Tips Oct 30, 2021 16:16

Is there something psychologically wrong with me for being attracted to older married men?

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I’ve kept my distance from my family ever since I was sexually abused by my father when I was younger. I developed a distrust of men and have never genuinely fallen for a man or been in a relationship. I’ve only ever had sex with men in relationships involving financial support, such as mistress arrangements. Deep down, I believe I hate and look down on older men who can use money to pick and choose young women based on their looks. But when I catch glimpses of a man’s domestic side, I find myself imagining that he must be a good father and husband at home, and feelings resembling romantic affection and longing well up inside me. I can only measure a man’s appeal by his financial power, and I don’t feel ashamed of believing that a partner’s income and education are important in love and marriage. So I also think it makes sense that men are attracted to youth, looks, and status—such as paying highly educated women or female entertainers for their company. If they have money, even women who would normally never give them a second look will open their legs for them. I’m afraid of becoming deeply involved with a man, yet even in a mistress arrangement through a dating club, I want to learn more about that person’s side as a father and husband. But the more I learn, the more painful and heartbreaking it becomes. I occasionally meet men like that. I don’t really understand my own mental state. I don’t understand myself. Even though I’m 26 and approaching my thirties, I’m anxious because I feel mentally immature compared with people my age, as though I haven’t grown or developed. I haven’t been able to find a psychiatrist I feel comfortable discussing these things with, so I’m asking here anonymously.
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だて◎ゆめ
👨 Male Universe member
I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. After reading the question, I thought the woman I’m seeing may have something similar going on. I can’t express it as well as Mac or Flagmaker, but I do feel that wanting to “get closer” to her biological father is actually quite common. Even if she seemed immature, perhaps she had a strict father during adolescence and wasn’t close to him. Now that she’s an adult, she may want to gradually close the distance between them. That made a lot of sense to me. Even when it’s an uncle she absolutely dislikes, she may occasionally notice something domestic about him—some fatherly kindness—or see him and think, “Maybe this is what my dad is like.” Perhaps that feeling turns into affection. Maybe, somewhere in her heart, she wants to like her father—or wants to be able to like him. In that sense, I think it’s perfectly normal.
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フラグメーカー
フラグメーカー Male Column
🏅 40歳でリアル異世界転生したオッサン l 元金融マン → 現AI界隈
出張ホストの実技試験合格してるので、対女性への無難な前戯とかマナーに一定の知見あり。
Age: 40s 👨 Male Universe member
I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. I’m sorry. You may not be able to accept this right now, but I’ll share my thoughts anyway. You feel affection for a papa in an adult relationship whom you’re supposed to despise. This is an expression of the love you naturally wanted to feel toward your own father. You probably think you hate your father, but deep down, even with a father like that, you wanted to have a normal parent-child relationship. You wanted to love and be loved as his child. You likely don’t really understand your father’s feelings, but don’t you sometimes idealize him for some reason, or keep remembering a brief good memory you had with him? Some unconscious part of you is trying to understand him. It’s hard to put into words, but unconsciously, you’re trying to make yourself like the papa you dislike and look down on. That’s why feelings of affection well up toward a papa you’re supposed to hate and despise. P.S. Oh, Mac-san explained it much better at the same time.
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茉莉花
茉莉花 ?
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Older married men can seem attractive even when there’s nothing wrong with your mental state. Marika
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シアトル
🏅 大阪の昼寝引きこもりトレーダー
スペ90以下のひとを厚く囲い込み、一生面倒見て実質一夫多妻で大切にしたい独身です。
Age: 50s 👨 Male Universe member
I’m in Seattle. So yes, your understanding is right: I don’t think males who can’t provide are worth keeping alive. You’re already 26, so put the past behind you and start doing things that make you happy.
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ダイ
A~Dまで一通りオファーの経験あり、多くても月1程度でLINEはスケジュール調整のみ、スマートに無理なく長期交際するスタイルです。
Age: 50s 👨 Male Universe member
I’m Dai, a male member. First of all, a psychiatrist isn’t there simply to listen to the questioner’s personal story. You’ve written a lot, but in the end, it seems you just like money. You say you like married men, but would you still open your legs for them if there were no money involved? If it’s true that you were sexually abused, I would think you might actually feel disgust toward sex itself.
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カズ
Age: Private 👨 Male Universe member
I’m Kazu, a male member. I don’t think there’s anything particularly strange about it, but for counseling, please see a psychiatrist.
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