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    My husband and I have been together for 4 years now and have been married for 1. When we first got together my husband was a virgin and never really dated at all before me, and I had dated a lot and had several long term bfs so I was much more experienced..well he was very excited to start getting physical after a while. But because he didnt have experience.. it really didnt do much for me since he was done after 3 minutes.. I know this is normal but I would of thought that after a while he would of started lasting longer.. but he never did.. to this day sex still lasts about 3 or 4 minutes at most... for the longest time i was getting soo frustrated..but then once we got engaged.. i started putting a little weight on.. id say in 3 years i gained about 50lbs...well since the weight gain.. id say our sex life has gone down..we went from doing it a few times a week.. to doing it once every 1-4 months.. and to me that was not normal. But in his defense our work schedules didnt always mesh.. but I could never tell if the lack of sex was becasue of my weight gain or if it was because he was becoming embarassed and uncomfortable with the fact that he really was not sexually satisfying me. I thought maybe that was taking aways his sexual drive..back in the day.... i used to be a bit of a nympho.. but that was always cuz the bf i was with was experienced and knew what he was doing so the sex was great.. but then i met my husband.. and the sex wasent great.. but i still love him so i still wanted to do it.. but he just naturally has a lower sex drive.. and im wondering if these issues may be the reason why.. any thoughts? oh and also.. since we dont do it that often I thought it was interesting that this month alone out of the blue we've done it 3 times so far.. which is big.. thats like 9 months worth of sex for us! lol I havent really lost any weight.. but yet ive been in the mood..and apparently so has he.. what could this mean?? Also.. if he has a low sex drive.. does that mean he could have a low sperm count as well? Thanks for reading my rambling! any thoughts would be helpful!

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    He should get his hormone levels checked as there can be some serious health concerns with that. How are his energy levels?

    He can learn to last longer, it shouldn't be hard to do. Perhaps some of the men here would like to chime in with some advice on that, it's been a while since we've any discussion on that subject. Maybe you need to make a conscious effort together to start learning some new techniques and ways of pleasuring each other. There are a number of excellent books that offer all kinds of guidence on this. You might check out the thread on books about sex or get online and see what Amazon and other book sellers have to offer.
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    WildChild is right; he -can- learn to last longer. If he can't, there's probably a medical reason. Does he masturbate at all? If he does, there are several "techniques" guys can use while masturbating which can increase stamina.

    Look for some tips and tricks for yourself, too. Weight gain or not, he probably still finds you sexy and if you take interest in your sex life together it can help rekindle the flames. Find things you can do (massaging him, undressing each other, touching yourself in front of him, whatever you like) that can give you both pleasure without the direct or intense stimulation of intercourse. Foreplay's always fun and might help him last a little longer although you should be prepared for him to have pretty quick responses the first couple of times.

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    I wouldn't worry about him lasting longer yet. Show him other nice things he can do for you with hands, tongue or anything else you can imagine- take the pressure off of of his lasting longer. I think it will improve with time. (stress makes most sexual problems worse). I'm assuming here that he is willing to do things to please you. Since you are the more experienced, you may need to make an effort to do lots of nice things for him so he enjoys sex more.

    50 pounds in 3 years is a lot (assuming you were a normal weight to start). For your own sake you would do well to lose some - you will feel better and more energetic.

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    I think there is a LOT you can do to improve this situation.

    You are miles ahead of the game because you want to have more frequent more fulfilling sex with your husband because chances are he wishes he could too.

    Since your husband had very little sexual experience before he married you, he doesn't know how to do it any differently. He finishes in 3-4 minutes because that's what his body naturally does. He doesn't just start lasting longer over time all on his own.

    Your body works differently from his body. He knows how his body works. He doesn't know how your body works.

    Chances are that he knows he's not really satisfying you sexually when you have sex, which makes him feel a little bit selfish, like if every time you suggest that the two of you go out for pizza, he eats a slice and you go home hungry. So, he probably let's you set the pace and responds only if you initiate, even though he'd like to have sex more often.

    You are way ahead of the game in the sense that you want to have more frequent more satisfying sex with your husband. Every husband wants, no fantasizes about having a wife who wants to have more and better sex.

    First of all, your body is sexy to your husband. The fact that you want to have sex with him is a turnon. Forget the extra pounds. The sexiest thing that makes your body sexy to your husband is the fact that you want to use your body to have sex with him.

    You would like your husband to turn you on and really satisfy you sexually. You are hoping that over time he will gradually figure out how to do that.

    That's not the way it works.

    A word about him. One of his biggest turnons is getting you turned on. He wants nothing more than to give you that ultimate sexual satisfaction that you're dreaming of and then some. The trouble is that he hasn't a clue what to do differently. No guy does. Your husband, like all the other husbands in the world, is going to learn to be a great lover because you're going to show him.

    To start off, I mean that literally. If you are thinking to explain this to him in sentences that begin with, "I want you to make me feel..." then you are about eleven shades too abstract for how concrete you need to be to make progress. Think, "do this" "do that" and "ooh that's good, a little bit more of that, but slower". Imagine you are trying to masturbate except you're not using your hands, you're using your husband's hands that operate sort of like a computer that understands simple voice commands.

    If you guide him to turn you on and give you pleasure and give him the "ooh yes" when he does something good, that's the juice. If you guide him all the way to giving you an orgasm like he never does when he does his usual 3-4 minutes, you would not believe how close attention he is going to be paying. He will be learning more than he ever did before about how to give you pleasure and he would do anything to make you coo, moan and squeal like that again.

    If you think, okay once or twice ought to do it, now he can operate on his own, that's not going to do it. You didn't marry a man who'd already had sex a hundred times before he met you.

    You are the one who set's the pace now for sex. If you initiate sex more often, you will have sex more often.

    As far as him lasting longer, if he hasn't had sex in 2 weeks, he's not going to last much more than his usual 3-4 minutes of full-out sex. In order for him not to get ahead of you and finish before you do, you will either need to ensure that you get a big head start before he gets out of the gate, or you could try giving him a quick orgasm first and then start the real love-making when he's just able to have an erection again. He's not going to be done if 4 minutes if he just had an orgasm 10 minutes ago.

    Finally, you've always got to give him the juice when he does something that makes you feel real good. If he's getting, "Oh yes, a little more there. Mmmmm. Ahhhh. Now a little bit of that. A little slower. Yeah." then he's going to be over the moon, and hopefully soon you will be too. On the other hand, if it's like, "No! Not here, HERE! Ow! No, ! Yes, there! Finally. Yes. No, now it just feels like you're poking me." That's crushing him.

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    Well see thats the thing, We've been together for 4 years now.. its not like sex with me is new to him lol I know what he likes and he knows what i like..and I'm always trying to do things for him to make him happy and because I know it gets him going.. even tho it doesnt always do it for me.. in fact.. other then sex.. he really isnt into doin anything else to try and get me off cuz hes not into.. so im the one whos always trying to help him get off.. meanwhile i havent gotten off in like over 3 years lol I'm really patient with him, because i didnt marry him for the sex, i love him no matter what... but I must actually say that we've been doing it more latley.. but im not sure why.. I've always been the nympho between the two of us and occasionally he is too.. but truth be told hes the one that would rather sit and cuddle (which i love too) but its easy for him to not be in the mood for sex when he finishes every time we have sex.. and i dont lol.. When he's not in the mood i try not to pressure him cuz i dont want him to have sex just to make me happy.. i want him to want it too...I've tried diff techniques and they all went well.. ive told him that i was up to try whatever new things he wanted to try.. but hes more uncomfortable with trying new things, so we tend to stick to what works. As far as the weight gain.. its starting to come off quick(mainly from stress) and the weight that i still have is mainly in my boobs.. which for him is good cuz hes a big chest guy.. so I've pretty muich gone from a 34B (when we first met) to a 34D now.. so as far as that goes.. hes happy lol... To respond to another comment... he does masturbate....i encourage him too all the time..i tell him ill watch porn with him and buy him new dvds if he wants.. lol but he doesnt always do it daily.. sometimes he works long days that he just wants to sleep when he comes home (i dont blame him) but on days that hes off I'd say he does it atleast once or twice. so far things seem to be heading in the right direction..I just wish I knew what I'm doing differently to make things come around lol I guess i am being a little more flirtatious with him these days? and other days being a lil more assertive.. which seems to get his attention too.. but well see how long this lasts.. thanks for the feedback everyone!

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    Oh and I always try to give him positive feedback.. and I'm really in the dirty talk so normally i would love to say all that.. but he's not into the dirtytalk.. so other then the moans and screams (which im just typically loud anyway) thats the only noise ya hear.. i would never tell him outward.. "hunny" u stink, u dont know what ur doing! Thats not the spot!" I would never wanna kill his self esteem.. plus i would be crushed if he ever said that to me, so i would never do it to him. )

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    I think I'm going to throw my 2 cents in.

    You mentioned something that struck me a little weird (no offense intended) that I think I have to comment on. You mentioned that you don't pressure him for sex because you don't want him to feel like he has to do something that makes you feel good. Your quote "When he's not in the mood i try not to pressure him cuz i dont want him to have sex just to make me happy.. i want him to want it too..." I think I agree with your underlying premise, but in my own opinion that is not what makes a successful relationship. To me, when you're in a loving long term relationship you do want you partner to do things for you even when they aren't in the mood. Yes it most certainly helps that he wants it too, but the point is that a partner who truely loves you would do anything anytime for you especially when it comes to sex and feeling good about oneself. My own opinion is that it smacks of selfishness and a lack of respect for you.

    I can also use the same point in talking about him lasting longer. Truth be told I agree with a poster above who said that that's the way his body is and there isn't much that can change. But is the question that he only lasts 3-4 minutes of intercourse or is it 3-4 minutes including foreplay? In either case, things can be rearranged in order to have a more fullfilling session. First off, I think you guys mentioned that your both relatively young so chances are he would be able to make love more than once in any particular lovemaking session. If he does last only 3-4 minutes before he cums, why not have him ejaculate then continue the session with him focusing on you or is he unwilling to do that? Either that, if he's an understanding man and realizes his own limitations then why doesn't he focus on you first and you hold off on touching him or doing anything to him that would cause him to cum when both of you aren't ready.

    In any event, I really don't think you're going to get him to be able to last as long as you want him too without changing (both or you) the routine (sorry may not be the best word). But quite honestly, it's more him. Yes you can guide him to those areas of you body and those things that really make you feel good, that's relatively easy and a man who really wants to please his partner would eagerly want to know those things. What seems to be harder is him understanding that your needs and desires to feel good are just as important to you as his are to him.
    There will always be boundries, but making love is so different, than having sex, let's face it. CW

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    Yea I do agree with that.. the problem is.. is that the the things that i like being done to me.. hes not into.. so he doesnt do them at all.. i know that sounds bad.. but i think it goes back to him being so inexperienced.. he never tried a lot of stuff before me.. and when he tried them for the first time...i can just tell that it was not doing anything for him, even tho i was loving it.. i just stopped askin him to do them after a while cuz i didnt want him to do something if it doesnt do anything for him.. I def agree making love is much diff then sex.. thats why i do enjoy "our time together" no matter what.. but im sure u understand, on my part it still gets a lil frustrating..I'm sure at this point, my poor husband is sounding really bad.. so lemme try to redeem him a lil.. in his defense.. i've told him b4 that i dont need to cum.. that im fine.. so a lot of this is my fault as well..i have told him that i do get frustrated at some points.. but all he says is "sorry.." To me in general.. yea love makin can be a nice part of the relationship.. but its not the whole deal.. so i take the good with that bad i guess.. other then what goes on the bedroom i have to say we have a really great relationship

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    Oh and to comment on the previous post...for a while we were having much foreplay at all.. which stunk.. and then wed have like 3-4 of sex and hed cum and that would be it.. no second round.. hes done.. he cant go again unless its like hours later.. weve started doing foreplay more.. so well have like 15-20 minutes of foreplay.. still 3-4 minutes of sex.. and he cums and then again hes done lol where as with me i could go for several rounds...but not him lol

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