Well said and very true. Bear in mind we do see a therapist still all throughout this process and if you were wondering -yes the therapist thinks we are crazy at this point. No matter what she advises it seems we do something else. I swear she is on the verge of dismissing us as we just seem to always blow her mind yet we keep it together. The one thing we have done well is maintain open communication between us and we also have set up a framework of "limits" and safe words. My wife is very aware that I was really stepping outside my comfort zone in order to let her try something the last few months. The situation itself was not a problem for me but my exclusion was. If I had been active with her during that time frame I really think I would have been fine with it going on for some time as it was much easier for me than the previous boyfriend arrangement where she was gone half the time on weekend stay overs etc. This was very clean and concise. He is married and has full support of his wife to have his extra marital sex but only sex. There were no dates, no dinners, no late nights. Almost always it was on a Tuesday or Thursday early evening/right after work and she was done and home by 7:30 or 8PM. But that is done. My wife appreciates what I supported and knows we need the intimacy between us and some shared experiences.I guess the main thing is that she knows/is aware that you are somewhat frustrated/disappointed with the current situation. I'm not trying to imply that your are upset or mad because I don't feel like that's what you are saying. You just want more involvement or participation.
To me, the most important thing is that she doesn't simply dismiss your feelings or try to minimize them. She has to know that she has had an amazing experience so far. Yes, you supported that, and yes you were patient in allowing her the freedom to explore in her own way and at her own rate. Because of your willingness to allow her the freedom she has a new outlook on the lifestyle determined by her own experience.
At some point a wife/gf must become aware of the differences in the experiences she has and the experiences her husband/bf has. She must realize that as a female she has considerably more opportunity given her freedom and support from her significant other. This is where the rubber meets road! A smart wife/gf realizes the inequity and does something about it. A smart wife realizes that if she likes her situation she will do what needs to be done to keep it going. Doing nothing, or dismissing the inequity, or declaring "This is what you wanted!" shows how out of touch a wife/gf can be. How can she honestly state, "This is what you wanted!" if she doesn't confirm it to be true?
The whole hot wife/cuckold scenario functions is there is a couple. If there is no couple then there is no exploring the dynamic and how it heightens the experience. If a couple acts unilaterally, independent from input or consequence then it isn't really a shared experience. Statements like, "That's his problem!", or "That's what he said he wanted!" are declarations of denied responsibility. It's my opinion that some wives/gfs figure out too late that they ignored their husbands/bfs for too long and what was intended to be shared experience became individual ones with distinctly different results.
It is such a odd balance as we started this based on my kink and fetish and she was looking to support me and somehow over time , and I say time with a degree of trepidation as I never really saw it going beyond a one time thing. But here we are with an ongoing lifestyle change and I am making some concessions in order to continue with her interests now. I guess it has some give and take.
One thing I have concluded is any candidates should be married and just looking for one dimension vs a single guy who wants dates. So if recruiting a unicorn wasn't challenging enough now I need a married unicorn open to join another couple but have a spouse that is OK with him doing so AND my wife needs to be attracted to him as well. At least he doesn't need to be an astronaut or Olympic medalist lol.