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class=\"anc-hero-grid\"><h1 id=\"anc-intimidad-h1\">Intimacy, desire, and sexuality<\/h1><div class=\"anc-hero-body\"><p class=\"anc-lead\">Distance does not always begin in the same place.<\/p><p>A couple may function well in daily life and feel that they have stopped connecting. There may be little or no sex without both partners experiencing that in the same way. It may hurt not to feel desired, or there may be a real difference in how much sexual connection each person wants.<\/p><p>This path helps distinguish what is happening before deciding what it means for the relationship.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-intimidad-encuentra\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><h2 id=\"anc-intimidad-encuentra\" class=\"anc-head\">Find what most closely reflects what you are going through<\/h2><ol class=\"anc-entries\"><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">01<\/span>We function well, but no longer feel like a couple<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>We live like roommates: are we still a couple?<\/h3><p>Calm and a household that works do not by themselves prove a crisis, but neither do they replace what both partners may miss about connecting as a couple. The question is what is truly missing and whether there is a desire to recover it.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/we-live-like-roommates\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">02<\/span>We no longer have sex<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>We no longer have sex: what does that mean for our relationship?<\/h3><p>Sexual frequency does not by itself determine whether a relationship works. What matters is how each person experiences the absence, what it means to both partners, and what may remain unspoken.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/we-no-longer-have-sex\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">03<\/span>I feel that my partner no longer desires me<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>My partner does not desire me: what does that mean?<\/h3><p>Not feeling desired does not by itself prove a lack of love, attraction, or fidelity. Desire cannot be demanded; recognizing that limit does not make the importance of feeling desired disappear for you.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/my-partner-does-not-desire-me\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">04<\/span>We want different amounts of sexual connection<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>We have mismatched sex drives: what can we do with that difference?<\/h3><p>One person\u2019s right not to have sex and the importance the other may place on a sexually intimate relationship do not cancel each other out. The task is not to decide who should give in, but to explore consensual possibilities and real limits.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/mismatched-sex-drives\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"anc-entry\"><p class=\"anc-sit\"><span class=\"anc-num\">05<\/span>I want to understand what intimacy means for us<\/p><div class=\"anc-entry-body\"><h3>Intimacy is not just sex<\/h3><p>Sex can be an important form of intimacy, but it does not exhaust intimacy or guarantee feeling connected. Expanding the forms of closeness should not be used to dismiss the importance of what is missing in the sexual relationship.<\/p><a class=\"anc-disabled\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/intimacy-is-not-just-sex\/\">Read article \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-intimidad-otro\"><div class=\"anc-wrap anc-split\"><div><h2 id=\"anc-intimidad-otro\">When the problem lies elsewhere<\/h2><p class=\"anc-intro\">Not every difficulty with intimacy or desire raises the same relationship question.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"anc-routes\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/communication-and-conflict\/\">Communication and conflict \u2192<\/a><p>If both partners want to talk about what is happening but conversations stall or escalate.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/when-one-partner-wants-change\/\">When one partner wants change \u2192<\/a><p>If the main difficulty is that only one person wants to work on or change something in the relationship.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/crisis-and-decisions\/\">Crisis and decisions \u2192<\/a><p>If changes in intimacy or desire have raised the question of whether to stay or leave.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/trust-and-infidelity\/\">Trust and infidelity \u2192<\/a><p>If distance appears mainly after a breach of trust.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section><section class=\"anc-section anc-white anc-rule\" aria-labelledby=\"anc-intimidad-puente\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><div class=\"anc-bridge\"><h2 id=\"anc-intimidad-puente\">If both of you want to reconnect<\/h2><p>When both partners want to work on how they are experiencing closeness, intimacy, or desire and cannot find a way forward together, you can learn about Ancestrina\u2019s Couples Therapy process.<\/p><p class=\"anc-small\">When there is a health or sexuality concern that requires a specific assessment, that evaluation is distinct from couples work.<\/p><div class=\"anc-actions\"><a class=\"anc-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples-therapy\/\">Learn about Couples Therapy<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"anc-back anc-rule\"><div class=\"anc-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrina.com\/en\/couples\/\">\u2190 Back to Couples and Relationships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Resources Couples and Relationships Intimacy, Desire, and Sexuality Relationships \u00b7 Intimacy, desire, and sexuality Intimacy, desire, and sexuality Distance does not always begin in the same place. 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