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Tired of my sexual frustration(call for help, vent, whatever)

Discussion in 'Physical & Sexual Health' started by Bournville98, Jun 23, 2018.

  1. Bournville98

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    Like I've written in the title, I'm getting tired of being sexually frustrated. And masturbation is not helping me or serving me any good whatsoever. There's no actual physical contact that you have with masturbation(sorry if this sounds creepy, but I'm expressing my frustration with not having sex).

    I have never had sex before, I don't know who to have sex with and I don't know who to trust to have sex with. I can think of a list of guys who I would like to have sex with, but I know it's not realistic or practical to pursue those people. I know there's apps and websites, but I'm nowhere near ready to use them and I know that I can't just get up and use them in an instant.

    I'm just tired of having no one to have sex with. I'm just tired of not having sex. I'm just tired of masturbation being the only way for me to pursue sex.

    And I know that I have to go outside and talk to other guys(and other *people*, of course), but it's not that easy. You have to find out other people's interests to see what you have with them in common(something that I have a hard time doing), you have to talk to people about your interests, you have to talk to people about SOMETHING. You have to understand social cues(something that I, as an autistic person, have a hard time dealing with even when I *do* understand some of them and *even then* it's something that I'm awkward with).

    But I also don't want to be using people for sex either(sounds contradictory to what I want, doesn't it?).

    I just don't really know what choices to make with my sex life at this point. I feel I don't have a choice. All of the guys I want to have sex with are either straight, in a relationship, out of reach or any combination of the three. I guess this is a call(or a yell) for help.
     
  2. Chip

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    I suspect what you are seeking is not so much physical contact per se, but connection, which is a different thing entirely. There's nothing wrong with hookups, but you may find that they don't really satisfy what you are after.

    Additionally, I personally would never consider random cruising spots. For one, at least in the US, police often hang out and arrest people in such places. For another, homophobic people have been known to go there looking for people to beat up. At least with the hookup apps, you have a profile that can be linked back to the person, so if something goes horribly wrong, police can use that info to track the person down.

    So perhaps the first thing is to figure out what you are after. If it's just a hookup, then the apps can be an acceptable (if incredibly shallow) way to accomplish that. And the apps, if you use common sense strategies, like meeting the person in a public place like starbucks first, can be a lot safer than cruising spots. You can also potentially talk to the person a bit before deciding to meet up.

    Now... if you are after more than a hookup, then the real work is on understanding yourself, working on learning to connect with people, and cultivating friendships that lead to relationships. That's more work, but ultimately, it's worth it.
     
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    Thanks for the advice. I'm not sure if it's connection per se(not denying what you're saying, though). I should've also clarified that I have a lot of sexual fantasies about the people who I know I can't pursue or ask to have sex with. I know getting to know potential sex partners first is a must, but I feel regardless of what I do, I would be just using them for sex. I can't help but to think that. And I know telling them or asking them about having sex with them at any point in time, whether sooner or later, would probably result in them being offended.

    Like I said, I've never had sex before, but really, it depends on how you define "having sex"... I may have told a fib when I said I never had sex before. I got awfully close to performing mutual masturbation a few times with a taxi driver in a car before I backed out of it(because it was in public view... Yes, he was that bad), he consented to me touching and feeling him and I even told him that I wouldn't mind kissing him, which he said he wouldn't mind me doing. I also complimented him on his looks once. I was 17 back then. He was 60-something(I can't remember his exact age). The kissing didn't happen by the way. I haven't seen him in a long time(not that I really want to try and do anything with him again). One other thing: he's married with a wife, he has a grown-up daughter and he seemed a bit pervy with the way he behaved as well... He complimented me a few times on my Mum's appearance and asking me if I like the "pretty girls"(the girls/young women in my age group) hanging around outside my local college.

    I just thought I would tell the above story to see if that would help with getting any guidance. I've also written this on my phone, so I don't know if I can use any collapser tags. Sorry if I'm breaking any forum rules and Mods, feel free to remove the above paragraph if you feel I'm breaking any.
     
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    A lot of people dismiss apps as being shady and not the right way to meet people, but in all honesty they can be great if you meet the right people. I’ve met a few creeps, but also a few good friends who I’ve had great sex with.
     
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    From all the people I've talked to... I think your experience is in the minority. Unless you are looking strictly for hookups, in which case, yes, they can be effective for that, and you can meet others who are looking for that. Do people find healthy relationships on these apps? I'm sure it happens. I'm also pretty sure it's needle-in-a-haystack.
     
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    Yeah, like, it sounds like you are looking for connection not sex. For sexual needs masturbation and porn are enough. It certainly brings physical kind of relief.
     
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    Kind of the fun thing about being gay is you don't always have to be relationship oriented. I encourage you to experience some life before feeling the need to lock yourself into a monogamous relationship.

    I picked up my partner up in gay bar. A one night stand turned into a 17 year relationship.
     
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    That's too funny. I picked my husband up In a gay bar--he would say he picked me up, but I totally picked him up. We've been together 20 years and still occasionally refer to that night as our one night stand gone terribly awry.
     
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