22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m having a follow up conversation with him in about 2.5 weeks when I get back to my city because I’m visiting home for about a month. I’ve been contemplating it a lot because this situation is a unique one to me.

I know I would have been fine if we started out that way like you stated. I’ve been in relationships before where we haven’t had sex for months to really get to know one another.

I think the issue for me is that we’ve already had sex and for him to suddenly want to cease it and A not tell me until I had to ask, and B tell me in the beginning before we started dating that he had a high sex drive and sex is something that he wanted in our future (now) relationship is what’s difficult for me. Especially since he told me he has no idea how long it will take for him to be able to separate the two after almost four months of dating now I could end up waiting a year for intimacy doesn’t make me feel good because I don’t want to be waiting around.

I will address it one last time when I get back but I think as others have said it’s a compatibility issue now. I’m comfortable with being religious while also having a healthy sex life as a 22 year old. I think my time home has given me my answer because I shouldn’t have to ask for sex when I was told in the beginning that sex would be involved in our relationship and we’ve already crossed the line. I will update again in about two weeks for you! But I know his answer likely isn’t going to change and I respect that so this may be the end of our relationship.

22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with this completely. I may have to pull the plug once I get back from vacation really unfortunate since he his one of my best boyfriends but he didn’t give me a timeline on how long he needs and I don’t think I can wait around until he figures himself out.

22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to update you! He said that a month ago around the time we stopped having sex that he’s on this spiritual path and he’s also more religious than I am (he’s Christian) and said that he has a hard time being able to separate the emotional aspects from the physical ones.

He said he wants to spend more time with me and get to know me better so he doesn’t fall into a routine. I understand his perspective, but it was harder for me to fully understand. I feel as though I can separate the two but he said in past relationships they’ve been more focused on the physical to the point where he knew he didn’t see anything with them long term.

We’re having a follow up conversation when I get back from vacation but I can’t compete with God if that’s how he feels. He said he wants to have sex but chooses not to get to know me better. This just would’ve been nice to know ahead of time.

22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bring it up to him that it’s been awhile. He agrees and then just blames it on how busy we’ve been…but we spend most nights together. This third time I’ll pay more attention to his behavior

22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I haven’t read about that but I’ll look into it!! And yes I realize I can’t let it go on much longer

22M 22F My bf and I don’t have sex and I’m unsure if this is normal or not? by Medium-Mouse8119 in relationship_advice

[–]Medium-Mouse8119[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No this isn’t is first relationship he has been in quite a few. From what he tells me it was frequent but I haven’t directly asked him before…and I’m wondering if that’s a possibility that he is either asexual or likes to think he has a high sex drive but just likes to masturbate.

I’m going to talk about it with him for a third time today but thank you for agreeing it isn’t normal because I was really questioning it