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Husband says he is a sex addict

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PollenCount14 · 27/05/2026 13:09

My husband recently told me he's a sex addict and he wants sex all the time. This is just something that's happened in the past couple of years since he turned 60. I'm 48 and have pretty much lost all interest in sex with him. Our relationship isn't great and we argue a lot which has an impact on how I think of him, plus I'm not physically attracted to him. I wake up really early most mornings with the bed shaking and him groaning watching porn on his phone and w*ing. Should I be disgusted at this or not? He says he does it several times a day. He's a big cannabis user, more so the last 5 years, and he's changed from how he used to be when we married. He still works, is responsible, gets things done etc but the sex addiction is something I'm not sure if I should be concerned about or not? I don't think he's been with anyone else, but I'm really having to force myself to have sex with him - I think I'm possibly going through the menopause. I seriously wondered about telling him to go out and find someone to sleep with whenever he needed to, so I could just get some peace and quiet, but that wouldn't be good for the relationship. We've been married for 21 years. Any advice please? Thanks.

OP posts:
Canoodler · 27/05/2026 18:10

If you were online dating and saw this profile:
"Early 60s sex addict, smokes a lot of dope and likes to wake partner up every morning jerking off to porn."
Would you be interested?
If not, please file for divorce.

Jan6 · 27/05/2026 18:58

Canoodler · 27/05/2026 18:10

If you were online dating and saw this profile:
"Early 60s sex addict, smokes a lot of dope and likes to wake partner up every morning jerking off to porn."
Would you be interested?
If not, please file for divorce.

I think sometimes you can’t see the wood (pardon the pun) for the trees in these situations and sometimes it needs spelling out in clear words.

You have pretty much nailed it with this!

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