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My boyfriend never wants to have sex with me. It's killing me.

By December 13, 2013 - 11:27am
 
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I have been with my boyfriend for a year and a half. We are very much in love. I am 26 he is 32. There is no doubt in my mind that he loves me, wants to be with me, and finds me attractive. However, only 5-6 months into our relationship the sex began to dwindle. At first we were having sex all the time, multiple times in a row every time we saw each other. It was amazing. Our schedules DID become a bit different and difficult. I work a regular Mon-Fri 9-5 job and he works the weekends (nights) Thurs, Fri, and Sat nights.

But I feel that there is always an excuse: he’s too tired, has a headache, it’s late, we are too drunk, he just wants to chill, our schedules are too different, or if we aren’t doing well as a “couple”, he’s in “relax” mode.

I believe that he has some deep routed intimacy issues and I tried to address this. He still uses all these excuses. He “assures me” it’s not me and that he finds me sexually attractive. I DO believe him but he never ever tries to have sex with me.

I can’t be patient anymore. I tried to wait, be patient. But it absolutely BREAKS MY HEART when I “make a move” and he denies me. He’ll move my hand off of him, or just give me one of the millions of excuses. When we DO have sex (but it’s 2 months now) it isn’t the SAME. He usually stops before coming. It makes me feel HORRIBLE. Not good enough. Not sexy.

It’s taken a toll on me in so many ways. He adores me- I know this but when I am denied and when he doesn’t SHOW that he wants me in a physical or sexual way it makes me feel ugly, unattractive, not sexual, and defeated. Not to mention unsatisfied and unfulfilled!

Any insight or HELP with how to deal with this is greatly appreciated. It’s been eating me up inside…

XO

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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

Babe come on!! Your young and beautiful and should be celebrating your body with someone who wants it!! This guy is not worth going without what you need!! I mean has his dick fallen off Fgs! Seriously this relationship is not worth it and you deserve better!! As for the DIY,.....if he doesn't please you, and makes you feel rotten for doing the job he should be doing, then this guy is off his head!! Don't let him do this to you!! Bottom line is, you can do so much better xxxx

January 12, 2016 - 11:28am
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Anonymous

I just kicked my bf of 2 years out because of this.. we dont have to put up with it!! Im done wasting my time

December 23, 2015 - 5:35pm
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Anonymous

Wowwww men are weird. I have to initiate sex. I'll even make lil jokes about sexy time but wen we go to bed he just turns over n snores his head. Not even a goodnight kiss. He isn't affectionate at all. No hugs or kisses through day. Makes me feel unloved and unsexy. I've tried talking to him but get same. I do think u r sexy I'm just tired. Let's just say my electronic item is gettin plenty of use. Lol. But I would prefer the real thing. When we do have sex, which I've initiated, it's amazing but it's a long wait. It upsets me n sometimes I fall asleep cryin.

December 8, 2015 - 5:18pm
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Anonymous

Ladies! I've been with my bf for almost 2 years as well, I've addressed the same issue with my guy. He just hardly ever wants to have sex with me. We've gotten into fights about it. The thing is finally he told me. The reason they have sex with u so much in the beginning is because it's new, exciting. It's not always porn. Because I do look at his stuff. They get bored of it sometimes. When a woman is willing to give it all the time, there isn't any effort in it for them, if your horny. Just say hey I'm horny, and if he isn't willing to at least please just u, u really need need to sit down and talk to him! Because it's both your needs that matter not just his! I have a very selfish bf, and if he's willing to even just please me when I want some, well any guy will! Like I said they don't feel like doing it all the time, and if it's the same routine everytime, change it up, make it feisty, exciting, anything new!!! Good luck yall!

November 20, 2015 - 8:10pm
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Anonymous

Ladies, I've been through this. It's porn. Look it up. Look at the browser history.
They don't want to have sex with us when they are consistently and habitually having sex with their computers.

November 18, 2015 - 2:28pm
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Anonymous

Thank god it's not just me! I've been with my boyfriend for a year and a half, when we first got together we couldn't keep our hands off each other we was having sex 4-5 times a day, everyday, everywhere! But 6 months into the relationship it started getting to the point were I was almost begging him to have sex, I know that it's normal for sex to die down abit when your in a commitment but now it's like he never wants sex at all! He's happy for me to give him oral but when it comes to him returning the favour he makes excuses! I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. I try dressing up for him, introducing different things we could try but he just moans at me saying that I'm forcing him and makes me feel unwanted, unhappy, unsatisfied and paranoid! I don't know if he's cheating on me, iv asked him about it and he denies it and says that im being stupid. I honestly don't know what to do now, iv tried everything and anything. He refuses to talk about it and it's causing loads of arguments, I'm a woman, iv got needs. We haven't had sex now for 3 months, it's killing me, I can't take it anymore. I know he loves me and I love him but I'm getting to the point were I want to leave him.

What do I do?

October 25, 2015 - 5:15am
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Anonymous

My boyfriend and I just got into an argument about this topic. We've been dating a year and a half and have sex maybe 7 times. He's 24 and I am 19. He doesn't like doing it because he is scared I'll get pregnant. He was virgin when we met but I am pretty experienced. I'm on birth control, he uses a condom, AND he pulls out but he hates sex because he's scared I'll get pregnant. I love him and he treats me like a queen but not having sex is really taking a toll on me. I try to calm him down and tell him there's nothing to worry about but he doesn't care. It really makes me mad and I start to cry. I hope eventually he will get over this fear but as for now I guess we'll just keep fighting...

October 15, 2015 - 9:37pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

We have had sex about 7 times**

October 15, 2015 - 9:39pm
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Anonymous

I've been with my guy for a considerable amount of time now- about a decade. I hear that long term gfs and wives often complain about sex dwindling off but this still baffles me! Is this really life?! I often find myself asking... He just about never comes to me for sex. If I complain then he may/ but I feel totally undesirable. Weeks will pass with by with no sexual interaction if I don't mention it or make a move. Now granted, he will have sex with me if I initiate it, but he never comes on to me. It makes me believe he is unfaithful and when I confront him about it, he denied all of my allegations. He says he is attracted to me, that he loves me, that he is faithful and that he's just tired most of the time. Or he just isn't as interested in sex because he isn't always horny or too freaky- but this is the same man who was watching porn in secret, looking at other women's inappropriate social media photos and was interested in a 3 some! Well I believe he is unfaithful/ I think I'm leaving him...

October 14, 2015 - 4:15pm

So good to read everybody else's comments and to know I'm not the only one well I'm 19 and my partner is 20 we've been together for a year and also have a child on the way.but at the start of our relationship we always had sex all the time wasn't a day we didn't suddenly found out he was dirty chatting and exchanging pictures with other girls behind my back he stopped immediately and now we don't have sex at all always excuse after excuse with him I'm too tired or I have work tomorrow.or I'll have sex tomorrow comes to tomorrow and then nothing as per usual I'm starting to feel ugly and undesired by him I'm keep telling my self it's the fact I'm pregnant and he no longer finds me attractive or the fact that he's just not sexually turned on anymore after having to give up his other slags to save our relationship..iv always been faithful to him but it's now coming to the point were if it carries on I don't think I can be with him he's making me feel worthless I try it on with him and he dosnt have any of it how can someone go from being all over me to nothing.iv asked him why and he's sais it's not me its him he's just not a sexual person well I no that's bullshit of your not sexual then why was we having sex all the time and you was being dirty behind my back so it's all lies I thought maybe it's because he feels arkward having sex with a pregnant girl but nope he said its not that.im just getting sick and tired of being rejected I cry over it and it really stresses me out.i just don't no what to do anymore

October 6, 2015 - 7:31am
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