No Intimacy In Marriage? - Sexless Marriage Advice
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Have You Got No Intimacy in Your Marriage?
As a marriage goes by we suffer a great many challenges to our relationship as we age, have children, change job and roles and change as people too.
Mostly we struggle through it all aided by the lubricant of a good marriage which is a healthy sex life but when this dries up and you have no intimacy in marriage it becomes harder to deal with and can end disastrously.
If you are feeling unwanted and unloved because you are not being satisfied sexually or even just intimacy with the physical act of caressing and hugging you may be familiar with such feelings as humiliation, frustration, low self esteem, anger and so on at being treated like this.
If so i have just five words for you. "It Is Not Your Fault!"
One of the biggest traps many men and women fall into when trying to deal with their sexless marriage is putting blame upon themselves
I am too fat now. I do not treat them well enough. I caused this.
This sort of thinking gets no results and makes matters worse. The person who committed to a life with you and was once your lover who has turned is the one with the problem not you ... and thankfully it is something that can be fixed.
Mostly we struggle through it all aided by the lubricant of a good marriage which is a healthy sex life but when this dries up and you have no intimacy in marriage it becomes harder to deal with and can end disastrously.
If you are feeling unwanted and unloved because you are not being satisfied sexually or even just intimacy with the physical act of caressing and hugging you may be familiar with such feelings as humiliation, frustration, low self esteem, anger and so on at being treated like this.
If so i have just five words for you. "It Is Not Your Fault!"
One of the biggest traps many men and women fall into when trying to deal with their sexless marriage is putting blame upon themselves
I am too fat now. I do not treat them well enough. I caused this.
This sort of thinking gets no results and makes matters worse. The person who committed to a life with you and was once your lover who has turned is the one with the problem not you ... and thankfully it is something that can be fixed.
How to Bring Intimacy Back to a Sexless Marriage
There is always an underlying cause to the reason your lover has become cold and indifferent to your sexual requests. There can in fact be a number of reasons and discovering what these are will aid you in fixing your sexless marriage.A few of the more common reasons for low sex drives or withheld sex include:
1. Resentment
Having problems in a marriage is normal and often it can lead to a better understanding of each other when they are resolved. Resentment however is the result of possibly years of unresolved issues that have reached a point where they have effected your spouse quite physically in the sex drive department.
This could be a power imbalance in the relationship, a resentment over past infidelities or about money even or a whole range of small things bundled into one. This can build a wall of seething anger below the surface that acts out with the result of being physically repulsed.
2. Physical Problems
Men especially have this issue with performance problems such as premature ejaculation and impotence but women also can have issues such as loss of feeling after childbirth and changes to the female reproductive system than can make sex painful or uncomfortable.
This can manifest in a sense of anxiety or shame as they may think it is their own fault or are somehow sacred to admit it. Luckily these things can be treated medically often.
3. Psychological Illness
Depression, anxiety disorders and a whole host of problems can best people and sometimes you cannot pinpoint when or how it happened. This can be cause by so many things. Sexual assault, loss of job, childbirth and many other things that happen or resurface.
These can be a serious issue and sometimes can be healed with love and understanding but sometimes also need the help of a professional.
How to uncover there things and also how to begin to overcome sexless marriages in general is all about communication
More Information For Those Lacking Intimacy in Marriage
Communication is the real answer to all of these problems but exactly how to communicate these things can be a difficult thing to fathom. In fast sometimes the best communication is by not talking and just doing some things that can open up an avenue for them to open up to you.
Thousands upon thousands of books have been written on communication between lovers, husbands and wives so dissecting this in this lens you not be possible. Also many ways to communicate may not be feasible for your particular situation.
For this reason I recommend clicking the following link to a guide specifically on sexless marriages and how you can turn them around.
Thousands upon thousands of books have been written on communication between lovers, husbands and wives so dissecting this in this lens you not be possible. Also many ways to communicate may not be feasible for your particular situation.
For this reason I recommend clicking the following link to a guide specifically on sexless marriages and how you can turn them around.
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David
Apr 10, 2012 @ 11:46 pm | delete
- What if your partner does not want to talk about it and says don't start your crap again on this matter. I'm into problem solving,she is not
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inspirehisloveforyou
Apr 10, 2012 @ 1:36 am | delete
- thank you for this lens. I think resentment is huge for a sexless marriage. I totally agree and so is having depression. That can kill a libido and make you want to sob just being touched by someone who loves you.
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AWT
Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:09 am | delete
- We have been married over 20 years with 2 kids. Wife stayed home to take care of the kids and I worked full time with lot of overtime so is as basically working 7 days a week 7 am to 12 30 am even holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving and New years day. So I wanted to save as much as we could since we did not have lot of money and I was laid off for a while and I wanted start a budget which I said that we should follow like a religion and she refused and ignored my pleas to help me save for kids college or buy a house. After few marriage councelors it went nowhere and Her hypochondriac symptoms increased and she was always sick. I got so turned of by her that i didn't love her anymore buying valentine and b'day cards was painfully hard so I would just pick one up that is meant for wife. Going out to eat was even more painful because we had nothing to say to each other. Suddenly we are from different planets. She taled about her health and talked about finance and future. Did not wanted to get a divorce because kids were young and I love them very much and could not be away from them and had no money for a lawyers and alimony that could be for life in State of MA.so here we are no love, sex or divorce even now the kids are grown up but still no money for divorce. I feel we are wasting our life like this. We should atl eat be separated but no money to move out and still pay alimony and child support. She makes half of what I make. With my incom and hers and other supplement income we still don't make 100k. She never complains but I feel very lonely and sad. I do everything by myself. Bike riding, hiking and sometimes vacations to visit my family. I know there are lot of people in my shoe and they are waiting for their kids to get on their own feet and they will make their move. They maybe in their late 50s or even early 60s. In my early 50s I am already noticing the changes in my sexual side. Prostrate are playing a big roll after the 50s. I am very interested in sex and I think about all the time but not with my wife. It's been over for a long time. I have never cheated on her thats because of my kids. I don't want them to think I am a cheater and set a bad example. I do think about it and maybe I hit a lottery and afford to move out.and I don't know what I'll do next. I'll write back from the Bhamas.
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inspirehisloveforyou
Apr 10, 2012 @ 1:40 am | delete
- I'm so sorry. How honest have you been with her. Tell her how much you miss her love and how you wish to be connected again. Ask her what she needs of you to feel loved and do it. I think she just needs attention. Giving it to her will help her give it to you. Tell her everyday for one month that you love her. Everyday. After the month, ask her if she loves you.
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Sophia Maria
Dec 8, 2011 @ 7:11 pm | delete
- I've been with my husband for 14 years now (since I was 18). We have had issues with intimacy starting a few years into our relationship. It started out as just issues with sex itself and it's spread into a lack of kissing, hugging, cuddling or general touching at all.
I have done a lot of blaming myself. It's not because I truly felt at fault but rather that if I was to blame, I could also fix it. Unfortunately, that doesn't work either if you were thinking about blame as a source of empowerment.
My husband and I have been to counselling, doctors, therapists of all kinds. The situation gets better for a short period and we revert back to being married "roommates". By we, I mean my husband. Granted there are physiological issues we have to overcome but I still can't wrap my head around how those issues extend to kissing and hugging.
I guess I am writing to tell anyone reading that I know how it feels. I know what it feels like to lie next to someone feeling unwanted and unloved. I know how communication can make things better and how it takes a lot of work. I know there's no quick fix. I know it's a roller coaster with ups and downs. What I don't know, is if I will ever get off this ride? :/
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