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Sexless Marriage (when one partner is ill)

Men's Health | Last Active: Dec 15 11:01am | Replies (196)

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@danab

Hi Dbennet, Welcome to connect. My answer would be not something that probally would go over well. As a believer in the Bible and God's promises I come from a different perspective.
Have you given thought to if you were the one who could not have any form of sex would you be OK with your advice? I've been in a relationship without for about 10 years now. When I married her our vows were in sickness or health. I like to think about someone like Christopher Reeves and how his wife stuck by his side. Now I can see cuddling is still an option but I can't imagine much more. And if you are a faith based person a marriage is for a lifetime. So with God's help i have come to accept it and enjoy the other aspects of our lives. Some other examples would be like a nursing home situation, I have an uncle whose wife my aunt had MS (she passed away recently) which in the later stages is pretty much just a time of very few words and just being there for her. I suggest a book that is based on a true story called "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks. Of a man with a wife who developed senile dementia its also movie with James Garner in it. Beautiful story of the kind of Love I hope I can have in that situation. So I hope maybe youu might reconsider what love is as we get older.
Blessings

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Replies to "Hi Dbennet, Welcome to connect. My answer would be not something that probally would go over..."

Amen, my wedding vows mean that to me also. I am the well spouse, husband has been on blood pressure meds and this led to no lovemaking. Now he has prosthetic cancer, returned after prostatectomy, in 2020. It’s back.

Agree. Love ❤️ your comments!