cannot get enough of my boyfriend

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Registered: 06-01-2005
cannot get enough of my boyfriend
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Wed, 06-01-2005 - 1:47am

Hello everyone! I have posted on ivillage before and was hoping someone could offer me some advice here on a little "situation" I'm in right now. It's not a bad thing...quite the opposite actually. Here's the situation...

My boyfriend and I have been together for eight years. We are both in our early 20's and have not had any major problems. Lately though (about the last 1 1/2 years) our relationship has gotten really boring. We don't do much of anything special, don't go anywhere and the sex was just kind of blah. Same things, same positions, maybe once every two weeks. We do not live together but see each other every day. Anyway, I had a "talk" with him about the relationship last week and told him I was unhappy. We ended up talking about the relationship for hours - all the good and bad things about it - and we resolved a lot of things.

Ever since that night, I cannot get enough of him. I feel like we've just started dating again (with butterflies, shyness, and all!) He is constantly on my mind, 24/7. I feel like I'm falling in love with him all over again. I am SOOO attracted to him now. I always was attracted to him, but now the attraction is so much deeper. I find myself watching him do all the things I've always watched him do but now instead of just watching, I want to jump his bones! Our sex life has changed dramatically - we probably do it twice a day now and I cannot get enough.

Now, I am not complaining and neither is he. But, I have a few questions. Why the sudden change in my libido? I had little to no desire for sex before and now I cannot get enough from him. Is this all because of "our talk" or am I at my sexual peak? I am terrified this wonderful feeling is going to go away soon and I don't want it to. How can I keep it?

And lastly, his penis gets sore! It has been getting so much attention lately, it's actually a little sore. Is this normal and what can we do to get around that?

Any comments/advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading this long message!

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Registered: 04-23-2004
Wed, 06-01-2005 - 8:10am

You were in a rut and by talking about your relationship as a whole and your sex life, you both pulled yourself out of the rut.


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Registered: 05-27-2004
Wed, 06-01-2005 - 10:00am

Marriage, or a LTR such as yours is not a "fait accompli"......it is a "work in progress". You can never just sit back and say "well, I've got him/it now, I can just relax and let it take care of itself." It needs two people to constantly work on it, and make it as good today as it was yesterday.

All relationships have their ups and downs, and they certainly can't maintain "high energy" 24/365. But you figured that out, and you opened up some diaglogue, and you fixed it. That's not the end of the story, though. It is an ongoing thing. The most important of which is communication. If something is bothering you, you open up a diaglogue, and see what can be done about it.

As for "peaks", that's a lot of baloney. If you're happy, and in a good relationship, sex will "peak" all your life, as least as long as you remain healthy. People can need and want sex into their 80's and 90's. Maybe not with the frequency of teen-agers, but with actually MORE intensity. I'm almost 70, and sex in my 60's has been 10x better than sex in my 20's. Of course, that has a lot to do with the partner and the relationship, too.

The old saying "never go to bed mad" makes sense. If you have an issue, settle it, don't let it fester...deal with it NOW. Whatever you're doing now, keep doing it.

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Wed, 06-01-2005 - 10:42am
Ditto to all the replies so far, and hurray to you for talking to him about your feelings. You did exactly what you should do and obviously he received your conversation with respect. You will realize if your relationship continues, that you will look forward to these ebb and flows in your feelings for each other. The love and committment never dies, the flame is always there, but when it is blown into a "new fire", it is worth the time that it was just smoldering embers !
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Registered: 01-17-2005
Wed, 06-01-2005 - 3:00pm
Don't feel bad about having sex a lot. Me and my fiance did the same thing. After our first time we didn't quit for 4 months straight. When things started to get sore we just took a break and talked about what we wanted to do with each other the next time we got a chance. Or we just spent quality time together planning for our future, having a romantic evening with each other or even just watching tv. Our sex life is on pause for now because he is in the military but our feign for each other is even stronger now. There is nothing wrong with a good sex life as long as your doing it safe. Sex like that could get u some maaaad kids so be careful lol. A lot of ppl dont have what u have so cherish it and make sure to not get too comfortable. I hope this helps!