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Do you feel bad turning him down for sex?

posted 6 months ago in Intimacy
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    lilsweetie    December 1, 2011   Seattle, WA

    Do you feel guilty for turning him down when he wants sex but you are not in the mood/tired/etc. I'm afraid he will feel rejected or hurt if I say i'm not in the mood.

    Do you always say how you feel or do you sometimes just give in and go with it when he wants it?

    Just wonder how you bees deal with this delicately.

     

     
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    Hyperventilate    June 15, 2013   Oklahoma City

    Sex is one thing my SO and I do not compromise on. If one of us is in the mood, unless someone is in immense physical pain, we always go for it (This goes for both of us). It's a very intimate time for both of us, even if it is for physical pleasure.

     
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    Jacqui90    July 11, 2015   QLD, Australia

    He wants it so rarely I go with it, I don't think I have ever turned him down. It's usually me initiating, and he often turns me down, I definitely feel rejected and hurt. So I guess I am on the other side of the equation here. Maybe take care of him or give him a cuddle, and avoid at all costs turning him down too often. 

     
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    SouthernGirl    March 15, 2014   Alabama

    Yes I do, especially now that it's been so long since we last did anything. But I'm usually exhausted by the time we go to bed so there's no way to get me interested. 

    When we first started dating we did it so much that I didn't feel so bad saying no to him then. 

     
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    SincerelyShe    August 31, 2014   Maryland

    I turn him down from time to time, and I don't feel bad about it at all.  Most of the time I just give in, if he willing to work for it (if you know what I mean).  But if he wants to have "lazy sex" and I'm not really in the mood, then its a NO! It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.  He doesn't get his feelings hurt.  Our relationship is about so much more than sex, so we don't get all hung up on it, if one of us is not in the mood. 

     
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    Aquababes        London, UK

    @Jacqui90:  Sounds similar to the situation with my ex. I used to give him blow jobs on request even during a flu. He would turn me down quite often and quite rudely. It feels crushing to be treated like that. Even if the other person is not in the mood they should say it with love.

     
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    fishbone    September 2, 2011   washington, dc

    We turn each other down occasionally. I used to feel horrible when he turned me down, but he reminded me that he's a man and not a machine. So I kind of grew past associating his desire for sex at any given moment with his overall desire for me, and that was pretty liberating.

    Nowadays, a simple "I'd love to, but my tummy isn't feeling well" or "I'm just so tired tonight" is all it takes for me to signal that I'm not In the mood (or he's not in the mood) without anyone feeling rejected. And each partner really should be able to communicate their desire to have or not have sex without fear of hurting their partner's feelings. You have to say it nicely, and hear it nicely. And you have to not take it personally if you're told No. If you don't want a steak dinner tonight, that doesn't mean you never want another steak dinner or that you no longer find steak delicious. It just means you don't want a steak right now. Nothing more.

     
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    FrannyW    December 31, 2017   Sydney, Australia

    Not at all. Honestly I used to but there is times when I'm not in the mood and so hey I'm not going to pretend to enjoy having sex just to please him.

     
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    Jacqui90    July 11, 2015   QLD, Australia

    @fishbone:  Wish it were that easy! It is very hard not to take it personally for me, especially with how often it happens.

     
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    Puffthemagicdragon    October 1, 2011   Northeast

    Nope. He has two hands. If he wants it bad enough, he can make it happen.

     
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    Mrs. Otter       

    I definitely do feel bad; and I want us to be the type that will both agree unless we're sick or something like that. I understand having long days, but I think it's a balance of knowing when to ask and when not to. 

     

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