I Live In a Sexless Marriage Stories of Experiences

So I just returned from the lab getting blood drawn for a yearly STD check. Then I started to think to myself, why the hell am I putting myself through all this? Yes I do live in a barren, cold sexless marriage. I reluctantly threw...

2nd interview today was a skills test. The instructions were kinda vague but I did my best. I should know something by Tuesday.
When I left the appointment my car kept stalling. I called X and he said it probably needs oil. Isn't that...

Yep. Once I found myself googling sexless marriage, I knew for sure we were in serious trouble. I was thinking marriage counseling was in order. I found this forum on EP, and realized how many people were afflicted in this situation...

If you are here to get support because you live in a sexless marriage, I have news for you:

Your marriage is dysfunctional.

I'd say FUCKED UP but I know that will be censored. This statement will no doubt make some of you angry...

I have just been watching this u-tube video. I feel it is a very good description of the whole relationship.

Moving on from a relationship with a narcissist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzf_tNBoflk

Google it if the link doesn't work...

So after my initial euphoria of 'Yay I can have an open marriage!' it's really hit me. My marriage is basically over. I guess I already knew that the moment I started outsourcing but now it's real. My husband doesn't want to change...

I'll never be your beast of burden
My back is broad but it's a hurting
All I want is for you to make love to me
I'll never be your beast of burden
I've walked for miles my feet are hurting
All I want is you to make love to me

Am I...

Before I begin I want to warn people part of this will be a little explict. I dont know how to tell the story without using some detail of what happened.

Last night my husband was working on something in his office. I was making...

Je veux

Donnez-moi une suite au Ritz, je n'en veux pas
Des bijoux de chez Chanel, je n'en veux pas
Donnez-moi une limousine, j'en ferais quoi ?
Offrez-moi du personnel, j'en ferais quoi ?
Un manoir à Neufchatel, ce n'est pas pour moi...

This will be more of a rant.
I'm finding writing here is helping me, immensely.

I stayed home from work yesterday; I was running a slight fever, stuffy head/coughing and had a pounding headache.

I made myself turkey noodle soup. It...

I guess I am no different than anyone on here, I am a married woman who's husband is no longer interested in me, in any way.

All he talks about, thinks about, and does is work, and I can tell you I am about as interested in that as he...

My wife and I fell in love young. We are best friends and love hanging out. In the first few years our sex life was great! In the last 16 years it's been unfulfilling. It would be great to feel desired. She has zero interest and no...

Im young, married, and i know what i do want in life.

i tried talking to him, he didnt care to fix it, matter of fact he slept on the couch again and again.

Oh and he threw the cord and remote and broke it for the tv. Which was very...

What does he want to 'talk' about? He: "Call me when you get off work, please." Me: "Busy - can you email?" He: "Want to talk."
Of course he does. And wants to know why I don't want to 'talk' because he's 'trying to change and it will...

Our therapist says that marriage counseling doesn't address the past. That it should be about going forward from the present. She suggested that we go out to dinner, as 'homework.'. We did. We had a 45 minute meal in a brightly lit...

Well, I'm feeling a bit more hopeful today. I decided to quit obsessing over how to change my sexless wife and change my life instead. I made a list of everything that was making me unhappy in my life at the moment, and highlighted...

I feel that I am starting to disengage from this relationship. He did a few things that really annoyed me recently. Well Saturday night he got in bed with me and I really thought he was going to initiate. I was so excited!!! He...

this morning i received an alert from my credit monitoring service. there was an inquiry on my credit file with one of the big 3 credit reporting agencies. oddly enough? the inquiry isn't with the most commonly referenced agency, at...

Perhaps mandatory reading for all who've been refused intimacy (notice I did not just say sex).

Or for all who feel like someone has been messing around with their emotions.

I'm learning quite a bit as I read it. Thought I'd share...

As I prepare for the final days of our marriage, I am feeling quite the stress again as the new reality approaches.  This new reality scares me.  I will miss my home, familiar surroundings, my wife, and my kids when they are with her...