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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, 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

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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

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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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January 3, 2006, 5:33 am PST

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  I am wondering if there are any pregnant women out there, who feel really ugly, because of the MASSIVE LOAD they are carrying in the front, honestly, I haven't even seen my parts in months and forgot what they look like, and I have a hard time believing that my fiance stil finds me sexy. 

Does anyone, or has anyone felt the same?  When he met me, I was fit and active, I was at my goal weight and very attractive even by MY standards, which says a lot.  But now I feel awful.  I can't even get socks on anymore, but he's still trying to convince me that I am sexy. 

Please share your feelings about this. 

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January 3, 2006, 5:47 am PST

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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. 

I believe that once you heal emotionally, you'll be able to make friends that are male.  And one day, if you feel like it, you may date.  Right now, you're still very scared and hurt by all that.  Which I cannot understand, being pretty much raped by a partner, I've never had anyone try to control me, because if they did once, I left, I wasn't afraid to be alone.  So I was comfotable setting everything by my rules. 

  

I think maybe you should do the same.  Live your life by your rules, and forget the others.  Have everything become yours and ALL yours.  Develop that sense of self and pride in knowing all what you have is yours, and no one helped you do it or gave it to you.  You worked hard for it.  And be proud of it.  It's very powerful to become very independent.  The only thing is that once (if) you decide to be with someone again, you'll have to learn to share, something I still have a problem with  haha. 

Good luck to you, you'll be fine. 

Hope I didn't step on your toes! 

 
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January 3, 2006, 6:02 am PST

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My husband and I got married in May of '05, got pregnant in September and had our son in June. Our son is  6 months old and we've had sex a total of 4 times since he was born. I still love sex and my son sleeps through the night in his own room so that's not the problem. The few times that we did have it I was the one that had to initiate it. I did gain weight while I was pregnant and need to get it off  (maybe he'll be more attracted to me then and want to have sex) but with working and taking care of my son full time I just eat when and If I can. Maybe if he would have sex with me I might get the will power to try and lose weight. Plus sex is about the only excercise that I do enjoy. =)

I think that maybe, if your husband saw the birth, or your son, he might not view your body the same way anymore and it might frighten him off.  That your body has that amazing skill, and he may just see you as a mom now, not his wife.  My fiance was talking to his friends, and one recently had a child.  He told my guy, "Do you think you'll still go down after having the baby?"  My guy's like, "YEP!!!!"  His friend quickly responded, "No you won't, it's not the same anymore.  Not after you see what comes out.  You just remember that moment and you just can't anymore." 

Guys are very visual, and maybe he's still hung up on the birth, and maybe really stressed out about a new baby and his new role as a father, not just your husband. 

  

I suggest getting yourself in great condition, for yourself, you'll feel GREAT when you get fit, trust me, and simply talk to him, using the words, "I feel,"  instead of "You don't"  because those are threatening words, and if you tell him how you feel, you put the ownership on you for your feelings, you not accusing him, which is more threatening to guys. 

He'll  come around, but talk about it, you need to know where he's at, and he needs to know where you're at. 

 
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January 3, 2006, 8:11 am PST

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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?

Morning'  

  

Well I can understand how you feel.  I don't drink out of choice because it makes my life much more enjoyable and not crazy.  I can tell you by experience you can not make someone else quit drinking the choice has to be theirs.  I think you can definalty set up boundarys on what you will except and what you will not.  This dosen't mean life will get easier, but there are things out there that can help you, deal with the problems.  Today I life my life one day at a time, and try and keep things simple, and I try not to worry to much about tomorrow because I am not their yet.  I guess the best thing I can say is your not alone there are many people who deal with these problems, if you look for help you will find it.   

  

Smiles Sincerely 

Sherry 

 
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January 3, 2006, 12:24 pm PST

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Me and my boyfriend of 3 years have way different sex drives..When we first met we had sex a few times a day almost every day..We have broken up three times in the past three years..After the first year he started not wanting sex that much..Lately we have only had sex one a month if that.I've asked  him if its me he says no he just doesn't want it anymore or that often..I want sex all time anytime of the day..if we do have sex he only wants it at night and always makes me do all the work..We have talked about this alot but haven't worked anything out..Can someone please help me or have the same problem..
 
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