‘A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:
but a broken spirit drieth the bones.’ (Prov.17:22)
The consequences of unfulfilled sexual life are almost innumerable because sometimes you may not really realize that some of your complaints or negative actions about your home is really a reaction to unfulfilled sexual life. Every other aspect of the life of a family may be negatively impacted once there is a problem with the sex life of the couple.
Some of the consequences are listed below:
Missing Pleasure.
Inability to enjoy deep pleasure that comes through a satisfying sexual session.
Complication of Simple Matters.
Simple matters becoming big issues in the home leading to frequent conflicts. When a man is not sexually fulfilled at home, he reacts to simple matters at home as if they are big problems which often really makes such matters to become big.
Extra Marital Affairs.
Seeking pleasure outside the home. Many homes have been broken down as a result of members seeking fulfillment outside the home. When that happens, it makes their partners to lose trust in them.
Unfulfilled Marriage..
Fulfillment in marriage has a lot to do with sexual relations as a partner that is not satisfied sexually, under normal circumstances, may not feel fulfilled in the marriage.
Aggression Transfer.
Secondary effects on other areas of family life. A man that is not fulfilled sexually may refuse to fulfill his financial obligations in the home, just as a woman who is not sexually fulfilled may react in an unexpected way to the husband.
Frustrations.
Unfulfilled sexual life in marriage may result in frustration especially when the problem cannot be shared with others.
Easy Prey to Temptation.
Someone who is not sexually fulfilled is prone to fall for temptation.
Negative Influence on Other Couples.
Inability to work for intimacy in the life of other couples. If you are not sexually fulfilled at home, you may not appreciate or work towards it in the life of other couples under you.
Communication Breakdown.
One major consequence of unfulfilled sexual marital life is that it may lead to deterioration in the marriage. The deterioration may start from communication breakdown. For instance a man that has started an illicit relationship may not be able to enjoy good communication with the wife who might have bottled up for him. That communication breakdown at home on the other hand may consequently make him to start absenting himself from home.
The truth is that the primary and secondary consequences of sexual challenges at home are unlimited. A man that is sexually starved may not see any other valuable treasure in his wife, thus leading to frequent quarrels at home since there is nothing she will do that can ever satisfy him. A woman that is sexually starved also may unknowingly vent her frustration on anyone that crosses her path which may make those who don’t understand her frustration to come to wrong conclusions about her character.
A satisfactory sexual life may may therefore go a long way to determine the success or otherwise of your home.
Dr. Mike Oluniyi.
