I started with strip clubs at first.
When I got married, I decided I'd stop. I still remember the night before our wedding, sitting at The Rail and my favourite dancer asked me, "what are you up to this weekend?". I answered, "oh, I'm getting married. Tomorrow." She laughed, and I got my last dance ever... knowing full well it wouldn't be my last, I was just gaslighting myself. I continued with the SC scene, and it was many years into our marriage before I started with the MP scene. I'd done the SP thing once or twice, but I prefer MPs. No FS, no BJ covered or otherwise. That's a line I just don't ever want to cross. But lap dances? Body slides? Russian finishes with fake boobs? Fuck ya!
I love my wife. We are amazing partners. I couldn't survive without her, and I feel like she couldn't without me. But... sex was never stellar, and then it got worse.
Back when we decided we'd like to have kids, and we stopped unprotected sex, and got pregnant on our first try. Then we had a miscarriage. As soon as she was ovulating, she was eager to try again. At first it was fun, I was having more sex than ever. But it changed, it started to feel more like a duty than making love. It was no fun, and I didn't want to anymore. When I declined, she'd get pissed. Which made it even worse, because now I'm being forced. After about a year of this, we did get pregnant again. This pregnancy went smooth and healthy, but I was a wreck - afraid because of the miscarriage. Basically, I was a mess for 9 months. Oh, and she had zero-sex drive during pregnancy. I think we did it maybe once? Just as well, I wasn't interested.
She wanted us to have more kids, but I told her I just couldn't. I couldn't live through all that trauma again. She is disappointed, but she understands. We've had very little sex after our kid was born. I thought it was because I was too afraid of accidently getting pregnant, so I got the snip hoping that would relieve my nerves... but it hasn't. I suppose if I'm being honest, I just don't want to with her anymore.
So, I continue with this hobby. When the pandemic started, I stopped SCs completely. It was the thing I missed most! When things started opening up again, I stuck with MPs only. I really enjoy it. It does feel like therapy in a way. I don't feel guilty about the hobby itself, but I do feel bad about the dishonesty. I despise dishonestly. I will never outright lie to her, and I never have. And yes, I'm completely ignoring the fact that lying-by-omission is still lying. Na na na! I can't hear you!
In my perfect world, we'd have an open marriage. She's my best friend! I even sometimes find myself wanting to tell her about my hobbying, because I enjoy it so much. I tell her about all of my other obsessions! If she hooked up with another dude, I'd love it! But I can't envision a universe in which I have the balls to bring up the subject of an open marriage.
Okay... apparently I needed to vent.