PenelopePitstop -> RE: Slave/wife wants to go nilla? (3/4/2006 3:34:15 AM)
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Apologies if I am repeating what anyone else has said in this thread but my concentration isn't that brilliant today. here we have a situation where one person is no longer happy with 'who they once were' (classic problem with traumatised personalities) that is, 'her', and the other person is constant to their personality having dealt with any issues as they came up successfully (you). What the hell went wrong with your communication, guys? Not so much about attempting to communicate because it is obvious from your posts troubleinparadise that you have tried a great deal, more about 'how' you communicate, you have lost track of each other's personal language. This has happened with me and my recent ex, well we were the opposite side of the coin, I am heading from nilla into submissive - we have had some terrible terrible arguments just like you have described, where I have asked him, what do you want and he hasn't been able to answer, and to a certain extent I haven't been able to answer the same question. Because we are together all the time there we have been feeding off the tense atmosphere that surrounds us, the problems we have had are ever present whilst we are under the same roof (which we will be until august due to financial/business committments). Sorry to keep going on about me, but there is a lot in your initial post that i recognise. For example, I have openly been chatting with other men, and the more I do this, the more I change as a person and the further away from my ex I drift. Yet, there are times when I don't want anyone else and it's not something I can explain. I don't think she is going to head off and leave you in the lurch with this nilla guy, but as a traumatised person, she is going to be very easily influenced by his personality and the 'newness' it represents. Perhaps if she could articulate what it is about vanilla life it is that appeals you might find it is something that could be creatively incorporated into your relationship without you having to sacrifice what you need, you won't know until you've talked about it. i think this situation runs the risk of destroying you both with its intensity. I do truly believe there is something there that you can save, but you have reached an impasse. Would it at all be possible to have a trial separation, just to give you both the chance to reset the dials, so to speak? Feelings and desires seem to become so much clearer when you are not faced with them everyday. In terms of communication, at the very least, I'm pretty sure what you both know what you don't want, so maybe that would be a starting point for working out what's going on. It's tricky to broach this subject without getting angry and resentful, I know, but it is key. Best wishes to you both.
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