Do you live in a sexless marriage?
Do you live in a sexless marriage?

Poll: Do you live in a sexless marriage?

Total Members Polled: 738

Yes: 31%
No: 69%
Author
Discussion

tuglet

Original Poster:

1,259 posts

258 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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A sexless marriage is a marriage in which little or no sex occurs between the two partners - often quantified as making love ten or less times per year. I appreciate that this is a sensitive question and may not get many responses - especially from those members whose partners also hang out here - but I'm curious as to how widespread a problem this is.

Are you in a sexless marriage? If so do you know the cause(s) of the problem? What are you doing to address them or have you just accepted the situation?

And before anyone asks, no, I'm not getting any, and yes, it is pissing me off frown

Edited by tuglet on Thursday 11th June 11:20

Dupont666

22,500 posts

214 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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That would explain your name

Mc lovin

5,588 posts

243 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Less than 10 times a year?????

Jesus mate, bad times!

Penny-lope

13,645 posts

215 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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The last few years of my long term relationship we hardly went near each other...Reason, I couldn't stand him touching me, hence why I finally left.

But strangely, the few weeks before I left, our sex life went through the roof...poor bugger, no wonder he got a surprise when I said 'I no longer love you' frown

swiftpete

1,894 posts

215 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Dupont666 said:
That would explain your name
biglaugh

I just dribbled over myself a bit when I laughed at that.

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

220 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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you need to hook up with Aerofoil!

minerva

756 posts

226 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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My wife has a higher sex drive than I do, which is a bit of a pain in the arse. But when I really cannot be bothered, I just tell her she looks fat.

BlackVanGirl

9,932 posts

233 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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need a 'no because I'm not married' button!

Fewzz

74 posts

205 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Dupont666 said:
That would explain your name
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Puggit

49,432 posts

270 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Times have been tough recently. 2 kids under the age of 3 and stressful work causing massive sleep deprivation at times does not lead to much bed-time shenanagins!

NitroNick

758 posts

232 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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minerva said:
My wife has a higher sex drive than I do, which is a bit of a pain in the arse.
I think you might be doing it wrong.

JJCW

2,449 posts

208 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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BlackVanGirl said:
need a 'no because I'm not married' button!
Not really... just don't vote. You don't have to answer every poll. You see that 'Skip Voting' button, that's there for you in this poll.

Edited by JJCW on Thursday 11th June 11:30

Pints

18,449 posts

216 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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NitroNick said:
minerva said:
My wife has a higher sex drive than I do, which is a bit of a pain in the arse.
I think you might be doing it wrong.
rofl

The Hypno-Toad

13,112 posts

227 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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I just live in a sexless life......getmecoat

Saddle bum

4,211 posts

241 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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I thought marriage and sex were mutually exclusive.

BlackVanGirl

9,932 posts

233 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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JJCW said:
BlackVanGirl said:
need a 'no because I'm not married' button!
Not really... just don't vote. You don't have to answer every poll. You see that 'Skip Voting' button, that's there for you in this poll.

Edited by JJCW on Thursday 11th June 11:30
Good point, well made, but too late. getmecoat

I think I have a compulsive ticky-box clicking reflex.

Mobile Chicane

21,781 posts

234 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Have done, yes. I married a man with a low sex drive (though perfect in all other respects), and while this wasn't a problem initially, it eventually became one.

What's been explained to me is that when women reach their mid-thirties, oestrogen levels begin to decline, while testosterone (women have this too) is left 'home alone' as it were.

We've subsequently gone our separate ways, but remain friends, since we always were.

monthefish

20,467 posts

253 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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minerva said:
My wife has a higher sex drive than I do, which is a bit of a pain in the arse. But when I really cannot be bothered, I just tell her she looks fat.
biggrin

GreenDog

2,261 posts

214 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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I used to be but divorce cured that problem biggrin

Things have definitely tailed off since the new OH and I had a baby though. What we once did all week we now do once a week (if we're lucky smile ). We're both knackered most of the time and when it gets to bedtime we both just want to sleep.

Edited by GreenDog on Thursday 11th June 11:40

tuglet

Original Poster:

1,259 posts

258 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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Dupont666 said:
That would explain your name
Many a true word spoken in jest hehe

Being from an army family with a surname of Wilson, my big brother got called Tug, and I got called Tuglet. Anyone know why Wilsons get called Tug? My dad, grandad and brother were all in the army, and all got called Tug.