One of the most insidious consequences of the sexual revolution is how people now so commonly overestimate the importance and ubiquity of sex as a part of their lives.
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When you feel horny, that's fundamentally a message from your body, saying "Hey, I notice we seem to have access to a fair bit of free time, surplus calories and resources. We should really use those on having another kid".
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Until contraception became popular, people would typically have children until they were so busy, tired or hungry that they lost the desire for sex. Those "sexless marriages" which are held up as a horrible consequence of modern life? That's NORMAL.
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If you've got a couple people who have some children and looking after them makes them too busy to want to have sex any more, that isn't a horrible, failing marriage. That's a marriage working well. You had kids, and you are now putting all your time and energy into them.
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As long as you both still love and respect each other and work together effectively on this adventure called family life, that's great. The part where you are really horny and having sex all the time is just a youthful phase for a specific purpose. You're meant to move on from it
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This is why all the contraceptives and aphrodisiacs and viagra in the world keeps having diminishing returns. You're trying to stall the growth of your relationship by holding it in youth mode through chemical intervention. Doesn't really work. Your expectations are the problem.
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Replying to @BeigeShiba
sad thing is there's a natural second wind once the kids are grown and out of the house...but a lot of parents never get there because they succumb to artificial, overwhelming expectations during midgame
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Yup, so many people miss out on one of the most fun parts.
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