Can it stop?
I have many sexual fantasies but only one that has caused me problems. I love to be taken advantage of and having women spend my money. I have given a little here and there but once I let a girl take a few thousand. It was an awesome feeling, but it really wrecked me financially. I still have the craving but I want it to stop. Where does a fanatasy like this stem from? Is there a way to make this overwhelming desire stop?
Posted Jun 13, 2011, 8:36 PM UTC
AFAIK, it's difficult, if not impossible, to make fantasies stop, but you can control how you manage them. I would suggest seeing a therapist - the Kink Aware Professionals list is a good place to start.
Edit: in the meantime, maybe you can take a page from those of us who have rape fantasies and try to play it out in a controlled way with a partner that you trust. Like, you give her $100 or whatever you can afford to spend and then she comes home and talks about how she "took advantage" of your generosity. I think the key is finding a trustrowrthy partner to do that with. Would that help scratch the itch?
FWIW, I think this stems from a similar place as a lot of women's rape fantasies. Women are taught that a lot of their worth comes from their attractiveness as sex partners but that they're supposed to be sparing with who they share that with. Men are similarly taught that their values come from their ability to be "providers" and, again, are cautioned against letting women use them for their money. Both fantasies give us a way to subvert that teaching while also feeling like we're valuable in this way we're supposed to be.