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Am I the only guy in the world with a low sex drive?

  • 08-02-2015 3:23pm
    #1
    someguy_2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi all, I am interested in people's opinions about this. I have this impression, mostly from the media, that men as always up for sex at any given opportunity. I must be the exception because a lot of the time I'm not in the mood. I don't think my girlfriend is highly sexed either so I suppose that why our realtionship works. We only see each other at weekends and have sex at least once which works out at about 4 times a month. Although we're both happy with this it seems like every time I open the paper or watch TV I'm been told that this is very low on average. Although it isn't a problem in my relationship it does make me feel inadequate as a man which prob sounds silly but its just how I feel.

    I'm in my mid-30's and in fairly good physical shape. Also, I am taking a very low dose of an SSRI which I know causes low libido but I was like this before I took it too. Am I the only male in the world who's not up for it 24/7 or is it more common than I think?

    Thanks for reading..


Comments

  • #2
    blue note
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,671 ✭✭✭blue note


    If it works for you and your girlfriend I wouldn't worry in the least about what's normal. And anyway, I'd say just about everything is normal anyway.


  • #3
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    There's been loads of threads on here from women who are struggling with the fact that their bf/husband/whatever has a low sex drive. So you definitely aren't the only one, no. But it is only an issue in those cases because they have a far higher sex drive/ their sexual needs aren't being met. From what you say your and your gf's sex drives match fairly close. So just be happy about the fact you two are suited to each other in that way, and have found each other, and don't worry about anyone else.


  • #4
    Stavro Mueller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭Stavro Mueller


    You say you're only seeing your girlfriend at weekends. Has this always been the case? I ask because maybe if circumstances were different and you were seeing your girlfriend more often or were living with her, you might discover that your sex drives aren't as alike as you seem to think. The bottom line really is that if both of you are more or less matched when it comes to libido you're not going to run into problems. If it turns out that this isn't the case, then it may become an issue.


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