Guy Needs Help

By: Joe Surlaw (View Profile)

I've long since passed the point of craving sex, having perfected my own craft, and am actually starting to dread actually having sex, perhaps because I've been feeling like that will be the occasion for me to have this conversation with her and I can think of very few things north of Guantanamo that will be less pleasant. Although my need for sex has stabilized, I recognize that this is not a good place for us to be and that it is certainly negatively impacting our relationship as a whole.

Clearly this is a one-sided story and I've whitewashed a few of my bad habits, but I'm really not a monster trying to place all the blame elsewhere. I may not be that great in bed, but I've received neither complaints nor requests (even when I request them), so if there are things I need to do differently I really don't know what they are. I'm just a guy who loves his wife and can't figure out why one very important aspect of our relationship is so dissatisfying.

I'm a guy who needs help.

 

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posted: 05.08.2007
Monique Peterson
There are many ways to stimulate desire that don't have to do with sex. Ease into some new territory. Flirting, foreplay, dancing, romantic dates or getaways, reading erotica. Maybe introducing intimacy in "safe" ways can bring you closer together and potentially open the doors to increasing her interest and desire for more physical closeness. Start from a place of love and respect and take it from there.
posted: 03.19.2007
Rebecca Brown
Maybe try talking to her (which will probably be difficult the first time - so you might have to have several), and then just keep showing her how much you want to be close to her - in every way. Initiate sex, conversations, plan activities you don't normally do together. It sounds likeyou're in a rut which will take some work to get out of but it's definitely doable. The fact that you're reaching out shows how much you care and want it to work, which is great. Good luck!
posted: 03.16.2007
Kathleen J. King
Talk to her. Be honest and open and tell her exactly what you're feeling. Also, encourage her to do some of the seducing some of the time. Perhaps you've fallen into a routine. Relax and take her to dinner. Buy her something romantic. Suggest doing something new or taking a long weekend away. Take a class together. She'll come around and will probably reciprocate. Just be up front about your feelings, rather than internalizing it all.
posted: 03.15.2007
Grace Obalan
It's very noble of you to have waited this long to say something. Your instincts and desires are very normal and you should never feel ashamed. Continue to love and support her and definitely communicate your feelings with her - not in the heat of the moment, but at a time when you two are on the same playing field. Does she have a history of any bad associations with sex? Perhaps she feels inadequate and needs more confidence and support from you in order to reach her full potential.
posted: 03.15.2007
Juliette Betancourt
Whatever you do, keep showing her you want her. Be affectionate with her, tell her she's beautiful, kiss her passionately, hold her hand. Keep the flame alive between you two, and initiate for god's sakes! She's responsive when you do, so why wait for her to do it if she's obviously not an initiator?
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