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Lack of sex drive causing issues

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hhdys · 31/05/2010 10:53

DH and I have always had differnt sex drives, his higher than mine. Currently i'm 20 weeks pregnant and DS is 2 years. I work part time so am a bit tired sometimes! Since being pregnant my sex drive is non-existant however I will try and satisfy my husband about once a week with oral sex etc. When we do try and have sex since I've been pregnant it can be a bit awkward, partly because I suppose I'm not completely into it but I do try.

The other morning, DS had spent night at grandparents as we'd been out 'til late, the first words he said were, "morning, i'm horny you going to *ank me off". I didn't answer, firstly 'cause it's not the most romantic thing to hear and also 'cause I didn't feel like it. Since then DH has been moody, saying I never want sex and that i'm not normal. This is not the first time and it's really creating issues between us. Should I apologise and be a "proper wife"?

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SolidGoldBrass · 31/05/2010 11:05

Darling, you are a human being not a blow up doll. Your needs, wishes and feelings matter just as much as his.
WHat is he doing to make you feel that you matter, right now? You are PG and tired, is he doing his fair share of domestic work and looking after your 2-year-old? (His fair share of domestic work, BTW is doing enough of it to allow both you and him the same amount of free time, not just him putting the bins out once a week or making a cup of tea using three mugs and two spoons and expecting a medal for it). If (as I very much suspect) the answer is that he does fuck all round the house and expects you to service him domestically and sexually, then that's why your sex drive has disappeared - sex to you has become another job for his benefit.
Tell him that men who do their share of domestic work get more and better sex. THis is absolutely true.
However, the fact that he is saying you are 'abnormal' for not being prepared to obey him all the time suggests a man who needs a good kick in the cock and a reminder that women are people. Sadly he may not accept this.

Tanee58 · 31/05/2010 11:49

No, don't apologise to him - but do talk. He does need to understand that he doesn't exactly have the best opening lines and he needs to think about you more. Try telling him that you still need to be wooed and 'Morning, I'm horny' is NOT wooing! He needs to understand that you need help around the house, and that the more he puts into making YOU feel special, the more you will BOTH get out of it. It's not all about him. If all he needs is a *ank, he has a perfectly good hand of his own!

hhdys · 01/06/2010 07:55

Thanks ladies. I think I will have to have a chat and take it from there.

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sarah293 · 01/06/2010 07:59

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traumaqueen · 01/06/2010 08:12

Cliche I know, but good old Men Are From Mars and Why do men ... books are horribly insightful on differences between men and women. And that's for both of you - you also need to understand that what works for you doesn't work for him as well as vice versa. I never managed to convince my xdh that a lie in and a cup of tea in bed turned me on far more than a gift of yet more sexy underwear.

SolidGoldBrass · 01/06/2010 16:03

Traumaqueen NO! NO! FFS NO!
OP do NOT bother with JOhn Gray's sexist, pig ignorant bullshit books. The message they put out is 'Men need regular blowjobs and to be excused housework. Women, leave them alone and put up with it.'
That's NONSENSE

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