Can a long-term relationship survive without sex? 

Children, work, stress, age, and incompatible libidos can put an end to the sex lives of long-term couples. However, the spark can be reignited through open communication and, in some cases, psychosexual therapy

When libido is unequal within the relationship, this can be problematic

The sex lives of long-term couples will have peaks and troughs, but what happens when there is no sex?

David and Lucy, in their late 50s, have been together since their 20s. They share a home and run a business together, love each other dearly, but haven’t had sex in a decade. Her libido flatlined at menopause, and his was never high. Initially, they felt they should do something about it, worried that their relationship might fall apart. It didn’t. It just shifted gears. They remain intimately connected, just not sexually.