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"“Get myself sorted” makes me think that your wife thinks you are depressed, and that’s why she doesn’t want to fuck you. Is she happy, and is she happy being married to you? If not, try counselling. If yes, you nave choices to make. " I read it as if he needed to get the snip but not sure what that has to do with her losing sex drive. | |||
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"It sounds like your relationship isn’t meeting your needs, which will put the relationship under strain regardless of anything else. However, if you need to decide what’s more important to you, sex or your marriage, and you believe your only choice is between sex and your marriage, you’re the only one who can answer the question." I lost my sons dad years ago after he was involved in an accident and I really struggled to accept that our physical relationship changed to where he had no libido and lacked the ability to perform before he passed away. I would have him back in a heartbeat if I could…. Even knowing that a physical relationship wasn’t possible… because I miss him in far more ways you could imagine and sex isn’t even in my mind when I type this. Only you can decide what’s best for you… if your wife isn’t enough for you then let her be with someone who wants the same as her so you can be with someone or others wanting the same as you…. without cheating on her. | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle " At the age of 61 I separated from my wife after 38 yrs of marriage. We had not had sex for 8 yrs. Nearly 5 yrs later, I am happily living in my own flat about 14 miles from my wife, who I still see quite often as we have 2 sons 24 and 31 who are our common denominator. | |||
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"Why are you still married?" Exactly this. I know a guy in a very similar situation to yours, just slightly older. He was swinging successfully for about 20 years or so, without the wife's knowledge. However, they then both retired at the same time and she found out about his extramarital activities. After loads of arguing and discussions, he decided to stay with her (she did, apparently, threatened to kill herself if he left her). That happened a few years ago, he is still with her, but he is miserable. OP, have a think, yes, it is still your wife, yes, you may still love her. But is it really fair on you to live in celibacy for the rest of your life? You need to carefully consider all pros and cons and make your own decision. | |||
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"“Get myself sorted” makes me think that your wife thinks you are depressed, and that’s why she doesn’t want to fuck you. Is she happy, and is she happy being married to you? If not, try counselling. If yes, you nave choices to make. " No, she wanted me to get medication to reduce my libido. She is happy being married to me. | |||
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"“Get myself sorted” makes me think that your wife thinks you are depressed, and that’s why she doesn’t want to fuck you. Is she happy, and is she happy being married to you? If not, try counselling. If yes, you nave choices to make. I read it as if he needed to get the snip but not sure what that has to do with her losing sex drive. " Or castrated. That would sort it! | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle What did she mean when she said for you to get yourself sorted?..? That could be anything from her expecting you to be sterilised in some way to something completely different e.g dealing with mental health, getting help with an addiction or even working on other parts of your relationship to make her feel sexy and wanted. Hard to answer unless you clarify this OP KJ" She refused to go to the doctor with me to see what could be done. She wanted me to. Go on my own to find ways of reducing my libido so that not having sex would no longer be an issue. | |||
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"“Get myself sorted” makes me think that your wife thinks you are depressed, and that’s why she doesn’t want to fuck you. Is she happy, and is she happy being married to you? If not, try counselling. If yes, you nave choices to make. I read it as if he needed to get the snip but not sure what that has to do with her losing sex drive. Or castrated. That would sort it! " Nahh castrstion doesn’t really work like that. Many trans are castrated and enjoy sex still , many men are chemically castrated from illness / treatment. And still have a lower sex drive. Unless someone is utterly mentally devoid of sexual thoughts it doesn’t really work that . | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle What did she mean when she said for you to get yourself sorted?..? That could be anything from her expecting you to be sterilised in some way to something completely different e.g dealing with mental health, getting help with an addiction or even working on other parts of your relationship to make her feel sexy and wanted. Hard to answer unless you clarify this OP KJ She refused to go to the doctor with me to see what could be done. She wanted me to. Go on my own to find ways of reducing my libido so that not having sex would no longer be an issue. " I'm sorry OP but that's messed up. As bad as cheating is and it is. If a person in a marriage goes off sex that's absolutely their choice their body. However for them to expect their partner who has a healthy sex drive to go without sex for the rest of their life without even considering any potential solutions is both heartless and cruel. KJ | |||
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"Second "feel sorry for me" Post Look, you are cheating, ergo a cheat! You are prepared to destroy your wife when she finds out. At least have the guts to get out of a relationship that doesn't suit! Plus any other family will probably shun you. It shouldn't be hard, you obviously don't love your wife (No you don't or you wouldn't be cheating!) so why not leave? As I said on the other thread, you are the type of "Fab single" guy that stopped us meeting singles. Do I think you are being honest just because you have told us on here? Nah! The person who should be the most important in your life needs to know so she can decide her next move. (Yes, cheating does piss me off! My mother was a serial cheat and the life that made for us kids was bloody awful! We never wanted for anything other than the arguments to stop!)" Bit much | |||
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"It sounds like your relationship isn’t meeting your needs, which will put the relationship under strain regardless of anything else. However, if you need to decide what’s more important to you, sex or your marriage, and you believe your only choice is between sex and your marriage, you’re the only one who can answer the question." This | |||
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"It sounds like she is testing you... That kind of manipulation is childish and I wouldn't put up with it... But I would have left before I fucked someone else " How is she manipulating him? | |||
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"O.P. I am pretty shocked at some of the replies here. Particularly the ones that claim a marriage without sex isn't a relationship. No one can answer this Q for you. At best people can only say Yay or Nay and that response would be based on Jack Shit. How successful are you at getting sex with other women ? How long will you be successful for ? Do you love THE PERSON that is your wife or is she just their to fuck ? When you no longer appeal to other women, will you regret losing your wife for a few years more sex ? Why did you get married in the first place? Is it the entire marriage you don't want or would it be okay if you got regular sex within your marriage ? How old is your wife ? She may no longer have the ability to have sex. It happens. Menopause, Vaginal Atrophy or Clitoral Atrophy. You know, sometimes not wanting sex is about THEM. Not YOU. Ask her what her needs are. This doesn't mean you have no needs. It means a way must be found in which your needs are met. Personally speaking, my late husband was more to me that a regular fuck .... I'm more a Friends before Fucks person though . It's more human than the shit people are sold otherwise. Multiple fucks does not = a big brave man. " 100% Even if granny can't spell 'there' | |||
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"All I get from this is how you feel, how you want sex, you you you. Have you even asked or discussed why she has gone off sex?" See I read it differently, "Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response." So he has tried and she refuses to talk about and denies the OP to speak about his feelings of removal of sex from their relationship. Couples in my opinion should be able to talk about sex with each other. | |||
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"O.P. I am pretty shocked at some of the replies here. Particularly the ones that claim a marriage without sex isn't a relationship. No one can answer this Q for you. At best people can only say Yay or Nay and that response would be based on Jack Shit. How successful are you at getting sex with other women ? How long will you be successful for ? Do you love THE PERSON that is your wife or is she just their to fuck ? When you no longer appeal to other women, will you regret losing your wife for a few years more sex ? Why did you get married in the first place? Is it the entire marriage you don't want or would it be okay if you got regular sex within your marriage ? How old is your wife ? She may no longer have the ability to have sex. It happens. Menopause, Vaginal Atrophy or Clitoral Atrophy. You know, sometimes not wanting sex is about THEM. Not YOU. Ask her what her needs are. This doesn't mean you have no needs. It means a way must be found in which your needs are met. Personally speaking, my late husband was more to me that a regular fuck .... I'm more a Friends before Fucks person though . It's more human than the shit people are sold otherwise. Multiple fucks does not = a big brave man. 100% Even if granny can't spell 'there' " This is utter persecution! | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle What did she mean when she said for you to get yourself sorted?..? That could be anything from her expecting you to be sterilised in some way to something completely different e.g dealing with mental health, getting help with an addiction or even working on other parts of your relationship to make her feel sexy and wanted. Hard to answer unless you clarify this OP KJ She refused to go to the doctor with me to see what could be done. She wanted me to. Go on my own to find ways of reducing my libido so that not having sex would no longer be an issue. I'm sorry OP but that's messed up. As bad as cheating is and it is. If a person in a marriage goes off sex that's absolutely their choice their body. However for them to expect their partner who has a healthy sex drive to go without sex for the rest of their life without even considering any potential solutions is both heartless and cruel. KJ" That I agree with | |||
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"Ultimately only you can decide, do you want to spend the rest of your life with your wife being friends and sharing the house etc Or do you risk losing what you have now for the unknown but endless possibilities? " That is an excellent summary but add and the guilt of leaving my wife into the latter option. | |||
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"Don't give it up. But don't intentionally hurt her. What would you do if you met someone you were sexually compatible with?" It's not just about being sexually comlatible. It's about connection, finding someone who's passionate and wants you too. I have and very nearly left her for one very special lady but the age gap was just too much. | |||
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"All I get from this is how you feel, how you want sex, you you you. Have you even asked or discussed why she has gone off sex? See I read it differently, "Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response." So he has tried and she refuses to talk about and denies the OP to speak about his feelings of removal of sex from their relationship. Couples in my opinion should be able to talk about sex with each other. " I completey agre couples should be able to talk about not just sex, but anything. Thats exactly the problem here. He isnt talking to her about it. She went off sex 5 years ago and made a comment about him seeing a doctor. To say even raising the subject will result in her saying "well if your not happy..." He doesn't say he has brought it up though. He dosnt say he has treid asking why she has gone off sex, if there is anything he can do to help/support her, what she is feeling or going through. Instead he talk of his wants, his needs, what he misses. No one should ever be in a relationship that makes them unhappy, feel detached or unfulfilled so im not suggesting grin and bare it. Maybe if all he sees them as are companions why stay? | |||
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"A very clever lady by the name of Esther Perel states that the average person has 3 serious adult relationships in their life. Sometimes all 3 are with the same person, but the dynamic within that relationship changes as do the people. We all age. We all change. Have you considered marriage counselling? " I agree with the dynamic changing. Even suggesting counselling would spook my wife and I know she can't give me what I've experienced with other women. I couldn't possibly convey that during a counselling session. | |||
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"Why are you still married?" Because he loves her and his life is perfect other than a lack of sex i'd imagine? Do you honestly believe relationships only survive because of sex? | |||
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"Why are you still married? Because he loves her and his life is perfect other than a lack of sex i'd imagine? Do you honestly believe relationships only survive because of sex?" Can't be that perfect if the only reason he never left her for a younger model was the age gap. | |||
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"A very clever lady by the name of Esther Perel states that the average person has 3 serious adult relationships in their life. Sometimes all 3 are with the same person, but the dynamic within that relationship changes as do the people. We all age. We all change. Have you considered marriage counselling? I agree with the dynamic changing. Even suggesting counselling would spook my wife and I know she can't give me what I've experienced with other women. I couldn't possibly convey that during a counselling session. " Read that back to yourself. You've mentally at least, checked out of this relationship. Counselling would help you and your wife come to terms with the reality of your situation which neither of you appear to be facing. | |||
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"A very clever lady by the name of Esther Perel states that the average person has 3 serious adult relationships in their life. Sometimes all 3 are with the same person, but the dynamic within that relationship changes as do the people. We all age. We all change. Have you considered marriage counselling? I agree with the dynamic changing. Even suggesting counselling would spook my wife and I know she can't give me what I've experienced with other women. I couldn't possibly convey that during a counselling session. " Why would it spook her? Have you even asked? | |||
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"Why are you still married? Because he loves her and his life is perfect other than a lack of sex i'd imagine? Do you honestly believe relationships only survive because of sex?" No, but many are ruined when they go else where for it. | |||
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"Don't give it up. But don't intentionally hurt her. What would you do if you met someone you were sexually compatible with? It's not just about being sexually comlatible. It's about connection, finding someone who's passionate and wants you too. I have and very nearly left her for one very special lady but the age gap was just too much." Its almost like you just want justification. | |||
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"A very clever lady by the name of Esther Perel states that the average person has 3 serious adult relationships in their life. Sometimes all 3 are with the same person, but the dynamic within that relationship changes as do the people. We all age. We all change. Have you considered marriage counselling? I agree with the dynamic changing. Even suggesting counselling would spook my wife and I know she can't give me what I've experienced with other women. I couldn't possibly convey that during a counselling session. " Wow. Just wow. Well you clearly can't trust one another. She can't trust you to be faithful whether she realises it or not, and you don't trust her to want to fix the relationship, to not end the relationship if she discovered you were unfaithful. You've already given up on it. Would be noble of you to let her in on that information and allow her to make an informed decision on her future. She may feel age wise that the pair of you are in the companion stage if life. Unless you talk you'll never know, but you're writing her off. She may well tell you to fuck off, but she may not. | |||
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"Ultimately only you can decide, do you want to spend the rest of your life with your wife being friends and sharing the house etc Or do you risk losing what you have now for the unknown but endless possibilities? That is an excellent summary but add and the guilt of leaving my wife into the latter option. " Is fear of guilt the only thing keeping you there? | |||
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"O.P. I am pretty shocked at some of the replies here. Particularly the ones that claim a marriage without sex isn't a relationship. No one can answer this Q for you. At best people can only say Yay or Nay and that response would be based on Jack Shit. How successful are you at getting sex with other women ? How long will you be successful for ? Do you love THE PERSON that is your wife or is she just their to fuck ? When you no longer appeal to other women, will you regret losing your wife for a few years more sex ? Why did you get married in the first place? Is it the entire marriage you don't want or would it be okay if you got regular sex within your marriage ? How old is your wife ? She may no longer have the ability to have sex. It happens. Menopause, Vaginal Atrophy or Clitoral Atrophy. You know, sometimes not wanting sex is about THEM. Not YOU. Ask her what her needs are. This doesn't mean you have no needs. It means a way must be found in which your needs are met. Personally speaking, my late husband was more to me that a regular fuck .... I'm more a Friends before Fucks person though . It's more human than the shit people are sold otherwise. Multiple fucks does not = a big brave man. 100% Even if granny can't spell 'there' This is utter persecution! " D'ya know Granny..... I've been on this site blummin years and I would still love to meet you! | |||
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"Don't blame people who cheat in this situation tbh. Why should one partner stay celibate for the rest of their lives just because the other one no longer wants to have sex with them? It doesn't mean they don't love eachother still or they should automatically break up because of it when there's so much more that's keeping them together. Have you made a suggestion about having an open relationship? Are you otherwise happy in the relationship?" It doesn't mean they should automatically break up, of course it doesn't. But why should it automatically mean its OK to lie and betray? Surely it should be a gateway to open, honest and compassionate discussion at the very least. Its very rare the first port of call is to communicate or to learn how to communicate better. I often wonder if people who cheat actually want sex or if its a lash out because they're unable to process the feelings of rejection that come with a sexless relationship and don't know how to adapt to feeling intimacy in a different way. Coz if it was just sex. Just the action of cock in fanny, then surely they'd go to an escort, but they don't, they want to be someone's choice. I do understand wanting to be someone's choice, wanting to be desired. But lying to themselves by saying it's just sex is doing all involved a disjustice, and the end resolve will never happen because they're not being honest with themselves or their partner. I think cheating is more appealing than counselling because the sex feels good, whereas counselling fucking hurts and exposes wounds and sides of us we don't even want to to see in ourselves. But, can't grow in a healthy way without learning what tools we need. | |||
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"Why are you still married? Because he loves her and his life is perfect other than a lack of sex i'd imagine? Do you honestly believe relationships only survive because of sex?" The question was to the OP. | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle " I am confused here. Why would you need to goto the, Doctor. to get yourself sorted? | |||
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"One of these days I would love to hear the wife’s version of events and what’s going on . Maybe I’m getting cynical in my old age but I can guarantee not everyone of these woe is me I’m having no sex my wife don’t understand me stories are anywhere near the truth ." Agreed. It takes both of you to end up in a sexless marriage. Even if that means one person’s contribution is that they give or sacrifice their own needs too much. | |||
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"“Get myself sorted” makes me think that your wife thinks you are depressed, and that’s why she doesn’t want to fuck you. Is she happy, and is she happy being married to you? If not, try counselling. If yes, you nave choices to make. No, she wanted me to get medication to reduce my libido. She is happy being married to me. " In that case, fuck that shit and leave. Incompatible sex drives are a thing, but trying to change someone else’s body is just plain wrong. | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle What did she mean when she said for you to get yourself sorted?..? That could be anything from her expecting you to be sterilised in some way to something completely different e.g dealing with mental health, getting help with an addiction or even working on other parts of your relationship to make her feel sexy and wanted. Hard to answer unless you clarify this OP KJ She refused to go to the doctor with me to see what could be done. She wanted me to. Go on my own to find ways of reducing my libido so that not having sex would no longer be an issue. " I had the exact same situation. This is extreme passive aggressive behaviour and relies on her having an external locus of control. She does not want to deal with the difficult task of considering something about her is causing the issue or that she may be able to affect it. Instead, she's shifted the blame outside of her control - I'd put money on her saying that her lack of sex drive is caused by something that's irreversible and beyond her ability to change. This conveniently frees her from guilt, means she doesn't have to do anything and puts all the onus for any change onto you. It is socially unacceptable to cheat in a marriage, it is unacceptable to use manipulative behavoir, to gaslight your partner yet when it comes to sex it seems to be something that's considered normal for women to do. Anyone saying you're not being gaslit should ask themselves if it's normal to tell your husband that he should get medication to remove his libido in preference to you both speaking to a doctor together. And this is the problem with all the comments that are telling you that you need to choose between your wife and sex. These entirely miss the point. The choice is to choose whether or not to stay in a marriage where your feelings are not irrelevant to your wife. If she truly loved you, cared about making you happy, she would be working with you to find a solution. The like it or lump it approach is demeaning, disrespectful and (from personal experience) deeply and permanently damaging. I am not saying she should somehow 'sort herself out' that may well not be possible. What I am saying is she should recognise that the change is in her and therefore there is an onus on her to at least try to work on finding a solution. I could happily have lived with my wife without sex if she had understood I still had a drive, still wanted to be intimate (but bit necessarily sexual) and still made me feel like I was her husband, not her dad. She would say she didn't mind me masturbating but in reality if I tried to do it with her there then she would make it clear she wasn't happy (always helped the libido that) or if I did it alone it was described in negative ways like 'sneaking off for a wank'. Even watching porn was not right as I was lusting after other women when I should fancy her. The upshot is this is a damaging, abusive, and controlling way to behave. Personally, looking back I regret not challenging her behaviour earlier but when I did, and after days of what were just about our first arguments in 16 years, she chose to refuse counselling even knowing that would result in me walking away. The choice isn't one you need to make between her and sex, it's one she needs to make between no you or no effort. Mr | |||
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"Hi fabbers. I've been married over 30 years. We're probably companions more than anything now. We spend a lot of time together but 5 years ago she went completely off sex, even suggesting that I went to the doctor to 'get myself sorted'. That led me to start seeing other women and experiencing passion, the feeling of being able to satisfy a woman and being wanted by someone in that way. Something I hadn't experienced in my marriage since the very early days. I know if my wife found out I'd cheated she would want a divorce. Some of you will say 'talk to her about it'. Even raising the subject will result in 'well if you're not happy with me you know what to do' response. I'm 60. I'm pretty fit and I'm frustrated. I keep contemplating wanting to give up sex but I have both an emotional and physical need for it. There is no easy solution. Question is, can one build up a resistance to wanting those experiences again with someone and are there consequences in trying to do that? Sorry for the waffle " You want the best of both worlds and have had years to sort it. I got out of a relationship when our needs no longer matched, you should have done the same. Lack of communication like so many of both sexes on here. | |||
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"I can’t help but think this question is pointless. You clearly have no respect and love for your wife and you have destroyed your marriage. All because she won’t touch your junk. You might be the issue here and not her. Your a cheater!!! Selfish and disrespectful. You need to man up, come clean, pack your bags and let your wife have a happy life without you being a sex pest ! Sorry I know that’s not what you wanted to hear. And I’m speaking completely objectively as obviously I don’t know you , so I’m not personally attacking you, just attacking what you have said . " The mere fact that you boil it down to "all because she won’t touch your junk", shows what little understanding you have of what the OP is trying to vocalise, hence your judgement on his behaviour. | |||
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"I can’t help but think this question is pointless. You clearly have no respect and love for your wife and you have destroyed your marriage. All because she won’t touch your junk. You might be the issue here and not her. Your a cheater!!! Selfish and disrespectful. You need to man up, come clean, pack your bags and let your wife have a happy life without you being a sex pest ! Sorry I know that’s not what you wanted to hear. And I’m speaking completely objectively as obviously I don’t know you , so I’m not personally attacking you, just attacking what you have said . The mere fact that you boil it down to "all because she won’t touch your junk", shows what little understanding you have of what the OP is trying to vocalise, hence your judgement on his behaviour." Yeah ok so maybe I got out the wrong side of bed this morning. But the OP literally did say ‘ I’m cheating on my wife because she won’t have sex with me” He didn’t go into detail about the whole “go get fixed” thing but I think it just rubbed me up the wrong way the fact all of this seems to be pinned on the wife. I think there is a reason she won’t have sex with him and I’d hedge my bets that the cheating came first. Speaking from experience I’ve been in the wife’s shoes and being dumped and cheated on just because you don’t feel like having sex is not fun | |||
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"I can’t help but think this question is pointless. You clearly have no respect and love for your wife and you have destroyed your marriage. All because she won’t touch your junk. You might be the issue here and not her. Your a cheater!!! Selfish and disrespectful. You need to man up, come clean, pack your bags and let your wife have a happy life without you being a sex pest ! Sorry I know that’s not what you wanted to hear. And I’m speaking completely objectively as obviously I don’t know you , so I’m not personally attacking you, just attacking what you have said . The mere fact that you boil it down to "all because she won’t touch your junk", shows what little understanding you have of what the OP is trying to vocalise, hence your judgement on his behaviour. Yeah ok so maybe I got out the wrong side of bed this morning. But the OP literally did say ‘ I’m cheating on my wife because she won’t have sex with me” He didn’t go into detail about the whole “go get fixed” thing but I think it just rubbed me up the wrong way the fact all of this seems to be pinned on the wife. I think there is a reason she won’t have sex with him and I’d hedge my bets that the cheating came first. Speaking from experience I’ve been in the wife’s shoes and being dumped and cheated on just because you don’t feel like having sex is not fun" Actually, when my wife told me she'd lost her libido and didn't want to have sex or masturbate even and that I should go and get myself fixed that was the point in time I started looking for something outside of the marriage. That was after being married for 28 years. | |||
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