Trying to find myself

Enigma

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Hey there folks.

I'm a guy in his late 20s who has recently broken up with his human partner of 2 years. I did this because I have recently realised how important my zoophilia is to me. My now ex is a non zoo, and sexually very "normal," including monogamy, and I simply couldn't bare to make him share me with animals. I truly loved this person, and still do as much as one could, but in the end, it just wasn't meant to be. I could never give him the life and relationship he deserves. We're on good terms and not talking for a while, but it hurts to know what wrong I've done by him.

You see, I believe I have always been a zoophile. From childhood, I experienced deep connections and almost a kinship with other animals. I longed to be in their presence, to know and bond with them. I spent a lot of time with the family dogs, and loved them more than anything. When I was young, though, my single parent and I moved to a different country where they thought the houses were too small to keep a dog, so I lost that daily connection I had with such animals.

As puberty hit, I was primarily attracted to animals. Horses were a big deal, but I also had strong attraction towards Elephants, Rhinos, Bears and Sheep. As I grew older, I began seeing dogs in a more sexual light, and in the rare times I got to interact with one, it would always take a liking to me, and I would always have to try not to get a boner or get too intimate, since people were watching.

Through my teens, I also found some attraction to humans, but it was usually a conscious effort to foster some sort of normal-ish sexuality, and I could only find attraction in other male humans, but they had to be fat. A gay chubby chaser, I tried to be, and tried to suppress my zoophilic urges, but they never went away. Every time I see certain species, I have to check them out, the same way humans do with those they find attractive. When I masturbate, I'm always thinking of one animal or another.

I haven't had pets other than cats, which I'm not really interested in sexually, although I have had some interesting petting sessions with them, and I do care for them very deeply. I've had very limited experiences with other animals, which have always been a joy, except for the lack of privacy, meaning each encounter has been a minute long at most, but I have enjoyed those moments so much more than most human sex I've had.

And yes, I have experimented plenty with humans. The most enjoyable was when I found an older chub who let me worship and fist his ass on a regular basis, but not many humans are like that, and even fewer would be zoo-tolerant. Vanilla human sex just doesn't do it for me, and to be honest, humans in general just aren't that attractive, and I'm not sure I can really attach romantically. And if I can, I certainly can't give a "normal" person the sex life they want and deserve, and there's no way I'm outing myself to anyone who I don't know to be zoo, so this limits my options.

Still, though, I had to try and see if I could form a proper relationship with a human. That's what this relationship I just had was. I feel so damn guilty over it - I took this guy on this two year rollercoaster, feeling in my gut the whole time that it wasn't meant to be. And yet I still continued the I love yous (which weren't a lie), the planning of a future, the meeting of family and just... I think, if I'm deeply honest with myself, I lead this person on. I was completely selfish to do this. It *was* an experiment to see if I could live in the closet, and I feel like I *used* this person, who came to truly love me for everything else that I am. I have been so, so cruel to do this, and I never want to do it again.

I am working on forgiving myself, but I want to ask my elders... Have any of you guys done anything like this? How did you process it all and move forward?

Also, speaking of moving forward, I do have zooey lifestyle goals now. First thing I want is to get a dog, but I have limitations that prevent me from being the perfect owner I want to be. I live alone, and work a full time job. Sometimes, I work weekends. Sometimes, I'm gone for 12 hours. In rare cases, I can be working for 14 hours. Naturally, I feel uneasy about leaving a dog alone for even a normal 8 hour work day where I'm out for 9 hours. And those longer days, rare as they are... I would hate to put a dog through that. What's more, I live in an apartment, so there's no yard or garden to go in. I do have a walk in shower that could be a toilet while I'm gone, but I still feel bad confining the poor thing alone.

Some have told me, however, that some dogs can be fine with this long term separation, and so if anyone has any wisdom to share on this subject, please help me. I do want a dog, and would have absolute love and devotion for him or her, so I really want to believe I can find a dog who is right for my situation, but I also don't want to be selfish, to kid myself into thinking it's fine when it's not, and subject a poor dog to years of separation anxiety, boredom, or even depression. So, I really want to hear and consider all sides to this, and know what my zoo elders believe would be a good solution here.

In case I haven't been clear, I'm not a simple beast fetishist. I truly care for animals, and any sexual contact is done respectfully. Consensually. I believe animals can consent and object. I do believe I can read the difference between an animal that is enjoying something vs an animal which is simply letting something happen, and love to see that they are enjoying themselves! I would never want to cause physical or mental trauma to an animal partner. In short, I consider myself ethical, caring, and an authentic zoophile, just not with much experience.

Ideally, I do not want to live alone with my animals. I want a human life companion. Someone I can be close with, like a best friend, and who knows, maybe even raise a human child! But I don't want the pressure or a sexual relationship with that companion. I would rather they have a sex life of their own, and know that they're perfectly content with me having mine. Everything else would be pretty close to a normal couple I guess. Shared life, adventures, vacations etc. Familial love, but not romantic. I'd like to work, with such a person, towards a dream I have that I hope they would be open to - a hobby farm! Just have a nice cottage and some land where we can keep a collective of animal companions. Sheep, horses, dogs, and cows would be great, but who knows. Would anyone in the UK want to try this with me? Start out talking and see if there's compatibility? If not, would anyone have any tips on how to build my life around being zoo? Maybe if anyone knows how to do a farm like this on the cheap? I'm just one guy, and while I take care of myself financially just fine, saving for such a dream would be slow.

I know I'm asking a lot here. Don't anybody feel like they have to help me with the whole shabang - I just honestly haven't ever spoken to anyone seriously about being zoo, how to know if you're zoo exclusive and how to build an authentic life where the privacy is perfect and the secret is safe. So answer whatever "chunk" you feel happy to address.

If anyone in the UK knows how to access horses, cattle or sheep with reasonable privacy, for cheap or free, that doesn't involve being sneaky, your insight would be a godsend.

Thank you to all who read, and to all who may take the time to impart some wisdom on me. Questions are welcome too!

I also have telegram, if anyone wants to chat there. Just PM me here for my handle.

Much love ❤️

Edit: Or not... According to the only person to reply, the way I phrased something places me in a bad category, and since it's been framed as "revealing my true colours," rather than just being stupid and awkward and not being perfect with my words, I guess there's no coming back from that. So... Eh. Maybe I was foolish to post anything so personal here.
 
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you go on and on about how you are ethical or whatever with animals and then you follow it up with "anyone knows how to access horses, cattle or sheep for cheap or free"? sure man, you do you....
 
you go on and on about how you are ethical or whatever with animals and then you follow it up with "anyone knows how to access horses, cattle or sheep for cheap or free"? sure man, you do you....
Well? Do you think that means I want to abuse them? Does it need to be a proper, full on relationship in order to be ethical? Why the hostility? I would still intend no harm. If I'm ignorant, then I'm sorry, but I'm kinda here to learn and connect with other zoos, so at least give me a chance. As I say, I haven't discussed any of this seriously with anyone and am looking for guidance with it all. If you'd like to set me on a better path, by all means, I'm open to it. But please don't beat me down in a thread about trying to find myself. Thank you.
 
why the hostility? we get lots of beggars pretending to want to connect and you straight up asking "where can i toss my money to get laid with horse/cattle/sheep" is
a) painting you very much as one even with all the fluff around
b) against the rules:
( 13. NO SOLICITING!- NO POSTS REGARDING ESCORT SERVICES OR GIVING/RECEIVING MONEY FOR SERVICES/MATERIALS. - Nor asking, or performing any form of transactions in exchange of "services" such as renting or prostituting. Or asking to purchase materials. This is considered soliciting and will invoke a infraction and if it continues, a permanent ban. THIS INCLUDES POSTING THEM THROUGH "PROFILE POSTS." )
c) kinda implies you might also be one of those ppl who think we just pass our partners around as warm sex toys

i don't take any joy in being "the dick", it's just that the little sentence probably unintentionally showed more about your true colors then the whole pretty well written essay did.... but hey, you seem to be getting some positive reactions so what do i know.
 
why the hostility? we get lots of beggars pretending to want to connect and you straight up asking "where can i toss my money to get laid with horse/cattle/sheep" is
a) painting you very much as one even with all the fluff around
b) against the rules:
c) kinda implies you might also be one of those ppl who think we just pass our partners around as warm sex toys

i don't take any joy in being "the dick", it's just that the little sentence probably unintentionally showed more about your true colors then the whole pretty well written essay did.... but hey, you seem to be getting some positive reactions so what do i know.
Okay. I'm sorry the way I worded things sounded awful to you. I wasn't trying to solicit anything. It was more like, if I can't afford my own property suited to keeping these animals, what other options might I have to get in contact with them? Are there like, rental stables where you can keep your horse and visit daily? If so, how do they work? How might I get into horse riding? That kind of stuff. Not animal prostitution. I wouldn't do that. Alternatively yes, is there anyone who can just get me around these animals, like cattle and sheep, not even to "hook up" with, but at least to familiarise myself with them and learn how to communicate and care for them properly. Yes I said about being alone with them and I'm sorry if that paints me like an awful creep. It's more just about not being seen to be having potentially sexual contact with an animal, if anything does happen.

The "fluff" is how I actually feel around this stuff. It's not a vaneer for anything. Words don't come out right sometimes. If you can give me the benefit of the doubt, that would be nice, but you come off as very cynical and unforgiving so, if that's the case, I'd prefer to let each other be. I will say, though, you certainly do seem to take joy in being "the dick." After all, you went right in with the assumption that that question was intended in the worst, seediest possible way, going as far as to say I'm breaking rules, with no benefit of the doubt, no apology, not even basic acknowledgement that you may have gotten me wrong. This is like the most vulnerable crap I've ever posted, anywhere, and you just dumped all over it and killed the thread before it had a chance to get going. I wish I could delete the damn thing but there's no option to do so.
 
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No worries, man. I didn't interpret what you wrote even remotely similar to how that other person did.

I believe the effort you've put into writing things so eloquently goes to show you care about what you're talking about deeply, and are just looking for someone to give you some guidance as to how to move forward.

I can't be of much help at all, but don't feel guilty.
 
No worries, man. I didn't interpret what you wrote even remotely similar to how that other person did.

I believe the effort you've put into writing things so eloquently goes to show you care about what you're talking about deeply, and are just looking for someone to give you some guidance as to how to move forward.

I can't be of much help at all, but don't feel guilty.
Dude thank you so much. Felt pretty defeated after the first guy's response, so it's nice to see someone who recognises where I'm coming from. :)

Happy trails!
 

You came to the right place... just get a feel of the forum, mingle a bit, you'll figure out how things go in this community. I'm new too but after spending a few days on here, you learn a lot :) your questions get answered. Just chill on trying to get access to animals so soon...
 
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