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Some of my married friends tell me they have sex maybe once a month, or a handful of times a year... to me that's not a relationship, unless you are just OLD and cant do it anymore
I think the short of it is that there are instances where couples have relationships without physical intimacy, but for the most part (aside from some extenuating circumstances) they are not "healthy" relationships.
The physical intimacy is generally part of what makes it a healthy romantic relationship. Couples who just no longer have it much tend to either be living lives that are way too full of other things, leaving them tired, worn out, jaded, or otherwise disconnected from each other. Their relationships suffer. When they retire, suddenly they find they do not even know their partner.
Your situation, of course, is very different from that but can in no way be taken as a healthy relationship on virtually any level.
I dont think sex is the foundation of a relationship, but I sure believe its the glue that holds it together. Nothing really bonds two people together physically and emotionally than sex, IMHO.
I read some of the other thread. It made me think of President Clinton where I bet he promised Hilary that he wouldn't have sexual intercourse with any of the woman - just do other things that he was doing. I just cannot imagine having no sex drive in one's mid-20s. He is obviously getting intercourse elsewhere and will continue to do so. I am guessing he has promised his other significant other that he will not have intercourse, will not tell her that he loves her and that OP is providing "activities" that the SO doesn't.
In the other thread, OP made a comment about his providing the living situation as "free". A lot of guys would do that for sleeping naked and sexual activities - "kept woman".
OP, seriously, find a real job and a real boyfriend.
No, because that intimacy is what sets a romantic relationship apart from every other relationship in your life. Even in a situation where one partner is physically incapable of having sex, you can find other ways to take care of each others needs.
If so, how common do you think this is? Maybe about 7% of the population of all couples out there in the world operate their committed relationship without having intercourse at all?
It's probably just too taboo to talk about
I guess if they are both old and sickly its probably possible. But no way would I be able to do it.
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