Does a relationship need Sex?

Yes, a relationship can survive and be healthy without sex. =P My uncle and aunt on my dad's side have never had sex and they've been married more then 10 years. I don't believe a relationship needs sex to survive, all you need is a emotional connection and a willingness to make the relationship work. It's possible that your partner is asexual and just isn't interested in sex.

 

i think relationships are more about the emotional connection and how much they love eachother~ i think sex is a milestone of 'becoming one' literally, and i personally think it should be between two people who love eachother very much~ thats why i dont understand people who are absolute sex addicts and sleep with anyone >.<

 

I do believe it can work and have heard of other couples like it, but I don't believe everybody can do it. I most likely would not be able to be in a relationship long term without sex.. then again I'm a virgin and would like to at least experience it.

 

In general, I'd say yes, a relationship could potentially exist without sex.

But in a situation like yours, where one partner wants sex, and the other does not, it becomes more difficult. Perhaps even impossible if the partner wanting sex has a strong need for sex.

 

It can work if both parties are happy with the situation, but if either party needs to experience the intimacy of a sexual relationship there is a major problem that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

 

But why she doesn't want to have sex anymore?

 

Yes it can but it depends on the people in the relationship.

 

Well, there are two possibilities I can think of.

Firstly, it may be that your partner is asexual, and has just recently realized it. It may be that before, she was having sex not because she really wanted it but because she felt like she should want it or like she owed it to you, and only recently realized that those are not the best reasons to decide to have sex.

Alternately, it's possible that she's not asexual, but problems in your relationship are making her less interested in being intimate with you. When a couple start to drift apart emotionally, they'll often end up feeling less attracted to each other and having less sex as well. If they manage to resolve the issues that have arisen, then the sexual connection tends to come back.

 

Yes it can. I'm not all that interested in sex either, but I do want it as a minimum part of the relationship. Maybe you can find a compromise?

Plus, think of it this way. If people can have casual sex without ever having romantic feelings for their partners, why can't it work in reverse?

 

Some people quite honestly don't have any interest in it. When both people can go with out it, it's fine. But if you want it, you should talk to your partner.

 

every relationship is different just like every person is different. but for me sex is very important in my relationship.

 

Relationships can survive without it, yes. However, I have trouble with it. My husband is often too grumpy/tired to have sex since he works overnights, and I'm almost perpetually stressed out. This causes me to subconsciously see him as just being a good roommate, as my therapist pointed out. I need sex. My husband needs sex. Some people do. Some don't. It's just a fact of life. Sex can make a lot of things better, but it's not there to solve disputes either.

 

Relationships don't always need sex, but it can be a problem for a couple if one wants sex and the other doesn't. I do want sex, but I can go for a while without it too, it's not the most important thing to me but I do crave that intimacy often.

I think you should talk to her about it though. Maybe you can come up with some compromise that will make her feel comfortable with some form of intimacy that will work for both of you. But if not, don't force it on her. She could be asexual, she might not be. But if it's a problem for you, you should talk to her about it.

 

You sound like my roomie! She's completely asexual. I promise you we would be a couple if she wasn't, I love her, I really really do, the difference is we've been friends for years and we've known our sexual orientations for years.

I could never handle a nonsexual romantic relationship and we've always known that so we've just never let it get that far, it's never been a viable option. People think we're a couple, we wonder sometimes if we ARE in fact a couple lol.

This sounds harsh I think but one option is to try our situation: best friends/roomies/non-sexual-life-partners where the sexual person finds an outside romantic/sexual relationship.

 

(Just realized that I said you sound like my roomie when I meant your girl does >.>)

 

I honestly figured this would be your response :/
Idk how I'd have coped if I hadn't known with mine. My main point was losing completely doesn't have to be a thing, although communication really needs to be.
Good luck, asexuality is always a topic my roomie and myself are willing and able to discuss, so we'll be here if you need to talk about it!