BECOMING INTIMATE WITH YOUR MAN

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04 Aug 2011, 9:21 pm

I always was curious how long should wait before having sex with your man. My guess is more than a month but less than a year. I definitely don't want to have sex on the first date. I want to respect myself enough to wait. I think that is the classy way of doing it. Before i even think about sex i need to get to know him as a person. I wouldn't mind going on various dates and being comfortable around him. I need to be able to talk about anything easily with him like condoms, birth control and condoms before anything happens. Once we talk and mutually agree to have sex and when we want it then all right. Until that day it is hugging and kissing.



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05 Aug 2011, 3:27 am

You seem to already know the answer. I wouldn't put time constraints on these things. It depends how quickly you get to know eachother and how soon you feel comfortable enough with him. I think that you should just wait until you feel ready.



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05 Aug 2011, 6:54 am

I agree with Karenina.


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05 Aug 2011, 9:21 pm

Since this is a thread and you seem to be seeking advice, then I shall offer my imput. I'm far from an expert on dating, but here's my thought: most men, especially NT (though perhaps some AS too, not really sure) are hungry for sex. Perhaps I am demeaning my own gender, but I've seen it many times. Men pretend to love women long enough to get sex, and then dump them for someone else after they get what they want. I've know guys that will wait about a year to get in bed with someone, do the deed, and then find someone else when they're done. If they don't want to wait that long, then they'll either deem you not worth it and dump you earlier, or they'll deceive you and cheat on you while they wait for you, and THEN leave you. Which is the second is probably the worse of the two by far. So, my advice. I will admit it's biased. If a man will not keep his sexual desires under control until he marries you, than it's much more likely that he'll leave you. Men consider waiting for sex a sacrifice and men will sacrifice for someone they genuienely love, and someone who genuienely loves you is a lot less likely to leave you lonely. Of course, there is the 50% that he could divorce you anyway, but even that's higher than if he were not married to you in the first place. As I said, I am biased in this matter because I'm a hard-core, pro-abstinancy Catholic, but regardless of what you believe, I'd hate for you to get hurt and/or disappointed. Then again, it all comes down to what you want. Do you want a life partner, or would you rather 'play the field' (which I would not reccommend, but I'm biased)? Do you want sex (satisfaction of a physical desire) or to make love (satisfaction of physical, emotional, and spiritual desires? I offered you my advice. I leave the rest up to you. Good luck.



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06 Aug 2011, 2:59 am

Why not discuss this with the man? Tell him your expectations and find out about his.

Abstinence has a side effect of not knowing how much intimacy the other person wants.

People are different. Some want sex many times a day, and some once a month or not even that often.

I think it would be a good idea of sorting these things out very early in the relationship. Otherwise, at least one of you might end up being very frustrated.


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06 Aug 2011, 9:27 am

Earlyish imo, so you can test how physically compatable you are.


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06 Aug 2011, 10:49 am

OddFinn wrote:
Abstinence has a side effect of not knowing how much intimacy the other person wants.


I think it can be done if you guys openly talk about things and pay careful attention to how much you both want to do other things like kissing and stuff.



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06 Aug 2011, 11:46 am

in my mind there is no time window that it is alright to, it's a matter of when both you and your sexual partner want to.



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06 Aug 2011, 12:25 pm

I_am_Kira wrote:
Since this is a thread and you seem to be seeking advice, then I shall offer my imput. I'm far from an expert on dating, but here's my thought: most men, especially NT (though perhaps some AS too, not really sure) are hungry for sex. Perhaps I am demeaning my own gender, but I've seen it many times. Men pretend to love women long enough to get sex, and then dump them for someone else after they get what they want. I've know guys that will wait about a year to get in bed with someone, do the deed, and then find someone else when they're done. If they don't want to wait that long, then they'll either deem you not worth it and dump you earlier, or they'll deceive you and cheat on you while they wait for you, and THEN leave you. Which is the second is probably the worse of the two by far. So, my advice. I will admit it's biased. If a man will not keep his sexual desires under control until he marries you, than it's much more likely that he'll leave you. Men consider waiting for sex a sacrifice and men will sacrifice for someone they genuienely love, and someone who genuienely loves you is a lot less likely to leave you lonely. Of course, there is the 50% that he could divorce you anyway, but even that's higher than if he were not married to you in the first place. As I said, I am biased in this matter because I'm a hard-core, pro-abstinancy Catholic, but regardless of what you believe, I'd hate for you to get hurt and/or disappointed. Then again, it all comes down to what you want. Do you want a life partner, or would you rather 'play the field' (which I would not reccommend, but I'm biased)? Do you want sex (satisfaction of a physical desire) or to make love (satisfaction of physical, emotional, and spiritual desires? I offered you my advice. I leave the rest up to you. Good luck.


While I respect those values, if they aren't hers, then it becomes a false sell in the relationship. I found her reasoning and criteria to be quite acceptable and sound, and if she follows that she is more likely to find someone who shares her life goals on more levels than just this one.

There is no way to eliminate the possibility of getting hurt or of getting used. If you wait too long to enter the physical phase of a relationship, some men will read it as sexual incompatibility and dump you for that reason. Really, THE best thing to do is to stay true to one's own values throughout the dating process, to let that be your rock, to let knowing that you've been true to yourself carry you through all the inevitable break ups and hurts.


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06 Aug 2011, 12:32 pm

MONKEY wrote:
Earlyish imo, so you can test how physically compatable you are.


I don't buy that. How people react to intimacy is something that can and does grow and change. Much more important is knowing everything surrounding it: what makes someone comfortable, how well they respond to your cues, etc.

I know people who have reached false conclusions from an awkward first encounter, and have lived to regret it. The truth is you can test drive all you want but you still won't know how that car works, and what it is capable of, unless you've gotten inside the hood and studied the engine. Which is what happens when people TALK and share TRUE intimacy.


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06 Aug 2011, 1:13 pm

I WANT TO BECOME INTIMATE WITH PIGLET......

Wait, that's not right....



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19 Aug 2011, 6:41 pm

My advice would be just to ease into it, its not simply hug, kiss, intercourse. Likewise without saying anything more there is more then just intercourse to sex. You could work your way up bit by bit, determining how comfortable you feel, how he responds, etc. It keeps him knowing its on your mind, that it will eventually happen, etc without you having to just do it one day. Likewise don't set a date or make a space shuttle type of expectation, just determine when you are close to being comfortable to go that far and pencil in that it might happen over the next week, month, whatever.

Also don't bring up birth control suddenly while being intimate, pick a moment where he's at his relatively least interested in sex to discuss it so you are dealing with him at his most rational.



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20 Aug 2011, 12:26 am

MONKEY wrote:
Earlyish imo, so you can test how physically compatable you are.


Because it's not possible to learn what your partner wants and get better at it with practice. :roll:


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20 Aug 2011, 1:09 am

I really hope you are not waiting for an AS male to be comfortable talking about birth control. haha....... that could be after you're in menopause.



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20 Aug 2011, 2:54 am

It seems simple to me: When you won't regret it no matter what happens.



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20 Aug 2011, 9:50 am

Who_Am_I wrote:
MONKEY wrote:
Earlyish imo, so you can test how physically compatable you are.


Because it's not possible to learn what your partner wants and get better at it with practice. :roll:



In my case, no it isn't


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