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Is it more romantic to be living apart ?
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Women are more than twice as likely as men to lack interest in sex when living with a partner, a study of British sexual attitudes suggests.
It found that while men and women lost passion with age, women were often left cold by longer relationships.
Overall, poor health and a lack of emotional closeness affected both men's and women's desire for sex.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41230891
I don't know what to say about that story, 'cos i'm not a woman and i'm not in a longterm relationship. And i do fall asleep in front of the telly these day.
Would anyone like to comment ?
It found that while men and women lost passion with age, women were often left cold by longer relationships.
Overall, poor health and a lack of emotional closeness affected both men's and women's desire for sex.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41230891
I don't know what to say about that story, 'cos i'm not a woman and i'm not in a longterm relationship. And i do fall asleep in front of the telly these day.
Would anyone like to comment ?
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I think there is a certain amount of not taking each other for granted when not living together.
I like to shower , iron a shirt etc before visiting my GF after work. I send a romantic text when I get up etc.
In my case I do both, I have children Week on Week off so weeks with the kids we hardly see each other.0 -
I live 2 mins walk away from my OH. It works well- when we want to see each other it is easy and when we want a bit of space ( thats usually me- he was married for 30 years so copes better with someone always around) we can just spent time in our own houses
Means we dont have to deal with things like others bad moods too often and no arguments about housework bills etc0 -
I think what is more likely to kill the passion for a woman is not so much the living with someone as the living with someone who thinks she's there to do all the housework/kidwork and still be a sex kitten at bedtime.
Wooing starts when you clear the breakfast things away...No longer a spouse, or trailing, but MSE won't allow me to change my username...0 -
I think Ladies can give or take sex more than men can. I think we both enjoy it, but men have a more consistent biological urge, hence its more of a priority. Ladies do it as more of a romantic/emotional thing, or to have a baby. As the romance dies off over time, so does the sex, but the male urge takes longer to die off0
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How much longer?I think Ladies can give or take sex more than men can. I think we both enjoy it, but men have a more consistent biological urge, hence its more of a priority. Ladies do it as more of a romantic/emotional thing, or to have a baby. As the romance dies off over time, so does the sex, but the male urge takes longer to die off
Twenty years and counting..............0 -
I don't know about more romantic but certainly more enduring.
Relationships with women that I have lived with, tend to last no more than a few weeks. However my current relationship with 'Shiela' who lives in Australia has lasted for over 20 years.
We're still very close even though she lives 10,000 miles away.:happyhear0 -
Is it more romantic to be living apart ?
It depends on whether its a matter of out of sight out of mind or absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Its all down to how much your missed/appreciated.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
trailingspouse wrote: »Wooing starts when you clear the breakfast things away...
Sounds a bit late in the day in my experience. It should really be gently waking her with her favourite breakfast prepared and served in bed, with a hot bath running, and having already put the laundry on, silently hoovered the house, and got the kids ready for school
"In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
There's probably a biological reason that says if you live with them you're more likely to know where they are/where they've been ... so less chance that they've been dipping it elsewhere... so less need to give out the goodies.0
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Sounds a bit late in the day in my experience. It should really be gently waking her with her favourite breakfast prepared and served in bed, with a hot bath running, and having already put the laundry on, silently hoovered the house, and got the kids ready for school
An an open declaration of his love for me will do me.
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