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LEDrabbit

Ace married to an aerosexual writing erotica

Need advice

So, my husband is something like aerosexual. He thinks about sex all the time and now he's writing erotica. He doesn't have a big support system, so he wants to talk to me about it all the time. All the time. And I feel like an unsupportive partner because hearing about all the sex makes me uncomfortable. I kind of shut down because I don't want to encourage it, but as a loving partner I do want to encourage it.

He's usually understanding, but he got a little frustrated with me recently because he knows I read books that had a lot of sex in them previously. I feebly explained that that was a) 20+ years ago and b) I want crazy about that development at the time. I suggested he send his short stories to my best friend who is very sex positive and would be a good sex therapist. Hopefully that helps. He's just so hyper focused on his writing and characters that he can't help but talk to me. And I want to stay updated because it's important to him and he's a good writer and storyteller, but I hate listening to the sex.

Sorry this was a bit of a circular ramble.

Posted Apr 9, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC

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