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Dear Coleen: My wife and I live like roommates, how could I ignite our sex life?

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29.01.2025

I’m a 51-year-old man and for the past few years I’ve really struggled in my marriage. We tend to do our own thing and keep our own schedule and, when we are together, we never talk about anything meaningful or have any fun. We’re just living together like roommates.

I usually stay up late to watch TV on my own or play guitar and she goes to bed early to read, so our sex life is non-existent. I feel awkward talking to her about any of this stuff because we’re not close.

We rarely argue but that’s because we’re living separate lives. She just seems to want to coast along as we are and doesn’t take me seriously. I know it’s not helpful to get into the blame game but she’s the one who’s changed.

I know I need to do something but I’m not sure what that something is. I’m

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