Far from a tightlaced male corset, but I guess this still qualifies.

There’s a post on CarnalNation that provides a nice overview of male corsetry. I do like the tone of the article, written by Suzanne Forbes.

Forbes notes at the start that she isn’t a huge fan of corsets for men, but then does give her opinions throughout the article about the types of corsets that she prefers for men. It’s great to see positive reactions to men wearing corsets.

I received the fascinating email below from a reader, who indicated that it was okay to share. If you have thoughts on the questions that she poses in the email, please do post a comment with your responses. Perhaps we can collectively shed some light on her prior experiences and all learn a little more in the process.

I am an American girl/woman from Texas, presently living in London. About 12 years ago I fell in love in USA with a delightful man. He was clever and humorous, good looking, from Rhode Island, made me feel real special. From the start, I knew that he liked to wear a tight corset whenever we were together. It increased his excitement when we were being intimate and that rubbed off on me. We were great together and I was coming to terms with his dress requirements. Gradually he reduced his waist by quite some inches and asked me to join him, so we got a corset for me too. Then it went wrong because he pressed me too hard to change my shape – pressed literally too hard, in my corset. In addition, I read some psychology articles about fetishism and that made me doubt his love for me. I began to think he loved his corset and I was useful for his pleasure since I did not rebel against it.

We began to argue over the importance of the corsets in our relationship and we said hard things to each other. I accused him of using me to validate or legitimize his corset. He accused me of trying to put limits on our friendship. We both said too much and it was too hurtful. We split and now I regret it more than anything else. There was nothing wrong with the relationship. I really didn’t have any issues with his corseting. I was confused and questionning. He felt attacked and made to feel less of a man because the corsets were important to his sexuality. I haven’t seen him since that day nearly 9 years ago.

I have some questions that your members may be able to answer.
(i) I assume the corset is more common among TGs, gays and TVs than heterosexuals, but are the latter very rare indeed?
(ii) Is it important for a hetero corset wearer to get his woman into a corset as well? I mean is it so important that it becomes an issue between them?
(iii) Have any members got helpful experience with girl friends or wives, so that we can understand and react in a supportive way? Not like I did by reading psychology and then trying to probe into hidden agendas.

I saw this on Alison’s Locked and Secure blog and thought it would be a pretty fun game to play with my wife. I wonder how long the fun would last until she became too frustrated, bored, or tired of it to continue on.

Maybe we should just find out…