We have been together for five years and were once sexually active and adventurous, but my partner has become closed off
I’m a 27-year-old man and my girlfriend of five years is 30. When we started dating, we were sexually active and adventurous, but, as time has passed, especially in the past few years, that’s changed. We now have sex once every five to six weeks. She never initiates, and doesn’t really seem present. She recently alluded to getting a vibrator, which excited me, but I don’t know if she will follow through. She hates talking about our sex life and her sexuality, which I find worse than the lack of sex.
In the past, there have been times when I have been insensitive and brought up this topic in the wrong way, but I’m no longer like that. I feel as if I’m better at handling it, but it still makes me feel rejected and insecure, which puts a strain on our relationship. I want her to feel liberated to speak about how she is feeling, but she’s closed off, and it’s becoming an elephant in the room.
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