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Balancing my Yearning for Casual Encounters While Seeking a Meaningful Relationship
Being a homosexual male in my late 40s, my life has involved numerous, mostly pleasurable years engaging in spontaneous encounters with other men from my teenage years. In my 30s, I had a committed partnership which continued for four years, however I never felt completely content, because I felt neither loved or sexually nourished. The fact is that I have always craved casual sex. Whenever I begin to date a potential partner, when the initial excitement dwindles, I always get the urge to be intimate with new partners once more.
Questioning the Feasibility of Monogamy
I am now wondering whether it's possible for me to sustain a faithful partnership. I understand that many gay men engage in open relationships, yet when I’ve witnessed them, they have seemed like hard work, frequently resulting in lots of pain and jealousy among all parties. To a large extent, I want another man to care for me while letting me remain sexually free, however I fear the emotional drain this might create. Is it best to keep having casual sex and accept that a lasting partnership may be unattainable? I feel somewhat confused.
Every person’s intimate path varies. Try not to think of your relationship needs or your capacity to handle different types of intimate connections as fixed. What you need as you are experiencing them now may well change in the future; at a certain time you may find yourself more decisive and find greater understanding and a suitable route … or perhaps not. At some point you might meet someone offering a transformative opportunity for you by reflecting what you want in a holistic fashion … and later on you might decide that casual connections are best for you. Worrying about what lies ahead and engaging in endless speculation is simply anxiety-based and squandering of your energy. Try to be present in your relationships, and see the value of each person with whom you might have a sexual connection. When and if you are ever ready to deepen true intimacy with one partner, it will be clear.
- The psychotherapist is a US-based therapy professional focusing on treating sexual disorders.
Margaret Crane
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