I was together with my ex for six years, and the last four or five months of it were very unfulfilling to me sexually. Both the quality and quantity of sex were greatly diminished, and my partner was not interested in doing anything about it, or at least not able to.

Contrary to many of the stories posted here, I was actually shocked by how easily I found the motivation to end the relationship once the sex was gone. Or rather, how quickly the motivation to continue the relationship dissipated without sex. When it was time to end things, I was ready and already felt relieved, and I never looked back.

And it wasn't like the sex was the only thing good about the relationship. I was very much in love and thoroughly fulfilled throughout the relationship, and we had grand, exciting plans for the future. But once the sex became infrequent, that just stopped.

It felt like there was no way I could stay loving towards a person who did not want to have sex with me, and that made breaking up much easier, relatively speaking. I didn't stick around long enough to become resentful. I just felt a distinct, growing sense of disinterest towards the idea of being in a relationship with my ex, so I left.

Have any of you had the same experience? Do you need sex to love someone?