TRACEY COX speaks to women feeling 'ashamed and unwanted' because their husbands don't want sex - and reveals what to do if it's happening to you UK sex expert Tracey Cox recounts stories from different women READ MORE: TRACEY COX reveals hard truths from people who 'settled' By Tracey Cox for MailOnline Published: 07:34, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 09:10, 3 July 2024 e-mail 32 shares 146 View comments 'I'd sooner admit to an affair than having a husband who doesn't want sex with me.' It's one of society's big secrets that men's interest in sex has declined significantly over the years. Around 25 per cent of marriages in the UK and US are now sexless (having sex less than once a month) and the assumption that it's women turning to face the wall is wrong.
In the UK, there's been a 40 per cent increase from the previous decade in the number of men claiming to have gone off sex. There's a complex interplay of psychological, social and health factors contributing to the decline in men's sexual desire. But this doesn't make it any easier to deal with.
While it's 'OK' for a woman to admit it, a man going off sex is still very much not OK. Women feel embarrassed and ashamed when their husband doesn't desire them. It makes them feel unattractive, unloved and unwanted.
Here, three women tell me what it feels like when your husband doesn't want to have sex with you. In the UK, there's been a 40 per cent increase from the previous decade in the number of men claiming to have gone off sex. St.
