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To think it’s okay to not have it all in a relationship?

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LifeIsAMotorway · 20/06/2021 19:32

DP and I got together very young. We had a child together a few years ago. I’m not sure the attraction (on my side) was ever that strong but he’s nice, kind and considerate. But after 12 years together it stopped being enough.

I broke up with my DP about 20 months ago as it was no longer working. We were snippy with each other and I felt very little for him. I had a couple of flings/ short term things since: yet only one I was really attracted. However his lifestyle and habits put me off anything more serious. During Covid, DP became my natural bubble and we become closer again. Really good friends. Started sleeping together again - and here we are back together.

I still don’t feel a lot of sexual attraction to him but I adore him as a person. And maybe that really is enough.

I don’t have sexual excitement or attraction, but I have consideration and a friend. We do have sex and it’s generally a neutral experience for me but he does gives me orgasms so it’s fine, I guess (better than the many men who didn’t seem to know that I even had a clitoris, let alone what to do with it). Is everything important, or is it okay to just remain comfortable?

I am fully prepared to be told that several posters do in fact have it all - and if you do, how?

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PavlovsDoggie · 21/06/2021 18:03

It's a difficult question to answer. I'm sure that there are people that have everything they want in their relationships, but I'd expect most do not.

Expectations also come in to it. I think I have a great DH, lovely kids, health, good financial situation, nice house, etc. I could imagine some people would be very disappointed what I have. They might expect much more money, or a DH that brings them flowers every day, or DH that wants sex every day and three times on Saturday, or a gourmet cook, etc.

With respect to sex, I'd much prefer to be having orgasms, rather than having attraction without the orgasms. Sex without orgasm must really suck in the long term (I know everyone doesn't get there every time).

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