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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS As a menopausal woman, did God plan for us to no longer be that interested in sex, or is it something I can change?
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Woman Alive panel2025-10-06T06:06:00
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, the Woman Alive team answer a woman with questions about libido in menopause.
Dear Woman Alive,
This is quite embarrassing to talk about, so I am grateful for this column. I am a woman in my early fifties and menopausal. I have been married for 25 years and my husband and I have enjoyed a good sex life generally - there were a few desert patches after our kids were born! But now, I could leave sex altogether, I have no libido, and sex is actually quite painful now. I know sex is part of a healthy marriage, but what if we agree we both are happy without? Is that ok?!
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