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20yrs on - am I the only one with a fantastic sex/love life

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:17

To all of you on this forum having difficulties I give my sympathies, but is there anyone here with a great sex/love life after the 20 yr mark

I have and have to say it keeps me sane.


Don't know if anyone likes to dress for love but i certainly do and dh loves it too (obviusly)

Would just like to hear from long time lovers

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 11/05/2007 23:18

good for you ..... ?

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:19

TA
have to say its not all roses cos of course I have down days where sex is the last thing from my mind

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:23

I know I am lucky, been with my wonderful husband almost 22 years

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:25

VV why the .....?

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Rantum · 11/05/2007 23:27

Ok then learning - WHAT do you believe your 20 year secret to ongoing passion is?

I would like to know cos I love DH but we have been together 13 years (married for 8) and we have a toddler, we have moved house every two years, DH has a high stress job that involves ALOT of travel, whilst I manage home, child and working from home single-handedly much of the time, something has to give (so that we can get some sleep!) and it is, more often than not, sex. HOW DO YOU DO IT?

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Flamesparrow · 11/05/2007 23:28

Nope.

That would have had me starting at 6

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tombley · 11/05/2007 23:33

Not old enough to have had a 20 year passion, but with 2 small children we see bed as something to sleep in until a small child wakes us.
I'm sure when we are used to getting a decent nights sleep we will become more familiar again. Until then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

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NotanOtter · 11/05/2007 23:34

i am long time lover 18 years this november and still HOT

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Rantum · 11/05/2007 23:35

What is the secret? What, what, what?

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Nikki76 · 11/05/2007 23:35

Err no....I'm too tired from DS (or busy mnetting).....in fact I think my fanjo has closed over.....

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:36

Well Rantum as it happens DH also travels alot and I also have a very stressful job!!!! Seriously! Guess we find each other sexy after the 20 years even though we don't look like we did way back then, neither he nor me. And we happen to make that last half hour of the day our half hour for talking and the nights we have the full on energy is great and I have to say that is at least once a week and I guess we felt it was important to us

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:39

And I forgot about my OP, my lovely dh buys me lovely stuff to wear at night. Last night he surprised me with a gorgeous red and black item from AS and I loved it as he did

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MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 11/05/2007 23:41

Oh, this is nor for real. The last post was so cheesey

'he enjoyed it as did I'

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MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 11/05/2007 23:42

Misquote, but the sense was there!

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NotanOtter · 11/05/2007 23:42

dont know really....i do really fancy him and my drive is quite high ....
he seems to really fancy me ( god knows why) so.... we have 5 children to date and it gets easier after each!

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Rantum · 11/05/2007 23:43

I think we still find each other sexy with or without sexy apparel (and when sex happens it is still good!) It just isn't that frequent. I think it is less about sexiness and more about the fact that I am really highly strung (or so I've been told). I need to relax and live in the moment more - I am crap at that.

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:47

NAO you sound a bit like me cos my celebration in all this is that we still find each other sexy, at least I do him and can only guess that he does me


And I think it is FABULOUS

Nice to have a thread on relationships about something nice

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Rantum · 11/05/2007 23:47

MrsD, lol.

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Nikki76 · 11/05/2007 23:49

How can I feel sexy when after DS my tits are so saggy I get friction burn on my nips if I walk around bra less???!!!

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:50

Rantum whilst i feel so fantastic that our relationship is so good all those years on I can't deny that I do get tired too and sometimes it won't happen. But we do enjoy each other reguarly. Of course kids, work, life gets in the way. I just felt good tonight that we are with each other so long

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NotanOtter · 11/05/2007 23:51

well you should nikki - i am sure you are!

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Rantum · 11/05/2007 23:52

Congrats on the 22 yrs - I hope we make it that far!

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learning · 11/05/2007 23:52

Nikki can I let you in on a secret

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Nikki76 · 11/05/2007 23:53

I used to be sexy....now I'm just lardy!!! lol!!

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MrsDiorKeanuReeves · 11/05/2007 23:53

'But we do enjoy each other reguarly' -

Are you from the 1950s?

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