Is it normal to grow tired of sex with same partner & crave new one?

When I was younger, I was extremely promiscuous, to the point where I was lucky that I hadn't obtained any sexual diseases, but I think I started young enough to cause psychological damage.

As I got older, I stopped sleeping around as much as I did and managed to maintain relationships that usually fell apart about a year in and ended about three years later.

I simply lost interest in sex with that person and to the point where, being intimate with them makes me feel completely disgusted. They disgust me completely, no kissing/petting/hugging and definitely no sex.

However, I can carry on as a really close friend, laugh and joke and talk. As soon as sex is initiated, I am completely turned off and want nothing to do with them.

I do have a drive however and find that it's more inclined towards fantasy and consideration of a new partner, but I know this is part of a cycle and I can't break it.

I am female and in my mid thirties now. I started having sex as a teenager and I know that there must be something wrong with me.

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  • bigguy2010

    Is this my ex-wife?

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  • trickydick

    It's not a different partner you need it's different sex. My Wife's lost interest but I want more sex more often as a man it's a lot of hassle to get sex for free when you want it so I have to pay so I don't have to go on the pull which can be hit & miss and time consuming. It also mean I have good sex with beautiful girls and forfill my deepest fantasy at the same time, toys, position's, two at a time, anal etc and still stay with my wife whom I love so I don't presure he

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  • 8Serene8

    No this is not normal. Time to grow up.

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  • lewlew80

    Lmao@ above cindy

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  • Wonka

    What you have described isn't "NORMAL" solely in the fact that the majority of people do not share your behavior patterns, but it is NOT "strange" behavior.

    Some people (male or female) are naturally inclined to be more promiscuous or not "settle down" into family life. It's simply a instinctual "branch" of behavior which has worked to some degree or another because it has continued on for thousands upon thousands of years without being "filtered out" by natural selection.

    This really isn't a question of whether or not something is wrong with you (there isn't) it's more a question of are YOU happy with the your life, with not having a single permanent partner?

    I can see from you merely asking the question that cultural and social pressures have made you believe that something isn't "right" with how you are when it may very simply be that settling down with one person just CAN'T be your "thing".

    You've made it clear that you quickly become unhappy in such a situation and forcing yourself to stay IN such a relationship would do nothing but be damaging to both parties (and any potential children).

    I can't offer anything more than opinion one way or the other, but I will say if you are happy "drifting" then do so! I'm nearly 30 myself and haven't "settled down and started a family" and have no plans to do so any time in the future.

    Also, Ignoring the other comments thus far wouldn't be a bad idea. These other people are making fun of you and it is not appropriate to do so. Calling you a "slut" is downright rude and inaccurate and as for the advice to "settle down and have a nice family"... This is possibly the WORST advice that could be given to someone who feels like you do, especially if YOU aren't ready to do so.

    Some people don't want to "settle down" until much later in life, people NEVER do and there is nothing wrong with them.

    You very well may be one of those that never does weigh anchor and will be very happy with your life. The only REAL downside is you will just have to put up with those who do not and can not understand why you are the way you are.

    Cheers and I hope you follow the road that makes YOU the happiest!

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    • FullOfQuestions

      That is a pretty good answer. I have no desire to have children and do not have any children, nor am I in a low income bracket, I'm actually quite successful. I think I just become bored and disgusted with the person I've been with for too long for psychological reasons I can't quite figure out.

      Also, to the people calling me a whore and slut, your immaturity is obvious. For the person claiming I have STD's, I do not nor have I ever.

      I have not been promiscuous in several years, since my teen years. Being in my mid thirties now, I don't think I actually need to do the math for you, or do I?

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  • Sheldon

    I agree with gaco

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  • kevXter74

    It isn't change of a partner you need. You need to realize that sex is an intimate thing between two people that love each other. Sex is more than physical, it is spiritual, and mental. If the fire isn't there that is because you don't have the mental and spiritual bond. Try reevaluating what life is really about, because it is way more than sex, we may be animals, but we certainly do not have to act like wild ones.

    FYI, please don't think of TV as an example of "the norm", because thats the real reason so many people are lost today.

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    • CuriousOfUrOpinions

      I agree with you a 100%...

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  • MaximumCntrol

    You're not a whore and every guy (and probably most of the girls) who called you that should have to publish an acoount of every sexual experience they ever had, then we'll see who the sluts are.

    Sex is fun. If you get bored with the sex, try fun, new ways to have sex. Suggest adding a partner now and then, male or female. You'd be surprised just how many guys are open to that, and most I know would love doing it.

    And screw the sexual moralists who treat sex as a crime whenever it's not THEM having it.

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    • CuriousOfUrOpinions

      Doing What you described will only lead to her further dissatisfaction. She would be digging herself deeper into a hole, making it harder to climb out of... What was done in her past has been done and no one can take it back or condemn her for it, but she can make a positive move towards a future that is more promising when it comes to sex and relationships... The first step was seeking more insight on her situation... The second would be to realize exactly what "kevXter74" was saying.... Sex is something that should be intimate between two people that love each other and that it is more than physical... U should find someone and have a physical, mental and spiritual relationship before you have sex with them... "Love Making" is more than just physical, but mental and spiritual also.... This will keep the spice you may be looking for when it comes to your sex life with an individual in a long-term relationship.... Sure it may take a lot of work and/or time and it is definitely, DEFINITELY easier said than done, but would you rather have microwaved food or oven cooked food? I know we have been in a new millennium for some time now but oven cooked food always taste better to me... If you really do seek a solution to this, I commend you... MOST OF ALL, REMEMBER THAT NO ONE GIVING THEIR OPINION ON THIS WEBSITE IS PERFECT...

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  • silkspector

    Sound like you need to spice up your sex life .committing adultery is not the answer but ending of your relationship

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  • licker2003

    wish this comment/ question was written by my wife :(

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  • courios77

    And buy the way u r not a slut or whore. Just a women that has her own needs and wants. Try to ignore what ediots have to say.

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  • courios77

    Try to find yourself. Masturbate change things around. Try swinging or find some one who's willing to have the same needs. I'm married and its not that I bored but I have needs,my understands but they all can not be satisfied. So I always try to keep things very spicey. I have wanted to really let loose and go crazy. But to many worries on who to trust. I think its normal to always wAnt the next exciting situation. Would like to hear bck. Since we have some things in common. Ttys.

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  • joelsmo

    I am not saying this to offend you, if you are bored then you are probably boring. Your sex life is what you make of it. If you want to screw around, go out and have fun. If you want a committed relationship then find the right guy and actually do something not to get bored. If that doesn't work maybe you just need to find a guy at a swingers club

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  • acepenta@gmail

    I have so much to say to you and lots have been said in the earlier comments.......If I may suggest....start speaking, find someone that you can chat to about the topic and find a way to kill the cycle....I would not mind chatting to you (emailing) about the issue....I have some information on the issue

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  • oneonone

    If you need extra sex fine but keep it to your self nobody need get hurt, just be safe and dont get any STDs most of all dont get caught

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  • Skata

    Just have fun and don't get attached. dont mislead a good guy that actually want's a reltionship and wont cheat.Karma is a b! If anyhting cheat on the players and badboys since they do it but don't mess with the good guys.

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  • oneonone

    I'm free

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  • go to a club, look like a slut, fuck some guys, and get it out of your system. haha

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  • bipolar_girl

    Try seeing a psychologist. I'm sure that they could help you. Or take a psychology course and maybe you could train yourself to find one person attractive for long periods of time.

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  • TheDonjamin

    How does it feel to be a whore that doesn't get paid?

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  • Truth1987

    what made you have sex with a lot of people in the first place. Try just having sex with yourself. Like try some different vibrators and toys and since your not dating you should have enough privacy to really get into it and have some solo fun

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  • Well I can see that you must have a sex problem when you were younger. Sex is not a game to be played. There is no winner or loser. Sex is when your relationship with a man is SO intimate that you REQUIRE sex to become a real relationship. If your not needing the urge to have sex, there must be a reason. You are very normal, how ever, there is a problem.

    I believe that you have not had sex in a while. The feeling your having inside is caused by you being turned off from having sex to much when you were younger. I wouldn't advise people to have sex, but in your case you should. If you still feel turned off, then this isn't a commited relationship. Understand??

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  • sparrowfeed

    experiment?

    dress up?

    handcuffs?

    Please.. if you need suggestions, contact me. I have a whole slew of ideas that might help.

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  • it's_all_too_much

    This sounds normal to me, I can actually relate to this a lot. I have had some relationships that lasted a while, but attraction tends to fade if I am not totally satisfied with the person. Right now I am staying single because I'm not ready to commit to something long-term and serious. I like the freedom and the control of being single. I can choose to be active or not be active.

    Like you, I learned young too, though it wasn't exactly by choice, I was definitely too young. It's normal for past experiences to have a strong impact. But this doesn't mean there's something wrong with you! You're trying things out and learning about what you like. You seem to be aware of what works for you. Go with it! :)

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  • Nikitosina

    It is normal. The relations cannot be always the same. But I can't see the problem. Maybe it is all you need. If you want the solutions you should give more details.

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  • RainbowExplosions

    why dont you tryy turning gay! or laying of sex for 2 years or more! that works! :) it's just like when i eat the same food over and over it gets old then i hate it! BLAH! Then like a year later it's good again, like you forgot how good it was.

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  • BoredGuy

    Being a whore is not necessary bad. Yet you are one, don't go screw ppl head with pretending not to be one. Not cool to get ppl in love with you just like that.

    I would suggest go bang everyone you please as long as you are healthy and just tell them all about you if they persue a serious relationship with you. This way they had it coming too ;)

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    • BoredGuy

      And i see a lot of ppl here talking about sex sex sex and how much fun and all shit stupid retarded shit. It gets me frustrated. YES sex is fun.

      What is not fun is play with ppl feelings. As long as you clear it out from the begining that this is all about sex and, you just can't help it to be in a longterm relationship, NOONE WILL GET HURT AND NOONE WILL GIVE A FUCK, they would proply fck your brains out and move to the next chick.

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      • CuriousOfUrOpinions

        I understand your frustration... A woman has done the same to me.... But realize first of all that hurt people, hurt people. And second of all that some times we - male or female - don't no what we want from a person (Just Sex or a Committed Relationship) until its too late (This happens a lot)... Some of us don't know what we want or what in the hell we are even doing in this thing called life... And we ourselves as well as others suffer because of our ignorance.... But then again sometimes we do know and I feel sorry for those people...

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  • feak

    That is normal. People who call you a whore a jealous because you are doing what they wish they could be doing. Women can be very catty and when they see another woman enjoying sex they get jealous and try to knock you down. It's your life and you won't be alive that long, so do what you want.

    The question is: Do you want a long-term relationship? If you do, then you'll have to suck it up and get used to boring sex; I did. The only downside to exciting sex with new partners is that you don't have someone to rely on when the chips are down. Sex partners won't stick by you when you need someone. If you need that, then you need to negotiate a relationship where you and a partner back each other no matter what the circumstances. If you are ok without that kind of support then you are a free individual and should do what makes you happy regardless of what others say. The main thing is that you know yourself and your needs and do the right thing; whatever that is.

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    • kevXter74

      Well, feak. It seems like the reason you have a partner is for your own benefit. That would be called using someone. When you say you had to "suck it up and get used to boring sex", that just makes you sound very whoreish. The idea that sex is only exciting with new people is so far off from what sex is suppose to be, sex is suppose to be intimate, so maybe the reason your sex is "boring" is due to your lack of morals. I would go as far as saying it is being a "whore", and no my dear, I am not jealous of what you are doing.

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