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When Is Bad Sex Settling in a Relationship?

Day 3

Simone Grant asked a very interesting question this week, “Could you enter into a long-term relationship with someone who didn’t satisfy you sexually? Could you marry that person?” I don’t have a clear cut yes or no answer. As I was beginning to explain my answer in the comments, I came across another blog post on the topic making me reevaluate the question. I feel this is more of an issue about settling and think of the question as “Are you settling if you remain in a relationship with unsatisfactory sex?” The answer is yes, but… only if both partners do not try to resolve the problem. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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What Is Settling?

Women often say they do not want to settle, meaning dating someone outside of their preferences. This is used as a way to maintain their stringent requirements for the men they date. Settling isn’t dating someone 5’6” when you normally like men who are over 5’7” or dating someone outside of your preferred ethnicities. I believe settling is dating someone you completely do not like. It is akin to owning a cat when you have cat allergies; it’s when you are in an unhappy relationship that is detrimental to your personal well being. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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