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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About 1/3 of marriages by age 50 are sexless or near sexless so what you describe is not only not rare but unfortunately quite common. That's why you see a lot of people talking about infidelity and cheating and a similar amount of people that really don't see it as some grave sin. I wish you well, rest assured you are not alone[/quote]

I should add that the question you have to answer is whether your lack of a sex life and lack of passion will lead to so much resentment that it kills whatever's left of your parenting marriage. I am working on that aspect. I definitely have some resentment and some jealousy that some of my friends have what I see as a normal and loving marriage. I also try to count my blessings at my spouse and I get along quite well even if the romantic part of it is dead and long gone.[/quote]

There is resentment in our marriage, but I don't believe it's due to lack of sex, at least not on my part. I have resented H for being away so much/working so hard at a job that offers only a fraction of the income he could easily be making in the private sector. If H wants to be so busy, then I would like the financial cushion to scale back on my own job so I can be more present for DC at home. Alternatively, if H doesn't care about making more money, then I would like *him* to be more present for DC at home. H has resented me because he truly loves his job and hasn't wanted to make this choice. As a mentioned in a previous post, my libido is just about zero currently and I just presume DH is getting sex elsewhere.

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