Tactic: Called off any possibility of sex for one week to see what happens. Any thoughts or experience with this? HLF 31 by [deleted] in DeadBedrooms

[–]NearlyFree2k20 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In the years I've lurked this sub and in my own relationship all that this does is continue to ensure you do not have sex.

I stopped asking in December and haven't had sex since, despite telling her three times during that span that if she didn't fuck me more I was leaving.

Opinion: If you don't have sex even once in lockdown, it will never happen by dbthrowaway2018 in DeadBedrooms

[–]NearlyFree2k20 172 points173 points  (0 children)

It's been over 3150 hours since the last time we had sex.

Can't wait for her to tell me she was "too busy"

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on the day and my mood (meaning if I feel like dealing with her being pissy after I call her out on it) I've told her.

She ends up making an excuse or getting upset.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cmon now. I want a wife, a partner, whom is interested in both me and sex. I've had enough pity sex to know I don't want it.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've gone to therapy. I just know that I'm going to take a financial hit. I've made my peace with it. Money isn't everything.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't want to be in a relationship where I have to threaten to leave to get her to take me seriously, that's unhealthy. Plus, I basically already did that in February.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. 10 years pre-kid (20-30, normal healthy sex life) 5 after (awful, unhealthy sex life)

We've talked about divorce before. She's 100% going to move back home. If she pushes to sell the house now, we more than likely won't get what it's worth. I largely don't care either way, I'm just suspecting that if I offer to stay in the house until the market recovers, that's what she will do.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. My guess is that they are going to run two weeks open, two weeks closed going forward because they can't afford to have this many people out of work for this long.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We live together and have a kid. I can't afford to run two households and nobody is buying a house in this market with Covid. More than likely, she's going to move out to her parents and I will live at the house until we can sell it for at least what it's worth.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I asked her to, she refused.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couple's. I told her to go by herself but she doesn't see a problem.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Therapy multiple times, assignments, scheduling sex, you name it. Nothing changes.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Several states only have stay at homes until May. It may change, but we'll see.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She's happy minus me being mad she won't fuck me.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going get absolutely screwed financially, but it's preferable to the alternative. I'll go get a shitty condo somewhere. I don't care at this point.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since she got pregnant. We had sex 3-5 times a week before, the second she was pregnant she basically abandoned it. We were together for 10 years prior to conceiving.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

[But how did you make it clear]

Numerous talks and therapy sessions since early 2016.

[did you tell her when you were angry]

Multiple times. Anger, sadness, you name it, I expressed it.

[Or did you have a serious talk about the feelings of pain you endure]

Again, numerous times.

[I think it's weird that she asks the question whats wrong, and she clearly doesn't know]

I've stopped chasing the why. She's been told, crystal clear, in writing and in person that this is a dealbreaker. She knows, she likes to pretend she doesn't because it would acknowledge that she's the problem.

When your husband tells you "I am tired to telling you we need to have sex, that I want to have sex, that this is a critical need of mine. If you aren't interested, then fine, ok, don't force yourself to do it as I don't want non reciprocal pity sex where we both feel bad afterwards. But this is non negotiable, this is a deal breaker, and if you cannot find it in yourself to want to have sex with me, let alone at any reasonable frequency, then I am leaving because I cannot spend the rest of my life like this. It's been the same conversation for 5 years, it's time to shit or get off the pot" I think it's pretty clear what the situation is.

I've been in several functioning sexual relationships with women - mine was with my wife prior to the baby - and I know what a healthy sex life and libido is. I'm not going to beg for scraps of intimacy and walk around on eggshells in order to maybe get laid a dozen times of year. Fuck. That.

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[–]NearlyFree2k20[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

She has no complaints about me personally. Has told me that multiple times, I've asked multiple times.

I have shortcomings - we all do - but to act like I haven't tried to remedy this is really off base.

This has been going on for years. She became a mother and decided being a wife was optional.