Is it true that when you have kids you stop having sex?

I don't know I always hear this from people online. Statements like "Oh, enjoy it now cause once you have kids it all changes" or "You think the heat will last? Just wait until you have kids". Like is that really the case? Is it because you're too busy being a parent or is it because you start to fall out of love/ attraction with the person a little?

I don't know I don't want kids but I'm just curious.
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  • it does slow down
    Kids take up way more time and energy than people think, and by the end of the day you are just too tired.
    Then when the kid is sick, getting up early for day care, getting them ready to go out, ya, you just don't have the time nor the energy.

  • Not true. Where there’s a will there’s a way.

  • No. It won’t happen as often and you have to plan it ahead of time so the kids don’t interrupt you, but you can still have sex. It’s less spontaneous.

  • Apparently not!! My grandmother had 9 kids! Dad was the youngest and Edwin was the oldest. Edwin was 18 years older than dad.
    I'm the oldest in my family and the youngest is 7 years younger than me. I don't suppose the younger ones are just falling off of trees or springing up from under rocks.

  • Not true at all LOL.

  • No, but when you have kids it takes a lot of time and energy and it is difficult to find time for relations.

  • Not really
    We never stopped tbh

  • For some people it is. Parents are usually busy/tired (or both) which usually gives a big blow to libido. Also kids (a lot of times) don't allow for a lot of privacy.

  • Nothing kills romance and sex more than... MONOGAMY AND MARRIAGE

  • For some couples. Sometimes the woman gets so invested in the new baby that neglects her wife's duties and the husband resents her.

    • I agree this is definitely true but I also don't really like the undertone of "wife's duties". It's almost as if a "wife's duties" is to have sex with her husband. If that's the way you meant it, you couldn't be more wrong about what a wife's duties are to her husband and probably visa versa.

    • Hahaha you are right, but I didn't know how to put it better without being offensive

    • All ik is the good book says to not deprive your spouse. So it's totally vise versa

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  • You know sex is great but it's not this all empowering constant in life I don't understand it's there to reproduce and that's it and if all you can think about is how much sex you're going to have and how good is sex it's just your body's way of tricking you into having children cuz even if you try to prevent it it still happens

    • I definitely don't think sex is some empowering constant in life like you said lol. But interesting opinion. Thank you for sharing!!

  • It depends on your mindset and coordination it actually has to do with management how well you maintain balance with love , kids and work responsibilities of how much you like sex

  • I think so because you have more responsibility than before so you have no time just to fuck and gotta take care of your little one's.

  • the sex only stops when you allow a woman to move in with you. As long you're playing with her insecurities she will keep giving you pussy if you have something to offer.

  • Not true

  • Depends on the couple

  • Some people do, my parents from what i know did. I won't stop even after kids, i just hire a babysitter and we go to a hotel or something and we have sex

  • in a lot of cases yes you have to work at it then..

  • If that were the case, everyone would only have one kid. 😂
    The truth is when you have a newborn, you can have sex when the baby is asleep but it’s really difficult just because of how tiring it is to have kids. Once they get over the age of 2 or 3, and they’re on a routine sleeping schedule then it’s a lot easier to find the time.

    • No they wouldn't. I feel like you definitely misread my post. People can still have kids even if their isn't a spark or heat in the relationship anymore. All you need to do it lie down together one time without a condom and you could get pregnant. My post is about the heated passionate sex that you have just for no reason at all except you love your partner and want to have sex with them.

    • Oh. Lighten up. This is GaG, not a therapy session.

    • The fact that you think I'm not "light" and think this is somehow a therapy session just tells me you're a troll and thus irrelevant. Uhh have a day.

  • Well it obviously doesn't stop, because people have multiple children. I would say that it becomes secondary to the well-being of the child. Before my cousin became pregnant and gave birth, she was barely single for more than a week. Since she gave birth, she's a lot more selective about the men she dates. She's only been in one relationship since her daughter was born (about 5 years ago).

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