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An I wrong in thinking that this is quite normal?

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pyjamaramadrama · 25/03/2014 00:04

For your sex life to die down a bit when you have children/have been together a long time?

Lately, the past two months or so we've hardly had sex, ds is 5 now so it can be difficult.

We were having sex two or three times a week at least, about two years ago ds walked in on us one early morning, I was absolutely mortified. He was only 3 so I'm hoping he will never remember. But I can't relax the same way.

I've asked dp to put a lock on the bedroom door over and over but he hasn't done anything about it.

We're always knackered last thing at night and I've been bleeding really heavily lately not on my totm (think I may have had a very early miscarriage). So that hasn't helped either.

Dp likes to come onto me weekend mornings when ds is downstairs watching TV but I just don't think that this is right.

I've suggested we have a few nice nights when ds is in bed, light a couple of candles, or have a film night, which might instigate something in the early evening, but he shows no interest.

I've suggested we go out and ds stay at families house, but he's not interested. I've begged him to surprise me one afternoon even with just a drive out, go for a walk, picnic in the car, we've enough people who'd gave ds for a few hours, but he's never done it. I've asked him to book a day off work while ds is at school and we will stay in bed all day, again I'm met with nothing.

Yet he is accusing me of not loving him, it must be that I don't fancy him, our relationship is dead because we don't have sex.

It's only been like this a couple of months and we did actually have sex this morning which I instigated, as we were up so early.

He's being unfair right?

OP posts:
Ivehearditallnow · 25/03/2014 17:16

Still go to London. Just don't take him!

AnyFucker · 25/03/2014 17:18

I'll come to that cinema with you, sounds fab !

Christ, he's a self pitying bore isn'he ?

pyjamaramadrama · 25/03/2014 17:28

I will.

Yes it is fab it's the Electric in Birmingham and worth a visit. It's a grown up cinema.

OP posts:
AnyFucker · 25/03/2014 17:32

Sounds like a great opportunity for some snogging in the back row too. Stupid man.

(erm, that wasn't an offer Wink ...)

Ivehearditallnow · 25/03/2014 17:56

hahahahaha AF

NomNomNom · 25/03/2014 18:04

It sounds like you want to feel more valued by him. So this is a bit more than just having a child leading to a reduced sex life.

Those plans show that you want to spend quality time with him. He seems to want just sex without the romance. Can you talk to him about all of this? It's not fair of him to blame you for the changes because how you've presented things here, it's obvious that you really care about him. He needs to put some effort in now.

TheShimmeringPussycat · 25/03/2014 19:03

I knew things were crap in my own marriage when I found I was the one who had to book a Valentine's meal if I wanted one.

I remained in the marriage, but became less and less capable of arranging anything - till I woke up and began to arrange my divorce.

BertieBotts · 25/03/2014 19:11

He's not full on EA control freak material, is he, but he's got enough of the niggling little behaviours, criticism, setting you up to fail, perhaps even a bit of mild gaslighting, to make the relationship hard work. It shouldn't be like that.

I agree it's totally normal to feel too on edge for sex if you're half listening out for a small child. Vvvvv occasionally we manage to do it in the day/morning while DS is engrossed in something but then a good proportion of the time one of us will think we hear something and then it's pretty much game over, and that's even when it turns out to be nothing.

YouAreMyRain · 25/03/2014 19:14

I don't like the sound of his sulking and blaming. Also, he wants a week off by himself? Sounds like he's either checking out of family life/the relationship and/or giving himself an opportunity to meet up with someone else.

TheShimmeringPussycat · 25/03/2014 19:57

There's full-on control freakery, and passive-agressive control freakery, where the EAbuser doesn't actually stop you doing anything. And yet, by refusing to paricipate, the end result is similar (although you may get to see more of your friends and get out and about if your partner is one of the PA sort). That's what mine was like, OP have a read of the top post of the current EA thread and see what you think after following some of the links...

trackerc · 25/03/2014 23:08

It's normal to have a lull particularly with the fears of your DS walking in. Don't wait for the lock to be put on, get a rubber door stop & just put it in from the inside - your DP doesn't even have to know. Little one can't get in & you may feel reassured at not being disturbed. Crack on!

Ivehearditallnow · 28/03/2014 12:56

What's the latest OP? Thanks

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