Marriage/Sex

The Truth About Married Sex

It isn’t just ONE thing.

Heart Affairs
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3 min readOct 9, 2019

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It isn’t just ONE thing. (Source: Unsplash)

The truth about married sex is that sometimes it simply doesn’t happen.

The truth about married sex is that quite often the sex stays great for years — even after kids.

The truth about married sex is that occasionally you’re not attracted to your partner.

The truth about married sex is that every so often you have unexpectedly amazing sex after a super long slump.

All of these truths about married sex I’ve mentioned are valid because every marriage or long-term relationship is different and each and everyone goes through an immense sexual evolution over time and shared space.

Married sex isn’t just about ONE thing. It’s about many things, woven together over time into the tapestry that is a whole relationship.

It’s not necessarily fair to say that once people get married the sex stops dead or gets stale at best. Maybe a great many couples have experienced that — but certainly not all or even the majority.

‘Dating sex’ with a partner you totally click with is generally hot — most of us can agree. But…

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Michelle Brown
Heart Affairs

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