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Do you still fancy your DH after a long relationship

152 replies

Palacelife · 10/08/2023 16:43

And if so, how long have you been together

OP posts:
Remmy123 · 10/08/2023 21:59

Not really but that is because his personality has changed and it's made him unattractive to me.

Hiddenvoice · 10/08/2023 22:01

13 years together and it has its moments! Some days j look at him and smile and think he looks good. Other days, he’s wound me up and I think he’s got lucky with me 😂

Meatus · 10/08/2023 22:14

Yes, very much so.

We’ve been together for 23 years and he’s one of these men who looks better as he ages. Definitely on his way to silver fox territory.

StoatofDisarray · 10/08/2023 22:31

Yeah, he's lovely. Been with him since he was a gangly 18 year old. He's a lovely tall 56 year old with kind eyes now.

cakecoffeecakecoffee · 10/08/2023 22:47

12 years here and yes, absolutely. Sometimes I just look at him and feel the overwhelming urge to pounce on him and have wild sex.
young kids and general exhaustion means we don’t have it as often as we’d both like but I still want to and fancy him like mad.

TheDuck2018 · 10/08/2023 22:48

34 years together and yes!

PrincessHoneysuckle · 10/08/2023 22:49

Yes.together 10 yrs,married 7

SkaterGrrrrl · 10/08/2023 22:55

Yes, together 20 years, fancy him and like him too!

perfectcolourfound · 11/08/2023 08:46

Yes, we're 15 years married and I fancy him loads. More than at the start I think. He still gives me butterflies sometimes.

EsmeGythaMagrat · 11/08/2023 12:59

11 years here and I fancy him more than ever.

Yetanothernewname101 · 11/08/2023 13:04

Nearly 15 years together and yes, very much still gets my heart fluttering and my tummy doing flips etc. Shame the menopause is playing havoc with my sex drive!

Moonsun88 · 11/08/2023 13:10

Sparkletastic · 10/08/2023 19:04

No. Never was really about that though.

The most honest response I've read.

WantingToEducate · 11/08/2023 13:19

Yes! Been together for 13 years and married for 10, so not comparable to a lot of the replies, but I still really fancy him.

He’s got amazing legs….and whenever he’s wearing shorts and I see his thighs I genuinely feel turned on 😂

That’s not to say I don’t appreciate other good looking men too and sometimes I do feel attracted to other men (looks wise, not personality) - for example if I’m watching a film and a topless
man comes on with an amazing six pack and muscles etc I find myself licking my lips and having a few naughty thoughts, but I’m sure that’s pretty normal 😂

Matildahoney · 11/08/2023 13:21

@FrenchandSaunders can you send Tom my way please?!
(Misses point of the thread!)
Only been with my partner 5 years so not technically long term, but yes more than ever.

FrozenGhost · 11/08/2023 13:26

No I don't. Together 8 years.

LeatherSkirt82 · 11/08/2023 13:28

Absolutely yes. 11y together (married 10) and he is ageing like good wine. I love the silvers in his hair and the naughty wrinkles on the side of his eyes, and when he's 2 days unshaven - all I want is to lock him in our bedroom and have my way with him. We have a 3yo so that doesn't happen nearly as often as I'd like.

AdditionalCharacter · 11/08/2023 13:33

I've been with DH for 27 years. Still fancy the pants off of him.

inpolzeathwetrust · 11/08/2023 13:58

Together 40+ years, and a resounding yes!!

Crikeyalmighty · 11/08/2023 14:04

@FrozenGhost I appreciate your honesty- sometimes it's more complicated than simply not fancying them- it's perfectly possible to see them as an attractive looking person but the personality or traits you now know about means you see beyond the appearance so don't 100% feel the same.

Ihaveawonderfulpartner · 11/08/2023 14:09

I absolutely do. And when he's dressed up he is even more gorgeous. But it's the little things he does, like moving my hair away to kiss my neck. Just being tender. Gives me goosebumps.

kidsonthemoon · 11/08/2023 14:17

Been together 22 years. He's still physically attractive but his constant criticism and negativity has completely turned me off. So all in all it's a no from me

MrsMorrisey · 11/08/2023 14:20

Geez. I don't necessarily feel the same way about my DH but I can't see my life without him. That would be awful. He is a very kind person who loves me.
As for sexual chemistry, yes sex is good but I don't desire him as such and could easily go without.
Maybe I'm too superficial but I don't like the fact my DH has put on weight.

Crikeyalmighty · 11/08/2023 14:21

@kidsonthemoon Ah see my post 2 posts back!! It's not always that simple

Abracadabra12345 · 11/08/2023 15:30

Sparkletastic
No. Never was really about that though.

"The most honest response I've read."

Well indeed. I knew as soon as I read the thread title that there would be a big pile on of the "married for 70 years and we still can't keep our hands off each other" type answers

Abracadabra12345 · 11/08/2023 15:33

Palacelife · 10/08/2023 16:43

And if so, how long have you been together

What about you OP?