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Created on : Friday, July 01, 2005, 05:17:33 pm
Author : dataimport
"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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July 15, 2006, 7:57 pm PDT

Sex Matters

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I'm not even married yet and am having the same problems as you girls.  I can totally relate to what you are ALL saying!  My boyfriend and I live together and it was really only in the first month that we had some kind of passion (if you could even call it that).  After that, it all went  downhill.  I don't know if it's me or the small fights we've had over stupid stuff like the housework and other things (I'm messy and he's a neat freak!) but I'm damn fed up with being rejected in the bedroom!  Sure I am rather overweight but I've found plenty of men in the past who love my size and curves.  He says that sex doesn't need to be the focus of a relationship but it doesn't even get a rating on the scale!  It's not just sex I want either - it's the intimacy factor that's lacking.  I just want him to meet my love needs but he has no idea how to be romantic and shows no interest in it which hurts.  It's so depressing that it makes it hard for me to succeed with losing weight and all I want to do is eat.  Whenever I suggest having an early night, he always rejects the idea and just wants to lie down on the couch and fall asleep in front of the TV!  I could be naked or wear lingerie and it has no effect on him!  Surely it's not normal for a man to not want sex!  His excuse is, I'm 44 and not young any more!  Plenty of men his age and older still want it a lot so that's rubbish!  Then he says if I relax for a while and watch TV then I'll be more likely to get in the mood but all he does then is fall asleep!  I'm so frustrated I could scream!  I think I'll have to leave and look for someone else because I can't live like this and if he won't change to please me even a little then what's the point in staying?!  Any advice? 

 

1. I think you need to let him know just how much this hurts you and the reality that you may leave.   

  

2. My husband uses the same excuse about age.  I think its "rubbish" too.  Also you deserve some sexual pleasure sometimes even if his libido is down.  If age has killed his libido, doctors can help to revive it.  Your boyfriend may be embarrased about it  but disregarding the issue doesn't make it go away.  I bet he would not have been o.k. with a sexless relationship when he was in his 20s.  Intimacy should occur at every age.   

  

3. Your weight is irrelevant to his diminished sex drive.  If his sexual interest in you is tied to your weight, then you need to find someone else who accepts you for you.  You are you, the same person, no matter what you weigh.  If he feels differently, then he is too shallow for a meaningful relationship.  If the pressure about your weight is self-administered, then give yourself a break.  Your self-worth cannot be gauged by scales.  I have a friend who was nearly annorexic for years and had her heart broken again and again.  She gained a lot of weight and met the love of her life and has hot sex several times a day. 

  

4. Only the two of you know what is right for you.  You do deserve fulfillment and he needs to know the seriousness of his inability or unwillingness to share intimacy.  I wish you the best of luck! 

 
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July 17, 2006, 10:34 am PDT

Lost that loving feeling

 My husband and I have been together 26 years married 20 years. Take it from us: marriage is a symbol of two people becoming one in spirit. That means as a team you must give and take, be willing to compromise. Set up date night, one or two nights a week that is set a side just for the two of you to explore each other.  Be open about what you want and discuss your wants and needs in your relationship. Be truthful about what you like and dislike and above all. Hire a babysitter to care for children who are home. Go to a hotel and act out your needs. So your children are not bother or bother you and  by all means enjoy each other. As parents of empty nesters we are having the time of our lives.
 
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July 18, 2006, 3:05 am PDT

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I need to know if someone is around 25 & not sexuallyy active & doesnt practice masturbation at all, what side affects will that person face?  

 
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July 18, 2006, 11:27 am PDT

Too much sex and possessiveness

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Is there anyone out there who has a husband who wants too much sex even after 10 years of marriage? My mother in law told me there was a show on Dr. Phil about this subject. Does anyone know what it was called or how I can look it up because it sounds just like my situation and would love for my husband to read it.  I am expected to come to bed every night when he goes, but it is not just to lay with him.  He either wants sex, his back rubbed or something.  I can't recall a single night just going to bed to just go to sleep.  If he wants sex, and I say no, he bothers me till I reach the point where I just let him do it to get it over with.  I love him very much, but this is really bothering me.  I'm reaching the point to where my skin crawls almost at his touch because I know what is coming.  He is also very possessive. He expects me to be home when he gets home from work and to dedicate the rest of my time with just him.  He doesn't want me to talk on the phone, go visit my parents or daughter, who both  live right next to us.  I need some advice or help on this.  I am at my wits end.  I have talked to him about this, but have gotten nowhere.  I believe, it may eventually lead to me loathing him.  Anyone with advice? 

 
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July 18, 2006, 6:01 pm PDT

can anyone help me please?

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and a half and a couple months into the relationship, he made it pretty clear that he was interested in haveing sex but he also made it clear that he didn't want to until I was ready.  A couple months after that, I told him that I wanted to wait until we got married to have sex.  At first he seemed really disappointed but he agreed. But every once in a while he tells me how hard it is to wait and then he always gives me this talk about how guys and girls have different sex drives and that him, being a 19 year old guy, he desires sex and me being a 19 year old girl, I don't as much.  And then he makes me feel kind of guilty about asking him to wait, but I am really committed to that decision.  Am I being fair to him?  Is it ok for me to want to wait?  I mean we are only 19 and I know that lots of people have sex younger than that, but I am not one of them.  I just don't want him to get fed up with me and look for sex somewhere else although he has told me everytime I have mentioned this that he never will.  I am just worried that I'm not being fair to him or that something is wrong with me for wanting to wait.  

 
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July 18, 2006, 6:41 pm PDT

Too Young for no sex!

I am desperately seeking anyone's help for my problem. I am a 21 year old female and I have been having a hard time initiiating sex with my current boyfriend. In a past relationship, I was completely open with the guy and really laid my heart on the line. I wasn't afraid to be myself or be bold and sexual, I used to make the first move all the time in the bedroom. However, he was very deceptive, and played to my emotions and trusting nature, and I eventually ended up getting very hurt. Now I feel like I am punishing my new guy by always keeping my guard up, especially when it comes to sex.  I just can't seem to find my sexual adventurousness and boldness again after feeling so betrayed after a broken trust. I want to have sex with him, and I am very attracted to him, but both he and I get very frustrated that I can't ever make the first move. The sex is great when we get there, but I just need help to not be afraid of being too vulnerable, and of making the first move. How do I put my guard down and rock by boyfriend's world like I know I can?
 
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July 18, 2006, 6:47 pm PDT

Any advice would be appreciated

I am engaged to marry the man I've dated for the past 3 years.  We bought a house together last year and moved in together.  Before we lived together we had sex 2-3 times a week,  which he often initiated.  Now it appears he has no interest.  I am the only one to initiate, and actually I have given up on that as he will often fall asleep mid-initiation.  When I ask him why he is not interested in more sex, his reply is either, "We don't have time," or "If we do it too often it will get boring."  I often try to get him into the bedroom earlier to make the time and I have shopped at sex toy parties in an attempt to make things a little more exciting.  He will either just watch TV when we go to bed early (there's always "just one thing" he has to see), and he is totally uninterested in the sex toys or x rated videos I've bought for us.  I was humilitated to be the only one at the last toy party who did not have their significant other calling to inquire with interest what they had bought and when they would be home to try it.  The interesting part of this situation is that he has his own stock of porn movies, and he has made trips to the adult stores to meet the porn stars when they visit and have his picture taken with them.  He also finds the time to look at the pics of naked women his friends send him in his email, even having the time to forward them on to other friends.  This is of course in the after work time when he is "too tired" for intimacy with me.  He became defensive when I voiced concern about all the time he spent on the pictures, stating he "can't help what others send him."  He has agreed multiple times to stop receiving and sending this mail, but I also know he is not always honest with me.  I wouldn't feel threatened by this if he showed some interest in me.  I must also say he is known at work as "the king of porn."  It is now into the second week since I have decided to not initiate sex, and we have had no sexual contact.  He even lost a bet and promised me two nights of sex in a row, but he didn't make good on that, as I expected.  Am I expecting too much to ask for him sto show some kind of sexual interest in me, and for us to have sex 2-3 times a week?  We are in our early 40's.
 
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July 18, 2006, 7:03 pm PDT

The rest of your life

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Hi everyone! I need some advise on my sex life. Me and my boyfriend have been going out for 6 years now and have been living together for a year.  Since I moved in with my boyfriend our sex life hasn't been the same. He wants it all the time but I don't.  When I got my dog our sex life dropped even more.  He is always getting mad at my dog and it makes me feel awful and never in the mood.  Is there something wrong with me? Or is it something more? Please Help Me! 

How does he treat you out of bed?  It sounds as though he upsets you about the dog and you may well be harboring some resentment.  There's nothing wrong with you for having feelings, but you need to find where they're coming from.  Explore your own heart first.
 
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July 19, 2006, 2:14 am PDT

Try this...It's harsh, but effective.

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I am engaged to marry the man I've dated for the past 3 years.  We bought a house together last year and moved in together.  Before we lived together we had sex 2-3 times a week,  which he often initiated.  Now it appears he has no interest.  I am the only one to initiate, and actually I have given up on that as he will often fall asleep mid-initiation.  When I ask him why he is not interested in more sex, his reply is either, "We don't have time," or "If we do it too often it will get boring."  I often try to get him into the bedroom earlier to make the time and I have shopped at sex toy parties in an attempt to make things a little more exciting.  He will either just watch TV when we go to bed early (there's always "just one thing" he has to see), and he is totally uninterested in the sex toys or x rated videos I've bought for us.  I was humilitated to be the only one at the last toy party who did not have their significant other calling to inquire with interest what they had bought and when they would be home to try it.  The interesting part of this situation is that he has his own stock of porn movies, and he has made trips to the adult stores to meet the porn stars when they visit and have his picture taken with them.  He also finds the time to look at the pics of naked women his friends send him in his email, even having the time to forward them on to other friends.  This is of course in the after work time when he is "too tired" for intimacy with me.  He became defensive when I voiced concern about all the time he spent on the pictures, stating he "can't help what others send him."  He has agreed multiple times to stop receiving and sending this mail, but I also know he is not always honest with me.  I wouldn't feel threatened by this if he showed some interest in me.  I must also say he is known at work as "the king of porn."  It is now into the second week since I have decided to not initiate sex, and we have had no sexual contact.  He even lost a bet and promised me two nights of sex in a row, but he didn't make good on that, as I expected.  Am I expecting too much to ask for him sto show some kind of sexual interest in me, and for us to have sex 2-3 times a week?  We are in our early 40's.

There is nothing wrong with your request(s). I really don't know his personality. All I can tell is that you both like porn. Nothing wrong with that because you're both mutually into it. Seems he's too preoccupied with other porn, than what you like and he is too busy showing off his porn and living fantasies with porn stars. Most guys love their wives, but want that slut in the video doing what they want. Here is where you can either ignore me or listen and learn a little about us guys. But, first a guestion.. Have you gained a lot of weight or added a lot of pressure to your lives, say a new job, spending more money, a new pet? Believe or not, new responsibilities do not help make time for a sexual relationship. Does he allow you to go to these shows by yourself to take picture with male porn stars. If he doesn't, there's the problem: control. He controls you by sex and attention. Every spouse deserves as much attention, affection and romantic action they want, within reason and within the boundaries that we have to earn a living each week. If you don't work out now, start. If you don't wear make-up, do so. If you don't dress sexy, do so. Get some girl-friends together and plan a weekend of dinner and after dinner dancing. You're not hunting guys, just saying to him that your life is not going to be put on hold while he dates porn stars in his head and make love to them in his heart. You and your friends have fun, dance together, take pictures and share your party pictures online. Heck, make sure he sees how much fun you're having. Make sure a couple of guys sneak into the picture, not grabbing you or nothing, just in the picture. Refuse to be intimidated by these slutty porn stars. You can be the biggest star in your husbands life. You can play dance for him on the kitchen table with edible undies, in whipped creme and refuse to give him any till he kisses each of your toes. Then, give him the best oral copulation you can possibly give and other pleasures like he's a guy your cheating with. Then, get dressed and walk out the house and don't call till late in the evening. Next, make sure you're on the phone all the time, and ignore his porn stars. Use your money for fun with the gals. Make sure that you look in the mirror and tell yourself how beautiful, sexy and intoxicating you are and that any guy would kill to have you. Tell yourself that 100 times a day. Live it. If you don't have the clothing, buy them. If you don't have the body, get off your butt and work out each day. Ignore him like crazy. Are you still fixing dinner? Why? You don't have time for that. You're going out with the girls for dinner cocktails and dancing. He will get the message so fast I promise you that this will make him explode. If he doesn't respond, divorce him, he is already seeing someone. Trust me. A normal, faithful husband will pop his cork. Oh, did I tell you flirt with cute guys. Yes, I don't care. Do so. Let him know that you are beautiful and that he is losing you. To be nice, once in a while, get super cute and seductive and give him the best sex of his life. Then, cut him off for weeks. Nothing, not even a kiss. 

 
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July 19, 2006, 2:36 am PDT

Try this...but only if you are brave.

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I am desperately seeking anyone's help for my problem. I am a 21 year old female and I have been having a hard time initiiating sex with my current boyfriend. In a past relationship, I was completely open with the guy and really laid my heart on the line. I wasn't afraid to be myself or be bold and sexual, I used to make the first move all the time in the bedroom. However, he was very deceptive, and played to my emotions and trusting nature, and I eventually ended up getting very hurt. Now I feel like I am punishing my new guy by always keeping my guard up, especially when it comes to sex.  I just can't seem to find my sexual adventurousness and boldness again after feeling so betrayed after a broken trust. I want to have sex with him, and I am very attracted to him, but both he and I get very frustrated that I can't ever make the first move. The sex is great when we get there, but I just need help to not be afraid of being too vulnerable, and of making the first move. How do I put my guard down and rock by boyfriend's world like I know I can?

Before you stressed out, remember, you have good reasons for not being as trusting as you were before. You got hurt and this is education about relationships. Don't ignore your feeling. You will be ready when it is time. He has a lot to prove, for sure, and that is neither here nor there, because you want to really rock his world. Well, I'm here to help you do that. I'm a guy and I can tell you how to get prepared and ready to rock his world. I can't make you trust him and or develope a deep intimate, trusting, caring bond that allows you to open up. That will come in time. For our purposes, just make sure you're at home or in a hotel room, safe and not driving that night. Preparation is the key. Make sure you are using contraception that is internal, so that condoms won't spoil the fun. Make sure you can make all the noise you want, so tell your neighbors you are having an anniversary evening, they will understand. Make sure the hotel knows you're newlyweds. Hotels place newlyweds far away from other guests, if they can. Make sure you've worked out the past few weeks, walking, running, weights, stretching. Eat right, protein and veggies. Buy the sexiest underwear you can afford and get reservations at a beautiful restuarant, near a beach. Tell your man that each night you wonder why he doesn't punish you for being so scared and that you are upset that he hasn't taken you more often. Make sure you don't give him any for a day or so, before your trip or night out. Tease him as much as you can. Wear the lowest cuts of dress or tightess pants you can. Act like the most gorgeous, sexy lady in the world. You are in charge, but you will pretend that he is. Have dinner and then, after a flirty and racy make-out session, scare him. There are two methods, get on the dance floor and be a complete slut. I mean it. Act like you want him so bad, but everyone wants to see you dance first. Jealousy can be part of game. Sit on his lap, grind him. Oh, did I forget something. You need to drink at least 4 shots of tequila before you start any of thisl. It's a convient excuse you'll have set up to explain the night away. You drank too much. Tell the truth later, lol. Wear the most delicious perfume you can buy, borrow or steal, lol. The second method of scaring him can be oral copulation till he nearly orgasms or a brief bit of sex near the ocean. Do not be afriad of anything. You are drunk, roll with it. Be awesome. If there is another lady that's dancing, dance with her really sexually, if she wants to. No other guys, not good. Unless, it has some useful effect or drives him sexually crazy and he can handle it. Make sure you don't fuss over anything. Let him do everything. Be a sexy, vixen who gets her way. The doors are to be opened for you. He is to seat you. You will feed him and not take no for an answer. Ignore everyone else around. Forget values and morals. You are having an evening with your man. When you make love to him, give him so much trouble he will be bragging for months. Do not stop till morning. Repeat.  

 
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