Would you ever be in a relationship with absolutely NO s*x??

Question

I am just curious if there are men and women out there who would willingly participate in a purely platonic relationship.

Any thoughts or experiences? opinions?

Answer 1

yes, because you have to be in a relationship to see if it's going to work before you get married, and I don't believe in s*x until after marriage, and I have had relationships.  I will say at least one guy admitted to breaking up with me because we weren't having s*x, but oh well, if that's all he wanted me for, that's good to know.

Answer 2

It's easy if you're middle aged or older and your hormone levels have declined so that you don't really feel any desire for s*x. You start realizing that there's more to life than s*x and wonder why you spent so much time and energy obsessing over it when you were younger.

Answer 3

Yes- if something happened to my partner- he had a horrible accident or something i would remain faithful to him.

As to a platoinc relationship... i have several male friends were it's just friendship.  

Answer 4

uh

yes

i'm a 17 year old guy

who, by religious/practical reasoning

has chosen to remain a virgin

and, its actually quite easy to do at my age

i've been in about 5 or 6 romantic relationships

without even being tempted to have s*x with them

so, basically

s*x and love are two different entities

contrary to what you guys might believe

you can easily have one without the other

Answer 5

I have a very strong, aggressive s*x drive, and could never live with a woman who was naturally or voluntarily asexual. I'd be after her like an alpha wolf in heat, and driving her up the wall--or pushing her up against it.

That said, if my partner was *unable* to have s*x I'd live with that--and m********e frequently. ;-)

Answer 6

I've had a lot of purely platonic relationships with guys. But I couldn't be in a romantic one without s*x; I enjoy s*x too much for that.

Answer 7

Since I'm married, all but one of my relationships is sexless. The one that is is called marriage, the rest are called friendship. ♥ ∞

Answer 8

Yup tried - women dont like it.  

Answer 9

i'm only 17 and the hormones are crazy but yes... i would be in a relatioship without s*x.

as cheesey at it sounds, love should be the basis of any relationship and although s*x can build trust and love, it isnt the building blocks for it. there should always be something more substantial there and if there isn't then the relationship is superficial and unhealthy.

Answer 10

Asexuals do it all the time. Love and s*x are not the same thing.

As for me personally, I don't do relationships anyway so it's a moot point.

Answer 11

then its friendship not a relationship of love!

Answer 12

Yes yes yes yes s*x is the root of all evil  

Answer 13

You mean get married? No.

Answer 14

Even people who believe in abstinance are going to eventually be in a relationhip where s*x is involved, but they just choose for it to be after marriage.

Answer 15

I have plenty of relationships without s*x. They are called friendships.

Would I participate in a romantic relationship without s*x? h**l, no, unless my significant other became sick or disabled.

Answer 16

Yes, I've been in plenty of platonic relationships with men.

I don't know how platonic it was for them though...

Answer 17

I'm a L*****n and I enjoy the hottest s*x life imaginable with my wife.   Still, if she was ever sick or disabled and could not engage in s*x,  I would still love her and be with her.  I would not cheat on her, either.  Great s*x is wonderful but that's not the only thing a relationship is built on.  I'm talking about true love here.

Answer 18

yes i would, why not?

Answer 19

yeah... I have a bunch of relationships without s*x, they're my friends!

Answer 20

At this stage in my life, I'm hoping to settle down and have a family, so there needs to be a certain amount of s*x involved, lol.

But I willingly abstained from s*x for most of my life until I wanted children, so when I was younger I would've been happy to have a relationship with no sexual pressures.

I think it's possible to have a healthy relationship without s*x; some people, for many reasons, simply aren't interested in it. There are still ways you can show that you love and care for your partner.  

Answer 21

I fell in love last year with someone and it was very, very real and very very deep and I had absolutely no sexual attraction whatsoever.

I found him beautiful but not in a sexual way and I would have willingly embarked on a platonic affair with him.

EDIT: to those who define the above as friendship - it wasn't. It was much, much more and quite mysterious to me. Nevertheless it was real and very powerful. Almost more powerful than any sexual/romantic love I have experienced.

Peculiar.

Answer 22

tried it once - didn't work.  once a lover, never a friend.

Answer 23

no way... if he wouldn't give it to me, i'd tie him up to a bedpost and take it myself!

Answer 24

I have tried it but found it rather difficult, as one us is usually thinking of the other in a sexual nature, which can prove to be frustrating, especially since I am currently single.  =P  

Answer 25

I think men & women having a purely platonic relationship just means that they don't find each other attractive. If one is attracted to the other but hides it, then the relationship isn't purely platonic.

In a relationship where s*x already exists, when s*x goes out of the relationship the clock is ticking...

Answer 26

Regrettably, if I have attraction for a women, I'll invariably have sexual desires for her.

In a professional capacity, however, that's a whole different ball game.  In the workplace, there can be superb comaraderie with very attractive women, but I make a point of not allowing myself to behave in a professional manner.

Answer 27

DUH, let me think, h**l NO!  You must be kidding, s*x is one of the most pleasurable thing in a relationship.  Having said that, I have this friend, a very good friend, who is in a very purely platonic relationship.  She turns away very attractive guys just so she can remain faithful to this person she has never met.  What makes it worst, he pushes her away and STILL SHE WAITS.  Wassup with that?!  =P

Edit:  Look I got a thumbs down, wondering if this was from that naughty doggie!

Answer 28

nooo!

Answer 29

Not if its a romantic one.  

Answer 30

Indeed... it last tow months. I never have stop to think this guy didn't like me...  I mean, He never talked me about abstinence or nothing, so I start to think is not his choice, but there's something else. If He has told me, he wants to wait or something, I would have wait, but to me, his behaviour just makes me think something it was wrong.