Re: Well............
I've taken your quotes out of order to make my reply make more sense... hope you don't take it amiss.
Quote:I don't say that in a belittling way or in any disrespectful tone
Not taken that way at all don't worry.
Quote:My next question would be what would be the "number of things" you'd do with a stranger that you wouldn't do with your husband?
Put as simply as possible, various varieties of BDSM that seem like fun but not something I can at all imagine doing to someone I love. Chances are that I'm far too sappy a humanist to do them to anyone at all, but I find it easier to consider with a stranger than with my boyfriend.
Not that it's particularly relevant but he's not my husband, partly because A) that would be illegal since we're both male. B) At 21 I consider myself a bit too young to consider marriage and he's slightly younger than me anyway so even if I were ready I don't know that he would be. C) We've only dated for around 6 months now.
Quote:I guess it boils down to communication.
Agreed. Ben (my boyfriend) and I, have discussed the issue. We both agree that as much fun as BDSM might look, we can't imagine doing it with each other. However we also agreed on an open relationship (not for that reason) so if we wanted to we would be able to do it with other partners.
Quote:Being that my wife has not made love to me in eight years,
Ouch. That can be good or bad. I had a relationship where we couldn't have sex at all, (a medical issue that I'm not going to detail), and I found that it lead to a very deep connection as we were forced to funnel all our energy into the romantic side of things.
On the other hand, sex is fun, it's certainly something I'd rather not miss out on.
Quote:Thank you for your thoughts.
On the contrary, thankyou for listening and appreciating them. A rare event that makes sharing them all the more worthwhile.