Cuckoldism

Therefore, cuckoldism identifies the tendency to make one's partner practice a betrayal supported and previously agreed upon. This phenomenon, which has always remained rather hidden, has increased with the advent of the Internet which has allowed a greater possibility of establishing contacts between unknown and passionate people of the genre.

Etymological origin

The term cuckold used to identify this sexual practice that comes close to bigamy or polygamy, would derive from the name cuckoo and the most likely reference is linked to the fact that this bird causes other similar to lend their nest and their parental care to own little ones.

To support this theory there is also the fact that often the relationships between the bull and the woman are not protected therefore it is not uncommon - sometimes even desired - for the woman to become pregnant: if this happens the unborn child is then raised by the mother and husband, aware that he is not the father.

An "other possible etymology instead links the term cuckold to the" Italian "horned": the two voices could be connected by assonance, but there are no particular supporting evidences, only suppositions.

Who commands whom

The subject who plays the role of cuckold in the couple (in the vast majority of cases the man), understood as the passive subject of this triangular relationship, can experience this condition as a form of humiliation, which brings this relationship closer to domination relationships. / submission typical of BDSM, or as a couple practice in which it is he who dominates, deciding the limits and regulating the ways in which the third participant can approach and touch the body of the partner.

In other cases, however, the cuckold subject experiences this aspect of sexuality as a complement to the normal couple relationship, sometimes even forming a bond of friendship and male complicity with the "usual" third party.

He, she and the other ...

Cuckoldism, when it is the result of a shared agreement, often compensates for a decrease in desire resulting from years of routine and everyday life. The man, in fact, rediscovers his partner as desirable and sensual, while the "traitor" enjoys the more or less sexual attention of two men, drawing gratification and excitement from them.

If initially this practice is implemented to complement the normal sexual relationship of the couple, it can gradually become, especially for men, the only way to achieve orgasm. In this circumstance it would be advisable to contact a psychotherapist specialized in clinical sexology, who can indicate an adequate therapeutic path to follow.