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Sexless Marriage (when one partner is ill)

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@amandajro

Hello @sandpiper49 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are right in that this discussion was started to support another member who is experiencing a sexless marriage as a result of illness.

Is this a topic that you can empathize with?

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Replies to "Hello @sandpiper49 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You are right in that this discussion was..."

Hello Amanda. Thank you for the welcome. I do empathize with those in this position, but no it doesn't apply to me. I have been single for sixteen years.

I can relate to inequality in sexual needs, and intimacy but not because of illness. I know it left me feeling unwanted and undesirable.

I agree that a loving relationship can still exist without sex but it has to satisfy both partners.