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How to become more interested in DH

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feelinglosttt · 26/08/2022 10:15

Long relationship, married with a young child but still fairly young (early to mid 30s) and feeling a bit more like companions/housemates. He has all the right feelings, it's on my side where it's not right. I find myself not wanting to be around him as much. Free time I'd rather spend it alone. Sometimes when he's talking about something I find myself zoning out. I have no interest in sex, feels a bit like something I'm doing more for his benefit. I do have sexual feelings I think but it just never feels right with him. Tried spending time together, making effort with sex etc but sometimes it just feels like I'm doing things that I don't really want to do because I feel like I "should".

What else can I do to try to get some kind of spark? I wouldn't say we've ever been a really passionate couple, at least on my side. So it's not like things were like that and then because of life and children etc it's gone stale. It probably is that too but I worry that the imbalance in that side of things is just more highlighted now there are more pressures on us/me. If I was much older I'd accept this more easily I think but I feel like I/ we're too young to feel like this.

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feelinglosttt · 06/09/2022 14:03

pumpkinpie01 · 06/09/2022 13:18

You have mentioned that you have expressed these feelings to him , what's his reaction ?

He's understandably very upset. He thinks we can work through it and need to be more of a couple and I feel like that's what I need to be like but it's hard to figure out if I'm being genuine to myself or just doing what I think I should do

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feelinglosttt · 06/09/2022 14:05

Droo · 06/09/2022 13:28

Have you lost the spark for yourself? What things do you enjoy and do for you, just you? Do they give you a feeling of happiness and self worth?

Examine how you feel about yourself first and then think about your marriage. It’s easy to become bored and expect our partners to fill that emptiness.

Best of luck whatever you decide to do.

No very much the opposite actually. In many ways I feel more me than I ever have. Having a child has unlocked a bit of self confidence that I've always lacked (I still do lack it but I've come a long way really) and I think this has partly made me realise that I've avoided confronting feelings or making changes because of fear.

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pumpkinpie01 · 06/09/2022 14:06

Aaaah I really feel for you but I'm sorry you can't make yourself feel something that you just don't feel . You can't make yourself feel excited to see him or be raring to jump into bed with him . Especially as you say you never felt an amazing spark at the beginning anyway .

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