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Originally Posted by Crack
But is that what it really boils down to? Without sex in a relationship, are you really just good friends that used to have sex, reguardless of the fact that you are still together?
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Well, that's a different question. Are you in a relationship that used to feature regular (or regular enough) sex, in which the sexual activity dwindled and ended? (I don't mean
you, Crack, that's the abstract "you".) Or is it a relationship that has everything a relationship has, but sex isn't part of it?
In the former, there's something going on to be dealt with, especially if the interest in sex is unbalanced. Left un-dealt-with, the issues behind that could easily end the relationship. Interestingly, it's usually NOT about the sex itself, but about intimacy or trust issues that the sex trouble is a symptom of. I grant that there are exceptions like Ustwos'.
If it's a relationship that includes love and intimacy and all the stuff a relationship contains, but no sex, I don't necessarily see anything wrong with that. Provided it's the honest choice of both (or all) parties, I think that's fine. I think it's exceedingly rare, and if I ever heard of such a thing happening, I'd have to wonder if everybody really WAS okay with it, but if they were, then god bless.