In the first relationship he liked to cuddle in bed, so I got the skin contact that I crave. Sometimes I jerked off while he held me, other times alone. Lack of sex wasn't why we broke up.
The second one was very difficult. He didn't like to be touched when he slept, and kept a pillow between us. We would cuddle a little on the couch watching t.v., but in reality it just wasn't enough touching or sex. He didn't want to participate or watch when I jerked off, he was very strange. Lack of sex wasn't why we broke up either, but it did contribute to the cause.
I'm looking for more sex in the next relationship although as much as I crave it - I look for more in a relationship than just sex.
The second one sounds a little like my relationship with my ex. He didn't like to cuddle at night, and sex was rare after the first few years. We didn't break up because of the sex either, although if I hadn't had depression at the time, we would have.
I can see how the cuddling in your first relationship would make lack of sex less of a problem. If he wants to cuddle you a lot, at least you know you're wanted and loved. Without the cuddling there are emotional AND physical issues to deal with.
How often do I want to? Wow, I guess every day, but I know that's not being realistic. Real life kind of gets in the way a lot. That and the fact that he's on the road three or four days a week, sometimes weeks at a time, would probably get me in trouble. Doubt he would like that.
But when he's home as often as possible. I have a voracious sexual appetite and I'm positive I want it more that he does, although I'm willing to argue with him about it.
Homecomings make up for the absences most of the time!
Ellie, you get a free pass on the realistic front! Him being away so much would surely boost your desire for each other to unmanageable levels once he comes home again.
ROFL at the willing to argue with him part :biggrin1:.
Too much of a good thing can be bad. (in my opinion)
Too much of a good thing is never bad, it's only more good!!! Well, that's what I think, but several of the guys I've asked about this in RL have said what you said - that too much of a good thing can be bad.
It works something like this: I *need* some degree of sex with another person (female in my case) every so often to stay sane/be engaged. Masturbation provides an outlet for staving off/redirecting that need. Many years ago, when sex was a more commonplace event , I masturbated less. Trust me, I prefer sex over masturbation in most every case, except where the sex is just BAD.
Good to hear that you prefer sex :biggrin1:. I think I get where you're coming from now.
I agree with the stay sane/be engaged part. When I went through my purposely celibate period I was distanced from everything, not just sex.
My comment is not a reflection of my *true* desire; rather, it is a reflection of what I *imagine* would be an acceptable level of intimacy *were it a realistic opportunity*. You did qualify it as "realistically"; I have no idea what might be realistic; hence my response.
For the purposes of the thread, it only has to be realistic for you, not necessarily for your partner. If we started taking partner realisms into account as well I could see most people's numbers going down dramatically.
I'm 64 and my lover is 62; we started having sex back in 1969. We are both retired, and we have sex two or three times a day. We both started doing cardio and weightlifting (separate gyms) 4-5 days a week about three years ago and that seems to have boosted sex drive, although it's always been strong in us: I was so lucky to find someone whose sex drive matched or exceeded mine. I still get turned on just watching his cock swing as he walks down the hallway, or looking at that hot, furry butt going the other way. To answer the question, I'd like to keep this up--what I miss is the five times on Saturdays, but two or three is just fine...
Wow, this is amazing!!! Reading this really gives me hope.
You are a pair of very lucky guys :smile::smile::smile:.
As I have read this, I have slowly come to the realisation that I must be missing my libido... lol
I've had sex three times in my life, and the last time was when I was 18 (I am now 25, soon to be 26) and haven't felt any need to have sex for the past 7 years...
Which is useful considering that each of those 3 times that I DID have sex, I was the 2AM Guy...
(for anyone not in the know about this expression, the 2AM guy/girl is the last person left in the club/pub at 2AM that no one else wanted but your so freaking horny you take them home anyway)
So I guess in answer to this threads question, I don't think that it would bother me if I ever had sex again... I mean, after 7 years why bother..? lol
I think it's possible that you've just gotten so used to not having sex that your sex drive has just turned itself off. I've done this purposely in the past, so I see no reason it couldn't happen unintentionally. What was your sex drive like when you were younger (over the period when you were actually having sex)? Was it higher then, or has it always been low?
Re being the 2am guy - it's better to be the 2am guy than the guy who goes home alone. At least you were chosen by someone!