Hello everyone. I'm 21, and have been very interested in this topic, and like most of you, found this thread through Google. I'm actually on the other half though, and the guy that enjoys the fantasy of being with the cuckold's wife/girlfriend. I never really understood the reason behind wanting your spouse to be with someone else, but it's been interesting reading the posts of this thread. The main reason I'm researching this is I want to stop my fetish of being with another man's wife/girlfriend, because I know that if I want to start a real relationship, I can't be going to those types of sites and talking with people also partaking in the fetish.
Background
Unlike a lot of people, my upbringing wasn't bad at all. I had a loving family with no divorce, very religious and caring, and was very happy. A big problem was that, I was shy. I was very shy. I never liked talking to people in school, raising my hand to ask a question, or being the center of attention. I would often get called out by people, telling me how I didn't talk enough, or teachers saying I should talk more. Currently, I have never dated and never had a girlfriend. I am much more open and confident than I used to be, but still not to where I'd like to be, and I feel like this fetish is one of the problems holding me back.
Porn
I started looking at porn around the same time most guys do, when puberty starts, and was just into looking at girls by themselves. During high school I moved onto more hardcore porn, where there was a guy and girl, with most of the time the girl being portrayed as a sex object. I also started reading erotic literature, which I found to be a bigger turn on than porn. It allowed me to picture the fantasy happening in my head, and felt much more realistic than watching porn. This made me curious to start trying cyber sex, which I did.
Cyber Sex
I would roleplay scenes with females, and I really enjoyed being submissive. I would spend hours finding a female to role play about her dominating me through chat (would never do it for real). As time went on, I started to leave that fantasy behind, and become more interested in older women or "Milfs/Cougars". I would role play things like, friend's mom and neighbors with them, never caring or asking if they were married or not. I would often look at "milf" porn as well while chatting, or sometimes without chatting, as it seemed to increase the satisfaction.
Finding Out About Cuckolding
One day I was looking for pictures of older women/cougars to look at when I came across a cuckolding site (not knowing was that was at the time) and starting looking around. What I found shocked me. I could not believe that guys were actually posting pictures of their wives/girlfriends on the internet, hoping other men would look at them or fantasize about them. I would never want that, I thought to myself. Why would you want your best friend and life partner to be used by someone else just for some quick pleasure? That feeling only lasted a while though, as I started to browse through the site, becoming aroused at other guy's wives/girlfriends. I would comment on the pictures, telling them how I'd love to be with her, to which they obviously loved to hear.
More about Cuckolding
I started to get more involved with the site, often checking to see the new women posted there and leaving compliments on their pictures of how great they looked, etc. I started finding cuckold's in the chat room, and talking with them or role playing about me being with their wife, and them often sharing pictures of her as well. I loved knowing I was humiliating him. I even enjoyed some role plays where he'd talk about watching me and her as he sat in the corner while I satisfied her, telling them how he will never be able to please her again and that he was worthless. I also kept chatting with older women in chat rooms, but would often ask if they were married and if they weren't, found it less exciting. When I role played with wives, I would often ask them where their husband was/is and would make her comment about how she wanted me more than him. I thought it was only older women and married couples for a while, but I also found talks of girlfriend's cheating and cuckold boyfriends sharing their girlfriend just as arousing.
On the cuckold site, there was also a section where guys would post pictures of themselves (which I never did). A lot of cuckold guys would go there and comment on how they wished their wife/girlfriend would be with a guy that big. There were also wives of cuckolds that were there searching for lovers/commenting on pictures. I was curious about it for a little while and went to look, but found it disgusting and still couldn't believe a guy could be turned on by this. One thing I did notice when I went there though is I would curiously glance at pictures of cuckolds/small guys posting themselves for humiliation purposes, which would make me feel superior to them. (I'm slightly above average, so no real size advantages/dis-advantages)
Wanting to Change/Realizations
I knew I wanted to stop this when I talked to one couple online. They were in their mid 30's and he was always away on business, and wanted her to talk with another guy (phone sex). It was the only time I had phone sex, me and her talking as he listened, and when it was over, I felt so bad that I knew I had to change. I also started to analyze why I was doing this and started to research it more. I noticed that when I first started in all this, I was all about the submissive fetish, but I now feel that was more about pleasing a woman (which can be done without degrading yourself). I would never be submissive to a guy. I also started to realize how big my shyness, and lack of a girlfriend through my life, came into play. I discovered that the main reason I liked the fantasy of being with another guys wife/girlfriend, was he was now feeling my pain. I was no longer jealous of them having a partner because I would get to use their partner. They were now the ones feeling alone, jealous and depressed, and I was both satisfying her and acquiring someone that cared about me emotionally/sexually. I could accomplish all this through the fantasy of chat/pictures(even though I would never share my pictures), and not having to worry about pregnancy, STD's, or any other negatives.
Overcoming It
I still struggle with the fetish, occasionally going into the chat room and talking with cuckolds or wives/girlfriends or looking at their pictures, but I'm trying my hardest to overcome it (and I slowly, but surely, am). Every time I take one step back, I make sure to take two steps forward in the right direction. I know the main thing I need to overcome is my social anxiety, and feel my main reason for doing it is my lack of a girlfriend that I desperately want. Instead of living with my fears and repressing/covering them up, I am slowly but surely becoming more self confident, conquering my fears, and talking to more girls my age. I know for a fact that I would stop all of this once I got a girlfriend, just because of how loyal I am, and would never cheat on someone. I am not into party girls, especially for someone I would date, so I'm not too worried about her cheating on me since I prefer girls with good morales and values. I would rather be single than date a wild girl. Overall, I wanted to give the people who are cuckolds the viewpoint from the other side, and see the main psychological differences between being the cuckold and the alpha male.
Psychological Analyzation - Cuckold
After reading this thread, it seems like there are a few reasons a guy could be a cuckold:
1. He is afraid his wife/girlfriend will cheat on him, so rather than trying to talk with her about it or control her, he requests she sees another guy so he doesn't have to worry about her cheating on him any longer. He has to accept the fact that she is being satisfied by another man, but he no longer lives with the fear of being cheated on. It's like a what a previous poster said; You are in a race, but decide to just quit half way through because you don't want the pain of putting forth all your effort to be disappointed when you don't win. You might not get to feel the amazing feeling of having an intimate life partner, but you don't have to go through the pain of being cheated on by someone you deeply care about. You just sit in between the two extremes.
2. Past pain. They have been hurt in the past by an incident involving family/friends/loved ones/etc. and those repressed memories and fears come out as this sexual fetish. Going to a psychologist and talking about these problems is probably the best option here.
3. Low self confidence/self esteem. He does not feel he can satisfy his wife/girlfriend as well as another man can, and wants her to be satisfied, so he tells her to go be with other men. This can also be seen as somewhat submissive since the man cares about pleasing the woman so much that he will do anything so she is happy, even if it involves himself being humiliated, degraded, angry, or jealous. I feel that the best option for this is to read some books/articles on improving your self confidence/self esteem. You can either admit to yourself that there's someone better than you out there, or you can thrive to be the best you can be. There is always going to be a better sexual performer than you, but the same goes for her as well. That's life. There is always someone better than you at something. If you feel like you're bad at satisfying your wife, don't last long enough, aren't big enough, or just don't believe in yourself, then why should she believe in you, or be attracted to you for that matter? Women are attracted to confidence. There's a reason you see ugly guys dating hot girls, and it's because they are confident and believe in themselves. You are what you believe.
-I would also like to add that a lot of people use the excuse "We have been married for so long, we have just gotten bored of each other." Growing up around numerous couples that have been married for 25,30,40 and 50 years, I've observed that "getting bored of each other" doesn't just happen, but you allow it to happen. If you do not continue to throw wood into the fire, it will eventually go out. The same goes for a relationship. Usually "getting bored of each other" means one person is always away on business, the couple has stopped doing the little things to create attraction (writing a love note, going out on dates, giving your partner compliments, etc.), and often just getting caught in a boring routine (work-eat-sleep-repeat) where you take everything around you, including your partner, for granted. That not only makes for a boring and dull relationship, but a boring and dull life.
*There are probably a few more, but I believe these are the main three. Someone might even have two or all three of them.*
Psychological Analyzation - Alpha Male
As for the opposite side (alpha male), here's what I've gathered primarily from myself:
1. Lacking a girlfriend/wife in life, and instead of going out and trying to acquire one, you take satisfaction in taking someone else's wife/girlfriend. This also makes the husband or boyfriend jealous, depressed or lonely, so they now experience what you've been experiencing.
2. Sexual boredom in your own relationship. I have seen many married guys chatting with cuckolds or wives of cuckolds. I've talked with a few just to get some feedback, and a lot of them talk about how their own wife/girlfriend won't have sex with them enough or their relationship lacks intimacy (which they probably don't talk about with their partner, or vice versa, due to fear of intimacy). Cheating on your spouse seems to be a cheap, quick fix for lack of intimacy, almost like a drug.
3. Being over the top dominant/full of yourself. Many of the guys that are seeking out wives of cuckolds seem to be full of themselves or overly dominant. The problem is when you are overly dominant or full of yourself, you can come off as a jerk, or not very caring of others. This might lead to a lack of long lasting relationships with women. They have the confidence to attract women, but since they aren't caring of their feelings, it's pretty much impossible to connect with them on a deep, emotional level and form a strong bond (intimacy). They could also have a fear of intimacy. The reason being with another man's wife appeals to them so much is probably just a mixture of having the no-strings attached of a booty-call, mixed with number 1 of this list, making someone else feel your jealousy, depression, and loneliness. Just my theory.
4. It's wrong/wanting what you can't have. Everyone sub-consciously wants what they can't have. A new expensive car, the ability to be a professional athlete, a new device that came out, etc. A cuckold allowing someone else to satisfy their wife/girlfriend is almost like conceded cheating. You know it isn't right to do, but that makes you want it even more, especially since the cuckold is allowing you to cheat with her, making it an even bigger turn on.
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Overall, I think it's a very interesting topic to discuss. If you have any comments, corrections or replies, feel free to post them!