As the knot is tied and commitment is established to one person forever, the urgency to show love to one’s partner often decreases and reduces the sex as complacency sets in. However, the reasons for sexless marriages, or Dead Bedrooms as they are often referred to, are varying. In this Reddit thread married men and women who do not engage in sex any more confessed what caused them to be in the situation. The reasons they gave ranged from boredom to loss of attractiveness or health problems. We’ve compiled 11 very striking answers:
1. She gained over 100 lbs, and I am just not attracted any more
By Mcompledpayas
2. We’re both on anti-depressants which have totally messed with our sex drives
By sirkibble14
3. We got married and had kids
By SVTRocks
4. My wife decided three years ago sex is too ‘icky’
By annoyingone
5. Honestly, we’re both just not attractive anymore. Better to masturbate
By imcondescendingu21
6. It has gotten to the point where I could tell she was only doing it for me, and I began to feel as though I was essentially raping her
By clamberrypie
7. She started blatantly using it to get something she wanted or to cover up something she did
By whiskeyalpha7
8. My husband is not very good at sex and shows no interest in improving
By DeadBed1010wrice
9. I’ve had Erectile Dysfunction for about 3 years now
By bustaflow25
10. I’m not in love anymore and I want out
By twatchops
11. She was prescribed several medications that resulted in multiple health issues and is completely asexual
By pyungshin
