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Low sex drive

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noirnor · 22/02/2022 15:20

I usually have quite a high sex drive and me and DP of 1 year usually sleep together regularly.

Since the start of Jan we've been going through a bit of a rough patch, I've felt disconnected and my sex drive has been much lower. We're still sleeping together but wayyyyy less than we were before.

DP brings it up every so often and I explain. We're working through things and our sex life has improved over the past couple of weeks but not where it was before. He has offered to give me oral a lot but I haven't felt like it, I haven't given it to him properly in ages and I know he really likes it but I just don't feel like it.

He says he won't ask again because it makes him feel cheap and like he's begging. He also says when he asks for sex and I say no, and then decide to after he says "come on" or similar a few times, it makes him feel shit.

It also frustrates/upsets him when I say we will have sex later but it doesn't end up happening.

Today he said "I've really been wanting head recently" and I told him I would give it to him at the weekend when he was home. He asked if I actually wanted to and I said yes, and explained again how my sex drive is down at the moment.

He asked if I thought it would ever go back to normal and I said yes, I think so.

I said that all the pressure surrounding it doesn't help and he said that "7 weeks of it being low will cause pressure in any relationship".

Is he right about that last statement?

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noirnor · 22/02/2022 15:29

I want to make sure I'm being crazy before this turns into an argument!

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OeangeFlower · 22/02/2022 15:42

He asks for sex. You say no. He nags you into it and that makes him feel shit. And he wonders why you have a low sex drive for him? If you want to stay with him I can only think of counselling as a solution. Would you both be up for that?

noirnor · 22/02/2022 15:43

I wouldn't be up for that. Not after being together over a year, I feel like if we need counselling at this stage there's no hope.

He has now said: "I know that you wouldn’t have to pressure me into giving you head if my sex drive was low"

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noirnor · 22/02/2022 15:44

He also said that giving oral has nothing to do with sex drive and doesn't understand why I can't just give him that but not have sex.

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Gowithme · 22/02/2022 15:49

What started the rough patch and the disconnection? Did something happen to make you go off sex with him?
He has no idea what he would be like if his sex drive dropped so what he said is just to try to guilt you into giving him oral sex and lower your self esteem.
Do you actually like him OP? He sounds like a creep - maybe your low sex drive is your bodies way of telling you this isn't a good relationship?

D0lphine · 22/02/2022 15:49

He thinks that you putting his dick in your mouth has nothing to do with sex drive.

Well that's clearly not fucking true is it.

What he means is he doesn't care if you don't want to do it, could you please do it anyway.

I don't like the sound of this man.

If he doing anything to address the issues in your relationship? Or just nagging you about blowys

Betteb · 22/02/2022 15:49

@noirnor

He also said that giving oral has nothing to do with sex drive and doesn't understand why I can't just give him that but not have sex.
He wants you to give him oral, even though you are not feeling like sex Hmm That would seriously put me off
noirnor · 22/02/2022 15:52

I felt like things were improving in our relationship. But he's clearly very unhappy with this side and it's making me want to have sec with him even less, I feel disgusting!

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OeangeFlower · 22/02/2022 15:55

@noirnor

I wouldn't be up for that. Not after being together over a year, I feel like if we need counselling at this stage there's no hope.

He has now said: "I know that you wouldn’t have to pressure me into giving you head if my sex drive was low"

I wouldn’t be either, I would just end it but I know that’s easier said than done sometimes.

Do you want to stay with him? Are there other things stopping you leaving him like a joint tenancy etc?

D0lphine · 22/02/2022 15:55

You haven't done anything wrong regarding the sex aspect of your relationship.

If you don't want to have sex don't have it. It's your body.

noirnor · 22/02/2022 16:02

Do you want to stay with him?

Yes and no. I want to make it work but I can't see our sex life getting back to normal after this, I was hopefully but now I'm just creeped out

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