Cuckold

If you’ve got a fetish or favorite pornographic genre, you can bet that you’ll find a subreddit to fit all of your needs. Reddit has been revolutionizing literally every community and the way that the members within congregate online. Since 2009, Reddit has had a proper home to welcome and bring together all the various lovers of the cuckold fetish. This sub exists both as a place for people to find and share smut and as a hook-up point for people who are looking to cuck and get cucked.

On Cuckoldry

Very few fetishes receive as much hate and vitriol as cuckoldry. The term was originally implied descriptively, since centuries ago, to describe a man whose significant other is being unfaithful to him. That descriptive term existed with negative connotations attached to it – it’s bad to get cheated on is the basically premise. The term was appropriately hijacked by people who don’t mind the description, but have a problem with the implication that sex with other people while you’re in a monogamous relationship is a bad thing.

There are many surprising and striking facts about cuckoldry that are slowly becoming part of mainstream knowledge thanks to subs like /r/Cuckold. First of all, the concept of couples switching partners has been around for a very long time and has even been a part of mainstream entertainment – especially adult centered television. Even non-pornographic productions frequently alluded to this concept, though often jokingly.

It would appear that the world is now in a phase where the joke has died down and the stigma is slowly washing away. Cuckoldry is a very close neighbor to wife-swapping, but it shamelessly bears the name of the actual concept of deriving satisfaction from watching your partner engage in sexual activity with another person.

The other information that the mainstream is slowly becoming privy to is how many cuckoldry fans there are in the world. Whether they’re engaging in this fetish actively in their lives or experiencing it second hand through subs like /r/Cuckold, there seems to be some psychological thrill there.

However, being a single guy on a tube site, watching cuckoldry videos is still just consumption of standard pornography – you have no relationship with the people in the video. If you relate very closely to the subject matter that you’re witnessing that’s a different story altogether. Then, taken a step further, you could actually engage in cuckoldry yourself, and that can be considered going all the way.

The Psychology of a Cuckold

Science hasn’t exactly found an explanation as to why or how cuckoldry can be appealing, which comes as no surprise since there are no scientific definitions on the psychology of cuckoldry. Monogamy is still very much a cultural concept, especially when it comes to leisurely sexual indulgence. It takes two people to make a baby, but it can take any amount and permutations of people to have a party. And when it comes to deciding exactly how you are going to spend your free time, no judgment can be levied against consenting adults doing what comes naturally to them in the confines of their homes.

It stands to reason that cuckoldry could be appealing as a form of taboo. Countless other pornographic genres are implicitly “good because they’re bad”. The feeling of witnessing people do something that they consider wrong has been a source for pleasure for many a porn viewer. If there is some feeling of sanctity behind monogamy, it would make sense for cuckoldry to be the deconstructive extension of that sacred pact. Say you love your wife and you want to be the only person she ever shares her body with – you could be reasonably aroused at the concept of breaking that sanctity and getting off on the idea of experiencing the most wrong thing imaginable.

On the other hand, the reverse could be true as well. Perhaps to cuckolds, monogamy is not sacred and not optimal. Perhaps the concept of sharing your loved one with another person is the mainstream and natural way you get to feel sexual gratification. If that’s the case then cuckolds truly are different in nature from the rest, as most people balk at the idea of their partner having sexual intercourse with another person.

Finally, it needs to be said that the idea of a vicarious experience has been around in sexuality for as long as it’s existed in general. It’s a bit of a wonky psychological concept, but it’s possible that one could feel inadequate in bed and want to see their significant other satisfied properly by someone who could do a significantly better job. In that sense, cuckoldry could be a gift that you give your wife or girlfriend to show her you love her and want what’s best for her. There have been many cuckold confessions though, by women in particular, stating that their men pushed them into cuckold relationships despite their objections, but then claimed it was for the benefit of the woman. One way or another, there’s some dissonance here.

Whether cuckolds are engaging in their own twisted perversion or it is in their nature to explore vicarious experiences, one thing is certain – they are very satisfied with the concept of cuckoldry. Some of them feel remorse in the aftershock of the act, others feel so satisfied that they need to experience it over and over again. Most commonly, cuckolds seem to be men and the women are usually relegated to the role of being the one who does the cheating. These rules are not set in stone, however, and much like on /r/Cuckold, everyone is welcome within the world of the cuckold fetish.

The Content of /r/Cuckold

This subreddit is a welcoming place for all those who are looking for a friend with whom they can discuss their mutual love for cuckoldry. There are a lot of first-hand testimonials here as well as tons of comments from people who are more than willing to give their two cents. Everyone’s got some opinion on cuckoldry here, but they’re generally fueled by a very obvious and horny agenda – to masturbate to cuckoldry related content.

For the most part, the real confessions and personal experience seem to be the main driving force of this subreddit, even though most of the posts are visual rather than textual. Still, it appears that people want to hear about real cuckoldry rather than experience an illusion in the form of fake tube-site videos. People want to see that other people feel the same way they do, it apparently improves the masturbatory experience quite a lot.

As for the images on /r/Cuckold, they’re the meat of the sub. For the most part they’re posts by men who are posting their girlfriends and wives and asking the community to fantasize and comment about having intercourse with them. This seems to be the most popular pastime on /r/Cuckold. Then there are the less frequent, but no less passionate naked pics that are a call to action – men looking for other men to actually come to their houses and sleep with their wives. These are straight up hook up calls, and you might be better pressed to use a dating site for these, but the subreddit seems to be going strong and no-one’s complained yet. Some of these people even get together for virtual cuck sessions, which are undoubtedly less satisfying than the real thing, but they make do with what they can.

A Welcoming Community

Everyone on /r/Cuckold is very much on the same page in terms of what is expected and allowed. This is not an “everything goes” sub where you can post whatever comes to mind. It’s supposed to be cuck-centric and it’s a given that this fetish will not be criticized negatively. You can get technical and ask questions and even throw in your theories – you’re sure to find someone who’ll chime in with their opinion as well. As long as you don’t flat out bash the movement, you’ll feel very welcome on this sub.

It’s usually the case on Reddit subs that deal with sensitive sexual subject matter that the community, no matter how depraved they may seem to you, are always very respectful of one another. It’s possibly a side-effect of being under so much criticism from the public eye that they’re desperate to both give and receive respect any way they can. To them this is a safe space and you should respect that during your time on /r/Cuckold.