Do you let your partner read?

[DouglasFinney]

She was the first reader for all my writing and—while she won’t admit it—I suspect that was one of the primary reasons that we divorced.

 

[GreenandGolden]

Nope! My partner knows I write but I don’t let him read and he respects that. It just feels too personal (even with my husband???) is that crazy?

 

[lovecraft68]

Oops, didn't realize I'd already replied to this.

 

[KeithD]

For a time my wife read my mainstream work before it was published, but she wasn't giving any opinion or help with it, so I don't show her anything now before it's published. And, no, I don't show her any of the erotica either.

 

[SamScribble]

I wrote my first X-rated story about 40 years ago. I wrote it at the suggestion of the then head of one of the more respectable mainstream publishing houses. She liked a bit of erotica, and she thought that I might be quite good at it.

Did I let my wife read it? I was a writer, for goodness sake, and my wife read most of what I wrote. And when she read my first attempt at a bit or erotica, she said: ‘You’re quite good at this, aren’t you?’ And then she said: ‘Is there money to be made?’

‘I don’t think so,’ I told her. ‘Too many people willing to do it for free.’ (You bastards!)

 

[MsNatalie99]

No. To be honest, I hate to see someone,s face when they read something I've done, be it a poem, story, or thesis paper. I also feel less compelled to debate someone's criticisms or challenge their opinions when they're anonymous. I'm not nor have I ever been married, but to this day I've only had one partner read one thing I've written. We broke up a week later. Maybe that's because I'm shallow, or too sensitive, but I quickly associate what you think of what I've written with what you think of me. I'm not saying it's right, it just is.

 

[jpro56]

My S.O. of right now, no, she is way to white bread for what my fantasies are. I do have a former FWB's that I am still friends with that gets to read everything and share with her hubby before I publish it.

 

[Smuttyandfun]

My S.O. read my submission for the On The Job Challenge, Just One Night, that hopefully will be posted soon. I got a few suggestions, and a few errors were pointed out, that I corrected. I find another pair of eyes really helps. Sometimes I think a word is there when it's not, because I know what I'm trying to say. Someone who is reading it for the first time, can usually spot whatever's missing.

 

[mporn595]

It took me a long time to tell my wife that I am writing erotica. I got all nervous when I started to tell her.

Her response? No wonder you've been so frisky lately.

She didn't ask to read anything for a while. One day she said so are you going to let me read one of your stories?

I waited while she read it. When she was done she said she liked it. I have had her read half of one series. I won't get her to read the fetish stuff as that isn't her thing but she is happy that I found a hobby that brings me joy.

 

[Nonsense01]

I'm writing a bit of a biography of our cuckold lifestyle over the past 10 years. I'm doing it at her suggestion. She thought it might be good for me, and both of us to reflect on what we have done and see what it important to us.

She doesn't read everything, but when she does read passages it tend to lead to us relive it, talk about it, and leads to the bedroom.

 

[Emilymcplugger]

My partner and I are writing partners.

I am sometimes dubious that P. reads everything I write. LOL

This now makes your stories WAY more erotic.

As for me, they don’t read them and don’t know I write them.

I prefer it that way for this writing but don’t mind their criticism for my non-erotic fiction.

Weird, huh?

 

[Seadog777]

I hide absolutely nothing from my wife. She knows that I'm writing stories on here.
While she's lost her sex drive, she is enjoying reading the stories that are STILL "pending" and currently writing.

 

[TadOverdon]

This now makes your stories WAY more erotic.

Not nearly as much as you'd think.

 

[Emilymcplugger]

Not nearly as much as you'd think.

Yeah, I didn’t think that through.

“Honey, I think a semi-colon would be better than a comma here”.

“Phwoar!”

 

[Seadog777]

Nope! My partner knows I write but I don’t let him read and he respects that. It just feels too personal (even with my husband???) is that crazy?

Yes.

 

[AWhoopsieDaisy]

Sometimes if I see her posting a lot about a certain pairing online I'll write a fanfiction for it and send it to her.

 

[ChestyLaRoux]

He's starting to. Husbando is extremely supportive of my wanting to make this a career

 

[Maxiine]

Not just read, but edit, and occasionally rewrite parts of.

The "truly brilliant" parts are all mine, however.

 

[elizaloo]

Yes, I run them past hubby (I also met him here many years ago so he knows who I am) along with a couple of my female friends...although since my swinging friend is the focus of my last 2 shorts, I've avoided sharing them with her, not sure how she'd respond to them.

 

[Seadog777]

When this thread first posted, It was sad to see how many did not tell their SO about their writing.
After my post on page 1, I was happy to see it go the other way. It was nice to see how many have told their SO.
It's even better that they're supportive. I hope that trend continues.

 

[Maxiine]

Woman to her friend: Thank's for buying me lunch, these contraceptives are just so damned expensive.
Friend: You should ask your boyfriend to pay half, after all he benefits as much as you do.
Woman: Oh, we haven't been together long enough to be discussing money.

 

[jaykaythree]

My wife knows I write here; in fact, I based my first female lead on her. I would have no problem letting her read, and have even invited her to do so -- if she wants to, but as yet, she has not expressed such an interest.

 

[EarlyMorningLight]

My partner is a better erotica writer than I am. She’s always my first reader for anything I write.