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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I had your libidos! I am 3 years older than DH and it's been a constant struggle with him wanting it always and me never. It's only getting worse as I approach 50. He has stopped initiating all together which is unfair but I also understand.

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DP, not OP. Kind of a side note, so sorry to OP! But to the PP: Are you already in menopause? I'm asking because I'm wondering if you're still on birth control--? Or have been on it for a long time? I've posted about this before, but hormonal BC - miracle that it is, no doubt! -- can crush libido in some women. And ob/gyns very often do not discuss that aspect of the pill and other hormonal BC. If you've been on it for a long time, that might be part of the "constant struggle" over years. I am NOT saying it's the only reason but it's one thing that I have surprisingly found many women have never been told, or not told clearly enough--that it can suppress libido. Not everyone, but more of us than I think realize it. It absolutely affected my libido for years, once I went off the pill, my libido greatly increased. Nothing to do with age differences (and PP, three years is nothing at all). Just something to consider. (Also, I found it was a myth that "every" woman loses interest in sex at menopause as DCUM likes to claim - menopause was the best thing that ever happened to our sex life, frankly.)

The fact your DH has stopped initiating altogehter should be worrying, yet you sound resigned to it. BC issues aside, Have you and he talked about his no longer initiating and how you and he can work together to restore sex to the marriage? Scheduling sex, using toys or changing up your foreplay, women's testosterone therapy (look it up re: Mayo Clinic), seeing a sex therapist, getting a good physical checkup, most of all being open about how to work on this? You don't have to be resigned to this. It may feel like a huge relief to you for him not to be initiating any more -- but it will affect you both emotionally, eventually. Not criticizing you, OP! Just saying it's concerning if you and he aren't communcating about the issue and aren't coming up with ways to work on it as a couple, together.[/quote]

Thanks for responding
 
I went off BC years ago, made no difference. We scheduled sex once a week but then he'd be upset if I wasnt into it which I wasn't but he couldn't handle having a partner who just wanted to make him happy. Which I get but I can't help it. I think I am just not wired for monogamy.

Yes, I know no sex is a problem but I can't make him initiate and frankly I am fine with things. I am not in menopause yet.

I guess I don't know what your secret sauce is. We have a functional marriage but it's not remotely passionate and he's given up. I guess I dream that if I married someone 5-10 years older, he'd be pushing 60 and the lack of sex would be more normal[/quote]

You say you're not wired for monogamy but also that you're fine with the way things are (a se less marriage?). What do you actually mean?[/quote]

I mean that I have no desire for him at all even though he is literally tall, dark and handsome and successful. I imagine if I divorce I would regain my libido. I don't know how other women find desire to have sex with the same person for years. It doesn't feel normal to me.  It also doesn't help he looks young for his age and I don't. [/quote]
I think it’s incredibly common for women to lose desire for their partner after a few years. Sadly it doesn’t matter if he’s still hot. We need variety and I’d venture to say we need it waaaay more than men. We just internalize these struggles and it expresses as low libido. The real problem is boredom. [/quote]

It hasn't been my experience in two long term relationships. The first lasted 8 years and the sex was great through the very end. The second is my marriage, 12 years and the sex is actually getting better over time.[/quote]

+1.

I don't know any women who miss/ want/ need variety. In my circle low libido is either hormonal, due to too much stress, or due to built up resentment.
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Well I thought my low libido was due to being peri menopausal but then I had an affair and my drive came back with a vengeance. I mean, the idea that newly divorced women find their mojo again isn’t wrong. I’ve seen it happen so many times with friends [/quote]

This is correct. [/quote]

Similar for men too. I thought I sucked in bed from all the rejection but when I got an AP she and I had amazing sex.

Monogamy is the problem [/quote]

The problem is lack communication and true intimacy/vulnerability. It is possible to have better and better sex with the same person but it requires people to drop their shields.[/quote]

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