Boyfriend won't initiate sex
I'm 31, he's 41. We live together. I don't consider our sexlife good at all because he doesn't initiate. He's never been willing to foreplay and I have to do all the work to initiate. About a year ago he said his libido was down. Aside from the sex part, I consider this relationship to be very fulfilling.
But, because of the no sex part. Our last stretch of no sex was 2 months. Then, a week ago when I finally was don't being angry at him for the very unromantic getaway to San francisco (where there was no sex), I had to again initiate. It wasn't fulfilling because he's been doing what he's done for the last year which is lie on his back and let me do the work. (Which I don't even consider sex!). I feel totally rejected. I don't think this is normal for a guy. He was different when I met him. But he's very unhealthy (drinks 3x/wk, smokes cigarettes, smokes pot, and eats high fat, high cholesterol diet.)
So, with all of that said, I feel that there is no possibility of recovery for me. And after reading many of these forums on women who's boyfriends or husbands cannot initiate sex I don't feel that there is any hope. I would do anything if I thought there was away to repair the damage. And I also don't think that it's healthy for a couple to not have sex. We started seeing a counselor. I have told him I would really like to break it off and that I want what's best for him and what's best for me. It's not fair to be celibate. I'm 31, and need a man who is interested in sex. Every time I tell him I'm going to leave he throws a fit and ends up being very emotional. What keeps me from leaving is that we have an apartment together. I'm in school and can afford to split the rent, but not to move into a whole other apartment. Not to mention that I'm in school which would be quite stressful. I also don't want to leave him hanging. I spoke with the apartment manager and they said we could just post an ad. I also offered my boyfriend all of my furniture as collateral.
My question is: Is this a problem with older men? In the past I've been with guys who want it every day and who initiate every time. This to me is a total disappointment. I have spoken with him very candidly / open with honesty. He told me sex to him is like a chore. I've told him he's never sexually pleased me. We can only have sex on weekends in the morning because he'd never be able to get it up in the evening or have sex during the week because his job is so stressful. When we go on vacation together he's never interested either.
Help! I never want to deal with a guy with 0 libido again! He's said in the past he's only had sex 1x every 2 weeks. He deals with stress from work, but has the ability to play video games 2 hours a day and go out drinking and come back at 5 in the am or be totally incapacitated the next day. (NO He's never cheated-and yes, I'm sure)