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Do you find your DH attractive?

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Thenamesmom · 28/08/2025 13:03

I’ve been with DH for 9 years but recently a situation happened where I was around a very attractive man (all innocent) but for the first time in many years I actually thought wow he’s attractive.

I actually felt quite guilty about it. I told DH and we both laughed about it as this man was literally created by god himself (he was Italian and Cuban) so you can only imagine.

It made me realise that I have never felt that about my DH? I don’t look at him and think oh my god I want to rip you clothes off. DH is quite short dad body and is balding quite quickly. It’s made me wonder if this is why our sex life has been affected as I’m not actually attracted to him. I love him to pieces but not attracted to him.

Im not perfect myself I’ve had 3 kids but made the effort to loose the weight and I still make an effort like I did pre kids.

Its left me feeling a bit confused in all honesty and I hope no one judges me from this post. Do you all find your husband/partners attractive?

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Diblin93 · 29/08/2025 23:47

I’ve been married for 39 years. I look at my husband and still think he’s the sexiest thing I have ever seen.

BoogalooBoo · 29/08/2025 23:46

Iwiicit · 28/08/2025 16:12

I was with my husband for over 30 years until he died recently. He looked just like Sean Connery, so not exactly difficult to still find him very attractive. He wasn't British and also had a very sexy accent. I miss him so much.

I was just about to comment about my husband being gorgeous because he looks like Sean Connery.

I'm so sorry you lost your James Bond, 30 years, wow! We've been married just 5 years, I really hope we get to spend as long together as you got to with your DH x

Travsmam · 29/08/2025 23:16

I absolutely adore my gorgeous husband. I fell in love with him like the old cliche…..when our eyes met….i was married to someone else at the time mind 😮. We’ve been married now 18 years and he’s still fit as fuck!!!!!

WotsitsMadeIn1927 · 29/08/2025 22:37

I was 19 when I met my husband (then 20). I thought he was the most beautiful man I had ever seen, despite him not actually being my type. 22 years later and I still feel the same, always will. He is still the most beautiful human and I’ll always be thankful I got to find my soul mate so young.

Silverfoxyfox · 29/08/2025 22:15

My husband is a hottie, in my unbiased opinion. 😂

Kjpt140v · 29/08/2025 22:01

sweeterthantea · 28/08/2025 13:11

I used to as when I met him 10 years ago, he was slim and had hair but now he’s gained weight and lost his hair,
no not attracted to him and I’ve had 4 kids and lost all the weight and looked after myself but he’s just got comfortable and let himself go.

Thank the Lord a man didn't say that about his wife. The wolves would be circling.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 29/08/2025 22:00

Attraction in a long-term relationship is so much more than physical appearances.
DH is a hugger, I'm not, but I love the daily hug now.

Barnbrack · 29/08/2025 21:58

My husband is medium height and build and balding and a dad bod and I can honestly say I've never found anyone more attractive or wanted to hop into bed with anyone quite so much and were 19 years together with 2 young kids

LouH1981 · 29/08/2025 21:55

Depends…which week of my cycle are we talking about?
If it’s ovulation week, he stands no chance while wandering around in his work / handyman trousers.
If it’s the week after then his breathing alone makes me want to murder him.

theriseandfallofFranklinSaint · 29/08/2025 21:52

GiveDogBone · 29/08/2025 18:13

So you told DH you found another man attractive? How would you feel when he points out women he finds more attractive than you?

That's totally normal! We always point out other men/women that we think are attractive.

Tuesdayschild50 · 29/08/2025 21:06

I would say that attraction like physical attraction will fade with both of you.. but deep love is friendship companionship working through life's trials knowing you can depend on each other.
In the beginning there must be something that attracts us to each other but that's only surface level .
I'm single now so I might be talking complete crap but there has to be substance to something which is deeper than physical attraction.

Cariadm · 29/08/2025 20:57

Been married to my Dutch husband for 47 years and when we first met he wasn't my usual type physically being tall, skinny with a beard and glasses but we got on like a house on fire immediately and my two girls, 9 and 6, got to like him very quickly and he was great with them although never having children of his own.
We married in less than a year, lived in Amsterdam for a while, came back to the UK and started a business and have had a really good life working together, buying a couple of houses, bringing up the children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren!
Sadly though the physical side of things was never great, it tended to be the 'elephant in the room' at times and the only 'spoiler' to an otherwise brilliant relationship...I felt bad when rebuffing his advances and for the life of me I just wish I could go back and have a re-run as when I look at the many photos we have taken over the years it stops me in my tracks when I see what an absolutely GORGEOUS man he became as he got older and I just want to reach into the photos and grab him and well, say no more! 🙄
It's actually very upsetting, WHY didn't I see this and feel like this at the time?! I think my lack of interest in him physically when we were younger has had a big effect on how he is towards me now as he is not as loving, warm and kind as I would wish for and I know sex isn't everything but I think I may have hurt him more than I thought?. 🤔😥

IzzyHandsIsMySpiritAnimal · 29/08/2025 20:37

Sylvie1997 · 29/08/2025 15:32

How old are you both if it’s ok to ask?

In our 50s

Wowwee1234 · 29/08/2025 20:33

27 years together and I think my DH is (mostly) still very attractive and we remain deeply in love.

He was smoking hot when we met - surfer beach bod, slim, tanned, the works.

Sure it has faded a bit, but then I'm no longer a size 6 with 32dd pert boobs!

YoNoHeSido77 · 29/08/2025 20:14

I find my husband more attractive now, 14 years, 5st more, less head hair and more body hair on, than I did whether we met.

his all round amazingness over the years makes me want to jump his bones on a very regular basis.

Onwardspeople · 29/08/2025 20:06

After 25+ years do I find him attractive, all day, everyday? Ha! Definitely not! I know him too well, my hormones make me occasionally want to kill him, as does, occasionally, his behaviour. But, that is marriage. At the end of the day I do still find him attractive, he’s still my favourite person in the world and the only person I want to get naked with.

AmyDuPlantier · 29/08/2025 19:50

Not any more, which is why we’re separating…I don’t want to live a life of no sex.

Ilovepastafortea · 29/08/2025 19:50

Hurryuphumphreygeorgeiswaiting · 29/08/2025 19:29

Yes, very much so. 25 years married and I still find my DH very attractive. He has always had a good head of hair and over the years with it turning grey he is my silver fox. He has put a little bit of weight around his tummy but he still looks good in his late fifties.

Totally with you GF - mine will be 71 next month & I still fancy the pants off him wouldn't look at another man.

Well if Brad Pitt knocked on my door I'm not so sure .....😂

mambojambodothetango · 29/08/2025 19:48

Yes I'm very attracted to my DH physically (together 20 years). I think he's aging very well. Though I find it hard to want him sometimes when he's being annoying.

Hurryuphumphreygeorgeiswaiting · 29/08/2025 19:29

Yes, very much so. 25 years married and I still find my DH very attractive. He has always had a good head of hair and over the years with it turning grey he is my silver fox. He has put a little bit of weight around his tummy but he still looks good in his late fifties.

headache · 29/08/2025 19:28

No but it’s nothing to do with him physically it’s his personality. He’s selfish, domineering, rude, dogmatic, miserly and controlling. I

SleepyLlamaFace · 29/08/2025 19:25

Of course - we've been together 24 years so we have both changed as we aged and added kids into the mix, but I find more things attractive about him now than when we first met, and it really was a case of lust at first sight when we met! I don't necessarily have butterflies when I see him anymore, but there's still plenty of chemistry and sparks. I often think he is very handsome, and notice his most attractive qualities in action. Happily it's mutual, he makes it very clear he's still attracted to me.

lilkitten · 29/08/2025 19:23

I've been in a relationship with my DP for 19 years, I still find him attractive and would still want to date him now. He hasn't physically changed much though, still slim and a young-ish body it's just his face and hair that shows age

BeAzureRaven · 29/08/2025 19:16

I was never really attracted to my ex. I liked him as a person, and thought he'd make a good dad. And he was a good dad. Not so great as a husband, but I wasn't very demanding about anything. (and maybe I wasn't that great a wife?? idk) And things were ok (sort of) for almost 30 years. But then, they weren't. And things quickly unraveled. If he had been a different sort of person, we'd probably still be married, in a more platonic sort of relationship. I don't think everyone finds that person they are wildly attracted to in the first place, much less remaining wildly attracted for the duration.

LilMagpie · 29/08/2025 19:14

My husband is the most attractive person I’ve ever met in real life. A genuine 11/10 to me but also I would say he is very conventionally attractive by most people’s standards.
We’ve been together over 12 years and although we’ve both aged, changed body shape etc I still see him the same way I did when we were 26. Passion etc has waxed and waned over recent years with kids but I still have never met anyone I’m more attracted to.
Saying that, I know lots of successful relationships where the couple aren’t necessarily crazily physically attracted to each other (some have even admitted this to me) but they are still in very love.