Let's talk about sex, baby....

Topher3121

My partner (female) and I (male) have always had a beautiful active sex life but over the last year my arthritis (pelvis, hips, lower back) has made it really difficult to do it as often as our hearts would like to. She is morbidly obese and is unable to do a great deal to make things easier for us. Is there any advice out there or here amongst us lot? She feels that we lose a little emotional connection the less we have sex. Feels very cringe asking but we want help!

noddingtonpete

Hello @Topher3121 have a look through the following articles, might be of help.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/living-with-arthritis/sex-relationships-and-arthritis/ and https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/september/sex-and-arthritis-how-to-make-it-work/

Skinny Keef

well done you for asking. Tricky subject to approach i guess.

Unfortunately pain takes the enjoyment out of a lot of things, sex has to be up there close to the top of the list.

I have no answer and gave up in that department after our son was born almost 4 years ago. And yes you do lose a bit of emotional connection but can’t say it really bothered me much.

Sorry to be negative but pain has robbed me of so much, sex is just one thing on the list, can’t say I miss it that much though, I’d sooner go for a ride on me motorcycle 😉

Woofy

This is probably a sensitive subject for a lot of us, but defiantly worth talking about.

pain robs you of those nicer moments.