DESCRIPTION – Too often, sexuality continues to be considered as the barometer of a couple. So when sex decreases and desire disappears, anxiety increases. Worse, some feel guilty, sinking into a death spiral.
Seven months. this is the amount of time that has passed since Auror and her husband last had sex. “200 days and the same number of nights without love, without feeling the spark of desire,” says the 42-year-old university professor. Today, Aurori feels guilty for the “sexual desert”. A touch of humor, as if to hide the anxiety he feels about his relationship. Aurora blames herself more because she misses the times when she was her husband’s favorite. “Regularly, when I’m exhausted from work, children, everyday life, I turn over in my bed, accusing myself that I’m going to sleep again without making love with my husband,” she admits.
Feeling guilty about not having a libido has a name: sex guilt. Some people, like Aurore, experience it on their own, others under pressure from a partner. “Guilt is what we usually feel when we do something wrong in the eyes of the law or…
Source: Le Figaro
