How Serious Are Unequal Sex Drives?

Often when the new-ness of a relationship wears off one partner will desire sex far less or far more than the other. This can feel like an insurmountable problem, but in fact it’s natural for people to have different libidos. This article gives advice on how to approach unequal sex drives with your partner.

You’re not actually doomed. “It’s completely natural,” says Tammy Nelson, Ph.D., author of Getting the Sex You Want. “We don’t sleep the same amount; we don’t like the same foods; why should we want the same amount of sex?”