{"id":16752,"date":"2025-05-12T13:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/?p=16752"},"modified":"2025-05-12T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:29:52","slug":"what-does-it-mean-when-your-husband-rejects-you-sexually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/what-does-it-mean-when-your-husband-rejects-you-sexually\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Mean When Your Husband Rejects You Sexually?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going from feeling desired and sexy to getting rejected by your own husband is an awful feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Is there something wrong with him?<\/p>\n<p>Is there something wrong with you?<\/p>\n<p>Is it because you\u2019re not as attractive as you used to be?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it\u2019s scary to think about a dreary future without passion.<\/p>\n<p>You might wonder what you can even do about it if the problem is <em>his<\/em> lack of drive.<\/p>\n<p>Especially if other people still notice you and appreciate you, which can feel like a tall glass of water in the desert when you\u2019re craving reassurance that you\u2019re still desirable.<\/p>\n<p>Are you going to be on a starvation schedule in the bedroom, involuntarily celibate when you\u2019re still a sensuous being? That\u2019s a terrible life sentence to serve \u2019til death do us part. It feels heavy and sad.<\/p>\n<p>But fortunately, that doesn\u2019t have to be your story. There\u2019s plenty you can do to turn this around and skyrocket the passion in your marriage. I\u2019ve seen it too many times to doubt it.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what it means and what to do about it when your husband rejects you in the bedroom.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/what-does-it-mean-when-your-husband-rejects-you-sexually\/#1_Use_the_1_Aphrodisiac_for_Men\" title=\"Use the #1 Aphrodisiac for Men\">Use the #1 Aphrodisiac for Men<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/what-does-it-mean-when-your-husband-rejects-you-sexually\/#2_Be_More_of_a_Woman\" title=\"Be More of a Woman\">Be More of a Woman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Use_the_1_Aphrodisiac_for_Men\"><\/span>1. Use the #1 Aphrodisiac for Men<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16762\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage.jpg\" alt=\"what is respect in marriage\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/what-is-respect-in-marriage-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the #1 thing I\u2019ve learned about nurturing physical intimacy in marriage: Respect is the best aphrodisiac on the planet for men.<\/p>\n<p>When he looks into your eyes, if <a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/why-doesnt-my-husband-love-me\/#2_You_are_Your_Husbands_Mirror\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he sees reflected back to him<\/span><\/a> that you view him as a smart and capable man, that is a huge turn-on.<\/p>\n<p>But if when he looks into your eyes he sees your disappointment in him, your contempt for his thinking, your skepticism that he\u2019s capable, passion doesn\u2019t stand a chance.<\/p><div class=\"laura-new-roadmap\" id=\"laura-638541581\"><p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" id=\"hs-cta-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\"><!--[if lte IE 8]>\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/21708589\/72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/21708589\/72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969.png\"  alt=\"Free Webinar\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(21708589, '72e5b617-d76c-41d0-9b4d-efd92801e969', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It took me a long time to figure out this association because I didn\u2019t realize I was being disrespectful. I was just trying to be efficient, get things done, and save money. I thought I was helping my husband with my bountiful knowledge of just about everything.<\/p>\n<p>Because I read articles. And that pretty much made me an expert. And okay, by \u201cread articles,\u201d I mean I watched a video on social media.<\/p>\n<p>So I was pretty arrogant, but I didn\u2019t see it that way. I thought I was just really, really smart. Good thing, because I didn\u2019t think he was doing things the right way. At all!<\/p>\n<p>So that was incredibly disrespectful. And sad that I had amnesia about why I\u2019d married him in the first place. It was because I thought he was so smart! And handsome. And funny. And thoughtful. And also he plays the guitar and sings and writes beautiful songs.<\/p>\n<p>But I forgot about all that when we were at a restaurant and he wanted to order a Coke and I told him not to because they\u2019re a rip-off at restaurants and we should save money. I was charming like that.<\/p>\n<p>All that disrespect? It was hurting my sex life! It wasn\u2019t until I learned to be respectful (and how to be accountable when I wasn\u2019t respectful) that the physical intimacy came roaring back.<\/p>\n<p>But there was one more thing that was missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"laura-six-intimacy-skills\" id=\"laura-548450400\"><blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"display: inline; font-size: 23px;\">Related Article:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/six-intimacy-skills\/\">The Number One Most Indispensable Skill for Fixing Your Marriage Fast.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Be_More_of_a_Woman\"><\/span>2. Be More of a Woman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16763\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity.jpg\" alt=\"feminine receptivity\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/feminine-receptivity-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A perfume ad said, \u201cWant him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t know what that meant exactly. But after the breakdown in my marriage, where I felt entirely rejected sexually and emotionally, I like this reminder that my power is on my paper and that I\u2019m a feminine being. That\u2019s how I was made. I have no real idea, no experience with what it\u2019s like to be a man.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/podcast\/125-how-to-use-your-feminine-gifts-in-marriage-part-1\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being feminine comes with certain gifts and privileges<\/span><\/a>. And I don\u2019t mean the negative connotations like playing hard to get, dumbing down, being manipulative, or using crocodile tears.<\/p>\n<p>There was no need for any of that once I understood my true power as a woman.<\/p>\n<p>The power I\u2019m speaking of is receptivity. Receptivity is the essence of feminine power.<\/p>\n<p>This is something that I believe my mom and my grandmothers would have taught me had they known.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe it\u2019s just one of those mysteries in life that you have to uncover for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>What I\u2019ve come to believe is that receptivity comes along with being the sexier sex. We women have the tail feathers in our species, so we get pursued, and we get to be desired, which feels amazing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16764\" src=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually.jpg\" alt=\"should I pursue my husband sexually\" width=\"1336\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually.jpg 1336w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually-480x202.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lauradoyle.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/should-I-pursue-my-husband-sexually-1200x505.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1336px) 100vw, 1336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But what if that goes missing? Maybe because I was just telling my husband how to drive, for example. And now I want to feel reassured that he still desires me.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what I used to do (this is in the category of if you can\u2019t be a good example, you\u2019ll just have to be a horrible warning).<\/p>\n<p>I would go stand with my hands on my hips and say, \u201cThe average couple has sex 2.5 times per week, and we haven\u2019t had it for over two weeks, so I think we should do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I thought he would jump up off the couch, turn off the TV, and sweep me into the bedroom for passionate physical intimacy.<\/p>\n<p>As you already know, that didn\u2019t happen. Not once.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he continued to watch TV. Maybe he turned the volume up a little to drown me out.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty embarrassing.<\/p>\n<p>I felt so rejected!<\/p>\n<p>If only I\u2019d known about the feminine art of receiving, of being an irresistible magnet.<\/p>\n<p>Since he wasn\u2019t pursuing me, there wasn\u2019t much to receive at first.<\/p>\n<p>But then as I cleaned up the disrespect, started making myself happy, and even expressing some gratitude, that changed.<\/p>\n<p>He came after me. I realized it was much scarier to be pursued. The timing sometimes felt so\u2026off! Like NOW? Right now you want [exhale]? Woah!<\/p>\n<p>I felt more vulnerable, but I also felt desired.<\/p>\n<p>The more receptive I am, the more I feel desired. No need to do the pursuing, which is the opposite of receptivity.<\/p>\n<p>So if I could go back and talk to myself when I felt so rejected sexually, I\u2019d say, first of all, he\u2019s not the problem, but maybe look into cleaning up the disrespect.<\/p>\n<p>And then I\u2019d lean in and whisper in my ear, \u201cReceive, receive, receive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that you know the sexy superpowers of respect and receiving, what\u2019s one thing you\u2019ll do today to restore your own magnetism?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going from feeling desired and sexy to getting rejected by your own husband is an awful feeling. Is there something wrong with him? Is there something wrong with you? Is it because you\u2019re not as attractive as you used to be? Either way, it\u2019s scary to think about a dreary future without passion. 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