Sexless marriages are quite a common occurence these days. Many couples live day to day lives in marriage and long term relationships with very little or absolutely no physical intimacy at all. For some this is perfecly acceptable if both parties have agreed to it. For others though it can be quite a tough time - especially if one partner feels they want more intimacy in their relationship.
For those couples who are not satisfied with going without physical sexual intimacy they find themselves asking the question 'What to do in a sexless marriage'. The answer to this comes down to a few things
- communication - you must be open, honest, non - judgemental and non blaming towards each other when discussing the issue
- your needs and your partners needs - what level of intimacy are each of you wanting, can you compromise?
- outside influences - affairs, attraction towards another will not help your own sexless marriage
- medical issues or medication - some medication can have an affect on libido so this needs to be taken into consideration
- time - usually once kids come into the picture time can be taken up looking after them and not yourselves. Then you're too tired for sex.
These are just a few things that deal with
what to do in a sexless marriage and need to be looked at in order to be able to work through the issue of having no physical intimacy in the relationship. Once you go through each of these items individually you will then be able to begin to solve the problem and get back to a sexual intimacy within the relationship.
