What to do when your guy loses his drive

What to do when your guy loses his drive

When he seems to have gone off sex. When nothing seems to get him in the mood. When he's the one with "a headache" or he's "too tired" and you start to worry if it's you or he's seeing someone else, chances are you're wrong. Before you start convincing yourself that it's your fault, or he's gone off you consider this alternative. He could be having problems with his erection. Many men find this embarrassing or feel ashamed and would rather make excuses like being tired than admit what's really wrong.

Obviously the first thing he needs to do is visit his GP (easier said than done) and get checked out to rule out any underlying medical conditions. The most likely causes are stress, depression, smoking, being overweight and tiredness/fatigue. Talking to someone is also hard but can be very effective.

Erection problems usually aren't permanent unless there is something medically wrong. Changes to lifestyle such as exercising or reducing stress can fix things. The hardest part is loosing the fear. It's a vicious cycle. After a trying day he looses it halfway through. He tries to convince himself it's a one off, and it probably would be, but the next time he's getting busy he starts to worry about loosing it so he does. The more it happens the more likely it is to happen again. If he can't get control of the fear it could get so bad he can't get an erection in the first place for fear of loosing it.

So what can you, his girlfriend, do to help?

• Encourage him to open up to you. Drop hints that you're aware his having problems and it doesn't worry you. (Many men fear loosing it not because they can't get off, but because they think they're letting down their woman).

• Suggest doing other things. Take the focus away from sex and focus on foreplay type stimulation. Maybe make it a challenge - "I bet you can't get me off only using your tongue"

• Be supportive. If he says he's not in the mood then don't push him. Don't get offended but let him know you'll be ready if he changes his mind

What to do when your guy loses his drive

Don't make the mistake of thinking he's not horny. All the urges are there, and he's probably as horny and frustrated as you, it's just that one part of him isn't being a team player. It's easy to think he doesn't want sex and that you're the only one not getting your itch scratched, but you'll find he wants it just as badly as you.

You may think it'll help to put on some new sexy underwear or try other ways to turn him on and get him in the mood but that's not as helpful as it seems. All you're doing is putting more pressure on him, and pressure is the last thing he needs. Try taking it slower; move back to kissing and cuddling, work together to find other ways to share intimacy without needing full sex. If you're playing around and things happen then enjoy it and don't make a fuss if he loses it. If it doesn't go any further that's fine too. Be there to be supportive but don't make it into a big deal and don't add pressure.

With time and understanding you'll be able to help him through this. It won't be permanent as long as you help him move past the fear.

I'm not an expert but you should find this at least gives you somewhere to start. Good luck and continue to be there for each other.

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Most Helpful Guy

  • Amen.
    I hope a lot of women see this.
    I was on medication that caused some issue. I would lose the erection easily and it made it take forever to cum. as much as people like to joke about "going all night", both men and women get a little tired and sore if your pumping away for 15 - 20 min.
    The worse part is my ex wife was a nurse. she should have understood that the medication was the cause but i still had to put up with "is it me?" and all that bullshit. When you have to put up with the women thinking it is her and all the drama surrounding that, a guy (or at least me) does 1 of 2 things (or both at times).
    1) we find an excuse not to have sex
    2) we fake it.
    and I have faked it a number of times.
    So if your man is on any Oxycodone type medication, that can be an issue. I could flick the end of my cock with my thumb and finger and not really feel anything. kinda like when your arm or leg falls asleep and you hit it.
    Oxymorphone (or Opana) is a better alternative and is better.

Most Helpful Girl

  • My problem with this is I get turned on by knowing that he is turned on. When my boyfriend goes through periods of low desire -- having to go to great lengths to persuade him into sex or get him in the mood is a massive turn off for me.

    His lack of desire turns me off, so it's a vicious cycle. If he isn't really, really keen to f*** me, then I'd rather get myself off than try and persuade him to have sex with me.

    I do like being dominated during sex though, so that might explain why I find being the one to initiate sex a huge turn off.

    • at least you won't cheat on him and rather get yourself off... That's is appreciated

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  • My ex killed mine... and its still not completely back. If a guy loses his drive... the girl is probably the problem...

    • how did she kill it?

    • @Azara horrible sex... a blow up doll moved more... probably cums more.

    • is that why you guys broke up?

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  • Stress is one of the main reasons for loss of sex drive... definitely talk to the guy and see what is on his mind.

    • This is so true. Once I started working, my sex drive practically went away. Once I started handling trials on my own, I have more interest in playing the latest mobile game for the iPhone (until I get bored of it within 30 days) than I do in having sex.

  • Good my take. Thank you.

  • I think often times guys become low testosterone and have a weak sex drive/masculine personality due to a poor lifestyle, unhealthy eating and exercise habits, etc. It's a shame.

    • But can be fixed with a change in lifestyle and a supportive partner

    • Absolutely

  • Try erotic bdsm

    • As I've already mentioned in My Take, this is great for turning him on if he's lost interest, but I'd he's having trouble getting it up adding more pressure won't help, it'll just make it harder to get an erection in the first place.

  • As a single dad , I'm actually very happy to be rid of my libido , I have to put my children first , so I have no room in my life for even dating , I'm realistic anyway , no woman wants a single dad & I grab every chance to be alone that I can get , so I'm not suitable for any form of relationship anyway , I crave own space far more than sex !!

  • Also too much arguing and unresolved conflicts can destroy a sex life

  • I haven't been in this situation yet.

    • that's good... pasta

  • Men lose their sex drives? Bullshit.

    • I thought the same thing as a 19 yr old !! Was a serving soldier @ 19 & fucking HATED my then nuclear powered sex drive , it's a curse for most young men , but especially when deployed on operations !!

    • @FatherJack how did you deal with it?

    • Tiredness, mission focus , no women in sight & stress did a good job , so it went away for a bit. It declines with age for most guys.

  • Spice things up a bit. Try something new, roll play, give him a Bj, try a three some, just anything super sexy to him

    • Unfortunately this just adds to the problem as it increases pressure for him to perform. I'm talking about erectile problems not lack of interest or bordom, although the things you mentioned would work well then. When it's erectile issues trying to make him hornier isn't helpful, which is kind of the point of this My Take

  • I've never faced this, but I'm honestly not very good at bonding with my partners outside of sex, so I fear the eventual decrease in sexual prowess on our parts. Thank you for talking about it.

  • Have a 3some. Best way.

    Check this out: www.girlsaskguys.com/.../q1846466-what-do-these-fantasies-of-these-two-women-mean-see-update-too

    The background to this girl is in the update and the question in the detail section. Appreciate your thoughts?

  • Well stress is a mojor probably... Or even long work times...

    So here is my opinion...

    Lately since a week I have been completely not in the mood of having sex because I was working from 10 to 10 per day... It takes me 40 mins to reach home... and after having food I was completely not in the mood because of the stress...

    I tried but I realized that no matter how much I want it I wasn't getting that hard and wasn't being that longer wish either...

    When I tried it I came too soon...

    So this is how stress affects your sex life...

    But now I am on holidays and my sex drive has returned..!
    I am able to stay hard and long for longer periods and I could go 3 times at least...

  • This article is true it happens to men all ages the very young and the old.

  • and what do we do if the girl loses hers? Cause if we do the same thing its rape.

    • Excuse me? At what point did "support him and be patient" turn into "rape him and force him"?

    • Im talking about the suggest other things and everything before that. If a guy even tries one of these the girl gets offended

    • Again there is a difference between suggesting you take the pressure off of his dick by focusing on foreplay with you committed boyfriend and trying to force some girl you've just met to let you shove your fingers in her pussy. If your actual, long term partner cries rape when you attempt or suggest foreplay then you're doing something very wrong.