The first quarter of 2017 was filled with unprecedented new experiences and fresh openness when TheMrs gave me freedom to experiment sexually outside our marriage. I’ve been relatively unsuccessful finding a good match with past efforts but work and family have been the highest priority since Cheyenne got pregnant and not much has gotten easier with a 1 year old that doesn’t like to sleep.
Since April I’ve been out of chastity with the exception of a handful of desperate attempts to build subby momentum from self locking. Sex has been scheduled for every other weekend when we have a sitter and we live for those few decadent hours together. Inside I’m craving to feel fully sexually engaged but the relentless waves of 60 hour work weeks and sleepless nights surpress most of my natural resilience and drive. Ironically, opportunity is all but gone now that the will and permission exists.
Things are not so dire though. While Cheyenne and I have been limited in our physical interaction, we’ve made progress in communication and have regular conversations about having a mutual boyfriend. We’ve also been reading a fair amount on the topic of open marriages. “The Ethical Slut”, “Opening Up”, “Mating in Captivity” are all excellent books that I can highly recommend. Reading them together with Cheyenne has made for a natural access point to begin talking openly on such a potentially charged topic. It helps to have well reasoned and educated viewpoints to reflect our own feelings against.
My boyfriend on the side search has been pretty unsuccessful (one date) because the majority of my interactions have been from gay dating apps of which an unsurprising majority of guys aren’t interested in a hetero-romantic bi guy, and the ones I’ve encountered so far tend to be cavalier about safe sex. Fair enough, but not my risk profile. I’ll save the good stuff for a fluid bonded relationship. So the hunt continues on other fronts for a kind, sexual, healthy, active, outdoorsy guy who’s looking for a married couple to build a relationship with. Someone who’s equally comfortable with men and women and not hung up on relationship stereotypes.
On the surface my sex life looks pretty flat, punctuated but a semi monthly wave of strapon pounding and fun uninhibited chat. Underneath, there’s a strong steady pull towards a bigger, more open understanding of love and sex developing.