Sex File: I've fallen out of lust with my wife

"Often, when there is mismatched desire, it is assumed that the woman is the one who doesn't want sex, but low libido affects just as many men."
Pic: iStock

Pic: iStock

I've never been sexually inhibited but within the confines of a committed relationship, I lose all desire. 

I've heard the psychotherapist Esther Perel use the term 'love/lust split' for people like me. 

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