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Female sexual pain (FSP) occurs within a relational context, yet little is known about partners’ experiences. We explored 26 men’s understandings and experiences of FSP within their different-sex relationships, using an online qualitative survey and semi-structured interviews. Nine of the 25 men who completed the survey were also interviewed, and one man shared his experience via interview only. We report our reflexive thematic analysis which resulted in the following themes: 1. Pain is a communication of a problem: It could be a problem in me captured how men made sense of FSP; 2. On the outside - Where potency is problematic illustrated men’s experiences of being marginalised, and the ways in which this shaped their sense of power and agency within the medical setting and their relationship; 3. Downplaying suffering: My experience doesn’t matter… and yet described men’s view of their own distress …