Am i being an ass, or is she?

Before I explain I have to clarify that this is my POV. She could see a different sky for all I know.

I met my current girlfriend about a year and a half ago. We both hit it off immediately with a hungry appetite for sex In a point in time it got so out of control that it was a twice a day sort of thing most days of the week. I got addicted very quickly and even then it seemed like she was still a few gears ahead.

The issue is it always seemed like a unwritten, unspoken contract of what the relationship was based on. Bear in mind this is my point of view. She may see things very differently.

We were both from middle class families and the main difference is that I got a very well paying job (for my age). She's still getting her degree and still funded by her family. While they could easily afford her education, they saw little need in spending much on her allowances.

That being said, I needed the intimacy, she needed the money. So we traded. The way I see it is sex was a sort of reward system. When ever I got her something or gave her money, I'd get laid repeatedly for the next fortnight or so. The bigger the present, the kinkier the sex, an at times even... unorthodox.

And now? We've had sex four times in the last six months. I hadn't wavered in the rate of funding her. She rapidly just lost her sex drive. I started getting excuses, then complaints on how I was nagging her. I was even told to watch porn in a point of time.

So I'm a little ashamed to say that I did. In fact the money that went to her, recently went to a new fibre internet connection to download it with, toys to help out, magazines, DVDs etc. No I don't even know how to use half of them. I just wanted to prove a point I guess. If she wasn't going to give me sex, then her allowance would go to something else that helped quell my hormones.

She noticed this lack of money and subtly confronted me about it calling me stingy. Sh* really hit the fan when she saw my collection at my apartment and asked wtf. I told her it was her suggestion. She asked me if I'd rather wank than get her stuff and that's what leads me to think that she *may* have been under the impression this was an ordinary relationship and the reward system may have been all in my head.

Be that as it may, I can't help but think it's improper for her to expect the contributions to her pleasure to continue while still starving me silly. I brought this concern up and she asked me if she looked like a prostitute who was selling sex. Apparently the money was supposed to be unconditional and wasn't supposed to stop with the sex and threatened to leave me if things didn't go back to how they were. I'm assuming w/out sex still.

Valid as some of that may be, it got me a bit annoyed how she seemed only willing to take and not give back in any way.

My question is; Am I being an ass to expect sex in return for the money she demands?

She is in no way obligated to give sex to you. 7
She's a gold digger that wants more than she can put on the table. 14
You're making a personal prostitute out of her. 17
She's taking advantage of you. 17
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  • anti-hero

    I think the simplest solution is to start counterfeiting money.

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  • slings_and_arrows

    You say she's not giving back in any way. Do you really mean this? Is she not giving you the romantic and emotional side of the relationship? Maybe the reason why you got laid so much after those presents was because she felt appreciated and cared for and so it made her happier and more in the mood, not because she was totally prostituting herself, as such, but she still was really.

    Anyway, you guys got into a fucked up confusing arrangement...you have no right to demand sex from anyone. Maybe it was kinky for you both at first, I can see that. Do you really want to be with this girl? Have you got something special with her that you can't get/don't want from anyone else? If yes, then talk things over, if no, then leave her.

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    • Tbh I never thought of it like that. That may be the way she saw it which is fair. We used to do a lot of things out of the bedroom too at first and she was very affectionate then. I can't really place a finger on when it all changed but it'd be wrong to blame it all on her. I myself never really put any effort into finding out why she was now reluctant of our past non sexual activities.

      I can't really name anything off the top of my head that nobody else can't give me that she did but I'm terribly fond of her. In actuality replacing her never crossed my mind until I went through these comments.

      Can't say I've actually outright demanded sex though. Not in the conventional sense. All I did was withdraw my cards from the table and let her make a move.

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    • Gallieon

      The only person that demanded anything here was her, when she wanted money. From what we have to work with here, he isn't guilty of a thing.

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  • dom180

    Short answer: yes, you are. But you also describe yourself as a sex addict, and it's hardly surprising that an addict feels entitled. To make it absolutely clear: you are not entitled to sex purely by virtue of being in a relationship, no matter what you give your partner.

    By the same token, you aren't obligated to give her money. I can only assume you continue to do so because you're a sex addict - please get help from a therapist, and get out that relationship with her for your own good.

    It seems to me that the "reward system" shit *was* all in your head. It's pretty abnormal way to think about your relationship if you've not discussed it with your partner at all. If you take one thing away from this relationship (when you leave, which I think you need to do) it's that you need to communicate in future relationships.

    I'm not going to make any judgements about whether or not she is being an ass too. Maybe she's perfectly aware of your position and she's taking advantage of you, but maybe she's not. In a loving relationship it's perfectly normal for a partner with a lot of money to pay for one who doesn't, and it doesn't sound like you communicate your feelings to her so it's entirely possible she doesn't know how you feel. You clearly already have suspicions that she sees a different sky to you, and I wouldn't ignore that instinct. I'd have to hear her side to make a decision. The point is that you are acting like an entitled ass and you need to stop for your own sake. If that means getting out of the relationship, seeing a therapist and regaining a clear head, then do it.

    EDIT: Shouldn't have to say it, but I'm not taking her side. I'm even telling you to dump her for your own good! :P I'm just saying that your attitude to sex, and your experience of it as an addiction, is a real problem here. For me, whether she is taking advantage of you or not isn't the important matter here. You are the focus of your own experience.

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    • Gallieon

      Your assumption of him being a sex addict has no grounds. He can count how many times he's had sex in half a year on one hand. There is nothing to suggest you're an addict if you want a little more than that. Furthermore he did state there was a point in time when she wanted it more than he could keep up with. And while we're at it, lets not assume she's non the wiser of what's been going on for a year and a half. *That* would be taking sides.

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      • dom180

        The OP literally says "I got addicted very quickly". I'm basing it on that, and it makes the entire rest of the post actually make sense (for a start, why would the OP continue paying her for sex for months, without even getting the sex, if the OP weren't an addict? That doesn't sound like the actions of someone of sound mind.).

        Well don't you worry, because I'm not assuming she's non-the-wiser. I made it extremely clear I wasn't making a judgement, and gave lip service to both the possibility of her guilt and the possibility of her innocence. Why wasn't that satisfactory to you? Was it my refusal to condemn her as a gold digging slut (even though there's no evidence for it whatsoever and we've not heard her side)?

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  • reminiscent

    Im not sure what to select here as a choice.
    in one hand I cant believe you treated her as a prostitute...maybe you need some talk as to what the relationship is next time. A lot of the time people reseave things in a relationship usually in the form of dates and small gifts like flowers...maybe sometimes more pricey gift like jewlery. Buying a girl gifts will not guaranty you sex...and a girl has no absolutely NO obligation to sleep with you...ever. its your choice what to spend on your partner.
    Sex at the beginning of any relationship there is always more of it...then time goes by people mellow out a bit...this is usually refured to as a honey moon stage.

    However with all that being said she really seems like a gold digger. If you had refured to me as a prostitute no matter how much money you had I would leave you...however she is demanding your money from you... I dont think she cares she just wants your money.
    and I think you can dump her ass and find yourself a better girl...hopefully you can establish what kind of relationship you have better next time.
    or if she really wants your money she can agree to be your prostitute.

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  • Dizzy

    As it stands, you're a walking, talking, breathing human wallet. Just my two cents. The question you should be asking is what happens when you really go broke.

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    • I'm not sure... Thing is there used to be moments where money wasn't the focal point... : /

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  • Gallieon

    Try not to be too naive. She know's exactly what she's doing. She simply expects money without having to earn that kindness in anyway at all. I don't care how you slice it. She *is* a gold digger. Plenty people will defender on a gender basis but you really wan't to pull out now. She doesn't deserve another cent. Relationships are meant to be *mutually* beneficial. She's just leaching off you.

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  • (s)aint

    She shouldn't expect money from you and you shouldn't expect sex from her. I'm saying this as an overly sexual person myself and everyone I have been with knows that my sexual needs must be met and otherwise I wont be around.

    It is also, sadly, normal for most people to want more sex in the beginning of a relationship.
    She can also struggle with other things in her life that affects her libido and you should talk to her, no one likes to feel pressured.

    As for the money, don't give her any. Instead maybe take her out to dinner or do stuff together. Don't spoil her with gifts or pay her bills.

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  • Nokiot9

    Don't I've her any more money without a written contract saying she'll pay u back. Or tell her ur needs aren't being met, so you have no interest in meeting hers. Say you had to get a mistress that costs as much as her tuition lol and blame it on her. Because if she hasn't given you any insurance agains her ripping u off or just leaving u once she graduates after u paid for her entire education. I wouldn't wanna pay for it either, especially if shit was on the rocks.

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  • RainbowDischarge

    I would be pretty mad if I had to pay my significant other for sex. Im with you, that dick is mine or fuck off. Maybe.

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    • Dizzy

      Agreed. Although one would be hard pressed to find a girl that actually had to pay for sex.. Or maybe that's just me still living in my bubble.

      Might have translated it wrong but didn't he mention that he was okay with that so long as he was getting sex?

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      • RainbowDischarge

        Im not sure. I find the whole thing weird.

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  • Darkoil

    I think there's a word for people who have sex in exchange for money, can't quite think what it is though.

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    • valisque

      You sure you're not over generalizing in regards to his scenario over here?

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      • Darkoil

        Are you sure you are not misinterpreting my comment as an over generalisation?

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