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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sex is not a need on an individual basis, but it is a defining aspect of marriage. There are exceptions - medical conditions that make it not possible, but those are generally heartbreaking, life-threatening exceptions. To plan not to have sex ever again with your spouse, or to simply "opt out" of that part of the marriage, is a violation of what most cultural notions of marriage include, and certainly legal grounds for divorce in the US. It is not normal, or legally legitimate. Sex is a part of marriage. When it is missing, there must be a serious explanation that justifies it, or it threatens the validity of the entire arrangement.  [/quote]

Sorry, but the only people allowed to determine what is normal in, or a "defining aspect" of my marriage is my spouse and I. I don't give a crap about what the "cultural notions" of marriage are. My marriage is a relationship between my spouse and I. It is not for you to define or set parameters on. [/quote]

Actually, the law does have something to say about it. Going a year without sex constitutes marital abandonment in several states and is grounds for a fault divorce. If you & your spouse are happy with your sexless arrangement, good for you - neither of you will file for divorce and you can carry on as you see fit. But if one of you isn't as happy as you claim, then that spouse as a legitimate grievance, because a sexless marriage is not considered normal in the eyes of the law. [/quote]

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