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Sexless marriages

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Originally posted by: Nik
Why is sex such a defining portion of marriage for so many people? Why do so many people seemingly act so selfish in relationships? Like if sex isn't something that interests their partner, that their partner is suddenly not worth fighting for. If sex is all that people care about, why get married to begin with?

I agree with you Nik, marriage is for suckers. It's a pointless old tradition that results in nothing but pain and financial loss. Keep fighting the crusade against marriage, I'm with ya. :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Nik
Why is sex such a defining portion of marriage for so many people? Why do so many people seemingly act so selfish in relationships? Like if sex isn't something that interests their partner, that their partner is suddenly not worth fighting for. If sex is all that people care about, why get married to begin with?

I agree with you Nik, marriage is for suckers. It's a pointless old tradition that results in nothing but pain and financial loss. Keep fighting the crusade against marriage, I'm with ya. :thumbsup:

I don't like the whole public's view on marriage, either, Nebor. Signing a stupid piece of paper somehow makes you MORE committed to them than making the same committment in your heart? Arg... don't get me started. 😛
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Nik
Why is sex such a defining portion of marriage for so many people? Why do so many people seemingly act so selfish in relationships? Like if sex isn't something that interests their partner, that their partner is suddenly not worth fighting for. If sex is all that people care about, why get married to begin with?

I agree with you Nik, marriage is for suckers. It's a pointless old tradition that results in nothing but pain and financial loss. Keep fighting the crusade against marriage, I'm with ya. :thumbsup:

I don't like the whole public's view on marriage, either, Nebor. Signing a stupid piece of paper somehow makes you MORE committed to them than making the same committment in your heart? Arg... don't get me started. 😛

I agree with you, committment is for chumps. I'll rally with you against committment! :beer:
 
For a marriage to exist doesn't it have to be consumated? I thought that was grounds for an anullment. I know in a traditonal jewish wedding they would stick the new husband and wife into a room immediately after they say "I do" so they can consummate the marriage.
 
Originally posted by: ifesfor
I would wait untill you are ready greekbabe.After seeing your pretty looking face,just being with you would satisfy me 😀 (im really serious here!!! )

What a nice thing to say, thank you 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
How long would you stay married but faithful to someone who had no interest in sleeping with you ?

would you stay and remain faithful ?

would you cheat ?

would the duration of the marriage have any bearing on your choice? would the risk of losing assets in a divorce case have any influence on your choice ?


what would you do ? discuss !

I would honor my wedding vows.
 
You loved the person once, it's up to both of you to find that spark again one way or the other. Marriage is not disposable.

Yayyy, a voice of reason amongst the din.
:thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: ifesfor
I would wait untill you are ready greekbabe.After seeing your pretty looking face,just being with you would satisfy me 😀 (im really serious here!!! )

What a nice thing to say, thank you 🙂

ifesfor you got some brown stuff on your nose :shocked:
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: ifesfor
I would wait untill you are ready greekbabe.After seeing your pretty looking face,just being with you would satisfy me 😀 (im really serious here!!! )

What a nice thing to say, thank you 🙂

ifesfor you got some brown stuff on your nose :shocked:

I bet he's dissappointed, seeing as how he was going for pink stuff.
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
Originally posted by: ifesfor
I would wait untill you are ready greekbabe.After seeing your pretty looking face,just being with you would satisfy me 😀 (im really serious here!!! )

What a nice thing to say, thank you 🙂

ifesfor you got some brown stuff on your nose :shocked:

I bet he's dissappointed, seeing as how he was going for pink stuff.

Oooooh, did he just go there?
 
Sadly, I'm in such a posistion right now. My Carol is going through severe depression and sex doesn't interest her at all because of her self-image. I end up trying to ignore the problem by working long hours and spending way too much time on AT. She refuses the idea counselling or therapy. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
How long would you stay married but faithful to someone who had no interest in sleeping with you ?

would you stay and remain faithful ?

would you cheat ?

would the duration of the marriage have any bearing on your choice? would the risk of losing assets in a divorce case have any influence on your choice ?


what would you do ? discuss !


It is difficult to remain faithful. It seems to go in cycles.

Duration - 3 years so far

Assets are the most difficult part. I want her to have health insurance, a way to retire in 30 years, and I want her to be able to finish her grad school. Otherwise, I would have ended this a long time ago.

But there is more to life than sex.
 
How long would you stay married but faithful to someone who had no interest in sleeping with you ?
About two minutes

would you stay and remain faithful ?
Hell No

would you cheat ?
like a big dog

what would you do ? discuss !
I would give her about five minutes to get her s@it and to get out, any children in the marrage would be staying with me and I have my lawyer persue her for the child support and for emotional abandonment.
 
I would wait untill you are ready RedDawn. After seeing your pretty looking face,just being with you would satisfy me (im really serious here!!! )
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
How long would you stay married but faithful to someone who had no interest in sleeping with you ?

would you stay and remain faithful ?

would you cheat ?

would the duration of the marriage have any bearing on your choice? would the risk of losing assets in a divorce case have any influence on your choice ?


what would you do ? discuss !

I thought you were too good to post threads like this?

The alimony for the cheating wife thread kicked off a lot of discussion around here and the side topic of why people cheat came up. I thought it was a discussion worth pursuing.

As for myself all I can say is that sex is 10% of a marriage when it works well but it's 90 % when it doesn't. There are many hardships in life Nik, if you can't find comfort and joy in an intimate way with your partner it makes life a lot harder.

 
I don't plan on marrying.

too much umm.. leash.

Leash as in her hand attached to my money.

I wouldn't be able to stand a btch suing me for money after the divorce. Get outta here. I'm gonna get married for that?
 
What about those that are incapable to perform even weekly (no pun intended)

Too many times its about I not we, Marriage does not guarentee anything.
It can test your willingness to endure, as well as stretch your understandings of the way things work.

Either way its a choice for most.But thats not love...It is choosing to love, And in my book thats a huge difference.

Judging ... without being in the situation is meaningless. Is marriage disposable? Is love?

If you answer yes then you were never prepared for marriage or love.

I am fortunate enough to have a very loving wife, who supports me.I never asked to be disabled...Would you?

She is my best friend. It does hurt my heart to know I may never give her the full satisfaction she deserves, But there isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank God that I was never put in front of a review board of questions to determine if I was / am worth spending the rest of her life with.

Some of you sound as if its the end of the world or a disease to be with someone that has a physical impairment. I hope when its your time... there is someone who can love you, without discarding you like yesterdays trash.

We have 3 children, 2 she brought into our relationship and one we had together, all of which call me dad.

Would they be better off fatherless?

I am thankfull that she is the one I fell in love with.

Sure we endure hard times, but we also enjoy living and having fun too.

I am not dead lol just disabled. I know that I may never be the father my children wanted, you know the one that can play outside, run, jump, ride bikes. But I can still love them and dry their tears, kiss their boo boos, and teach them to respect life and those in it.

Just thought you needed an opinion from the "FAR SIDE".

Mike
 
That is a really tough question especially if you put children in the picture.

I think it would be very hard to feel in love with someone if they no longer had any interest in making love to me...or just being intimate period.

I could get by (as many people here do outside of their control) with just dealing with my sexual frustration on my own...but I think the rejection would be the real problem for me.

If my partner had a medical situation that kept them from having normal intercourse or performing other sexual acts, but was still intimate with me to what capacity they could...I think I could handle that happily.

If they just decided they don't want to sleep with me anymore for whatever reason...I would have to move on.

If you throw kids into the picture...I'd have to say that I'd want to make the decision based on what is best for the kids...which adds so many new variables, I don't think you could answer that question without being in that situation.

 
Originally posted by: Geekbabe
How long would you stay married but faithful to someone who had no interest in sleeping with you ?

would you stay and remain faithful ?

would you cheat ?

would the duration of the marriage have any bearing on your choice? would the risk of losing assets in a divorce case have any influence on your choice ?


what would you do ? discuss !

A few months max.

No

Yes

????

Get pissed at wife.
 
Originally posted by: Fritzo
Ummm....pretty much ALL marriages are sexless after children 😀

yea tell me about it. even my Sims 2 marriage has become sexless after our daughter was born 🙁

no more wahoo in the hot tub
 
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: rickn
Originally posted by: djheater
Originally posted by: rickn
I'd get her when she was asleep

The board has already determined that's rape.

:thumbsdown:

Having sex with your wife is rape? If she says "I don't want have sex right now" that is not the same thing as NO

Getting her when she's asleep is nonconsensual, and that's rape.

oh its not rape... its suprise sex... 😉
 
A wife of a good buddy of mine put on 60'lbs within a year and a half after giving birth to their son. She use to be a very attractive girl.. slim.. 5'6" roughly 125lbs. Now, he is so turned off by her weight gain, and even more turned off that she is not motivated to do anything about it. He's mentioned the "d word" to me a few times, and I know he's serious. He is no longer sexually attracted to his new wife, and that is very sad. He tells me he stays up late at night and doesn't go to be until he knows she's asleep, that way he won't feel pressure to have sex with her. Sad..
 
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