Anonymous wrote:I have seen both sides of this
We scheduled it for a few years. Seemed like a good compromise, she knew when it was coming and could pick a good time. I knew it as well as could look forward to it and not initiate and get rejected in between. Problem was we started getting to the once a week and she wasn't into it. At all. So we skipped weeks then months and now we are sexless. And separating.
So I say this:. If you are both enthusiastic and schedule to make sure it happens, then it's great to schedule. If you are doing it to check a box, or to placate your higher drive spouse, you are heading towards inevitable cheating or divorce
You simply did it wrong! If you don’t actually stick to the schedule, then it’s not really “scheduled sex” at all.
Also: of course the main purpose is to placate the higher drive spouse. That’s a feature, not a bug. You have it totally backwards: if you DON’T schedule sex, you are heading towards inevitable cheating or divorce.