I (25F) have a much higher sex drive than my boyfriend (26M), and after 2 years of trying, I feel emotionally shut down. Should I stay?

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My bf(26M) and I(25F) didn’t have sex for over six months and I don’t know what to do about it anymore.

My bf(26M) and I(25F) have been dating for almost two years, and we see each other about 1-2 times a week, sometimes even once every other week.

When we just started dating, i did noticed that he had a lower sex drive, and personally I would like to have sex 1-2 times per week, and we ended up having sex about 1-2 times per month.
At first it was kind of an issue for me, but since we don’t see each other that much and we do still have sex, i did slowly lower my wanting of having more sex.

However, after a few months of dating, whenever I want to initiate having sex, he would tell me that he was too tired or say “let’s do it next time.“ At this point, we’re having sex once every 1-2 months. It was heartbreaking to feel like my partner didn’t want to have sex with me, and also my needs are not able to be fulfilled.

I talked to him and I told him that I really like having sex and like the feeling of being wanted and touched. I also told him that having sex once every 1-2 months is just not enough for me.
And he always replied with the same words and attitude, he would say that he’s tired, or deny that we haven’t had sex for a long time. He even told me “my colleagues don’t have sex that often too” or “who have that much energy for sex?” and sometimes “Why do you make such a big deal about sex??” And all of these words broke my heart.

After a few times of letting him know how I’m feeling (and i did try not to keep talking about sex so that he won’t feel pressured, and tried to lower my needs to once a month) and still getting the same responses, I started to give up.
I told him sex is really important to me and if we are that incompatible when it comes to sex, then maybe we shouldn’t keep this relationship going. Which he responded with “I know sex is really important to you.” And that’s all, no actions or changes made.

And now, we haven’t had sex for over six months, I now totally gave up. I started to not want to be physical with him anymore, and he did start to notice something is off. So he tried to act like he wants to have sex with me, but I truly don’t feel the want to be that intimate with him anymore.

He’s actually really sweet to me except when it comes to sex. And now he’s working very hard to try to get my feelings back, and seeing him like this also makes me so sad. Whenever I want to end the relationship because of our sexual problems, he would always tell me that he loves me so much and knows that I care about sex, and we can have lots of sex once we live together (which won’t happen within 2years), I don’t know what to believe…..I don’t know what to do.

TL;DR: My boyfriend and I have been dating for two years, but we rarely have sex (once every 1–2 months, now not at all for 6+ months). I’ve communicated how important sex is to me, but nothing has changed. Now I’ve lost desire too. He says we can fix it when we live together (in 2 years), but I’m not sure I can wait or believe that. I don’t know if I should stay.

Comments

  1. roadblocked Avatar

    You’re not going to be able to mold him into something he isn’t. If he doesn’t want to be sexual as often as you then you have two choices – accept it or move on.

  2. MossValley Avatar

    It’s not going to get better..imo you won’t be happy in a relationship like this and you will eventually snap and end it. It’s best you just end it now.

  3. normalboyz1 Avatar

    You’re in your twenties and no kids and didn’t have sex for 6 months. There’s no hope the sex will be better