Topic : Differing Sex Drives

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Created on : Friday, July 01, 2005, 05:17:33 pm
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"He wants it twice a day!" "She would be happy to go a whole month without touching me." Does this sound familiar?

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January 2, 2006, 2:57 pm PST

Differing Sex Drives

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My husband says that he would be happy with sex every day. I just don't see that as a possibility. A couple of years ago I discovered my husband looking @ porn. He said that if we had sex more that he wouldn't look at it. That's very frustrating for me. I feel like he is hanging that over my head! Also, when I think about what that crap it's a total turnoff! I am very willing to work on our relationship! I really don't think that the porn has as much to do with our lack of a sex life as my husband says.

  

Honestly, I think it is easier for him to blame you for him looking at porn, but I think even if you gave it to him every day, he would still look at porn. 

 
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January 2, 2006, 3:22 pm PST

Men have greater sex drives?? Right?????

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Hi all, this is my first posting here. It seems as if everyone is talking about the "new" system and not the subject of this board, so I hope I'm not intruding! ;-) My wife and I have been married for over a year - second marriage for both of us. Our problem is that she's never had a normal sex life. According to her, it's never been about her, and she really doesn't know how to express herself. She's not used to the way I am, which is that I like to please her first and foremost. She seems to be okay with that for the most part, but she doesn't reciprocate 99% of the time. ((By the way, this system does stink - what's up with not being able to backspace??)) She feels inadequate and self-conscious and rather than just trying to break out of it, she does nothing, hence our problem. I sometimes feel as if she doesn't have any desire for me, but she vehemently denies that. But the fact remains that things are the way they are and I'm very unhappy with this area of our life. I'll readily admit that I am more focused on this problem because of my experience with my first wife where we just let issues like this go without truly working through it. I don't want this to haunt us throughout our marriage. I'm not a cheater and have zero desire to be with anyone else - that's kind of the problem. I find my wife extremely attractive and she turns me on 24/7, but I don't feel any of that - even a little bit - toward me. I'm in a loop where she only brings up our having "alone" time after I've complained out loud to her, so it gives me the feeling of her appeasing me. But it doesn't last. Not until I complain again, so you could see how that doesn't make me feel too good. Anyone else have this type of experience?

  

I always thought men had the greater sex drive. I am in my second marriage. My husband is 13 years younger than me. He tells me that he doesn't "think" about sex. It doesn't occur to him. I find this has eroded my self esteem to a low. I am insecure being that much older than him to begin with. I did not see this coming. We were separated for a time when we were first married due to work in another country. Now he has been back for a year and I am totally stressed and frustrated. I have tried and tried to explain that I NEED this physical love besides the affection of kisses and hugs. It has put me into therapy for depression. I think the more he stone-walls this, the worse I get in wishing we had something more than maybe once a month. I have tried the different angles ... suggesting to downright asking. He insists that he is attracted to me and I don't suspect him having an affair. I am really just heart broken and wonder what my future will hold with a man who loves with hugs and kisses.  

 
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January 2, 2006, 3:38 pm PST

Sex all the time

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I don't know what happened in my case, because my husband doesn't want sex at all.  He was fine until I got pregnant with our daughter.  Ever since then, he wants nothing to do with it.  We are lucky to have sex once every six months.  So for all you ladies who complain about your husbands wanting sex all the time; be thankful!!  I feel A-sexual at times.  I have asked him time and again what the problem is, and of course it is me, and the fact that I have gained a little weight since our daughter was born.  Even when I lose weight, he uses that excuse.   

  

What would you do? 

You may think it's cute to laugh about women complaining about their husbands wanting sex all the time, but it's no joke to live with it. It's a burden and turns into an obligation that I could not live with. It turns into a job that is distasteful and makes one feel like a prostitute--that your husband only wants you for sex and nothing else.
 
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January 2, 2006, 4:50 pm PST

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I was married for eight years to a man who wanted sex constantly. He wanted it every time he saw me and I am not exaggerating. He  wanted it when I woke up, when we went to bed, when I changed clothes, and in between. He wanted it when I was sick, and once he even insisted after a trip to the beach when I was burned all over my body. I never understood it and did not know how to deal with it. I tried talking to him and he simply didn't hear me. I tried going to marriage counseling, and the "counselor" determined that I was frigid and didn't like sex.  

  

I felt like a piece of meat and totally unloved. I dealt with it in not a good way--I had an affair for the last four years of marriage with a man who made me feel loved. I came from a family where divorce was not an option and you stayed with the man you married. 

  

 Finally, when there was no dimunition of his sex drive after years and years and he started asking me to shave my "bush" like the girls in Playboy I simply gave up and left him. I got a divorce and was never able to get married again. I couldn't trust a man enough to give him power over  me. The whole relationship was a nightmare to me and I have never gotten over it even though I got a divorce 30 years ago.  Before our wedding he acted quite normal and it seemed that as soon as I married him I became a piece of property.  

  

I assume that there are other women out there who had this experience. Have you ever been told why they act like this? I have no clue why a man would demand--and he did demand--sex several times a day for years on end and never, ever, be satisfied. It is so frustrating not to be able to satisfy a lover no matter what you do. As soon as you have sex, he wants to have sex again and nothing is ever enough. What is wrong with this picture? 

  

     Yup!  The more you give him the more he wants.  I am having this problem as well.  My guess is they act like this because they can.  Spoiled rotten brats is what they are.  They have obviously lacked the ability to control themselves for quite a while and feel no need to because no one has been able to make them.  I believe they feel entitled to sex from thier wives, as if it is our purpose in a relationship, and that indicates a sickening disreqard for women in my book.  I am sure that it probably had little to do with you satisfying him or he wouldn't of tormented you so often.  I think it was more a lack of repect and control.  Like a little kid who is allowed to eat all the candy he wants and has come to expect it.  Sounds like he needs his butt spanked to me.   

What disturbed me about your entry, however, was that he "demanded" it.  My husband once made me tell him no five time and that is exactly how many nights he spent at his mothers.  Now, he is convinced with one "no!".   

I am glad you left him but I really wish that you didn't feel like you could never marry again.  The way I see it is that you have paid your dues and you deserve another chance.  

 
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January 2, 2006, 5:15 pm PST

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You may think it's cute to laugh about women complaining about their husbands wanting sex all the time, but it's no joke to live with it. It's a burden and turns into an obligation that I could not live with. It turns into a job that is distasteful and makes one feel like a prostitute--that your husband only wants you for sex and nothing else.
I agree 100%.  It is a serious situation when there are sexual problems in a relationship.  Sex is so personal that any issue concerning it cuts straight to your soul.  There is no shaking a sex problem as it can only pertain to you.  I think that this extreme personal nature is exactly why you can't compare one issue with the next.  Just because one person isn't getting any doesn't mean that someone who has to dodge their husbands at every corner of her house should feel lucky.  I believe that both could easily be considered emotionally terrorizing and potentially consuming.  Each of our issues is equally important and stressful in our own lives.  A husband who doesn't want sex at all, as well as,  a husband who turns every touch into an opportunity to make as pass both make their wives feel equally insignificant in different ways.  It's just not fair to compare; besides, we are here for support and not points. 
 
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January 2, 2006, 5:19 pm PST

I want sex as much as my husband.

I want to have  sex as much as he does. It seem are time is off.Plus I miss the little things he used to do.When we first got together he would take my earring out with his teeth.Man that would get thing excited .How can I get it back?  

 
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January 2, 2006, 5:22 pm PST

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I want to have  sex as much as he does. It seem are time is off.Plus I miss the little things he used to do.When we first got together he would take my earring out with his teeth.Man that would get thing excited .How can I get it back?  

 
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January 2, 2006, 5:27 pm PST

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I agree 100%.  It is a serious situation when there are sexual problems in a relationship.  Sex is so personal that any issue concerning it cuts straight to your soul.  There is no shaking a sex problem as it can only pertain to you.  I think that this extreme personal nature is exactly why you can't compare one issue with the next.  Just because one person isn't getting any doesn't mean that someone who has to dodge their husbands at every corner of her house should feel lucky.  I believe that both could easily be considered emotionally terrorizing and potentially consuming.  Each of our issues is equally important and stressful in our own lives.  A husband who doesn't want sex at all, as well as,  a husband who turns every touch into an opportunity to make as pass both make their wives feel equally insignificant in different ways.  It's just not fair to compare; besides, we are here for support and not points. 
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January 2, 2006, 5:29 pm PST

Sex Drive Problems

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     Yup!  The more you give him the more he wants.  I am having this problem as well.  My guess is they act like this because they can.  Spoiled rotten brats is what they are.  They have obviously lacked the ability to control themselves for quite a while and feel no need to because no one has been able to make them.  I believe they feel entitled to sex from thier wives, as if it is our purpose in a relationship, and that indicates a sickening disreqard for women in my book.  I am sure that it probably had little to do with you satisfying him or he wouldn't of tormented you so often.  I think it was more a lack of repect and control.  Like a little kid who is allowed to eat all the candy he wants and has come to expect it.  Sounds like he needs his butt spanked to me.   

What disturbed me about your entry, however, was that he "demanded" it.  My husband once made me tell him no five time and that is exactly how many nights he spent at his mothers.  Now, he is convinced with one "no!".   

I am glad you left him but I really wish that you didn't feel like you could never marry again.  The way I see it is that you have paid your dues and you deserve another chance.  

Hi All - It's so interesting to read about everyone's various situations.  My husband and I are dealing with inconsistent sex drives.  We've been married for eleven years and as far as I know, neither of us have cheated on each other.  I've never really had an aggressive sex drive to begin with.  I think, by nature, women(not all women) do not need sex quite as often as men.  I find that my husband gets absolutely cranky when he's been neglected sexually!  Our biggest problems are when he drinks too much and I refuse to have sex with him.  He pouts, yells, cries and usually we stay up all night fighting.  The crappy thing is...he doesn't remember a thing the next day!  And, I'm the one up all night crying with swollen eyes and a headache the next day!  I decided to put my foot down and started to sleep on the couch or with my daughter when he's hammered.  I avoid fighting with him.  He's a big guy and I just don't feel I have to put myself through a "dead weight", "non-fulfilling", sexual experience to help him fall asleep/pass out faster.  Plus, I think he has tendencies to be an abuser of alcohol, a social drinker, and I think he should quit or reduce his intake.  The problem is -- he drinks every weekend -- so that knocks out 2-3 days of sex.  And during the week, I'm sometimes too stressed or tired to feel sexy!    Then, you throw in my menstrual cycle into the mix and the days we actually do have sex are pretty limited.  By the way, we had a great sex life pre-kids -- because he didn't drink and I did!!!!  Here's what I'd like to know.  Am I being too strict about the "no alcohol" rule?   I no longer drink because I can't handle the hangovers now that we have kids and I'm mainly responsible for the carting around of kids and maintaining the household.  Plus, I don't feel the need to drink.  Do others feel the same way I do?
 
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January 2, 2006, 5:35 pm PST

I don't think you understand

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     Yup!  The more you give him the more he wants.  I am having this problem as well.  My guess is they act like this because they can.  Spoiled rotten brats is what they are.  They have obviously lacked the ability to control themselves for quite a while and feel no need to because no one has been able to make them.  I believe they feel entitled to sex from thier wives, as if it is our purpose in a relationship, and that indicates a sickening disreqard for women in my book.  I am sure that it probably had little to do with you satisfying him or he wouldn't of tormented you so often.  I think it was more a lack of repect and control.  Like a little kid who is allowed to eat all the candy he wants and has come to expect it.  Sounds like he needs his butt spanked to me.   

What disturbed me about your entry, however, was that he "demanded" it.  My husband once made me tell him no five time and that is exactly how many nights he spent at his mothers.  Now, he is convinced with one "no!".   

I am glad you left him but I really wish that you didn't feel like you could never marry again.  The way I see it is that you have paid your dues and you deserve another chance.  

I appreciate your understanding and support, but you don't understand. He didn't hear "no" and certainly didn't listen to it. He kept after me and simply demanded it until I gave in. I was just too tired of his hassling me to keep saying no. "No" meant nothing to him--It was like I didn't say it. At night I wasn't allowed to sleep until I had sex. During the day if he felt like sex I couldn't do anything else until I had sex. When I say it was a nightmare i wasn't exaggerating. I didn't even realize how bad it was until I was in a bar after work one Friday night and I told a friend that I didn't want to go home. He said, "So, call in sick." For the first time, I realized that my marriage was a job that I hated and had to show up for, but didn't want to. It was a couple of years later that I finally left him.  

  

No, I could never trust another man enough to get married again. I was much to afraid of getting into a situation like that again. Until I left him, I didn't realize just how oppressed and enslaved I felt. 

 

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