A Guide To Cuckolding: The Fetish Where You Enjoy Watching Your Partner Have Sex With Someone Else

‘Cuckolding’ is a taboo fetish the rise. But what is it, and why do people enjoy it?

At the most basic level, a cuckolding fetish is about a guy getting turned on by his wife or girlfriend sleeping with someone else. Sound like your worst nightmare? Not everyone agrees. In November the Independent reported reported that Google searches for ‘cuckolding’ hit a peak, and according to Google Trends, the UK is second only to the Netherlands in searches for the kink.

Why would someone be into cuckolding? As with any sexual fetish it’s hard to pin down one particular reason, but psychologists have suggested that sexual jealousy – and getting aroused by it – might be linked to biology. In his book Insatiable Wives, psychologist Dr David Ley outlines the possibility that watching your wife with someone else will turn you on so you can compete and ‘beat’ their sperm …

Cuckolding can be positive for some couples, study says

In our current political climate, the term “cuck” — short for “cuckservative” — has become an insult of the so-called alt-right, aimed at men they view as spineless and emasculated. The slur has its roots in the concept of cuckolding, or having an adulterous partner.

But, according to a recent study by David Ley, Justin Lehmiller and the writer Dan Savage, acting on cuckolding fantasies can be a largely positive experience for many couples, and hardly a sign of weakness.

References to cuckolding appear in literature as early as the 13th century, usually in the form of male characters who fear that their child has been sired by another man during an act of infidelity. Today, however, cuckolding has become fetishized into a powerful sexual fantasy for some men, who get aroused by the idea of their romantic partner engaging in sexual activity with someone else. Women also share this …