As an example, there was a period in my marriage where we went 4-5 months without sex.

We were trying to have our 3rd child and my wife had gone through 3 miscarriages and a tubal pregnancy. When she got pregnant for the last time (whether it was a viable pregnancy or not, she was done),she was terrified of having another miscarriage. Even though there was no scientific data showing a relationship between sex and miscarriages, she had that fear.

We abstained from sex for the rest of the pregnancy. I did this JOYFULLY, because I knew that it was what my wife needed at the time. Even though I still desired sex and was not having any, I was not sexually frustrated.


M43, W37
D5, D11, D13
DB 12/11/2012