Originally posted by xiao38 at 14-6-2009 15:26
... if anyone noticed less interest or less "performance" for the missus after starting punting and what people did to dissipate ...
Be careful to avoid making the mistake in logic of "post factum ipsos propter factum" - just because loss of interest grows after you start punting, it doesn't mean loss of interest in your SO is BECAUSE of the punting.
I consider it MUCH more likely to be the other way around: loss of chemistry at home leading to taking opportunities that present themselves. The reality is if your SO is consistently doing any of these you're going to look for what you need elsewhere:
tired,
nagging,
frumpy,
overeating,
underexcercising,
complaining,
using you as emotional landfill,
etc.
(tick the ones that apply)
I'm ready to bet those behaviours were strikingly absent during your courting and honeymoon ...
? She should know better, but she doesn't.
What I know about myself is that my libido has much more to do with whether I'm feeling stressed or under attack, than it has with how long ago I last jacked off. I can cum 4 times in a day. And
I can also be impotent even after a period of abstinence. Clearly, frequency of sex is not the driver. I can do it, I just need someone who makes me feel right
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So IMHO it's more effective to handle the two questions as separate: how do you care for your SO on the one hand? How do you care for yourself (physically, emotionally, sexually) on the other hand? You have to do both. Just a matter of figuring out what works for you.
Oh, and some gentle advice, be careful to spend time listening to someone who's also struggling. Like your friend (I can say that since I don't know him and don't know if this applies). Their despondency can become infectious, and they may be dragging you down. Much better to try to find someone who had the same issue and SOLVED it ... the Alcoholics Anonymous lets-get-together-and-share-experience can work, but only if everyone in the group is committed to success. Blaming sessions don't work, you need a supporter who believes in you.