| I've
been married almost 20 years and theres a lot of water under
this bridge. We were very young when we married and very
immature but we've made it. I'm 39 and he's 43. We are
healthy, good-looking, and we enjoy each other. Our problem
right to the point: We don't have sex. The last time
we did it was 6 months ago while we were on vacation. It
has been this way for years and it used to just wreck my self-esteem. I
would, of course, take it very personally and be sooo hurt. Not
anymore. I just feel really bad for both of us.
I have tried to seduce him to no avail. I
have talked to him, hasn't worked. He has no libido. It's
crazy because our problems early in our relationship were mainly
because he loved to chase tail. I have suggested
Viagra and he says he doesn't need it and all he needs is to
be well rested. He's been yanking my chain with that
one for years and I'm still waiting for him to get enough
rest.
I'm sweet. I keep up my attractiveness. I
even recently had some body sculpting plastic surgery and I look
fabulous. I love him, I know he loves me and we have
a very nice life together except for the fact that I am totally
sexually frustrated. We get along great and enjoy the same
things and that means a lot but the older I get, the more I want
to be banged like a screen door in a hurricane.
I've never cheated on my husband but now I have
such a strong desire for sex, I can't say I never will. My
sexual energy has always been CRAZY and I would love to be with
my husband. (Or my sexy plastic surgeon, ya feel me?) I need
help.
- Passion-starved, Philadelphia
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You
guys have been married 20 years which is a long time. There could
be several reasons why your sexual relationship is this
way. The first thing I think you need to do is communicate
to him how sexually frustrated you really are because what's
obvious to some isn't always obvious to others. He may
not think it's that big of a deal. You have to express
to him that you have never resulted to cheating and you dont
want that to become an option. When a woman says
that to a guy you really get their attention because at first
they'll be angry that it's even a thought but they'll realize
that you could've been doing that all along without even confronting
him with the problem. The next thing you need to do is
think of all the kinky and exciting things you guys used to do
when you first met to spice things up. Over 20 years everything
must become really mundane and routine. You both have to make
an effort to change the scenery a bit to make things unpredictable,
which I know will be hard after being married for so long, but
marriage is work and no one said it would be easy. Another
thing you guys could do is surprise eachother from time to time
by going totally out of character and fulfilling fantasies for
eachother. Whether its dressing up or playing roles,
this will definitely change things sexually for him and yourself. If
these things don't work, his sexual attention and libido
is probably focused on someone else already. He just may not
be into you anymore. That would be sad after
20 years of marriage but its possible and its reality. Before
acusing him of anything, try the things I mentioned and see what
happens. - Signing off once again, Hollywood
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