Sentences with phrase «sexless marriage»

A "sexless marriage" refers to a situation where a married couple has little or no sexual intimacy or activity. Full definition
All I have to do is read the many comments by spouses in sexless marriages on my blog and on The New I Do blog to see how damaging a sexless partnership can be and how some infidelity occurs because a sex - deprived spouse sees no other way to have his or her sexual needs met other than divorce, which many people with young children don't want to do.
In order to know for sure which of the problem categories are relevant to your situation, and therefore what kind of sexless marriage help you're going to need, you're probably going to have to talk openly about it with your spouse.
The first step in getting sexless marriage help is to understand the factors contributing to the problem.
I am saddened by the continuing comments to a post on sexless marriages on The New I Do blog that's more than a year old.
Getting sexless marriage help becomes vitally important however when spouses show different levels of interest in sex.
But just reading comments by frustrated women in sexless marriages who've written to me is enough to bust that myth.
And it's estimated that about 15 percent of married couples have not had sex with their spouse in the last six months to one year, according to Denise A. Donnelly, associate professor of sociology at Georgia State University, who has studied sexless marriage.
Given the distressing comments by people who are in frustratingly sexless marriages, many marriages may indeed be less about love than sacrifice — sacrifice of one's sexual needs.
Nor is sex — especially since so many couples are dealing with what they consider sexless marriages.
In my studies, as well as others, people in sexless marriages report that they are more likely to have considered divorce, and that they are less happy in their marriages.
If Eberstadt's is the popular attitude, no wonder sexless marriages exist.
My husband left for a younger woman (25 years younger) and yes I was bored to death in our loveless sexless marriage.
I didn't know what I was missing in that frustrated sexless marriage.
This is how unfulfilled, sexless marriages happen.
Deep down I know I won't put up with a loveless, sexless marriage if I knew it would remain permanently that way, but I hold on to the thinnest sliver of hope for change.
Does Cheating Pick Up Where Sexless Marriage Leaves Off?
By Donna Flagg Reading Mark White's piece, Does Sexless Marriage Justify Adultery?
I have lived in an loveless, sexless marriage for 33 years because my husband took medications that diminished his libido and emotions.
Of all the blogs I've written here, the comments on Sexless marriage: Cheat, divorce or suffer make me sad.
Given the distressing comments by people who are in frustratingly sexless marriages, many marriages may indeed be less about love than sacrifice — sacrifice of one's sexual needs.
If talking about sex with your partner sounds overwhelming, or if the two of you try talking and it does not go well, even before getting sexless marriage help, you will need to get learn skills for how to communicate with your spouse.
Looking for counseling to deal with jealousy, fighting, or get sexless marriage help?
Its not going to get better and a sexless marriage will probably kill you faster than cigarettes, booze or bacon!!
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