Can you have a healthy marriage w/o sex (kiss, separate, problems)

[GloryB]

I think the answer depends a whole lot on the age, health and other shared interests of the couple.

[CESpeed]

Marriage is suppose to be about being with the person you love. Sex is just one way to express love. Unless the couple really wants children, sex is not a necessary part of marriage.

[Keeper]

I changed relationship to marriage for the poll so it is now the same as the title of the thread.

[Parkerclassof72]

I have a healthy marriage; by that I mean I'm totally devoted to my wife, but due to her health issues, intimacy is very rare. About once a month.

[afoigrokerkok]

Now that the poll has been changed, I'll vote and I'll say "no" but I understand that there are SOME exceptions such as old age, medical issues, etc.

[Keeper]

Originally Posted by Threerun

Exactly. A relationship, especially marriage, should be more than sex. If my wife lost the ability to enjoy or have sex, I would still be married to her.

It is for better or for worse.

I agree.. when my late DH was ill and couldn't have sex, I still loved him and was faithful to him. I would rather live without sex, than without him.

[ChessieMom]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

Why would the wording make a difference...?

There are all sorts of relationships...many different ages as well, where the two parties don't want to or are not ready to have sex.

Marriage is pretty much a "okay it's you and me forever, bub" deal. Well, "forever" being the initial goal, if not the reality.

[Threerun]

Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok

Now that the poll has been changed, I'll vote and I'll say "no" but I understand that there are SOME exceptions such as old age, medical issues, etc.

Have you read a vow of marriage? If you did, and you understood, the question will always be 'yes'.

There are no other correct answers.

[Tzaphkiel]

Originally Posted by Chowhound

I'm down with the bone dance, the horizontal mambo, bumping uglies, the beast with two backs, taking the skin boat to tuna town, hop on the good foot and do the bad thing, roughing up the suspect.

DM me if you need further clarification.

LMAO this is toooooooo funny!!!

reminds me that one of the joys of raising three sons was that there was a lot of "testosterone talk" and "boy humor." One day the ninth grader was handing me papers out of his backpack to look at and said with a smile, "Here this is kinda funny" I thought it was homework or some handout from class.

No, it was a list of no less than 200 phrases, euphemisms such as those above, only for, how shall we say this and still be PG-13, solo activity of the male variety. I was laughing so hard the tears in my eyes blurred the pages. We still quote funny entries from that list at family gatherings, and the son is now out of college. My own favorite from that wondrous and varied compilation was "jerkin the gherkin"

[Hillman]

With different health issues me and my wife don't have sex.But we have a very good relationship.

hillman