Retraining the Body and Mind: A New Approach to Sex

[RichardAB]

A Story based off of a conversation I have had with my girlfriend, and something that all men NEED to learn if they are to have a healthy, happy partnership with their girlfriend, fiancé, or wife.

My fiancé, Jenn took my hand and led me to the bedroom. "We need to talk", she had said. The tone of her voice told me that she was frustrated, but that it was not a life and death scenario. "Rich, you know I love you very much. I love who you are, your personality, your mind, your values. I love who you are. And I love your body, too....", she stopped for a second, apparently framing her thoughts.

"But, baby, you focus on sex so much, and your body is completely in charge of you. I know you love me, and that you are attracted to my body, and I love that. I never want that to change. But your body is so much in control, your lust overpowers your love for me."

She took another moment of silence, before continuing.

"I want to be able to iron my work clothes in the morning, in pj bottoms and my bra, and do it in front of you without you getting a bulge in your pants. I want to have showers with you where you are not erect. It would make me feel more like your partner and less like an object. For goodness sakes, women have fantasies too. I imagine making love to you in the shower, but I just wish that it seemed to me that you thought it was an option, rather than a declaration. When you are hard in the shower, it seems like nudity means sex to you. To me the things are separate. Nudity can mean romance as much as it can mean sex. Perhaps having sex in the shower could even be a reality, if only I felt that I was actively participating. That it was me who made you hard. Not just my body."

Jenn looked down, and then back up, her face full of rage.

"You're getting hard?!!! Right now??? You're not even listening to me!!! All you are doing is imagining fucking me in the shower!!! This is exactly what I am talking about! Rich, I love you, I truly do, but I need to feel like I am an equal, I need to be part of this relationship."

"It really hurts my feelings when we are getting intimate and you are already hard before we have even gotten undressed!!! It feels like I am just some object. That it isn't me. That it could be anybody with a hint of cleavage or a glimpse up of any woman's skirt could get you hard. I feel like I'm not part of it."

She let out a sigh...

"Richard, I love you deeply. I love your body, and yes, I love your penis. But not the way you might think. I love your penis because it is a part of you. Yes, I appreciate how big you are, and how your size makes sex feel. I love the way your body makes me feel, but it isn't about the size. Do you understand that? It is because it is part of you.

Our bodies, change, Richard. We will both grow old. As hot and good looking as you are now, it will fade. But love is eternal. Love can last. It doesn't matter what we end up looking like. If our love comes from the right place, it will never change. But love is not bulletproof, love is not invincible. And if things do not change, and I don't start feeling appreciated I will leave you."

Her eyes, which had been pointed to the floor, looked up into mine.

"It is entirely up to you, Richard. I don't want to leave. I love you. But I can't be treated like an object any more."


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[RichardAB]

I thought long and hard about what I had been told. Jenn was really hurting. And it was my actions that were hurting her. But I had no idea what to do. I started by doing my research. I started with sex health sites, but mostly found idiotic ads that had nothing to do with my problem. And then I randomly ran into a concept called mindfulness. I read the article, and then found another and read it too. I read more and more about this state of being called mindfulness. A concept that promised to be a cure for anxiety, anger problems, time management and problem solving, and yes, even sex. I read about techniques and practiced them.

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It was a Friday afternoon and I was eager to get home. I did my best to concentrate at work, but I couldn't wait to get back home to see Jenn. It had been a long week, and we hadn't had much alone time. The clock hit 5 and I ran out the door, got in my car and had my foot on the gas all the way home. I stopped to buy flowers. I was initially thinking roses, but instead chose to buy many smaller bags of flowers. I got home in ten minutes.

When I pulled in the drive way her car wasn't there. 'Yes, I have more time that I thought', I thought to myself.

I rushed into the house and placed flowers in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Then I went to the bedroom, stripped off all of my clothes and went to the bathroom, where I trimmed my goatee, had a quick shower and freshened up.

Suddenly I heard the door open and just had enough time to rush back to the bathroom before I Jenn called out: "I'm home, babe. So happy it is the weekend. It has been a dreadful week!" I heard her rummaging in the hallway. I knew that she was going through her ritual of taking off her professional jacket and blouse, taking off her bra and pulling her camisole back on.

I focused, not allowing myself to imagine or think about my topless girlfriend. Instead I listened to what she was saying, while I concentrated on my breathing. Taking deep breaths, closing my eyes, breathing from my stomach.

"Well, we can relax now, babe"

"Yes, and I am sure looking for... What are you...? What's going on?"

I suddenly opened my eyes, surprised to see my wonderful fiancé standing in the doorway.

Her long, brown hair was hanging down her back, over her shoulders, and around her chest. She had on her knee length black skirt and a white camisole, sans a bra underneath. And she was staring, bugg-eyed at me.

"What on earth is going on?", she asked in surprise. She was clearly stunned, her surprise clear as day on her face, but I did note her difficulty in maintaining eye contact, her gaze wandering to my bare chest, arms, shoulders, legs, and several times, to my flaccid penis.

"Welcome home, babe", I said as I walked up to her, placing my hand to her cheek, pulling her into a warm, sensual kiss. She responded, kissing me back and pulling me in tighter so that her large, round, braless breasts squashed into my chest and her crotch pressed up against mine. She looked deep into my eyes as she pulled away, before taking a look down and noting the slight swelling of my penis below. It had grown and had swelled up with blood. That much was unavoidable. But a warm smile spread on her lips as she noted its continued flaccid state.

"So, what do we have planned for tonight, big boy?", she teased. I smiled warmly. I wasn't going to give in without a fight. Well, ummm, not sure that expression really works in this story but, oh well. "I thought we would watch a chick flick tonight and drink some wine", I said.

"That is very sweet", Jenn said, giving me a peck on the lips.

"Would you like me to get dressed?", I asked.

"No, that is fine", she said with a slight smirk.

[RichardAB]

We arrived in the living room and Jenn immediately closed all of the shutters and curtains on the windows, while I made both of us a gin and tonic. When I came back with the drinks I found her lying on the couch, watching me as I approached. I noticed her glances over my body, particularly those directed at my flaccid cock as it swung between my legs as I walked. I placed the drinks down on the coffee table and went over to our dvd collection to read off movie titles. She decided that we would be watching the Princess Bride, and I restrained myself as I put the movie into the dvd player. She hit play, and I sat down next to her head on the couch. She repositioned herself, placing a pillow beside my leg and stretching out on the couch. As we watched the movie I caressed her head, running my hands through her hair. I heard her let out a contented sigh. I did my best to keep my eyes either on the tv screen or on her beautiful face. I restrained myself from looking over her body, but I was aware of what was there.

I was aware of the rise and fall of her chest, of the cleavage of her large, round, braless breasts, of her long legs, of the black skirt which she wore that rode up in her current position of repose. I focused on the moment, on my breathing, on the feeling of her hair as I ran my fingers through it. I noticed her periodic, furtive glances up at my face.

Half way through the movie she decided to sit up. She smiled at me as she rested her head on my shoulder and leaned into me. Meanwhile, she leaned in ever closer. I felt the pressure of her right breast as it squashed against my side. I put my left arm around her shoulder, holding her close. I felt the lust building within me, but I pushed it away, concentrating on the embrace, the closeness, the movie. I maintained control. She rested against me.

As the movie drew to its prolonged conclusion, she shifted again. She nuzzled my shoulder and I sighed as I felt her breath on my bare skin. She pressed in closer, pressing her right breast harder into my side. I moaned lightly. She arched her shoulders, moving them forward, pressing her breasts together and turning what had been a casual bit of scenery into an intoxicating view of stimulating cleavage. She fussed with her top with her left hand, in an almost absent-minded fashion, increasing, rather than decreasing the amount of visible skin. I moaned again, louder this time, and felt myself losing my train of thought. Hard as I tried, I could not restrain the growing desire within me. The chemicals were released in my brain, the neurons shooting through my central nervous system and surging through my body. I felt myself hardening from all of the stimulation.

As the end credits came onto the screen she turned to me, looking me in the eyes, before looking down at my erect manhood, and then back up into my eyes, with a huge smile on her face. Misreading her expression, I leapt off the couch in anger, rushed to the bedroom and slammed the door.

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[April]

Thank you for sharing your story with us RichardAB, I look forward to reading your continuation.

[RichardAB]

I heard the door open behind me turned to my fiancé as she entered the room. "What's wrong, babe?", she said as she pulled me into a warm embrace. "Tonight was supposed to be about you. It was supposed to show that I could control myself. That it wasn't all about sex, and look what happened. I failed, again!!!"

"Sweetheart", she replied as she looked into my eyes. "You didn't fail at all, in fact you passed with flying colors. I am so proud of you. You saw a problem and decided to do something about it. I appreciate it so much."

"But look what happened", I replied. "I'm hard as usual. You tested me and I blew it."

"Baby, it started out as a test, you're right. And you passed with flying colors. Me lying down, exposing cleavage to you, having myself on display, it was all a test, and you passed. And then I decided to make it harder for you", she stopped and giggled at the pun, taking another glance at my hard pole. "I leaned against you, and you still maintained control. So, I decided to reward you for doing so well by teasing you. Pressing my breast against you, showing off my cleavage, playing with the neck of my top. That was supposed to get you hard. I would have been worried if it didn't."

She stepped towards me again, grabbing my erect dick in her hand. "Now, let's get in the shower and see what happens", she said with a wink, stroking up and down my engorged shaft before stepping away from me.

She turned to face me, looking me in the eyes and giving me a sexy look. She twirled around for me, showing off the outfit. Taking a strap of her camisole in each hand, she pulled up and back, pressing the thin material against her ample breasts. Her hard nipples and aureole were outlined clearly under the tight material. I gulped as she slowly slipped the camisole over her head, displaying her large, heavy breasts.

Then she unzipped the skirt and pulled it off, before slipping off her panties. Fully naked, she stepped up to me, thrusted her lips against my own, grabbing my hard dick as she forced her tongue into my mouth. As we stepped away from eachother she took one last glance down before heading to the bathroom.

"I'll start the shower and get in. Join me when that dick is soft again."