Can a long term relationship/marriage last without sex for a long time?

(What would you consider a long time? -commmet)

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Would that work for me? No. Can it work for some? Sure! Not everyone enjoys sex and some people remain long distance for quite awhile.

It really depends on the people involved and their sex drive and how important sex is to them. Some couples can go a year or 2 without sex. Miranda in sex and the city went without for 2yrs w her husband Steve. My love languages are physical touch and quality time, sex being the main points of both of those I feel connected to my husband w regular sex, not to mention the nice relief that comes w an amazing orgasm. The longest we’ve gone without in 19yrs is the 6w PP healing period for each baby and that wasn’t by choice.

I believe so. I could totally go for long periods without sex. Not a big deal for me but both parties need to be okay with it obviously but ultimately if they are then yes!

We go months without it sometimes and it’s been 11 years. Still very much in love with each other and happily married. It depends on lots of things including sex drive, as long as you match it’s fine.

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Sex became a task for me

Ever since I got pregnant until now, baby is 18 months old, I totally lost my sex drive. It’s become a task for me that I still have to fulfill at the end of the day. We probably do it like 2-3 times per week. My husband wants me on top and not only do I dislike doing it, I also just don’t have the strength for it anymore. Physically and mentally.

I feel sorry for him because he’s doing so much for the family but it just feels like a burden to me. Today I kind of snapped when he wanted me on top again and I told him how I’m doing this for him and that it’s a task for me and I’d rather just go to bed or watch tv. Of course he got turned off, sad, disappointed and feels unloved and unwanted.

I really don’t know what to do. We don’t have a village, it’s just us. We’re rocking this thing but it’s taking its toll on me.
I don’t want to ruin our marriage through this but I also can’t just fake it anymore.

What can I do to enjoy this more again?

Dating advice : If you were talking to a guy and he took 6 hours to reply to you and said he is supposedly at work but just the other day he was at work and texting you with in an hour or 30 min does that mean he’s occupied with somebody

else and I asked how his Saturday was going and he didn’t ask me any questions to keep the conversation going. Would you text back what does that mean.. I hate dating why is it complicate or it’s just the wrong guys.

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hi everyone
i just recently separated from my babies narcissistic father (he left us) and im feeling really really hopeless. im back at home in a different state since i was a SAHM and i feel really isolated.
does anyone have a similar situation that i could talk to? or maybe just a chat? i don’t know how im going to survive alone lol

Can a long term relationship/marriage last without sex for a long time?

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Sex became a task for me

Dating advice : If you were talking to a guy and he took 6 hours to reply to you and said he is supposedly at work but just the other day he was at work and texting you with in an hour or 30 min does that mean he’s occupied with somebody

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Can a long term relationship/marriage last without sex for a long time?