WIBTA if I leave my boyfriend (M34) (F26) because I'm not satisfied with our sexual intimacy?

TL;DR: My boyfriend (M34) and I (F26) have very different needs when it comes to sex and intimacy. I feel like I'm always the one initiating and asking for more affection, and even when he tries, I don't feel genuinely desired by him

Yes, we do have s3ggs, but I feel like I'm always the one initiating or pushing for it. I've already talked to him about this and told him that sometimes I feel like he's not attracted to me, especially because it doesn't feel like he's interested in exploring my body or making me feel desired.

It feels like he doesn't really crave intimacy with me, unlike me, because I genuinely want and crave it. But I always end up disappointed because it feels like I'm the only one who actually wants it.

He has been trying, and he does initiate sometimes now, but honestly, I don't feel the affection in his touch. It feels like he's only doing it because I asked him to, rather than because he genuinely wants me. It's exhausting having to repeatedly ask for more effort and affection to the point that I'm starting to lose my desire and interest in him too.

I can't say for sure that he's completely unattracted to me because I've broken up with him so many times before, and he would always beg me to stay and promise that he would do better. But I just keep getting disappointed.

Recently, I told him that I don't want to have sex anymore because I'm slowly falling out of love with him. His response was basically a shrug, like it didn't really matter to him—or even like it was something that worked in his favor. That really hurt me.

All I want is to feel like he genuinely wants me, and it turns out that the feeling I've had all along might actually be right.

I don't know if age has anything to do with it. He's in his mid-30s, while I'm 26. I used to have a pretty high seggs drive, but over time, all these disappointments have made me lose it. I know people have different sex drives regardless of age, so I'm not necessarily blaming his age. But I can't help feeling like I'm wasting my 20s being with someone whose needs and desire don't match mine.

He is a good man. He's hardworking, has a provider mindset, is responsible, and I have no complaints about him as a person. But sexually and intimately, I'm just really unhappy.

It also affects my confidence as a woman. Having to repeatedly ask my own partner to make me feel desired and wanted is honestly demoralizing.

At this point, I don't even know if I'm being shallow or if this is a valid reason to leave a relationship. I don't want to grow to resent him, but I also don't want to stay just because he's a "good man" if I'm not fulfilled in the relationship.

WIBTA if I choose to leave because sexual and emotional intimacy are important to me? Or should I give this more time and try to work on it?

Posted Aug 21, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC · locked

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