Most people can’t imagine what life is like in a sexless marriage, but studies show that anywhere from 1 in 10 to 1 in 4 marriages are sexless. Despite many marriages being sexless, people have learned how to deal with them. Or, in some cases, they learned to exist in them until it’s time to leave. Ever wonder how husbands handle a marriage without nookie? These husbands revealed how they handle a sexless marriage - and how they’re handling their feelings towards their spouse. (Note: To protect identities, all photos are NOT of the men interviewed.)
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Frank said that after years of trying to beg her to change, attempting to change for her, and eventually resenting her rejections, he stopped being attracted to his wife. He said that the reason he can’t leave is because, financially, it wouldn’t be feasible. What ended up happening is that, while he does take care of his wife, he has gained a substance abuse problem, started cheating, and is now emotionally checked out. He explained, “I don’t feel desired anymore. Honestly, it’s just not worth it anymore.”
Tom explained he ended up cheating. After two decades of being rejected on a regular basis, he said that he ended up signing up on dating sites online. He no longer cares about his wife, or how she would feel about it. “I don’t feel bad,” he said. “Honestly, it improved the marriage and I don’t care if she finds out.”

Jason stopped caring about sex. The constant rejection ended up eating away at Jason’s self-esteem, and caused him to get very depressed. He explained that after too long of going without, he no longer cares about sex. In fact, he’s so depressed he no longer cares about anything. He sighed, “I’m a shell of a person.”

Paul handed his wife divorce papers after a year of no sex. He said that he could no longer take the excuses, the rejection, and that he realized it was long over when she “recoiled from touch.” He said that the divorce papers are worth every penny he paid, and added, “I don’t understand how she felt blindsided by it.”
Basil said that the marriage turned abusive as a result of the 5-year-long dead bedroom he experienced. Basil said that the constant rejection made him angry, resentful, and vindictive towards his wife. Eventually, he began to take out his rage on her. He said, “I enjoyed personally picking her apart in couples therapy until she began to cry. She deserved it.” Though the two are still together, he said that he’s serving her papers this January.

Ryan said that he began to rub his sexuality in his wife’s face. After six months of no intimacy whatsoever, Ryan began to get angry. He began to turn to adult films for his orgasm needs, and made a point of watching it around her. He said, “What? This way she knows I have needs - and that she’s not meeting them.”

Joe took it with painful, sad resignation. Joe said that, aside from the fact that it’s a sexless marriage, it’s still a good marriage for him. She supports him, and is good to him - minus the bedroom. He said, “I didn’t cheat, but I’m resigned that my days of having sex are over. I’m working on losing that attraction to her.”
Bob explained that he learned to view his marriage as a business - and his mistress as his lover. Having been in a sexless marriage for 5 years, Bob went through self-medication, depression, and anger. Then, he stopped trying, and began to see his wife as a roommate and business partner. This arrangement worked out better, and he said, “I outsource the sex to someone who cares.”

Leroy took his bags and left. Leroy said that he had gotten fed up with the dead bedroom issue, and that it was only the tip of the iceberg. He ended up leaving the country where he was married in, and came back to the United States. He said, “She can try to sue for alimony, but let’s just be real, she’s not going to get it.”

Eric began to verbally abuse his wife. When it came to his sexless marriage, Eric felt like he was cheated out of the sex life he felt marriage was supposed to guarantee. He explained, “I’m not proud of it, but I got a rise out of calling her a fat pig.” Currently, she is divorcing him. We can’t blame her.
Frederick opened up his marriage. Frederick had gotten sick of badgering his wife for sex. Eventually, he asked to open up the marriage - and surprisingly, she agreed. Frederick admitted, “It’s not optimal, but I can honestly say that I feel a lot happier in my marriage and feel better about being with her.”

Kyle ended up losing attraction to his wife after too long without sex. He explained that he ended up being unable to see her sexually after too many years without her showing interest in him. Even when she decided to initiate, he rejects her. He said, “I don’t understand why she started to cry when I said I no longer was into her. This is what she wanted.”

Dave said that he ended up going to counseling, and that they did a sex challenge. Surprisingly, his sexless marriage actually turned around. However, he made a promise to himself that if lust ever wanes that badly again, he will not want to work on it. He said, “Life is too short for that bull.”
Mick explained that it had gotten to the point where he realized that him talking to her, doing chores for her, buying presents for her, and trying to romance her won’t work. He said that he’s at a loss of what to do. Right now, he’s debating cheating and debating divorce. “I’m going to a lawyer next week,” he said.
Newman gave his wife an ultimatum. And, this only happened last week. He told her that she can choose between three options: daily sex with him, letting him have sex with others, or divorce. He said, “If she wants me to stay with her, she’s going to have to keep me happy. I’m done playing games with her.”
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