better to at least know those standards as early as possible so you don't waste time or get hurt?
I did convey that it is gross and something which hurtful to me, yet he takes it in a way that I am trying to take away his autonomy and like technically not letting him be himself.
This makes me wonder if all men are the same, am I overreacting, this chain of thought just drives me insane.
Allow her at least three months, she needs that time, all women do. I know it sounds like a lot, but it's nature. All of us have made shotgun decisions in the weeks after giving birth, but she will appreciate your patience and it may even make your relationship stronger. Even though you don't get along with MIL, make a brief appearance and drop off some nappies and formula(if using), and a snack that you knows she loves wouldn't hurt either, and don't ask when she's coming home. Your support and patience is really what she wants, for now. Her body is working on healing atm and is all very overwhelming, whether you've had kids before or not, it's always a massive readjustment.
Try not to worry about 'when' she's coming home, she might also feel that she needs her mum rn too, I know I did.
Sorry for being harsh earlier, and good luck to you 🙂 Congratulations on your new baby btw ?
Thank you so muvh
she has missed out on a big part of her life because she has not had many partners
That's the whole point of marriage. You stick to one person. People who can't handle that shouldn't get married. I would be headed to a divorce in your situation.
Please divorce. You never wanted an open relationship. She essentially sprung it on you after finding someone she wants to be emotional/sexual with. Do what's right for you period
Lmao lying 101
People who are going to tell you about their sex frequency unprompted are either bragging or complaining or a mix of both, which makes what you hear skewed. People who have a modest and enjoyable sex life don’t feel the need to tell you about it.
Arousal is the body's way of protecting itself from being damaged. That's it.
It actually feels very good
Tell him but approach it from an angle of doing something about it. Hair loss is only treatable if you get it early or you’re super rich it’s early enough he hasn’t noticed so it must not be terrible. Tell him you want to him that the time is now to care about hair loss because you know he cares so much and it’s important to him so it’s important to you.
He filmed himself cheating? And then kept it on his phone? What a moron. Sorry you had to find out that way. First time cheating I assume? That you know of? I have known couples that have worked through infidelity and stayed married but I understand how now having major trust issues would be detrimental to your marriage. Don't force yourself if you just can't do it and end up resenting him and being miserable. This is his fault not yours.
I keep thinking: “You are the cheating type! Good bye!”
in the tone of “You are the Weakest Link” gameshow host LOL.
Married 10 months or together 10 months? Was this an arranged marriage?
She already said he refuses to go. Even though technically its the right thing to do, it's also not someone else place to decide.
IUD insertion can be really painful and traumatizing. There's no numbing, the cervix is forced open – which goes against the soul purpose of the cervix pre birthing- then they stick in the device. And tell you “it's like mild cramps” and “just take an advil”. Some women this is true for. 90% of people I know wither threw up, almost fainted or had severe abdominal pain at least 12 hours straight after. It can cause a lot of negitive emotions, and fear around sex after.
Break up. He's making you hate yourself. A true partner would always make you feel better about yourself. Are you desperate? Why did you give him a second chance? You know you should work on you brain and self respect and esteem. Your body with a little help and workout will follow.
I’m a truck driver, you missed the part about me working a lot not sitting at home playing video games
How do I go about this?
You should encourage her to take 20 steps back from this relationship with a much older guy, and work on herself in therapy.
We are not in a relationship I have just been casually seeing him (having sex) since September. And now all of a sudden he's asking me if I cum? And even asking me specifically when? I mean if he doesn't want to have sex with me anymore. Why won't he just say that?
“You came at him as a fan, and he responded in kind” I must say, I´m impressed by your skills of logical deduction (sarcasm – wasn´t sure if you could read between the lines.)
“I’m sorry, I misspoke and hurt your feelings. What I meant to say is that your dick is just the right size for me, and I don’t want you to be self conscious about being exactly what I want. Now get that perfect dick in this pussy.”
Of this. If she gets back with him, all it's going to teach him is that he can treat her however she wants and she'll put up with it. She'll keep forgiving him and taking him back while he goes around and fucks other women.
You ARE crazy OP. And you massively invaded his privacy by reading his journal.
Depends on why you two broke up. You can still cherish the memories of the past while moving on to the future. It could of meant the world to him, but he's dealing with it by moving on instead of dwelling on it. I've been there before, on both sides of this.
Which itself is not their fault. Its 100% porn's fault, and society's fault (which is mostly men shaming other men).
The problem is they don't want to accept that it's a problem that needs to be fixed. And they compare it with things like fat shaming. But we're not penis shaming. We're penis praising. We're saying smaller pensises are better for sex and are much more enjoyable. They say we're shaming them when it's really the opposite. Ugh.
You should block him. He has a gf and you have a crush on him.
No question asked, let this man know you can’t be friends. He will always seek more and the fact that he has several kids and his woman just can’t have sex with him now OBVIOUSLY and he wants to have sex with someone else just because he can’t wait for the woman he has kids with really? Wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t his first time. I dunno how close you are with his wife, but if close, I’d let her know, without him present. She takes care of the kids and god knows what fucked up things he does behind her back. Also cut everything with him, him admitting to being aware you are not single and still pushing to have sex with yoi? Damn that’s creepy.
I know my only option is to rehome hence my post. I actually have a home in mind, not a shelter. My post was advice for how to bring it up with my husband but thanks anyways!
Probably the best advice I've seen so far in here.
I had to word it like it wasn't asking for judgement in any way to pass to be posted, but basically i'm asking if it's a good idea.
Tattoo to memorialize an ex would be a deal breaker for me.
His sexual insecurities are out of fucking control. Even if you performed for him in every way he wanted, he’d still be angry about his dick and it would somehow be your fault.
50m, widower, wife died 6 years ago after a really long battle with breast cancer. We did everything right, but in the end I was overwhelmed with the feeling that even though I did everything I could it still wasn't enough. She got sick just a few years after we got married, my son was only 2 at the time. The both of us struggled with the thought of lost hopes and dreams, it is not an easy load to carry. I had to accept that if given the choice she would not have gotten sick, but our bodies arent controllable like that.
In a moment of humanity, there were times I felt the same as you do now, it's called caregiver fatigue, and it's real. You've got to start to find ways you can blow off some steam, reach out to her family and friends if you can to see if they can help relieve the pressure. When my wife was really sick I found a long walk by myself often helped me get back in the headspace I needed to best support her. You'll have to look out for even mundane things you can do to relieve that stress.
Also would like to suggest you start to see a psychiatrist, and consider an antidepressant if they think its a good idea. Ditto for your wife, it sounds like she is dealing with a lot of anxiety herself. I found talking to my family doctor about it he would just write a script for medication, but a psychiatrist would write a script AND work with me on developing tools to cope with the stresses I was feeling.
You're not alone here, reach out for help for yourself. If you aren't operating at 100% theres no way you will be able to give her the support she needs.
Nagging is being PERSISTENTLY being annoying and finding fault on someone. I’m not straightforward and persistent. I don’t follow up and get obsessed to observe him changing. When I tell an advice, and he made up his mind. I don’t have anything to say anymore. That’s it. “Stop smoking” is different from, “it causing you a lot of harm, I think you should minimize smoking (bc I know it’s hard to stop when you get addicted to it)” then I don’t follow up on it. Or reminding him that he’s fat and he should exercise is different from “come on, let’s jog outside or use the threadmill” and when I am too busy doing other chores and just see him playing on his phone, I only tell him, “can you help me with other chores?” And with the goals, I give him investment ideas and discuss our priorities. It’s still his decision to make. As I said I don’t nag, I give options. And nagging doesn’t give options because it controls with an annoying tone. Being a nagger is far different from enlightenment and only inspiring him. I’ve been nagged my whole life too and I won’t do it to anybody. My only problem is his mom is pressing his wound and saying everything bluntly and I don’t know how to console him or even say she got a point. Cause I don’t want to nag him like say he’s also at fault. And I don’t want also to show mom-in-law that we got no ambitions and we’re lazy. Because all she wants is for us is to be healthy and do good in life.
Agree to disagree, I don't think this is the time or place to lie about him being at a real risk of 5-15 years in jail.
He hasn’t had a GF in 6 years and claims he can’t plan dates because of his work/study schedule (he’s a PhD student) so I was just trying to make things easier on him by sourcing a place out. What bothers me more is him claiming he doesn’t know what we can do then gets mad at me for finding something. I’m just really hurt.
This is not a good relationship for you, dude's almost a decade older than you and controlling your every move. Get out while you still can.
This is what people do when they're NOT having sex. Masturbating in lieu of sex does send up red flags. Send him to a therapist now, walk away if he refuses, or just get used to it. If it's not a big deal for you then why did you post this?
Comfortable cuddling between friends is definitely a thing. That said, it is important to keep in mind what that will look like for either of your potential partners, if you're serious about not pursuing each other.
Otherwise, may both of you enjoy the calm physical comfort that so many humans could benefit from.
Why would this bother you at all?
You don’t deserve this. You don’t have to put up with this. This wasn’t love. You don’t cheat on someone you leave. Get a therapist, lawyer up asap, and remove her from your life as best you can. You deserve better. There ARE better women for you. This isn’t the end of the world. Don’t give her chance to hurt you like this again, because she will, I can promise you that.
Or… if you really want to stay in this marriage (only for the bullshit excuse of having both parents in the house for your son) then sleep with someone else and get even with her.
This sounds manipulative AF. A partner shouldn't be upset with you for doing what you enjoy, unless that thing is self-destructive. You could try to talk things out but it might be better to just leave her.
sex is important but it isn’t the most important. she didn’t say nothing was going to change but that she can’t control her drive which makes sense. it could go back up
Thank you. Feelings in tact! I mostly agree, but with the caveat that he seemed very standoffish which prompted my (over)reaction. I felt unwelcome. Those feelings are valid. So, do I reach out? Apologize? Wait? I am genuinely trying to give him space out of love. He wanted it.
They shouldn’t need to outsource. She’s asking him to wash dishes (oh and bring his plate from the table), pack his own lunch, clean the bathrooms weekly not once a month, take the dogs out properly once a day and take out the trash. She walks the dogs, does all the laundry except folding, cleans and tidies the rest of the house except bathroom, does all the cooking, organises things, runs errands and apparently cooks him treats to order.
That’s still a massively unfair split. But this isn’t a household where the chores are so overwhelming they need paid help. It’s two childless people in an apartment. No maintenance, no yard work.
OP just needs to stop being the personification of laziness and do basic adult tasks like packing his own lunch
Who has interim custody of kids now that you are separated? It would make sense that whoever has custody goes for the procedure.
In general, and I know I'll get downvoted for this, men rarely get custody of kids. Imagine you get a vasectomy and then you lose custody of your kids. A few years down the line, you want kids in your home again and then what do you do?
Pssst…..she was 18 and he was 21.
Can I ask if when you left, did you still love him in ways?
Yikes, no. Just no. He sounds self-centred and childish, to put it mildly
What did he say when you told him your reasoning?
He doesn't like it, and he told you his boundaries. If you don't agree with it. you can always break up.
WTF did I just read?
Sounds like you’re with a narcissist, and as such they’ll never truly care about you. Let me guess, he wanted the open relationship? He’s been with a dozen or so other people and the only other person you’ve been with he’s raw dogging in direct violation of your boundaries? Honey, leave him.
If he’s not having an affair, he is trying to. At the very least, he is no longer interested in you any more than a plan B. Have some self respect and break up. Go find someone that will treat you better
He is cheating just because it’s with a man doesn’t make it okay
This is a mess of a human. From my armchair, it sounds like he was trying to solve his own problems with love and riding off a good make out session and cathartic cry fest.
Loving bombing? Maybe but I really think this guy needs therapy. I don’t really care about the hairpiece thing… I wouldn’t go around telling every second date I wore a hair piece either…. But if this is the guy you want… I suggest that maybe talking to someone would be good. Not because you are unwell but chasing THIS man is a very unhealthy choice… and it may help to talk through that a bit.
at best emotional cheating, at worse, who knows.
Bad talking you to her is past the line.
If you suspect more get tested for std's and take a look at your finances.
from there you can speak with him or talk to a lawyer to find out what your options are. I am not saying divorce him yet, only to know what your option are if it comes to that.
This is not normal and she needs professional help.
Somethings wrong with me obviously if this keeps happening
Oh, that's awful.
OP, do you really want your kids to grow up with that mindset? He's clearly shown his true colors here. I can only imagine what would happen if one of your kids came out
He doesn't sound ready for a full relationship, TBH. Relationships are so much more than sex, and numbers of partners and knowledge based on porn aren't what make a good lover. His attention should be on you and what happens between you.
okay well. i have two points i want to make.
one, your family needs to be more respectful. coming from a hispanic family myself i understand how they can be- and while i’m sure your parents didn’t mean any harm (your brother definitely did though), they caused harm and you need to speak with them about it.
two, personally i think your ex overreacted. while it’s true your brother was being snooty and there isn’t an excuse for that, i don’t think your parents meant any harm. i think calling your family crazy and breaking up with you was a slight overreaction and a simple “hey babe, i didn’t like the way your family treated me. can you speak to them before this becomes a long term issue?” would suffice.
my advice is to speak with your family and make sure they know better for next time. as for your relationship, if he wants to break up with you over something like this, it might be best to let him go if he’s not willing to budge on his stance.
Am I bothered by it? No.
Does it mean we share a fundamentally different opinion on intimacy and sex? Probably.
Does that make us insurmountably incompatible? Not necessarily, but it's something to be aware of.
As long as you're not being gender-specific, hypocritical or judgmental, then it's fine to hold different opinions.
these comments have taken off my rose colored glasses. thanks!
Yeah, that is a giant marinara flag. I wouldn't trust that person with monogamy
How old are you?
Try to have discussion with him and discuss about boundaries. That might be work but as I guy myself I would have done the same if i was him.
You can't and should not. Fullstop.