1. AFFAIRS
Nothing can kill your partner’s interest in intimacy more than learning about your affair. The shock and pain will push them away.
2. UNRESOLVED ISSUES
If you consistently avoid the concerns your spouse brings up, they will find it hard to connect with you physically.
3. BAD ATTITUDE
Regardless of how attractive you are or how skilled you are in bed, being rude or disrespectful will turn your spouse off.
4. EMOTIONAL ABUSE
Continually saying hurtful things to your spouse can lead them to withhold intimacy. It’s hard to be vulnerable with someone who causes pain.
5. NEGLECT
If you ignore your partner, only reaching out when you want something, they will feel neglected and uninterested in intimacy.
6. CRUDE LANGUAGE
Using vulgar phrases can cheapen the experience of intimacy. If your spouse finds this language offensive, they will lose interest.
7. “KNOW-IT-ALL” ATTITUDE
Intimacy is about learning and understanding each other. If you enter the bedroom believing you know it all, your spouse will disengage.
8. LACK OF HYGIENE
Intimacy involves physical closeness and senses. If you neglect personal cleanliness, your partner may find it hard to desire you.
9. UNAPPEALING APPEARANCE
If you don’t care about your appearance at home, wearing old or inappropriate clothing, your partner may not feel attracted to you.
10. BODY MOCKERY
If you criticize your partner’s appearance or body, they won’t feel comfortable being intimate with you.
11. YOUR EX
Remaining close to an ex can create discomfort in your current relationship. Messing with the past can impact your connection today.
12. SECRETS
Withholding information or acting suspiciously can erode trust, and a lack of trust is a significant barrier to intimacy.
13. SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Excessive drinking or drug use can push your partner away, especially if it leads to poor behavior and negative experiences.
14. PROBLEMATIC FRIENDS
If your friends make your spouse uncomfortable and you dismiss their concerns, intimacy may suffer as a result.
15. SELFISHNESS IN BED
If intimacy is all about your pleasure and you ignore your partner’s needs, they are likely to grow tired of the relationship.
16. INSENSITIVITY
Disregarding your partner’s thoughts and feelings can lead to resentment, making them less interested in physical connection.
17. FINANCIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY
If you mishandle finances and are indifferent to its impact on your family, emotional distance may grow, affecting intimacy.
18. FLIRTING WITH OTHERS
If you chat or flirt with other people while neglecting your spouse, expect a dramatic decline in their willingness to be intimate.
19. PHYSICAL ABUSE
Harming your partner physically will create fear, making any form of intimacy impossible.
Forcing intimacy can make your spouse feel trapped, leading to aversion rather than connection.