Do most/all long marriages (10+ years) eventually become more of a familial/best buddy kind of relationship than a romantic/sexual relationship even without kids?

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I'm at 25 years.

In my marriage, we've had some ups and downs along the way. However, she is still awesome, and we put in the effort.

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Not mine. About to celebrate 21 yrs of marriage next month and it’s more fun, more lustful, and exciting than it’s ever been.

If you marry the right person for you, it’s very much possible to overcome the worst of the worst as well as enjoy the best of times that come with any marriage.

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Just gonna throw out things that come to mind…

Good communication…this includes actually listening. Lots of patience. Keep an open mind. Don’t sweat the small stuff. In any disagreement, sometimes it’s better to be happy than to be right. Be kind to each other. Never stop dating. Share your desires/fantasies, but don’t be judgmental. Ask for help when you need it. Some of the hardest conversations can be the most beneficial.
If you have kids, your marriage should be priority. When the marriage is bad, it affects the rest of the family. Find ways to fall in love/lust again. Learn to compromise. Appreciate each other. Be on the same page financially.

Life is too short to be in an unhappy marriage. Don’t settle. Work for what you want. Remember why you married each other.

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50F- 25 years married, 32 years together. No kids. Husband is 55. Our sex life is completely null and void over the past almost 9 months. We are both very much in love but our sex life has taken a hit. That’s not to say our intimacy has. If we lost our intimacy I’d be concerned but it’s just as strong as ever. We are both experiencing a new phase in our individual selves which we are navigating independently and together. As long as the togetherness is a part of our relationship, we can manage any sexual hiccups as we find our way through life.

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Show your horoscopes to astrologer - power of venus/mars is lacking. Get the desired remedies and see the progression in your sexual life :)

I thought it was only my marriage dynamics

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I hope not. Happily married 13 years - still date each other and the sex is great.

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3 years married with 1YO kid, 0sex 0interest 0intimacy. Life beats hard . You don't need 10 years for this 😞

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I'm sorry to hear. Why do you think this is the case? Do you think it will improve once the baby is older?

So are you asking if marriages change over time? Or are you asking if married people stop having sex? Because those are 2 really different questions.

Others 1 - How do you do it?

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I agree

Long marriages should be 25 year plus…in 10 years you are just trying to be financially stable, creating a family, have young kids and toddlers… marriage changes as kids grow up and their own nature and character brings new dynamics to the family equations 😬

At 9 years and we are having three times as much sex now as we did 9 years ago. Our fitness level has also increased, and we have no kids. Maybe it’s related. Unsure. However at the 6-7 year mark it took conscious efforts to consider how to keep “dating” each other like there’s NRE in the room and not become complacent.

I’m always brainstorming ways to reinvent us lol

How do you keep "dating' each other when you are married, especially for a number of years? Like what kind of conscious efforts for you engage in? What methods do you use to reinvent your relationship over and over again?

I’ve been married over 14years. Like all relationships there are seasons that pass, but there’s still plenty of romance.

Nope. 7yrs married 15yrs shacked up. We enjoy eachother very much still even with 2 kids

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