How do I deal with his lack of interest in me while in recovery
DDay was in late December. I heard it is normal for men to have a low libido when going through recovery, especially the early stages. But I have been dealing with feeling unwanted and sexual frustration for way before DDay, so now it still hurts feeling unwanted even though he is supposedly not watching other women anymore. He hasn’t initiated anything. I initiated sex a couple times since dday and we had sex those times, but now I just feel horrible about myself thinking about initiating sex when he hasn’t. I feel pathetic. I just want to feel wanted by my person and I am trying to be patient. I feel like this is consuming me, I am constantly wondering if he will do anything flirty towards me and then Im stuck feeling disappointed because he never does. He is still sweet towards me but it is not enough… I’ve told him this as well but nothing has changed, he just says he has a low libido from recovery and might for a while and reassures me that it won’t always be this way.
How do I deal with this? How long do you think is normal for his libido to be so low? I would really appreciate any advice and/ or stories of your own journeys and experiences with this.
Posted Mar 16, 2025, 1:10 AM UTC