Update: reposting this with a new title cause I didn’t use an appropriate one before
So I (mid 30’s female) need to get this off my chest and also would like to hear what ppl may think about this. I truly don’t know how many people I have been with sexually. My high school years I never was asked out or looked at and then in my 20’s I guess I got a bit “hotter” and I was getting attention from men. Not something I was ever used to. I didn’t sleep with every man who ever looked at me, but I didn’t really ever see an issue hooking up with a guy I wanted to hook up with. If I had to guess l’d say my number is maybe around 20 but I never wrote down their names or kept count. I don’t feel super embarrassed about it necessarily, but it’s definitely a secret I have held since no one has ever asked. Even my friends don’t know about every single one. My current partner and I have been together over 8 years and this has literally never come up nor have I been asked. I know my partner has a much lower number than me.. like wayy way lower. And at this point I don’t really know how to bring it up to him. If he asks I want to be honest but I truly worry that he will look at me different after that. I really hate myself for not just being honest about this a long time ago. But I’m here in this situation and truly do not know what to do.
Please don’t be too mean to me about this. Like I said I feel very guilty and stupid that I never just brought it up.
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Don’t beat yourself up you’ve done nothing wrong. Your past doesn’t define your worth or your relationship now. If it ever comes up, just be honest but gentle with yourself too. You deserve love without shame.
Ok first off. Get yourself checked ASAP. You could have contracted something with sleeping with all those men.
Depending on how your current partner is, he might think your past defines you from all the guys you hooked up with. No offense but that’s a LOT.
Tell your partner your sexual past to get it off your chest, because one day it could bite you back in the butt.