Guys, is it okay to deny sex because you’re tired after work?

I work a physically demanding job and I’m on my feet 8-12 hours a day, 4-5 days a week. The thought of having sex on my work days is difficult because I’m sore, exhausted, just want to lay down, etc. I’m curious, do guys consider this a valid excuse to not have sex throughout the week?
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  • Sure. It is meant to be fun, not a chore. That said, while sex itself isn't neccessarily dealbreaking, the fact that you are too tired to enjoy spending time with your loved ones is concerning and I would absolutely look for a shift in hours, profession, lifestyle etc to better suit who you actually are. Busting 12 hour days of moving things around five days a week will make a wreck out of anyone.

    As a sidenote the typical 8-9 hours already exist because it was judged to be the maximum amount of time you could make someone do physical labour without their bodies breaking (faster than they could be replaced). Sure that was mines and is harsher than what most of us do but I feel the point remains relevant.

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  • Yes. I also work a physically demanding job & on my feet, usually 10 hours a day, M-T, 8 hours on Friday. When I get home, I'm tired & don't really feel like messing with anybody. But I'm a guy who has to seize an opportunity when he gets one but I don't go looking for it. I usually get lucky with just chance meetings & usually women approach me (yes, really). I know I'm a lucky devil but what can I say? Not that I seize upon every opportunity. I have turned down a few women in my time like the girl that approached me in the gym during P. E. when I was around about 15, servers when I worked in restaurants (nothing against them, just didn't feel right or something), prostitutes, the girl that propositioned me when I had just dropped my wife off at the bus station to visit her mother up North...

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  • There is no such thing as an invalid excuse to not have sex. The whole point of sex is that it should be fun and enjoyable for all involved parties. If you don't feel like it, or you're too tired, or if you don't want to, or any other explanation, THAT'S OKAY, and if your partner does not understand and accept that, that's a big red flag.

  • Sex should be fun, not a chore. I'm retired, but my SO works, and I know she's tired when she comes home. Being tired from hard work is not an excuse, it's realty. Don't let a guy (or anyone) say otherwise.

    Honestly, young women in your stated age range tend to have demanding jobs. Men should understand that. If they don't, now you know why so many young women are in relationships with older men.

  • Yes it is.

    it’s not a god given right to have sex.

    Also it’s fairly crap if the other person is not into it.

    far better let them sleep then sort it when not tired

  • It’s an issue because what is your man supposed to do now? Should he just accept that he’ll never have sex unless it’s a weekend abs your mood and physical status approved of his request?


    I think sex for is mostly a mans effort, and you can relax and enjoy without much effort, you may not think of this but sex is very very important for a man, especially before sleep, abs if you keep saying you’re tired for sex every day then he’ll find someone else no matter how much he loves you because you denied him a very fundamental part of a relationship

  • I mean it is kind of in a way but I mean also that's when your boyfriend should have dinner made for you and then a bubble bath and tell you just to kick back and relax and let him give you a nice bubble bath

  • Sounds like it's always going to be, something... I'd be out...

  • Some of us don't need, or want "sex" like penetration, kind of things! If you are tired, would you be OK with a soft, sensual massage, or sharing a hot bath, rubbing, caressing, just being close, relaxing.
    Sometimes close, intimate touching, caressing, and things are better than penetrative sex.

  • It would be for me.
    But for a lot of guys, I don't think that is going to work.
    Good luck with your guy.

  • There's no such thing as a "valid" or "invalid" excuse.

    you don't want to have sex on weekdays. Partners are happy enough with that or not.

  • Please stay very far away from any man who questions the validity of your refusal. You don't need a reason or a justification to not want to have sex. It's always okay to say no to sex, no matter what

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