A person wants to, and intends to, stay faithful to their spouse in a sexless marriage and be a good Catholic at the same time is faced with, what seems to me, a no win situation. Sigh I dont even want to see anyone else. The children I mention are my children from a prior marriage and I do 100% of everything for them without any help from her. Be true to yourself, and your children. Sex is not just about giving what you get, its about an experience that both partners should enjoy equally. I made the decision that I would just say screw it and NOT think about sex at all. But, on the sex side, not too good. Were in a lifetime partnership. Or make a deal with him, sounds very strong at 76. He has performance anxiety. Sex is supposed to be for the mutual benefit of both partners, not one person using the other. BTWsome in your wifes position build great insurmountable resentment. We may as well sleep in separate beds at this point. Super heart broken!!! the you. My 76 year old husband has not. ), then it's worth her talking to her doctor. My husband had 19 affairs. The wife was boring and I had to follow so many rules and regulations when it came to sleeping and sex together. Bitter? I also recognize he has no intentions of changing. It all goes to show that marriage is worthless and now even worse because there is no sexual obligation. But. He then sits and reads for hours on end. Look, we have all pretty much aged our of sexual adventurism but our minds refuse to accept it. We does not seeem to need to hug or cuddle either. My Boyfriend Doesn't Seem Interested in Me Sexually Anymore: 11 Reasons He's Lost Interest 1. In other words, pressure makes for bad sex even when you actually end up having it, and all that pressure and bad sex might make your wife just lose interest in sex completely. In such a case, it could be the reason why your wife avoids intimacy. A study published by the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that women had more difficulty staying focused during intimacy and lower arousal levels when under stress. 30 years I kept saying to myself.itll get better Now I have ED. Youre saying I love her, etc etc and she couldnt care less? I realize that I really dont know your reasons for not wanting to be sexual with me whether it hurts you, or theres something Im doing or not doing. Simply, and probably naively, the answer to your question is, NO, it is *not* my right, nor in any way acceptable. I didnt sign up for this garbage! Is like 5 times a year.! Brilliant. You begin to see the problem. It has been 5 very long years for me. Unfortunately, Buck Necked is correct. I wish you well and hope you find some consolation I mention this so that you may not assume Im ugly or out of shape. I have tried individual therapy and that was to no avail. If his wife refuses to explore solutions he will need to tell her the following. If your wife doesnt feel confident about her physical appearance, she may have inadvertently shut down your sex life. My wife has no desire for . No sex 7 years!!! Underlying medical problems But this past 6 months I see things slipping and I feel we are not getting that closeness and are becoming more distant even though we do many things together. Without this love, there isn't much for the relationship to stand on. Satan worked this into the sexual revolution and feminism (not that either were inherently bad) so that his message has overtaken THE Word of God that says tons of times to do it and do it often. Hes my best friend, the love of my life, an amazing Dad, my confidant and my everything. While I understand where you are coming from, what if (as in my case) it is a physical.problem that is the cause. It wont fix the sexless marriage. Susan, I have one word for you intimacy and all the other women that do not understand the difference between intimacy and sex. Marriage is a dream or a fantasy. "Not everyone needs emotional connection for sex to be great, but in long-term relationships, the lack of connection can be a huge factor in a person's desire to have sex with their partner," psychologist Margaret Paul, Ph.D., writes at mbg. You can bring up your feelings about the importance of sex in your relationship so that she knows and can let you know what she has the capacity for. If your wife never initiates sex, its time to bring out your inner charmer and start romancing your wife. Think before you do what you do. I dont think I would like my son or daughter tell me what to do in the bedroom. So, Thomas maybe your right they must be doing it wrong. But certainly different than when we were younger. You need to leave her. I still love my husband because our relationship doesnt revolve around sex and we can show each other love and affection in many other ways. Thank you, Harry. Period!!! Sounds like you were already successful and that attracted her to you. I literally want sex daily and extremely sleep deprived because many nights I am rock hard all night long. Nothing has changed. Answers where we can talk about it or Im busy right now. Still, I was ready to jump back into things in the bedroom. Unfortunately a couple of years ago I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and under went surgery that shut me don sexually (I couldnt even masturbate any more) This has killed all hope we had to try and have a sexually normal marriage. But here I sit.pissed off. From work deadlines to zoom meetings to bosses to deal with, teams to manage, kids to raise, meals to cook, chores to do, errands to run and the billion other things your wife has to handle, she may just be too exhausted to even think about sex. Please explain to me. So now a hug one a day (maybe) and pecks on lips when leaving house. Her 90-year-old mother lives with us, and I love her like my own mom. Still in love with Vicky. She doesnt complain about helping me out but intercourse is quite painful for her and I dont want to press it if shes in pain. i do not want to go outside the marriage so i guess living with the problem is the. Wrong! Either something happened that made her feel that way or shes lying. And Im okay with that. We have done counseling and it always comes back to my issues which I work on but have never seen any change from her. He doesn't feel confident about his body. You say you dont know if youre doing foreplay right. As sex therapist Vanessa Marin, LMFT, once told mbg, "There's a two-way relationship between relationship satisfaction and sexual desire.". Im in my 50s and after years without feeling that hardness inside me anymore, I often find myself thinking about the next 30 years without. Even before this, she told me she does not want to nor have any desire for sex or intimacy with me or anyone. 9. Every time he gets mad he threatens to move out. According to my research MOST sexless couple dont divorce. He decided hed have an affair. BUT I agree If I was an electronic game, or a bead of some kind I would get some attention.. We have had a very good sex life up until a few years ago, and she has had many good sexual adventures. Cater to her needs, indulge in some foreplay, and stop being selfish! I never signed up to be married and not getting sex. * RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT AND UNCOMMENT Joan Price is the authorof several books including The Ultimate Guide to Sex After 50 andthe award-winning self-help bookNaked at Our Age.Visit Joans blog, Naked at Our Age and herFacebook page. If you love him why cant you help him be happy a few times a week I dont get that part, it is just a little bit of your time and you could set all the rules or boundaries of what you are and are not willing to do. I love her more than anything in this world. I think I was just the sperm donor and now I am the sugar daddy that provides her a comfortable life. Some could be related to body image issues, prior sexual sin, or abuse. All I can say that my sexual desire was immediately and irreversibly shut off like a light switch. It wasnt until I got married at age 40 that I realized that my problem probably wasnt sexual boredom but something else. By the way, I love, desire, and adore my husband, but I recognize I will never have my needs met after almost 50 years. She is a poor communicator and no matter how much I ask she gives me the silent treatment and thinks its OK. When we DO have intimacy, it usually comprises me masturbating until she finishes me with her mouth (which she still likes to do) and her using one of those power vibrators that sound like a jackhammer to get herself off. It is incumbent on each of us, male and/or female to strive for the new, the invigoration, the secure, the calm, the exciting, the passionate . Huddle up with your wife and ask, If there were something you could change about our sex life, what would it be?. As we age, women and men need to feel desired and appealing to our partners. John, where do you live, and do you play golf regularly without your wife ? Then extreme back problems thru me into disability. Start by losing the weight, shaving the body, washing daily, put some effort into youre own self and for Christs sake, clean up after yourself. Its just torturing me for no reason. Not only are you missing out on some fun in the bedroom, but most importantly, youre missing that intimate connection it creates with your wife. First, do not deny your needs any more than you would deny yourself your favorite food, movie, book or music. That means you could wait forever for your wife to just want sex. Honor us with attention and physical contact. For fucks sake man. He is selfish, lazy and quite frankly a self absorbed narcissist. I do not want to out her to the family as they all adore her. Always happy to help. But unfortunately I do feel that it is my fault I just wish I knew what and that I could make it better. But no sex. Prostitutes are not a good option since all the bad stuff in the sex industry world and I feel that I am too old to move on and I am not a chick magnet. That may not be possible. You should make an effort to equally share the responsibilities because you care about her and your relationship, not because you hope it'll win you sex. About ten months ago she started yelling at me whenever I put my arms around her. Is your husband on HRT as well? This is a huge problem, how can I live with someone who feels this way? But the reason is sexual attraction. However this does not mean that sex should just cease and its quite difficult for one party in a marriage or long term relationship to just do without something like this because the other party has lost interest (or is depressed), or whatever. Because then who leads? But it isnt. Are you serious? But keeping an open dialogue about your mutual wants and desires can improve your sex life tremendously. If you think your wife avoids intimacy because of an underlying condition, its best to seek medical help at the earliest. Susan.I second Seans reply to you. I am male. Welcome to, IMO, male divine right. I am afraid Buck is correct. Flirting in public! "Sexuality will often emerge naturally from their authentic emotional intimacy.". Who risks? Willsounds like you live in the stone agesworks for you.but most woman like a say in whether they would like to be touched or not. But many times women holds back based on how they are treated. My doctor has tried several medications to stop any and all sexual feelings that I feel , but the side effects have always been so adverse that none of them worked out. This is when a person is so sensitive to touch that they try to avoid being touched by another person because of the pain it causes them. She tricked me, I fell in love, we have 4 grown awesome me, the model relationship in our large family. If there is resentments in the home then it will not happen. The problem with respecting a partner who doesnt want sex any longer, is that the other person who does want sex needs to be respected too. Anyway, I simply want you to know that as many women as men are trapped in this sadness. Im 59, wife 63 and the big M has hit her like you have said it did you. A woman needs to hear that over and over again, or else she will think that you don't love her anymore (it's contrary to most men, who can be told a thing once and. Accept her no lovingly, masturbate, and initiate again another day. But if its truly my duty.. After reading this feed, thanks for sharing stories but I know where dirty old man comes from, darn wives holding out! The Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published a study that found low levels of self-esteem harmed a womans sexual functions. Just had to compliment you on what you are doing for your husband, and I agree that sex makes you feel young again, and believe when you say that your whole body feels like youre in your 20s again. I never cared about sex when I was 35 or now at 76! bcb My wife I encourage to have her hobbies and she is a nice person. . Yet we are burdened with the biologically and Darwinian drive to procreate. Thank you for sharing! Should I ask her what our sex future will be? Ever again. She may begin to stop seeing herself as a sexual being as she assumes the role of mother, a role that society often strongly desexualizes. Can we please talk about how we each feel about sex in our relationship? contrasts what my Wife and her 7 siblings and and an unstable Mother made her as the oldest have us take in 2 of her brothers early in our marriage. So I disagree when people say leave the marriage as soon as the sex stops. 1. Tell her that you love her. Around year 3 it was 1x week and that lasted another 5 when it became about 1x a week. In addition, he doesnt suffer from ED or any other similar issue, but he seems to feel that sex is for procreation and once that part of life is over (as it surely now is), so is sex! 5509 W. Gray Street, Suite 100Tampa, FL 33609(813) 222-8300, Copyright 2022 Family First, INC. All Rights Reserved.Site Design by Design Extensions, 4 Things to Do When Your Wife Wont Touch You. Once you cross into the no sex zone there is NO going back. Mostly sexless for ten years and when I talk to her she just says, Im not attracted to you anymore, so get a girlfriend. There are physical and emotion consequences to withholding sex from a partner. They seem just as happy as any other married couple. Its is not your role. When this happens I can not go back to sleep so my sleep is totally disrupted to the point of causing me to be unable to go about my day normally. I have often thought about having an affair but I just dont know how to approach going that direction. Both Men and women slow down there sex drive but women sex drive is so on the back burner and frankly they dont care about mens sex drive needs. Its just not worth my time to talk to her, all I get is whining, complaining and thats exhausting. With so many of us in similar situations, it would be nice if we could just reshuffle the deck, at least in this one area. She is a vegetarian and a purist in many ways, rejecting hormone therapy because of the published risks of breast cancer associated with hormone therapy, though small, my doctor stated. With my wife it was menopause. When having sex she has to do most of the work especially when it takes him 45 minutes to get hard and all she wants to do is go to sleep because tommorow will come before she knows it or if one of the kids wakes up because they couldnt sleep or they are sick. For the writer of this letter/question . We had a fantastic time learning each other and how to do it together! And please dont tell me counseling. Youre doing them harm when refusing. But we didnt know what we had. This break down could be for a number of reasons: Some are directly related to her man. mine forgot my birthday this year (it is 2 days before his lol) and our wedding anniversary : ( I can not compete with his online game omg he plays 24-7 so I can relate to your problem with your wife choosing the phone over you thats cold. More than once, our perfunctory mutual masturbation sessions were unsuccessful for me because I couldnt get hard. My husband is 46 gringo! Ive tried vacations, dates, sex toys, lubricants, vitamins, blah blah blah..when a gal is not sexually attracted to you and is generally more than willing to never have sex again cuz (insert the reason I dont understand here) shes not going to change at 70. Your stereotypes are both incorrect AND insulting. Lack of interest does not equate to lack of love. If us men were all so lucky! So much hurt involved, and guilt. A subtle way of saying I will date outside the marriage. Im gonna ask you a serious question please be honest. First, that every interaction will be based on trust. She would never agree to an open relationship and I shouldnt be unhappy. I was going to say you lucky lucky bastard., Maybe let her pick the sex partner and she may want to be a side participant in it, could always ask : ), Its been13 years no sex for me.lbeen married42 years..her phone and internet are more important than me. And one factor is being a caregiver. Thanks for listening. * LEARN WHY DEFINING THESE VARIABLES IS IMPORTANT: who cares any more if your in a sexless marriage! Spend the same time you are researching and pursuing prostitutesworking out and looking healthier and bettering your relationship. But whatever you do, never go to therapists. Thats what hurts me is the constant rejection. Dont fool yourself into thinking that what you say or how you say it will somehow turn her back on. During the first twenty- five years of our marriage we were both church goers and sent our son to Catholic schools, but we both now feel that religion doeset always have all the answers. Share the moments and activities she loves and see how your desirability shoots for the clouds. Perhaps every month or so she gives me a handjob, rarely a BJ. Counseling is usually the way out but unfortunately most people in a relationship dont want to go that route (or at least one of them doesnt). * PLATFORM OR CMS. Damn was I a dumbass. nuff said. Now, for the past several months, we go to bed together and after I have fallen asleep, he starts masterbating and the shaking of the bed awakens me. I didnt either with my late husband Too much cheating etc. Your email address will not be published. Husband even can not touch her, let alone touch to arouse her. After chemo and radiation, they put her on hormone suppression drugs, which reduced her libido a lot. Yow..I am a 32 year sober alcoholic and thought I had a slight case of ED..but the mens clinics determined thats not the case..its the flat and lifeless attitude I am getting from my wife that kind of keeps things limp. So selfish and controlling . Yeah. 7. One of the top sexual concerns women have is feeling self-conscious about their own bodies during sex. An underlying, undetectedmental health issue can affect sex drive. I mean how do you do that if your married? . Q. Menopause and hot flashes have taken my sex life away. There is just so much fantasizing, flirting and masturbating that I can do. In the meantime,, get naked and take care of your partners needs because as you can see on this strand, there are plenty of people out there who will! Each time she claims to like having sex, but is just tired! Seems to me that sex is more important to most guys than it is for a woman. I certainly feel your pain and utter frustration. Related Reading: How To Romantically Flirt With Your Spouse? I remember when certain words did the trick. I take it religiously, because it helps me in the gym and with mental clarity. If your penis does not work, attempt to fix it. In my experience as a marriage counselor, Ive seen that men can have an argument with their wives the whole day and romance their partner in the end. It may not really mean anything bigger at all. My wife determined several years ago that she no longer has that connection to me, and will eventually leave. As I mentioned before, the lack of physical contact can be due to a myriad of reasons.. I live in my garage, shop, apartment and happy as clam no yelling and name calling. Self-love is the answer, but you can help, too. Arguments and maltreatment are nothing to put up with. If your wife doesnt feel attractive anymore, she may shy away from undressing in front of you. What shallow view of the problem. Where is their allegiance to you? The comment section saved me from my sexless marriage, the counselling article is just drivel to shore up business to the Psychologist. found that women had more difficulty staying focused during intimacy and lower arousal levels when under stress. but you most certainly are putting up with it, by acquiescing your role in your own home and your role as the male in your relationship. Then she was diagnosed with scleroderma shortly before I had a kidney transplant. Being refused is an essential part of the life of a person who is proactive in getting his or her wants met. I brought this up in premarital counseling. When you choose not to accept/care/act on it year after year, our desire disappears. But wasnt it lovely when we were young and lithe and our bodies would do anything we asked of them? Research published by the National Marriage Project found that couples who make time for date night experience benefits, such as, , improved communication skills, and injecting excitement and. You and your husband need to take some hours to reconnect, or try to reconnect, with the people you believe yourself to have been when you first fell in love with each other. Husbands (and I was one) are men who figured out too late that they are being played for fools. Remember its never too late to start. What to do about it: Address the ongoing conflicts in your relationship. Each year for three years, she assured me she would seek help from a wholistic doctor, which never happened. If he would quit his demands, realize Im not who I was, be cheerful and easy, love life and just lighten up, Id make sure he is sexually satisfied WAY MORE OFTEN. Nothing, I mean nothing, kills a relationship, a marriage, a union, more thoroughly than complacency and boredom. We dont really argue and enjoy each others company. No sex for about 20 years. . Not many people enter their senior years wit an active sex life, some do, but not many. He said hed think about this. A sexologist is not going to be able to overcome a lack or imbalance of hormones. I respect your right to your opinion, but to say that an egalitarian relationship always ends in dysfunction & misery is unfounded and far from true. I dont know what kind of slob you were married to, but maybe he rolled over and fell asleep because you were so boring and disinterested. Our sex life slowed, separated, and each found partners. I had a feeling he was going to leave me in no time and he later did this was After 3 years of marriage, my husband left me and never returned. Women want to be swept off their feet. Ive been married to my husband for 35 + years to an indifferent withholder for the entire marriage. She knows this but never initiates. Reaching orgasm can become difficult or seem impossible.". She would still complain of pain. . At least your wife gives you a hand job AND wants you to Cum on her tits! If you have gone through months or years of being patient with your wife and still arent feeling physically connected, it may be time for marital counseling. Get some technique. BIG ZERO, NADA FOR 18 MONTHS NOW! You definitely dont get it. That leads to no communication and uselessness. 80s, are victims of the same injustice and gender paradigms you are experiencing. I would love to be greeted with a smile, a cuddle a thoughtful touch but nothing. Ive been teaching this to other young men for some time. // IMPORTANT: Replace EXAMPLE with your forum shortname! I wish we were closer because I would love to meet you. How To Romantically Flirt With Your Spouse? Then menopause dried it out and the muscles resist and joints spasm, so its painful. Well, I am more than happy to say that our marriage has lasted for over 56 years and I know that we are still together mostly due to the fact that we are best friends. When home I was to do whatever he wanted me to. .! Most importantly, a couple agrees that their marriage is built on a foundation of love and respect. What played in husband mind is that the wife do not care, do not want to have relationship, intimacy etc. Equality sounds great in principle people should be equal, right? You were something OTHER. This seems to be the one thing that cannot change (no medical conditions preventing sex). At age 69, were certainly way beyond the procreation stage. State your case, either put out or leave me get some on the side, because you dont care. Is it so horrible if I want to snuggle with her? Stan, I know at times shes felt my touching was just for sex, and at times she was right. Just get out Stan. If theyve been fighting the whole day, physical intimacy is the last thing on their mind. I dont care what age this happens to a man, somehow the blame goes to the woman for not looking her best,gaining weight, busy with the kids, not willing to give oral sex and the list goes on and on. How about this? That way both of our sex drive would be fairly low Im a good looking hard-working big hearted man and I immediately told her you better well I dont wanna hurt you. To some it may even taste nasty. Sexual intimacy is kissing, hugging, touching, petting, laying baked, masturbating one another, oral sex and that look of intensity that tells you that you are desired. But I have my workshop where I fix cars and my wood shop. But if he cared for me a hug would be nice. I want to be involved in sex to enjoy the feeling of being loved by a woman.. in bed nothing happen just sleep. I actually envy those that are single. It sounds like you need a little bad-boy edge to get her engine revving. When I was single I would simply break off a relationship when the sexual problems would start. This is how civilizations are built. I so desired to be held, touched, kissed deeply and often, all the things that love should be about, but it wasnt to be. It is more like a revenge. We try not to get in each others way and we havent had a conversation in years. Also, I have experienced ageism in the job market. If you're feeling rejected sexually, spice up your appearance. I love my wife dearly after 52 years and great grandchildren I would have my junk removed before I hurt my family and our long marriage is a point of great pride and example for these people God allowed us to have in our lives. I am dry (we tried lubricant) and hes small (always been, but seems more so in his 60s) and he doesnt get or stay very hard at all. We lose ourselves. He (so far) said no. Its maddening! Would you like to see more questions and answers? BIG mistake. Help her through this transition andensure that she feels confident, no matter what changes her body has gone through. In this case, you can turn the tide for your sex life by simply becoming more involved in running the household and making your wife feel special by going the extra mile toreduce her burden. It's a horrible feeling to want sex, but not want it with your partner. :(, Wow Chris D!! For senior sex news, tips, event and webinar announcements, and special offers,join Joans mailing list. Should a husband and wife have equal weight in decision making when the husband shoulders ultimate risk for the consequences?
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