I've probably posted about this before but looking for another perspective .. Been with oh for 3 years and I moved in with him quite soon into the relationship, things were wonderful at first but I'm becoming increasingly frustrated with lack of sex/affection. It was never really amazing and I'm not sure I want amazing all the time, but we definitely had sex at least every other day. Now I'm Lucky if it's twice a week. I'm just so terrified of suggestions that we're incompatible. (Which people will probably suggest, and I suppose I need to accept the possibility) I honestly think it has been the living together element that has changed things. Things are routine and not "fun" anymore. Even nights out which always ended in sex, now don't. We struggle to communicate because he is happy to "get on with things" whereas I like to open up and explore feelings - it makes me feel reassured.
The thing that's bothering me the most is that I know he was into porn before he met me, and he stopped (as far as I know) for me. I've suggested we watch it together but we don't seem to "get around" to it - it's almost like I have to do all the work, he isn't forthcoming with anything. I'm wondering does he miss it? Now that isn't there to arouse him, then sex is finished?
I don't know what I'm trying to say.. It shouldn't be something that plays on my mind but my ex was a porn addict and I've tried to make him understand.. I don't want it to be the end but I don't know how to live with being frustrated and feeling like a freak all the time. I even feel guilty about sorting myself out while he isn't here!!
I should add that we met on a hook up site, and he knows that I have fantasies and want to experiment, but he's refused to share these things with me. Any advice on how to approach any of this with him? I don't want it to end in confrontation.
Thanks...
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Followyourart · 25/10/2015 16:25
Lucky if it's twice a week? 
I going to assume you're quite young. That being the case, you don't seem ready for the "comfortable" stage yet and are still in "at it like rabbits" phase, whereas perhaps he's already slipped into "comfortable" now you're living together.
Maybe you simply need different things from a relationship right now - you need to talk about your needs to him and if they are really different you might want to consider whether it's worth sticking at...
You also say that you're worried that as he's no longer being aroused by porn 'the sex is finished.' It's not finished though is it - you're doing it twice a week 
If you have a higher sex drive it's fine to sort yourself out, but there has to be some compramise in a LTR.
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