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Why mismatched desire feels like personal failure

I'm in my 60s and my sex drive is gone but my husband's isn't and I feel guilty but also resentful that this is expected to be my problem to solve.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Natural changes in libido can create relationship tensions that society frames as women's responsibility to resolve rather than mutual challenges to navigate.

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