I am really nervous about posting this on such a public forum, but I have been reading MN for a few weeks and have seen so many wise people here. Sorry this is so long.
We have been married for nearly 25 years and have had such a difficult time with so many things to cope with. At the beginning, everything was wonderful and in many ways our relationship still is. My DH is very supportive, kind and loving.
However, some of the difficulties are: DH becoming severely disabled, our DS1 being ASD, me having a long-term chronic illness which means I may lose my job in the near future, no friends or family living nearby, the family we do have being far away & not being very supportive.
DH's disability means that he can no longer have sex with me - this has now gone on for nearly 10 years. I miss this terribly and sometimes feel really angry about the fact that I will never have sex again as long as I live! On other days, I feel that I have totally switched off anyway, so why does it matter?
I don't think there are any answers to this really, but I have no-one to talk to about this - apart from DH himself, and he just cries when I raise the issue.
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No sex for 10 years - how to cope?
Pandamoanium · 11/03/2011 12:50
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