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When One Partner Withholds Sex From the Other

Neil Rosenthal / Relationship Problems, Conflicts or Challenges, Sex / Sexual Issues / Leave a Comment
Girlfriend's advances snubbed

Dear Neil: If I don’t have sex when I’m angry or hurt, or when I don’t feel safe opening up to my husband, am I abusing him? Am I required to have the stomach-churning, skin-crawling, leave me dead inside sex—regardless of the physical pain that goes with it, or the longer-lasting damage to my self-esteem? […]

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When One Person Withholds or Withdraws Sex

Neil Rosenthal / Relationship Problems, Conflicts or Challenges, Sex / Sexual Issues / 1 Comment
Husband withholding sex

Dear Neil: Things seemed to be going well on the intimacy front with my boyfriend of six months. Then he hurt his back and had two weeks of intense back spasms. It was totally understandable that our sex life took a break during that time, and that he needed time afterword to regain energy. However, […]

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