Can Relationships Survive without Sex
What happens when you or your partner can’t have sex? Is that the end of your relationship?
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CAN’T AND WON’T
Sometimes you can’t have sex because of health challenges that prevent sexual relations. The health challenges can be temporary or permanent. It’s a different issue when you can but you don’t want to have sex.
IF EITHER OF YOU STOP WANTING SEX, THERE ARE A FEW ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENING:
Communicate
Sit down with each other and use your Reflective Listening skills to discover what’s happening. Not wanting sex is usually complex.
Are there physical reasons?
Is there emotional disinterest? This is a relationship issue that may require the assistance of a therapist.
Is someone having an affair, or do they want to end the relationship? This is painful for both parties and a therapist may be needed.
Go to your health care professional
Medical evaluation is needed if there is no emotional reason.
There could be a hormone imbalance.
Depression can cause disinterest in sex.
Some medication can zap libido to where there’s no interest in sex. This includes antidepressants and blood pressure medication.
When you can’t have sex due to physical issues, both of you will have emotional reactions, especially at the beginning.
For example, if you’re fighting for your life due to a debilitating disorder such as cancer, MS, or other medical diagnosis, your life is centered around personal survival, not sex.
USE THESE STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU BOTH WORK THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE:
Keep the lines of communication open
Either of you may have some feelings you don’t want to share with the other because you don’t want to frighten them.
Find a support group
This is not something you have to handle alone.
Touch each other
Hold hands or put a loving hand on your partner’s shoulder.
Strengthen your emotional connection
In these situations, intimacy comes by connecting emotionally with each other.
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