‘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 …