Do you consider the act of sex in a relationship essential for the relationship to develop?


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  1. No. As someone who enjoys sex, usually between the 1-4th date of a relationship, it can totally be changed in the same way without it by talking to her about your feelings. Sex can cement those feelings as long as you treat them right and are clear it’s not just for pleasure, but romantic connection is not dependent on consummation.

  2. To me it’s the last thing, not the first , but yes one of the stages. If you try some times and see that absolutely not compatible despite the effort just end it. It’s like checking the boxes of compatibility and chemistry.

  3. Yes, being intinate is a crucial part of the relationship. When you do it can vary, but at some point it needs to happen

  4. Depends what all parts involved want or not.
    Let’s not forget there’s diversity, and some people do not feel need to have sex and find intimacy in other actions.

  5. In my current relationship (keep in mind that we’re 37-40, we live together, and she’s calling me her life partner), we have sex only when she feels like it. I can’t even initiate, cause “it’s pressure”. But on a Christmas day, when she felt like it, she pulled my d out and started s it. Yeah. I don’t know. It’s essential, but there’re double standards when it can be had. Not my first experience.

  6. It depends on the person.

    However, the person this should be most important to is you.

    If you do not like sex or other non-sexual acts to you are essential to a relationship, it is ok.

    Wait for your person.

  7. To a certain point. Like if you’re married for 40-50 years and shit, it won’t really matter anymore. Or if the two are asexual

  8. The most boring answer is “it depends”. It depends on the people in the relationship, depends on their moods, how they view sex, etc.

  9. No, at least for me no. I believe that marriage comes first before sex (and probably cause im a christian), i dont really want anyone to say shi like “oh yeah her i dated her and we fcked” so yeah.. it depends

  10. I’m waiting til marriage personally so for me a relationship can have plenty of intimacy without sex but once.married I agree it’s essential for a strong bond

  11. For me it started at like 2-3 times a week then I got an injury and my libido dropped significantly still 1-2 a week maybe skip a week here and there because of busy lives but yeah

  12. Yes without sex you will grow apart. Regular sex also proves to have a lot of health benefits both physically as mentally.

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