Dead bedroom less than a year of living together already? F25&m27
I actually recently posted in here about our mismatch drives…
(Also note it wasn’t always like this, the past five months or so I’ve noticed a decrease in our frequency)
…. However
I’m really struggling right now and just need some outside perspective or advice.
My boyfriend and I have been living together for less than a year. Out of nowhere, he told me recently that he’s not satisfied with our sex life and has no motivation to have sex with me. He said that even doing it once a week takes a lot of effort for him to want to do it, and that he just doesn’t care for it anymore (though a part of him still wants to, so it's a mix of both). He used to tell me how great our sex life was, so hearing that he's already "over it" after less than a year of living together feels like a massive blow.
When he told me this, I immediately broke down. I asked him if I was doing something wrong or if he had lost attraction to me. He gave me absolutely zero reassurance. All he said was, "I don’t know, maybe it’s me." When I asked if he even enjoys it when we do have sex, he just said, "I mean, it’s fine."
While I was crying, he didn't comfort me. He just asked why I was crying and asked if I was mad. When I told him he wasn't reassuring me that I wasn't doing anything wrong, he just said, "Idk, maybe you're not doing anything wrong." His only real apology was, "I'm sorry it made you feel that way."
I feel so incredibly unattractive right now. I feel like it's completely my fault and I don't even want to show him my body anymore. I am so hurt by his lack of empathy and how dismissive he's being.
How do I navigate this? Is this a "him" problem or did moving in together kill his attraction to me? How do I deal with the complete lack of reassurance?