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Really Personal Sex Question

This is a totally TMI post but.... Has anyone gone from being a relationship with no sex to then having sex? My husband and I separated about 4 years ago for a few months and then got back together. We decided not to be intimate until we worked on some things. We worked through the things but we just never went back to having sex. Then, the other night we were watching Private Practice (where every episode someone is having sex) and I offhandly mentioned something about how it must be nice to have sex. We ended up having a whole conversation about it the next morning which then turned into sex. And now we're on this roll- the last few days we've been like a couple of teenagers- even at work all I keep thinking about is my husband and having sex with him and when I see him all I want to do is have sex with him. It's been fantastic but every time I just feel weird. Not in a bad way- just really shy and I feel awkward a little bit. Anyone else been through this and what did you feel? Was sex all you thought about? Don't get me wrong- I'm loving having sex with my husband- I just want my brain to go back to normal and stop acting like a horny teenage boy. :) And I want to stop feeling so shy when we do have sex. :) Thanks mamas and I apologize if this was way to personal.

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How refreshing! Someone actually thinking about it before having sex!
You're seeing him and the situation with new eyes--so it probably WILL seem different. It's all new again. And that's a good thing!

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I wish that would happen to me!

How great for you! Keep it going! (Maybe once you become used to it you will be less shy. But who cares, it's working!)

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How refreshing! Someone actually thinking about it before having sex!
You're seeing him and the situation with new eyes--so it probably WILL seem different. It's all new again. And that's a good thing!

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That's so great you guys worked through your issues first!

It's natural to be shy about it; think of the very first time you two had sex... everyone's shy to an extent when it's 'new', and technically, this is new all over again! Heck, I feel that way after not being intimate for the week I'm on my period, LOL!!

Totally natural to feel that way. If you're REALLY uncomfortable, pull back a bit, and start taking baby steps forward again. Don't ever do something you're not comfortable with... but being shy about it is okay too. You probably still have some emotional walls up from the split, and since sex is more emotional for women and more physical for men, what you're going through sounds like human nature!!

You'll get there :) Slow down if you have to (but it doesn't sound like you want to, LOL!!) Have fun 'finding' each other again :)

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I say CELEBRATE - get a hotel room for the weekend, or even just the day, or get the kids out of the house with long playdates, get some sexy nighties, wine and cheese, massage oils, and room service...and go enjoy each others bodies girlfriend....sounds like you both deserve to let your hair down and live a little.

It's hard getting over being shy...but you sound like you're in loving, safe arms to experience....the joy of sex...;)

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I wish that would happen to me!

How great for you! Keep it going! (Maybe once you become used to it you will be less shy. But who cares, it's working!)

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Enjoy it! Indulge yourself. How many of us would like to feel like a horny teenage boy that could actually score!? As for the shyness...... keep pushing your limits and my bet is that will go away soon enough.

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I've pretty much always been a 12yo boy. I love sex, I think about it ... well... a lot. I used to have sex with my husband almost daily (for over 9 years).

I haven't had sex in over a year.

Same/similar agreement... I wasn't willing to have sex with him until we worked through a LOT of stuff. ((I know some people say this is a game/ploy/whatever... I can't speak for anyone else... but I lost all respect for my husband a year or so ago, and I'm just not willing to have sex with someone I don't respect.))

Difference in our house is that we didn't work through them.

It's been a year of celibacy. And now, doing the single mom thing, it's going to be no sex for 5+ years, and possibly forever. Which is a sad sad thing for me. Sniff!

So I'm jealous / really happy for you!

I've always got the teenage boy thing going on, but there's no scoring.

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Why would you want your brain to "go back to normal"? Having a healthy and great sex life is sooooooo great for a marriage. It's not just the "act" of sex, but the intimacy between you and your spouse that keep a marriage healthy. Yes, you do need to figure out how not to be so shy, your husband loves you and is I'm sure finds you totally attractive so let yourself go and have fun with it.

Whatever your doing keep it up...

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That is a really great story! Congratulations!

My husband and I were both virgins when we met, so in the beginning we were like that. We couldn't fathom why anyone wasted money on going to exotic locations like Hawaii for their honeymoon--we just needed a bed. :)

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