Sex is one of those most people constantly think about but rarely talk about. When they do, they tend to focus on the great and leave out the 'not so great'. A recent survey in the UK estimated that 15 to 20 per cent of couples have sexless relationships - defined by experts as making love fewer than ten times a year - while around 5 per cent go without altogether.
So is it possible to be happily married without sex? Depends on who you ask
Charlotte and Chris 'Team Yes'
Happily married for a decade, this couple cannot bear to even imagine their lives without one another. Yet, astonishingly, they haven’t made love for more than two years. Both insist that their marriage, which followed a two-year courtship after meeting on a dating website, is stronger than most. It’s just that sex, they say, is not important to their happiness.
Read more: dailymail.co.uk
Cynthia and Peter 'Team No'
In a recent interview with Life and Style, Cynthia and Peter discussed how lack of sex in their marriage almost lead them to divorce. For the past two years Cynthia had been dealing with fibroids, non-cancerous tumors that developed in her uterus. These growths caused the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member to feel exhausted, gain 20 pounds and negatively affected her sex drive. But things are better since she underwent corrective surgery this past summer. And it’s a good thing she did. Because Cynthia said if she hadn’t she and Peter wouldn’t have made it. “We’d be divorced for sure.” And Peter agrees, “I know we would have been done. There is absolutely no way we could have survived another year if things hadn’t changed.”
Read more: madamnoire.com
What's the verdict for you? Can you survive a sexless marriage? How much of a role do you think sex plays in a marriage?