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September 16, 2020 7:23 pm  #1


underwear

I would normally say this is a crazy question, but the way my life is now.... Nothing is crazy anymore.
A little background first, our marriage is no longer a marriage, it's now a contract. I am still living here only because it is convenient for me. It is no longer about US, it's about me. Our marriage has been in this state for almost a year now and although every day I think about when I can leave, I know, now is not the time. 
That being said, I can't allow myself to care anymore what he does or who he does it with. He claims he is not sexually active with anyone, just meeting people like him. I don't believe that anymore than I believe he can be straight to save our marriage. I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday. So.... a couple weeks ago he went to meet up with a trans person, he thought he might not be gay at all just trans, whatever.... He came home a few hours later and wanted to talk about his encounter, how he could never go as far as"her", the trans has gone and he could not live life like that, but then the weird statement. "We exchanged panties" Is this really a thing? I've guess I'm kinda dumb in this area, but, if this is a "thing" then I have issues that might push me out the door sooner than planned,. Years ago actually during our dating stage, I spent the weekend at his house and did a bit of laundry. There was a pair of tighty whities in the wash, he has never worn tighy wihities since I've known him. I thought it odd, but then just let it go. Now it is haunting my thoughts daily. So is exchanging underwear common or am I just looking for more reasons to back up my decision to leave.

 

September 16, 2020 9:06 pm  #2


Re: underwear

My trans-identifying ex used to filch my panties and wear them (I didn't know about it).  And after he disclosed to me, wearing women's underwear was a huge deal for him.  Even if he was otherwise dressed in men's clothing, he would be wearing women's underwear.  He even did this once when we took our son and his girlfriend out for his birthday dinner; I was shocked when I looked down and could see my husband's testicles bulging out from the sides of his underwear.  

I don't know if "exchanging panties" is a thing, but a fetish for underwear is a pretty well known one.  If you want to know if this is reason enough to leave, I'd say YES!

Last edited by OutofHisCloset (September 16, 2020 9:08 pm)

 

September 16, 2020 10:00 pm  #3


Re: underwear

Yep, I've known about the panty fetish for almost as long as I've known he's gay. I started wearing granny panties so he leaves mine alone. lololol I have so many reasons to leave now I stopped counting. I have a plan in the works, but due to the Covid outbreak I've have to wait a bit longer. The issue is if those long ago tighty whities are from an "exchange", it means the lies run deeper than I imagined. None of his lies are forgivable. I guess I may need to figure out a plan B and consider my exit sooner rather than later. My emotions have gone from Anger to pity to hate to disgust. I did not "catch" him, he came out to me so I for some stupid reason thought that he was being honest. 

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September 17, 2020 6:31 am  #4


Re: underwear

My emotions followed a similar trajectory before I left. 

 

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