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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-01-29 06:52 pm

[ SECRET POST #2948 ]


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(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Using myself as an example (sorry if this is TMI), but I know I have rape fantasies because I feel really unattractive. I've never had anyone compliment my looks or appearance. And so the idea that a man could desire me sexually so powerfully that he literally couldn't control himself is a fantasy of mine.

Even if, in real life, I'd of course be terrified and never want that to happen.

(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, that's just expressed my thoughts exactly. This is a huge reason why I'll sometimes read trashy romance novels or dub-con, because of that wish fulfillment aspect. Again, with you on not wanting it IRL, but as a fantasy, definitely.

(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Speaking as a straight guy, I think it's a goddamned shame you've never gotten any compliments. I know a little bit what that's like--men almost never get complimented on our looks--but being a guy means that I haven't had the same societal conditioning about beauty that women get subjected to.

If it helps, I bet if we met in person I'd think you were lovely, and so would a lot of other guys. Just that those are often the same guys who are too shy to give compliments easily.

(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Men usually don't get complimented on their looks? I never knew that.

That explains the reaction I get from my male friends when I tell them they're looking good that day. If I'm one of the few people doing it, if any, no wonder they look puzzled, and then later kind of ashamed-happy. I thought it was just because I'm really ham-fisted in the way I put things sometimes.

I'm not sure that I might be more careful now about doing it now with men. They might take it the wrong way.

Women compliment each other all the time. It's one of the first things you do when you meet up with a friend. "Wow, your hair looks great!" etc. It can make me feel great for hours afterwards, if not days. The only thing comparable is good feedback on ebay. "A+ customer!" I'll really take any compliment I can get, won't I?

(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, don't be too shy about complimenting men. Like you say, it feels incredibly validating and makes you happy; why not share that experience with a dude? We like being happy too. :)

(Anonymous) 2015-01-30 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
You've summed up in a nutshell why I don't have rape fantasies. I find the idea of men not being able to control themselves pretty unpleasant, as it was a lie I was fed during my teenage years, like the myth of "blue balls" and how women are responsible for them just by existing anywhere near a man.

As for the rest of your comment, I just want to tell you that my own family told me I was ugly all the time I lived with them and for many years afterwards. They told me that nobody would want me because I was so repulsive. It was complete horseclap. There's always going to be at least one person who finds you beautiful. It might take a long time to find them and it's lonely in the process, but they're out there. Just keep meeting people and putting yourself out there. Classes, teams, volunteering, parties, events etc. Friends of friends are the best way I found but you've got to meet those friends somewhere first.