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Should I tell a person who is interested in me my sexual history?

So sad story, after my eight year relationship which was very abusive/ unhealthy. I became intimate with a friend who I used to advise about stuff he was going through. So one time when I wanted the intercouse stuff to stop, he forced his way after i was begging to stop...i started crying out of nowhere, and then he stopped and basically sent me an apology text when I got home. I was also found out he filmed me without permission when we were having a conversatio. I'm no longer in communication with the person but a girlfriend ( she was the one advising me to do stuff to get over my ex) basically told me I was assaulted.


Anyways, I think i finally found someone interested in me. And he is willing to call me often, etc. Basically all the stuff I have ever wanted. He is not experienced. He has had one sexual partner, relationship. And now I've had two partners now sadly and one relationship.

We agreed on transparency although we've never even held hands. But I want him to make up his mind about me so he doesn't feel cheated. I told him, I've had one relationship which is true but I didn’t think it was appropriate to go into the sex talk.

I have another girlfriend who advises against me telling any guy at all anything about me from past relationships.

So what's the best step here.....
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zonavar68 · 56-60, M
If a person does NOT by default presume anyone in their mid-20's and up has 'sexual history' they're a bit delusional. Everyone's dating/sexual life is different. I didn't have any sexual history until my mid-20's and the early experiences were negative so I've never actually found sex a wholesome positive thing. I've also never been married, and never want to be.

I know my second ex (2013 to 2018) had a lot of abuse from men long before I dated her but she never opened up about it. I only got snippets and anecdotes. She's a narcissistic man-hater now and I think her sexual experiences before me play a big role in how she now thinks about sex, dating, and men.

That aside, it's not really relevant when dating someone new *unless* those past experiences hinder/harm your new relationship. This is what I think happened with mine.

If you can't move past what happened before to put full time/effort into something new, then it's not the right time for something new. Just my take on it.

I'm choosing to be single now because to me I can't see any value/benefit in trying to date anymore, but for you it could be totally the opposite. Everyone's experiences are different so you can't measure what you think and feel against what another person might think and feel.