I know my hubby was overwhelmed at first, bl**dy shocked in fact!
I'd got addicted to buying beautiful lingerie and sexy items, he didn't know the half of it. Only the fact he asked me one day "How much sex stuff have you actually brought!!?"
I eventually showed him 1 or 2 boxes, although he hasn't fully witnessed the extent of some of my bondage outfits yet, which is exciting!!!
He's accepted it now, that I love treating myself on Lovehoney. I was on a 3 month ban by my hubby (which was difficult at first, but also very sensible).
I have earned his trust back, and wouldn't purchase behind his back again. I was allowed a present for myself for successfully completing the 3 months.
I nearly blew it, and trust me I won't be jepoardising my privilege of shopping on here ever again. A lesson well learned.
'I'm' even overwhelmed about the amount I've purchased on here, I couldn't see it at the time.
I'm just not to go too mad with it all, that's all.
I would love to hear input from you guys and your similar experiences. After all, it was all of you on the forums that got me through those difficult 3 months of 'cold turkey'!!!...
I absolutely love that your husband put you on a three month ban from ordering on LH, Emerald269. That did make me giggle.
I wouldn't say I particularly feel overwhelmed, but I do get a kick out of the excitement knowing I have ordered and waiting for it to arrive and try it. My husband doesn't really mind the purchases and hasn't complained...yet! Although we have gone from a tiny space in a draw to needing a B&Q storage container that is SO HEAVY and SO FULL!
My last purchase was the Satisfyer 1, I got that as a present for myself as he was away for a weekend so when he was leaving, I said oh by the way, LH has me sorted this weekend and he just laughed!
I was looking at the amount of purchased I made in the last three months or so and I was surprised, but it doesn't stop me ordering more! There is still plenty of room left in my draw.
I was looking at the amount of purchased I made in the last three months or so and I was surprised, but it doesn't stop me ordering more! There is still plenty of room left in my draw.
Same here FreshAndFun1! x
MrandMrs_L wrote:
I absolutely love that your husband put you on a three month ban from ordering on LH, Emerald269. That did make me giggle.
I wouldn't say I particularly feel overwhelmed, but I do get a kick out of the excitement knowing I have ordered and waiting for it to arrive and try it. My husband doesn't really mind the purchases and hasn't complained...yet! Although we have gone from a tiny space in a draw to needing a B&Q storage container that is SO HEAVY and SO FULL!
My last purchase was the Satisfyer 1, I got that as a present for myself as he was away for a weekend so when he was leaving, I said oh by the way, LH has me sorted this weekend and he just laughed!
I'm glad it made you laugh, it didn't much amuse me at the time, lol.
I get so excited when waiting for a parcel, it's the best thing ever! You can imagine how elated I was to get my reward for being so good!! 😀
I have to be careful now as we share a smallish house, all my stuff will be overflowing to his side, and we can't have that now can we!? 😒
I'm well happy and appreciative of everything I own from Lovehoney! x
I'd better get wearing stuff out (I look after my goodies so well), so I can treat myself to some new ranges, lol!! xx
I admit I feel terribly guilty about the amount of toys I have that rarely get used, since we soon discover favourites don't we, not that all the toys I have aren't great. However, it is a pattern I have repeated many times when I get 'into' something, I'm very passionate, verging on obsessive and have to have and try everything. It's something I am waiting for assistance to get to the bottom of (among other things) when I eventually get counseling. It's caused problems with debt and with my health in the past (diet and exercise) and it's why I won't ever touch drugs (haven't even ever had one puff of a cig).
I keep a close check on things like alcohol and watching porn, I guess it's just learning to catch yourself before it becomes a problem.
Purchasing has slowed a lot, because there hasn't been too much new to grab me (plus I have no more space) however, I am starting to look at the lingerie now because I'm itching for an order!
We started out with just a single drawer in the bedside cabinet we now have that same drawer plus 2 drawers under the bed full and that does not include lingerie and all our feather ticklers and paddles and floggers are hanging behind the bedroom door.I have been saying for sometime that Lovehoney can become addictive if your not very careful.
Sometimes when I open up the box of lingerie I haven’t got round to reviewing yet I think that I really shouldn’t buy more but then something gets discontinued and I have to have it...
I used to buy a lot from LH when I was new to toys. I just wanted to try a bit of everything to see what I liked. Maybe 2-4 orders per month? I've slowed right down now since I have a better idea of what works for me and I'll only really buy something if it's on sale or I feel like treating myself on payday. Now it's more like 1 order per month.
Not to mention, I haven't even tried a good amount of my toys because I was too distracted with buying and using the new ones that they kinda just got pushed to the back of the queue. But I'm slowly working my way through them now which is fun. It also helps pass the time waiting for something exciting to pop up on the site.
Me too like Amy I obsess on things when I am into something new. We went crazy when we rediscovered LH. We were trying to overcome an emotional affair and re build our marriage. We spent 100’s in a couple of months if that barely using anything because there was so much. We’re now trying to go through everything g we have and giving it a through road testing and getting the reviews written.
Ah I'm not the only one! Over a number of years I've managed to collect boxes and boxes of goodies. I started out with a lot of toys, although as Amy mentioned, we find our favourites and now I'm left with a large box of toys that I no longer use and only one or two favourites that I keep tucked under the bed so I can grab them easily. I've stored all the toys in the box well in case I want to return and experiment (or impress haha). This year I've fallen in love with lingerie and how it empowers and makes me feel, so that's taken up the majority of my purchases instead. I enjoy the variety I have. To others it may be a little overwhelming but they're all worth it.
Not so much overwhelmed as a teeny bit guilty. I’m not used to spending lots of money on myself, specifically material goods for my own pleasure. I’ve never been a big one for going shopping (I loathe it really), clothes, shoes, underwear have always been more functional than seen as something to treat myself to. And then I found Lovehoney.....
....the toys are in danger of spilling out of the bedside cabinet, I need a much bigger lingerie drawer and the bottom of my wardrobe is full of stilettos of various colours. It does become a bit of a compulsive habit, but my husband is usually a pretty sound barometer of whether I’m keeping things in balance or not and he hasn’t said anything so I think things are ok.
In fact, we were clearing out the attic the other day and we now have spare storage boxes. When I asked what we would do with them, he said I should put all of my toys in them. When I assured him that I wasn’t going to leave them in the attic, he said we could convert the attic into to a sex room! That will be the time for overwhelmingly bigger LH purchases!
My husband has literally just found our drawer (id moves things around) and mentioned how much there was. It’s not that he’s cross but he likes to know what our money has been spent on! I’ve made a few purchases this month as we haven’t done in a long time and we’ve been through a dry spell after Baby was born. Nothing much used out of our newly acquired stash as he works a lot but I’ve arranged a night away for us both and I’ll be taking some toys for us both 😇
When I was new to sex toys and lingerie, just trying things out I'd be ordering £60 worth of stuff on a monthly basis. I have crops, paddles, harnesses and restraints in bondage, lots of vibrators (rabbits, clitoral, anal, classic) and a selection of lubes and condoms. Sometimes LH stock lingerie I just can't live without and I will buy another basque or thong for the bedroom. Eventually I had tried all I wanted to try and just get things in the sale now, or for special occasions. I have a big shopping bag full of toys and an overflowing drawer full of lingerie. Don't regret any of it haha. My purchasing has slowed right down now and more items arriving are sex toy testers than my own purchases but I have spent a whole lot since I started buying in February this year.
I was thinking exactly this yesterday, as said, not overwhelmed but concerned to my spending as the damn deals of the day hit my lower region first, then the wallet!!
But, what we do purchase gets well used and both of us love the thrill and excitement it gives when ordering, waiting for its arrival and then using or trying it on.
A larger storage box is now required here too, but I’m not complaining as the positives definitely out weigh the negatives.
I am overwhelmed by my purchases, but then I feel that way about most things. I am planning to move soon, and hoping to buy a caravan in two years so I want to reduce my wardrobe to forty items.