Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Relationships

Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. Many Mumsnetters experiencing domestic abuse have found this thread helpful: Listen up, everybody

Depressed over miserable sex life

29 replies

dontcallmeafter6pm · 22/08/2021 10:07

I've come to realise my husband has a serious case of the Madonna/Whore complex and it's tearing me apart.

He is 30 so of the age heavily influenced by porn in adolescence. When we first got together he wanted me to act like a porn star, but after we moved in together and married sex became more and more infrequent. He has to close his eyes all the time, and then he could only orgasm if I was facing away from him. He then couldn't touch me or give me oral anymore, it made him lose his erection. Then, he couldn't orgasm at all. Then he started going soft 60 seconds after entering me.

As a result, he wont even attempt to try to have sex with me more than once every 3 months. And he always goes soft. My sex drive has been getting higher and higher, but when I try and talk to him he says I'm a whore for wanting sex.

He went to the doctor a year ago and was given viagra, which he tried once and it worked. But he won't use it again. I have tried to explain I see sex as something needed in a marriage and it's not about being a whore, it's about intimacy and sharing. But he just doesn't want to know.

I can't put myself through the humiliation anymore so I've said I'm going to stop trying. This has really hurt my self esteem as I've worried there's something wrong with me. I've told him our marriage will not last much longer if this continues, I've suggested marriage counselling etc but he is so unbothered. I don't think he would even care if I was unfaithful at this point.

Can anyone relate to this, is there ever any solution? I imagine the answer is probably no Sad

OP posts:
TurquoiseDragon · 22/08/2021 16:47

Don't waste your time with this man. Even if he genuinely tried to fix his issues (and they are his) it would take a very long time for therapy, etc, to resolve anything. If it could ever be resolved.

And my answer would not change if it turns out you have DC.

HairyMaryMyCanary · 22/08/2021 16:53

Move the fuck out.
And don't take any notice of snide comments such as 'has your appearance changed'. If it has or hasn't, you don't want to stick around with the limp dicked lad who thinks you're a whore for wanting sex.

HairyMaryMyCanary · 22/08/2021 16:53

@Amortentia

Run. Don't waste your precious youth and self-esteem on this man.
That's another way of putting it.
Comedycook · 22/08/2021 16:54

There's nothing to sort out imo. Your dh called you a whore....game over

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread