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No affectionate or sex in a 7 year relationship? normal?

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    marlene1975
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    I have been with the same man now for over 7 years. We decided that we wouldn’t have sex until we got married. We got married about a year ago and still no sex. He says he doesn’t know how to do it but yet he told me in 3 other relationships that he had sex multiple times. I know he cares about me (i.e. through actions) but I am a virgin and I would really like to have sex with my husband. I have tried to arouse him but he just pushes me away. I know he watches porn (we tried as couple to arouse him, but it didn’t work) and masturbates on his own. He is now saying he is too nervous and will only have sex if “I learn how”. How I am supposed to learn if I can’t practice? He also says that I don’t ‘dress feminine’ but I either working or cleaning the house and I refuse to wear an expensive outfit for either (at my type of work, you really can’t wear dresses). Through his actions he has shown he cares (i.e. he actually saved my life at one point) but when it comes to my basic needs in our relationship, he just won’t do anything……… including basic affection like a kiss of hug… (He also has depression and sees a therapist – the therapist said I should be more understanding!! ) is this normal? should I be more understanding?

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    How old are you both?

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    marlene1975
    Member #371,974

    There is a 12 year gap between us. I am now 34 and he is 46. We have been dating since I was 27 and he was almost 39. I have never been in a long-term relationship and I guess I have old values – I believe you should love someone before you have sex or not (married or not, doesn’t matter). My husband was the first man I ever met that I have loved. I have had a very dramatic childhood that kept me away from men for a number of years until my husband – my friend at that time – told me to go to therapy. It changed my life….

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    This is not normal, but… it’s your life, and it’s your marriage, so if you want to make things better, you have to make some changes. 😉 He gave you a hint — he wants you to dress more femininely, and instead of shooting him down, why not go through the door that he’s opening? 😉 As his wife, it would be nice if you wanted to please him, and if he wants you to wear sexy lingerie or sexy clothing, and act mysteriously and seductively — I can’t think of a good reason why you wouldn’t or shouldn’t! Lots of women prioritize sex with their husbands, and will invest in sexy clothing to make their husbands happy, because the intimacy and the relationship make them happy. In relationships you have to do things for each other. Sex is a facet of a relationship that is different than work, and if you have work clothes, put them away when you want to have sex. Take a long bubble bath, have a glass of wine, set the mood with a romantic dinner, candlelight, a fire in the fire place — whatever makes you feel sexy and whatever he likes. Great sex is about pleasing each other.

    I just happened to suggest a book to another person on this forum, and I don’t usually do this — except when I think it will help. The book I wrote for couples who are in a sexual slump is called [b]Romantic Date Ideas[/b], and it gives (at least one person in the relationship) you the opportunity to set the stage for the best positive sexual outcomes. Why don’t you see if it inspires you at all? Here’s the link: [url]https://askapril.com/relationship-dating-advice/romantic-date-ideas.html[/url].

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