“God gives every bird its food, but he does not throw it into its nest.”
— J. G. Holland
I dreamt that we stood outside as it snowed, I felt the chill in my lungs. Then you held me close and kissed me. With your warmth, I never felt the cold again.
Then I woke, alone and freezing, to the clouds weeping outside.
I mean to say, I miss you.
What Women Wish You Knew about Dating:
A Single Guy'S Guide To Romantic Relationships
If the difference between guys and men is still unclear.
Here are a few examples that apply to dating:
○ A guy uses women to build his self-esteem.
● A man already has it.
○ A guy likes to "hang out" with a woman he's interested in.
● A man asks her out.
○ A guy doesn't make a move until he's sure there's no risk.
● A man is bold and clear with his intentions.
○ A guy plays games with a woman.
● A man has no time for games because they keep him from getting to know the woman.
○ A guy will become bitter and angry with a woman when she denies him.
● A man accepts that dating involves risk.
○ A guy fears and worships women.
● A man respects and adores them but fears and worships only God.
BUT
● Men are hot and passionate.
My husband wanted to share me with his best friend. I was very much against it on moral grounds. He was nice enough and treated me well when he was over at our house. He had flirted with me a few times but always restrained and subtle, more like pleasant flattery about my hair or how I was dressed than anything sexual. My husband asked me once if I thought I would hate having sex with his friend. I told that I most likely wouldn’t hate it actually doing it but I would hate how I felt about myself for doing it.
I’m not a religious girl but I am spiritual and having sex outside my marriage didn’t sit well with me spiritually. He told me several times that I had his permission to cheat and therefore it wouldn’t be cheating, perhaps that’s true, but for me it would still feel like cheating. Sometime after that, he asked me if there was anything I wanted to do that I hadn’t been doing where his friend could accompany me.
I knew he was trying to find something that I’d find acceptable to go somewhere or do something that would have me spending time with his friend in hopes it would lead to something. I really did miss cultural activities like art museums, theater, symphony concerts, it was really a long list. He’d never refused to got with me but over the 8 years of our marriage, his lack of interest and enthusiasm meant I went less often with him. I did do those kinds of things by myself or with a girlfriend but gradually went less and less often.
So I told him that yes, if his friend wanted to go to an art museum with me, I would go. His friend wasn’t all that knowledgeable about art but he was curious and most importantly, he listened to me. He was genuinely attentive to my thoughts and feelings. That’s how it began and we did things like that more often and before too long, we were dating. What I mean my dating is that he took me places, we talked and laughed and I let him kiss me.
After a few dates where he kissed me, I found myself getting sexually aroused when we kissed and at some point I came to the realization that I wanted him to seduce me. I wanted to get myself into a compromising situation and just let things proceed gently but inevitably into letting him take complete advantage of me. I didn’t want to have to take responsibility for actually making a decision to allow him to have sex with me.
He must have known what it would take. He took me to an opera performance out of town. The only part of it I really planned was I bought a new nightgown, tastefully but alluring. That’s how I gave in to my husband’s wife sharing fantasy. One small step at a time. I feel something like that might work for you, assuming it’s something you really want to do.