The reasons for a partner’s loss of interest in sex can be very different. It is possible that they are psychologically based or rooted in a deteriorating health condition or a medical problem, it is not excluded that the partner’s attention is drawn to another person or even that there is already an affair. Lowered libido in most cases is rooted in insufficient communication between two people or the lack of sharing at all. But what else do we need to know? Part of the divergence in the heterosexual couple is also due to some gender differences and what men or women typically look for in sex. It is in men’s nature to like fast sex, almost instant discharge, the realization of which is set by biological mechanisms. It’s no secret that a man reaches orgasm much faster than a woman, while she needs foreplay, predisposition, arousal is achieved slowly and not without effort. Sometimes these differences create the wrong idea that the man is more sexually active, which is not correct, since it is a matter of measuring completely different criteria. The divergence is very likely to occur because of a different hierarchy of priorities in the two separate personalities in the couple. For one, passion and sex may be leading, but the other – cares more about understanding, communication… This does not mean that the libido of the two differs, but that there are inconsistencies in their idea of intimacy in a couple. The seniority in foreplay and love relationships is also not without importance. One who is less experienced may not know or feel confused about how to approach. Or, on the contrary, the person, saturated with sexual experiences, has simply determined his “norm” and thinks that what satisfies him is enough for the couple…
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