This is a long one guys, but I need some help.
Alright this is something to do with her past relationships. She's had 3 bfs me being the 3rd and longest lasting one (and her favorite). The first guy she met tried to rape her on their second date. She had a fear of guys after that which is understandable. She starts to panic when she see something that reminds her of when she was nearly raped. For example, we were watching 300 at her place and she had to hold on to me and look away from the screen during the rape scene. Her next "boyfriend" didn't do too well either. She began to trust this other guy which led to them being in a relationship. They have sex once, he breaks up with her via text message, he's with a new gal, and she's left feeling used. Anyways, she hardly trusted guys after that. She only trusted a select few and I guess somehow I did something right that made her trust me. I was told that she basically hated all guys except for a few before we hooked up.
So she says she hates horny guys. I confronted her about this and asked her what she hates about guys with sex drives. She says that was tough to answer but said she basically hates guys with high sex drives that try to get her alone and such. I told her that I have a sex drive and I know how to control it. I also told her that there are wants that come along with my sex drive, but I wouldn't hurt her for those wants and that I know that no means no. I told her that if me having a sex drive would make her uncomfortable and cause conflict in our relationship that we should maybe stop seeing eachother. She said no, just to not rape her. I smiled and said I'd write that down.
Now the problem. When she had those things happen to her, I think she may have associated sex with sadness and fear. I don't know how to explain to her that sex should be something great that two people share with each other and that I can show her that it can be great. We both still live at home with parents so we don't have much alone time at all if any so I haven't had the opportunity to go for it. I mean I've gotten as far as you can with the whole making out stuff, but no sex and well I'm ready for sex. She and I are going out of town overnight in 2 weeks and we'll be staying at a hotel that night so I was gonna go for it there (if I'm not too tired), but if she's afraid, she may not consent to it. I know she trusts me, and she says she trusts me so I don't want to break that trust (Ya I feel AFC saying that) We've been sorta alone before. We slept together non sexually outside in a tent at a friends party and that's not a big deal, but being alone in a hotel will be different. She's told me that there is only a time once a month where she's genuinely horny so I dunno if I'll be lucky enough where that once a month is that night, but I've gotten her horny before (at least she said I did) so I don't think that's a problem (or at least I hope not). It's just I don't want her to be afraid when we're having sex. What can I say to her that will make her realize that sex can only be a good thing between us and not anything bad?
Thanks guys and I appreciate your advice
Alright this is something to do with her past relationships. She's had 3 bfs me being the 3rd and longest lasting one (and her favorite). The first guy she met tried to rape her on their second date. She had a fear of guys after that which is understandable. She starts to panic when she see something that reminds her of when she was nearly raped. For example, we were watching 300 at her place and she had to hold on to me and look away from the screen during the rape scene. Her next "boyfriend" didn't do too well either. She began to trust this other guy which led to them being in a relationship. They have sex once, he breaks up with her via text message, he's with a new gal, and she's left feeling used. Anyways, she hardly trusted guys after that. She only trusted a select few and I guess somehow I did something right that made her trust me. I was told that she basically hated all guys except for a few before we hooked up.
So she says she hates horny guys. I confronted her about this and asked her what she hates about guys with sex drives. She says that was tough to answer but said she basically hates guys with high sex drives that try to get her alone and such. I told her that I have a sex drive and I know how to control it. I also told her that there are wants that come along with my sex drive, but I wouldn't hurt her for those wants and that I know that no means no. I told her that if me having a sex drive would make her uncomfortable and cause conflict in our relationship that we should maybe stop seeing eachother. She said no, just to not rape her. I smiled and said I'd write that down.
Now the problem. When she had those things happen to her, I think she may have associated sex with sadness and fear. I don't know how to explain to her that sex should be something great that two people share with each other and that I can show her that it can be great. We both still live at home with parents so we don't have much alone time at all if any so I haven't had the opportunity to go for it. I mean I've gotten as far as you can with the whole making out stuff, but no sex and well I'm ready for sex. She and I are going out of town overnight in 2 weeks and we'll be staying at a hotel that night so I was gonna go for it there (if I'm not too tired), but if she's afraid, she may not consent to it. I know she trusts me, and she says she trusts me so I don't want to break that trust (Ya I feel AFC saying that) We've been sorta alone before. We slept together non sexually outside in a tent at a friends party and that's not a big deal, but being alone in a hotel will be different. She's told me that there is only a time once a month where she's genuinely horny so I dunno if I'll be lucky enough where that once a month is that night, but I've gotten her horny before (at least she said I did) so I don't think that's a problem (or at least I hope not). It's just I don't want her to be afraid when we're having sex. What can I say to her that will make her realize that sex can only be a good thing between us and not anything bad?
Thanks guys and I appreciate your advice