DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have the same argument every year or so. It’s about dancing with other people when we’re out for the evening.
I feel that “grinding” is sexual and that it’s inappropriate for someone in a relationship to do it with anyone else. I made my sentiments clear to her when we first started dating, but it seems that about every year when we are out, she’ll start dancing with some guy in a very provocative manner.
I’ll get unhappy about it, but when I confront her, she gets angry with me and says that it means I don’t trust her. I trust that she’s not going to go off and sleep with some random guy, but I feel it is wrong because she knows how I feel about it. How can I get her to see it my way? — PRINCIPLED IN SAN DIEGO
DEAR PRINCIPLED: She already knows it upsets you, so try this. Get up, join her and her partner on the dance floor, and start doing the “sandwich.” And make sure that the person in the middle is YOU.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
This is flat out disrespectful to her husband. And dirty dancing is not appropriate with anyone but your spouse. And really, it's not appropriate in public for anyone over about age 22.
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LawyerLady
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.
This is a question of perception I think. Salsa is a very "close" and "sexy" dance genre. And yet one can Salsa without it actually meaning one wants to have sex with the other man. In fact there are a few moves where the pelvis's "gyrate" against eat other and again, that does not necessitate sex. they are specific dance moves.
Oh and one can actually dance and enjoy Salsa and be over 22 and that does not mean that the woman or man wants to have sex with their partner. They just like to dance.
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Grinding
Also Known As Dirty Dancing. When a girl is rubbing her ass all over a guys dick until it comes to the point where he gets a woody
i was grinding with this girl with the biggest booty
Grinding is not going to be confused with the Salsa or tango or any other dance.
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Something tells me it's for her birthday and he doesn't dance very much.
HE should be the one she is dancing with.
Sorry, anything more than the two step should be with your husband.
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There is a huge difference in grinding and every other dance.
I love ballroom dancing.
But grinding is nasty.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
And why with someone besides the man or woman you are with?
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And why with someone besides the man or woman you are with?
if you are at a place where others are doing it--then you aren't going to be doing the two step. That's the venue. If you don't like that--choose a different venue. It's not up to everyone else to change what they are doing.
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
But if your wife is grinding on a stranger to the point of the stranger getting an erection, is that really ok with you?
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
But if your wife is grinding on a stranger to the point of the stranger getting an erection, is that really ok with you?
Who said anything about anyone getting an erection? Beyond that, that's not something I can control, anyway, either my own or someone else's. guys dont need grinding to get one.
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Look, I don't think that married people should make it a regular practice to go out and interact with people of the opposite gender where alcohol and dancing are the activities. It really doesn't matter if it's square dancing or "grinding". That is something that should generally be done together.
That said, I'm not going to get too bent out of shape about the occasional "girls night out" or whatever where maybe a couple of lines get blurred--but none get crossed--and it won't happen again for a long time, if ever.
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
But the OP is happening once a year after the LW has expressed to his wife that it bothers him
He isn't opposed to her dancing with others.
He is opposed to her basically lap dancing with others.
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You said if a SPOUSE disagreed you'd go with bros before hos. So you meant all wives actually. You're such a romantic...
That's not really what I said--however, have it your way, but even using your absurd interpretation, that would automatically exclude spouses who didn't disagree, so it did not mean "all" wives.
My my wife would not disagree, so clearly, again, even using your absurd interpretation it would exclude her.
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I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Well, I could agree with you--but then we'd both be wrong.
Of course your wife wouldn't disagree because if she did it would be her fault there was a problem and you really don't mind if she basically gives a lap dance to some stranger because she used to do that in the band. I will never believe you'd be fine with your wife rubbing up against some guys genitals but if it makes you feel cooler to say you don't mind well than enjoy the show.
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