Quiz: Are You in a Sex-Starved Marriage?
June 10 -- Do you and your partner still hold hands in public? Do you go out on dates — just the two of you? Little things in a relationship can add up when it comes to the quality of your sex life.
Try our quiz to see if you may be in a sex-starved marriage. Please note your answers to each question then see the table at the bottom of this page to tally your score.
1. My partner and I have sex:
a. Once every few days b. Once every 1-2 weeksc. Once a month
2. True or False: When you and your partner do have sex, it seems hurried or rushed, and foreplay is a rarity.
a. True b. False
3. True or False: I find that my partner and/or I don't care about how often we have sex. It is not a priority.
a. True b. False
4. After my partner and I fight:
a. We stay mad at each other for a little while afterward, but eventually make up. b. We make up so quickly that we forget what we fought about.c. We stay angry at each other for days … sometimes not speaking for quite some time.
5. How would you grade you and your partner's casual romantic activity (hugging, holding hands, cuddling) as compared to when your relationship first started?
a. A+ We're constantly showing affection — every minute we're together. Wherever, whenever, even in public, we're always in close physical contact. b. C We hug and smooch an average amount … but maybe not as much as when we first started dating. c. F Our affection level has gone downhill since the beginning. Nowadays, my partner rarely, if ever, shows me affection … and certainly never in public.
6. Do you and your partner spend much time together, just the two of you?
a. Candlelight dinners, movies, weekend getaways … our friends sometimes complain we spend TOO much time alone together! b. I see my partner so rarely that sometimes I forget what he/she looks like! c. We live busy lives, but we try to make time for each other as much as we can.
7. True or False: I worry about being rejected by my partner if I attempt to initiate sexual activity with him/her, or I notice my partner has a fear of me rejecting him/her.
