2024-10-22 – Health – www.theguardian.com
We love each other and have recently navigated a serious family crisis. But I am starting to think he just isn’t very sexually attracted to me
My partner (46, male) and I (39, female) have been together for just over a year and moved in together five months ago. We’ve been through a lot together already, including a serious family matter that impacted our lives a great deal. The issue is our sex life. While I am a very sexual being, he doesn’t seem to be. We have sex about once a week, which might be enough for many people, but not for me. I have tried talking to him about it, but he says there is nothing wrong, which I find hard to believe. I know he regularly watches pornography, so I assume libido is not the issue. I am starting to believe that although I’m sure he loves me very much, he is just not very attracted to me sexually, and I don’t know how to deal with this. I have never had this experience in previous relationships, and it’s triggering insecurities in me I…