Are you in a long-term relationship that has lost its initial flare? Has sex become boring and mundane? It’s only normal that partners seem less attractive to each other after a while, says Belgian relationships expert Alfons Vansteenwegen.
Why do we find it so hard these days to keep up a steady relationship with a partner? It’s not so hard to find couples who fell in love at a very young age and have grown old together. But times have changed and so have people.
Couples that aren't too shy to talk about sex feel better about their relationships and closer to each other, a recent study found. And yet married men and women don’t talk about sex all that often.
At 11 pm – you’re tired and curling up with a good book but your partner is eager to curl up with you. “This is a very recognisable situation for many women,” says psychologist Ellen Laan. Women ask, “Where did he get that desire from suddenly?”
If you want to make your man happy, kiss, cuddle and caress him more, say US researchers. Physical intimacy is one of the most important parts of a happy relationship and satisfying sex life for men, the study on long-term relationships found.
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