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AIBU for making a harsh comment to DH about our sex life?

303 replies

HungryJ · 25/04/2026 16:56

DH and I have had issues with our sex life for a while now and I have to admit I resent him for it. He keeps promising to try and improve things but this lasts a couple of days at most.

We had yet another argument this morning, and were shopping this afternoon. On the way back to the car, a man passed us in a vest who’d clearly been to the gym.

DH made a sarky comment to me when we sat in the car about my eyeing him up.

I replied ‘yeah, need to make sure I remember him for when I use my toy tomorrow when you’re working’.

DH snapped that I was out of order. I told him I stand by what I said. I’m just feeling so fed up.

OP posts:
Pugglywuggly · 25/04/2026 18:36

Scared0112 · 25/04/2026 18:32

Jesus, you’re not covering yourself in roses here OP.

I suspect he disappoints you in many ways and he knows it.

At least he has a soul though. The OP is truly awful.

Princessconsuelabananahammock9 · 25/04/2026 18:37

mumofoneAloneandwell · 25/04/2026 17:05

Yeah girl, its time to get your ducks in a row

Life is too short for no sex, honestly x

No sex? They have sex once a week.

Madarch · 25/04/2026 18:37

Poor guy.

Sonato · 25/04/2026 18:37

HungryJ · 25/04/2026 16:56

DH and I have had issues with our sex life for a while now and I have to admit I resent him for it. He keeps promising to try and improve things but this lasts a couple of days at most.

We had yet another argument this morning, and were shopping this afternoon. On the way back to the car, a man passed us in a vest who’d clearly been to the gym.

DH made a sarky comment to me when we sat in the car about my eyeing him up.

I replied ‘yeah, need to make sure I remember him for when I use my toy tomorrow when you’re working’.

DH snapped that I was out of order. I told him I stand by what I said. I’m just feeling so fed up.

Roles reversed the chorus of ltb would be deafening.

You were nasty.

Newnamehiwhodis · 25/04/2026 18:39

Maybe you need therapy. Crying might be a better release than making nasty little comments. Someone won’t want to have sex with you if you stab them and think you’re superior.
therapy might help. genuine advice - not snark.

TheBlueKoala · 25/04/2026 18:39

HungryJ · 25/04/2026 17:46

It’s normal for only one person to instigate it? Really?

There is no normal. I feel completely asexual and haven't had sex with my dh for 10 years atleast.
Your dh has a lower sex drive than you do. Do you want him to force himself even though he doesn't want to? Where is your pride? You were out of line talking to him like that- really mean. Maybe it's your nasty personality that turns him off? You talk about him as he's a piece of shit and treat him like it as well. I feel sorry for your dh.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 25/04/2026 18:40

Princessconsuelabananahammock9 · 25/04/2026 18:37

No sex? They have sex once a week.

Not enough for the op tbh - and if youre constantly initiating with your man, youre just better off with none at all

m1ghtl1ke · 25/04/2026 18:40

Sonato · 25/04/2026 18:37

Roles reversed the chorus of ltb would be deafening.

You were nasty.

This does read like a reverse

Nowimhereandimlost · 25/04/2026 18:41

maybe he doesn't want to have sex with you because you're awful to him?

TeenLifeMum · 25/04/2026 18:41

If dh told me he was planning to wank over some woman from the gym car park I’m pretty sure our marriage would be over.

maxslice · 25/04/2026 18:48

Princessconsuelabananahammock9 · 25/04/2026 17:02

Ewww That’s a gross comment.

Once a week seems reasonable.

How often would you like?

Yeah, at one point in my life, once a week would have been great. But DH was addicted to internet porn and preferred it to his wife. He didn’t think it was a problem. For some time now, if he’d suddenly tried to start anything, I would have said, “He’ll, no” that boat has sailed and SUNK.” But, you know, he doesn’t get it.

TheEighthDwarf · 25/04/2026 18:50

catsaremyfavoirite · 25/04/2026 17:38

I think some people are being overly harsh to the OP. While it was a bitchy comment, he did start it by making a comment about the bloke in the first place.

Unless you’ve been in a sexless marriage, you have no idea how it can eat away at you. I think it’s more about being unwanted and undesired than the lack of sex itself actually. As a woman you feel humiliated and it’s easy to lose self esteem if the man you’re with isn’t arsed about being with you.

People will say ‘just leave’ but with an issue like this it’s not always easy to just leave when you have built a life with a person - a home, shared finances, possibly family too. You don’t hear of many marriages breaking up just because one doesn’t want to have sex - although that may be the trigger for affairs which then cause the marriage to end. I’m not saying that’s right, but sometimes it’s easier to leave over something big and irreversible like that, than it is over à lack of sex. Usually people just learn to live with it with quiet resentment, until you get to an age or a point where it doesn’t matter anymore.

But it’s not sexless. Once a week will be more often than many

TheTipsySquid · 25/04/2026 18:53

Have you actually had a discussion about how much sex you both want / why he doesn’t initiate ?

Rockchick01 · 25/04/2026 18:54

shuggles · 25/04/2026 17:48

I would always expect women to instigate it. The man instigating it raises too many grey questions regarding boundaries, consent, etc.

So are men not allowed to have boundaries, give consent etc. It goes both ways.

Tableforjoan · 25/04/2026 18:58

Yes you were bitchy about it.

Sounds like you’ve had many a conversation about once a week being too little.

Honestly you’d be better off leaving him.

Mrsblobby88 · 25/04/2026 19:00

HungryJ · 25/04/2026 17:08

He won’t leave me. He’ll be in all sorts of trouble without my salary.

I don't really think there is an issue with once a week. You seem abit nasty

Tableforjoan · 25/04/2026 19:01

Feel like I need to start a thread asking is once. Week enough or not…

Definitely not for me.

Bikergran · 25/04/2026 19:04

Princessconsuelabananahammock9 · 25/04/2026 17:02

Ewww That’s a gross comment.

Once a week seems reasonable.

How often would you like?

Really? I get more than that aged 72.......🤣

BauhausOfEliott · 25/04/2026 19:05

This has got to be a reverse.

Either way, I suspect the reason one partner isn’t getting much sexual attention from the other is because nobody wants to fuck someone who is incredibly cold and unpleasant and deliberately humiliating to them.

It is irrelevant whether people consider once a week enough or not. What is relevant is that people shouldn’t be spiteful shits to their partner.

cramptramp · 25/04/2026 19:07

Nasty!

Tableforjoan · 25/04/2026 19:07

Bikergran · 25/04/2026 19:04

Really? I get more than that aged 72.......🤣

Exactly I feel like once a week might as well be a pity shag to keep er happy 😅

BauhausOfEliott · 25/04/2026 19:09

shuggles · 25/04/2026 17:48

I would always expect women to instigate it. The man instigating it raises too many grey questions regarding boundaries, consent, etc.

Ignore Shuggles. He pops up on all sorts of threads being weird and bitter about sex.

NoelEdmondsHairGel · 25/04/2026 19:09

Unforgivable thing to say to someone you are supposed to love. No wonder he doesn’t seek you out.

Blossoms217 · 25/04/2026 19:10

sorry but you sound awful, sort yourself out

Pricelessadvice · 25/04/2026 19:11

What if this was the other way round? Woman not that into sex more than once a week but still having it weekly, yet husband makes that sort of comment about an attractive woman…
God, everyone on here would be up in arms!

Have you tried talking to him OP? If you are incompatible in that department, perhaps this relationship is doomed.

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