We've only ever had sex with each other — have we missed out?
Q. We've been together since we were teenagers and I feel like we've been going through the motions in the bedroom for some time, but now our son's gone to boarding school, it's really exposed the lack of excitement in our sex life. We're only in our late thirties and I worry we've missed out by never sleeping with anyone but each other. Friends have suggested we 'open up' our marriage but we definitely don't want to do that. What else can we try?
A. I'm not sure what you mean by 'some time' but most couples who have been together twentysomething years and raised a family experience some decline in sexual frequency and sexual excitement. I don't really know why anyone expects anything else.
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