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Sex life is rubbish and frustrating

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NotONmyPATCH · 31/07/2011 20:19

Having tried a number of different hormone contraception and had horrible results with all, I've decided I'm not prepared to put that stuff in my body anymore so condoms is the only option. DP however hates them and says he can't maintain an erection with them. This seems to be true because as soon as he puts it on, it starts going down. I've told him I'll put it on and see if it makes a difference but he gets himself in that much of a flap that he forgets and does it himself (often completely ignoring me saying let me do it). This happens EVERYTIME now and it isn't helped when we go through foreplay, he puts it on, I'm all ready to go and it goes down and he then sits there and gives a running commentary on how they don't fit properly and what makes have we tried and which ones have been the best etc etc which just totally turns me off. if he just shut up maybe we could get back into it.
So last night he's all over me again, I really can't be arsed with the whole scenario so say I'm not in the mood, he puts the pressure on, I reluctantly agree, he puts the condom on and we start having sex. I'm not getting much from it because I can tell he isn't fully hard. He eventually pulls out and I attempt more foreplay on him before he starts chatting about "Look how its come off! could you feel it coming off? I think the durex ones were maybe a little better, which ones did you prefer? ......." in the end I just gave up. Totally turned off, frustrated and annoyed.

I keep telling him its fine but its realy starting to annoy me. I've told him the chatting and whinging turns me off but he does it every time. Sometimes he even stops during sex to start up conversation about how these ones feel better than the last ones and how it may stay up this time but if not we could always try the others blah blah blah.

Its such a turn off Sad

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Whatmeworry · 02/08/2011 19:13

*will be the first

BettyCash · 02/08/2011 22:49

Can't believe some posters are lumping this all on the bloke! He sounds nervous if he's starting chatting and whingeing/trying to negotiate during sex...

UnhappyLizzie · 03/08/2011 06:04

I agree with Amber, I think he's embarrassed and nervous and that's why he talks about it so much, rather than passive aggressive.

I sympathise - dh and I have had the same problem (I was sick of hormones, he couldn't get on well with hormones). We now have NO sex, and I can't see it ever getting back on track (I just can't be bothered and other factors involved).

In an ideal world we'd all be super-sympathetic about erection problems and see them as something we work through as a couple; that's true up to a point. If it goes on for too long it becomes a huge issue. Frankly it's demoralising and makes you feel less of a woman/less desirable etc, IMO. Also the man gets nervous and is less likely to initiate sex, this adds to the problem.

I fear you have got to the stage where your partner's problems here are making you despise him. You don't seem to like him as Darius says.

If you stay in this pattern it will get worse. You need to sort out another method of contraception, get some relationship counselling, get out, or accept that your sex life is going to be non-existent or crap, and continue to go downhill.

UnhappyLizzie · 03/08/2011 06:06

Sorry, mistake, dh couldn't get on well with condoms. It is six in the morning. I've been awake since 3.30, couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up and I'm on here to while the time away...

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