So I've been dating this girl for awhile now, we're pretty serious actually, and I think the only problem is that she doesn't want to have sex nearly as much as I do. We do it maybe once per week, sometimes twice, yet we sleep in the same bed about 6 nights per week and hang out every day. It's very painful for me to sleep naked in a bed with a girl who's passed out and snoring while I lay there with a raging hard on. I know she is attracted to me, and we both have a great time when we do have sex. She just generally hits the bed at night and falls asleep instantly. Part of it might be that she's on SSRIs, which reduce your sex drive. It's a tricky situation because I can't help but feel resentful, but I need to balance this with the knowledge that it isn't her fault. Any advice? Cheers
my ex gf used to be more horny than me but that's normally cos i was on loads of drugs... and cos i was bored of her i guess though the drugs definitely made a big difference. never been on SSRIs and wouldn't know how much they'd affect sex drive though.
I'm on SSRI's so I know what that's like. However I had a RIDICULOUS sex drive before, so now its just "normal". haha! but yeah, they tend to make you not get aroused as quickly amongst other things. Drugs suck. But that doesn't mean its impossible. If she is too tired for sex at night, then wake her up with it in the morning, or maybe instead of sex, if she feels like that might be too much pressure. Try waking her up with oral or rubbing her a bit. Maybe even just start giving her a back rub or something and progress from there. Work HER up instead of focusing on yourself (i'm not saying you are, but you might have more luck if you focus on building her sex drive up first). Find out what gets her turned on. Try new things with her - if she's down for that (like new places, toys, food, whatever).
Listen, women rarely have a problem telling men when they are not happy with something. You are not a bad person for feeling the way you do. Jerkin off aint gonna help this. Cut the bullshit and tell her straight up. You don't have to be mean about it but shit, if you can't talk about this then what else can't you say to each other? I'ts not selfish to want to fuck, its natural. Once a week is old married couple shit, sometimes they fuck more than that. Okay she needs some understanding because of her medicine, but not a free pass to not work on this.