Married couples and abstinence poll

[dany85]

Hi,

I think that sex is not the most important thing. People can live without it. There is only one purpose of sex, which is a reproduction, not pleasure. That is not very popular way of thinking today, too many people are sexually active and it bothers me that they are so careless.
There is site called kwink that has an abstinence community.
kwink.com/dating-community/abstinence/

There are so many different ways for smile and be real catholic!!!

 

[Sabine87]

The longest at one time that we’ve had to abstain was for a couple of months following Dx of breast cancer

 

[FrenzyJen]

I am in the 6 month club, and haven’t even been married 3 years!

After my first son was born I had PTSD from the birth that made me terrified of getting pregnant again, and by the time I became less terrified, I could no longer count on my exclusive breastfeeding to keep me infertile. We fought like crazy, though part of that was the stress of a newborn and my husband changing jobs and being short on money, but there were no infidelities. We did not resume regular-basis relations until my son was near a year old.

 

[anilorak13ska]

Interesting poll. Our longest streaks have been during pregnancy and since our daughter has been born. We sort of consider ourselves celibate during those times. I’m glad to see we’re not the only ones and for anyone wondering this has not had any negative impact on our marriage. (We have been married 11 years and last year we renewed our vows.) We are still physically affectionate towards each other, emotionally and mentally close, spend nearly all of our free time together, etc. etc. It’s just too much work sometimes! lol!

 

[CountryMom27]

I’m lucky if my husband wants to have sex once a quarter. It’s not by choice for me, he just says he’s too tired for sex. He’d never cheat on me - of that I’m absolutely sure - but I miss it. When we were first married, my drive was meh, so I often didn’t feel like having sex. We are under enormous stress, but for me, sex is a way to relax in the most intimate way with my beloved.