What happens to a relationship that doesn't have sex?

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Most Helpful Guys

  • Me. I'm what happens.

    And yes, I have affairs because my wife doesn't want sex.

    What else happens is communication, affection, and everything else about being a couple slowly dissipates. You've seen couples who don't really talk to each other but are still together, usually older married couples. Well, that's what happens. They are permanently socially distanced from each other. The only reason they stay together is generally they have a comfortable life and have learned to live in something of a peaceful circumstance with their room-mate. Both are usually too old to want to go back into the single life, and both probably don't want to risk losing their half of whatever their home and lives are worth.

    It's a dreary existence, but the affairs help, a LOT.

    • Instead of affairs, maybe marraige counseling?

    • I don't see how counseling would make someone want sex more. It's not that she doesn't want sex with me - she doesn't want sex with anyone. Her libido died, and she has no desire to get it back. We don't really have marriage problems outside of sex, we get along fine.

  • It depends on the ones in the relationship. Some don't really have a high sex drive, and sometimes just cuddling, together, watching a movie, being close, and sharing that time, is actually better, and more fulfilling than actually having sex.

Most Helpful Girls

  • It depends onthe people. My partner and I did not have sex for ages, like almost a year and we were living together. It actaully made us stronger at the time, but that's because we both have a simular world/life view and it did not impact on our bond or closeness.

    • No sex at all? Did you see each other naked? Both of you must have masturbated a lot.

  • if you truly love the person sex shouldn’t matter!

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  • It’s called a marriage

  • The girl goes crazy and will stop at nothing to get the poor guy to have sex with her, im sorry to say but she tried everything and when i left her she turned into a crazy hoe and caused chaos [lost all her friends] and well.. i kind of worry about her health we're not even friends but her face has a scar and her hair looks really bad. oops

    • oh and she's the only girl i loved and her love was true, i think it will just go bad over time if you dont satisfy her urges

  • Without sex, your relationship will fail. If it's a temporary vacation from sex after a baby it's probably ok but in order to have a strong relationship, I think a person (male and female) need to have frequent sex. If you are concerned about your body then have sex with the lights off or give him a blowjob and/or handjob.

  • Usually ends or affairs occur , why sex is important in a relationship , it’s very rare to find a couple that both agree on not having sex , if they both say they are fine with it they are lying threw their teeth because 1 of them is just saying that because they are acted to loose their partner to someone else so they tolerate not having sex to keep the other happy , it’s a sad thing and it happens a lot. Having a sexless relationship is something that needs addressed in the beginning of a relationship , if this decision was made after having a lot of sex in the beginning then the relationship is doomed because it’s a selfish decision , so if sex dies in the middle of a relationship , be prepared to face the fact that cheating and affairs can occur , why a lot of relationships and marriages don’t last anymore because people are selfish , so again if this was addressed in the beginning that’s 1 thing but if this occurs after you both use to have a lot of sex then it’s wrong

  • Do you mean total abstinence? If so, it won't last long. Exclusivity and commitment by men must be rewarded by sexual intimacy, even if intercourse can be delayed. In short: If he doesn't cum, he will go.

  • If you really love a person it can still last despite no sex, unless it's the only reason you are together. Relationships that have sex can still fail.

  • They get married, have sex and then children.

  • It there is true love with pure soul, honesty and faithfulness present in relationship, then nothing happens without sex. Means Sex is just a lust. or it is just a little part of body. No one dies without sex if they do not do :)

  • They broke up.

  • ... It ends

  • It leads to marriage if you’re both grounded and spiritual And I have the discipline to wait

    • What if it just dwindled? Stopping having sex.

    • It will probably fall by the wasteside

  • It remains. Sex shouldn't control your relationship. When you get old what will you do?

    • I live in a retirement community in FL taking care of my mom and its all retired folks down here and they all pop viagras and these old ass people are widows and divorcees and they fuck each other like rabbits man, this is the STD capital of the USA, and I don’t blame these old people lol fuck it at 75 years old who cares lol DAMN THE TORPEDOS who cares about herpes when your about to die anyways. But for real man these little old wrinkly people are bumpin and grinding man

    • @HeyMikeyLikesIt weird to know. I meant if you like someone it should not be physical attraction. It diminishes with time

    • Oh I understood what you were gettin at, i just had this random fun fact from moving down here two years ago and finding this out that these old farts are goin at it

  • Over the long term the intimacy can fade and the partners become friends. If I recall your partner has a lower sex drive?

  • Depends how every other thing about it is going.

  • it can't survive. i would have to go elsewhere to find it

  • It dies a slow, painful and angry death.

  • It doesn't work

  • it will erode

  • The guy finds someone else

  • In strongly believe the relationship can still flourish. sex is not everything.

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