see where you are coming from
Hiya,
Firstly, you seem like a very open and honest person and I'd like to say I respect that. I can relate as my fiance (been together and living together 4 years now) are similar in that sense. I'm also a tomboy/girl type and until recently haven't gotten along with women very well. I used to not even try because like you, found them to be drama and catty. I have some girls I hang out with on occasion and try to find the good in them.
To the subject, we ourselves have talked of bringing a girl, guy or couple in as I like women and men. It's a tough road because you have to be honest with yourself and is hard to admit jealousies and insecurities. I also think a friend of his is cute but he thinks my girl pals are cute. I don't know that we'll ever do anything but we are open to the idea of it, but certaintly not going to push it.
I guess if your husband is into it then that's different. Maybe you should ask him what turns him on about it. I must be honest and say I kinda notice it seems like you have what I used to have about women (rightfully so for all I know) a chip on your shoulder about being friends with women.
I finally broke down my psyche and admitted I liked having guy pals because it was an ego boost. I also found that jealousy is a useless emotion. I don't quite understand why you'd want a guy just like your husband to fool around with or him to have a girl similar to you. In a sense that defeats the main reason most people want 'outside' interaction. The whole point is that it *is* someone different. If I wanted to fool around with a girl or guy similar to my fiance, I don't see the point of making the risk to our relationship to do it at all. About the porn thing, I have no problems or insecurities with it anymore. Sure it's fantasy, but what purpose does being jealous of a girl on screen do for me, or any girl for that matter.
I don't know if those thoughts help or anything but I guess it's something more to think about. Like I said, I respect the fact that you can post and so much so that I registered just to respond because I thought it was neat of you to have the guts to do so. I guess the whole thing is, is the 'risk' worth the 'reward' , that's my whole question too.

edit: oh yeah, I'm 26 and he is 25 so you know what age group/range I'm responding from.