Keeping it hot ‘n heavy on the regular is one of the many habits that happy couples swear by to maintain a healthy relationship. But on the flip side, a damaged sex life can be a big part of the reason why a troubled marriage ultimately fails.
“There’s no question that sex can be the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back for a marriage,” says Aline Zoldbrod, Ph.D, a Boston-area sex therapist and psychologist. “In my experience, there is no other issue that hits as close to people’s inherent sense of self-esteem or shame.”
Here, six men and women share the unsolvable sex issues that caused their marriages to end.