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My partner and I rarely have sex

And I’ve expressed to him multiple times that it’s frustrating and I want more sex. His response is that it’s about vibe and mood. He says if I smiled more and was happier then he would want to have sex with me more often. I tell him it’s a catch 22 situation that maybe if we had more sex I would be happy and smile more. We have sex maybe once or twice a month if I’m lucky. Sometimes we go a month or more without being intimate. I’ve asked him before if there was anything he wanted me to do that would be more of a turn on for him like if I should wear lingerie or some thing. He said no he doesn’t want anything. And he told me that he still masturbates occasionally. Which was pretty upsetting to find out because it makes me feel like he would rather go self pleasure then be intimate with me. And it’s not like I am an unattractive person either. I’m in my 30s and in decent shape, I could lose a few pounds but I still look good. My partner is also semi self employed so his schedule is pretty flexible but he is just work obsessed. It’s like he would rather be working and doing research for work then spending time with me or helping rebuild the relationship. I try to get him to do things and spend time with me but he would rather work. I don’t know what to do anymore I feel so stuck
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Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
Relationships are so difficult, I think, because we are around one another so much and become more familiar and tend to take each other for granted.
Maybe this goofy stuff can help in some way. I will just start writing and stop when my fingers go numb. :-)
When I was with my now ex-wife we had sex six or seven times a week for the entire 10 years we were together.
Sex was, what I considered, to be 1/3 of a relationship.
Family was 1/3. Money was 1/3 and sex.
Those can all be broken down into subsections but for now I will just stick to the basics.
So sex is a huge part of a relationship.
I also believe that a relationship isn't 50/50. It's 100/100.
If your partner is only giving 30% towards the relationship that is still 130% going in.
So not sure where that fits in just yet but I will continue.
When we had our first child we had to go six weeks without sex.
At the end of that six weeks she had to remind me that we liked having a lot of sex.
In six weeks my sex drive went to zero.
I guess I just got used to not having it really fast.
Then it happened again with our second and third child.
She didn't just have to remind me she had to be persistent for a couple of weeks.
I had to be reminded how much I liked sex. Seems weird huh??
So given the 100/100% and the 1/3 parts you have to find a way to re-initiate the sex as the major part it is.
I know... "Why do I have to do it?"
Someone has to and he apparently isn't able for what ever the reason or reasons.

I guess you should start out by initiating sexual stuff without expecting sex.
Don't want to put him in system shock. Yet. :-)
So like when you go to bed ... rub his chest and cuddle up to him. Do that for a few minutes and then kiss him goodnight and roll over and go to sleep.
Just make that a habit. Maybe once every three days to start with.
Then add in daily pats on the but. A little at a time remember.
Tell him you love him a little more and more.
Essentially it's up to you to lure him into the amount of sex you need.
So there is this part as well. The more excited he gets and stays the more baby gravy he will make. The more gravy he makes the bigger the house for the gravy gets. The bigger the house the more often it needs to be emptied. LOL.

Hope you can get some useful information from that drivel.
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@Dainbramadge whoa 🤯 that was quite the response. Thank you for taking so much time to write all this out. I will keep everything you said in mind. Maybe try to incorporate some of this into the relationship. Thanks again