Sex consummates a marriage and being in a marriage without sex is not easy. The role of sex in a marriage must be well understood in order to get the real picture on how significant it is. When two people tie the knot of holy matrimony, they vow to share and stay as one entity. Sex is an expression of the intimacy that a married couple share. It is one way of expressing love to each other. You would ask yourself important questions like; What if the couple wants children and their marriage is sexless? But what would make a marriage to lack sex? There must be underlying reasons or problems that must have resulted to this marriage without sex. It is like staying without food. Either you are not hungry, you are sick, you are fasting or there is no food in the house in which case you can eat out.

Unless this hoarding of sex is due to a terminal illness affecting one of the couples, other reasons are subject to debate. When sex lacks in a marriage couples out source it from outside though in a discreet manner. This is where problems start setting in. It must be put in due consideration that sex is one of the most basic needs of a human being. This need must be fulfilled whether in a marriage context or not. A couple can pretend they are comfortable to stay together without sex but there is someone behind the scenes who meets their sexual needs. In a marriage without sex couples stay as roommates because this marriage is not a full package, it is a half package. Your partner in marriage is your friend, your husband or wife and your lover. These are the three pillars that support a marriage. Remove one pillar and the marriage tumbles down.

When stuck in a marriage without sex it means your rights are being denied. Conjugal rights in a marriage must be met and respected. Every married person has a right to sex with the other partner. A denial of this right can even end up in a court of law. If a persons rights are denied somewhere the person gets them elsewhere. A marriage without sex is therefore bound to end up in divorce as a result of conjugal rights. What would a married person be waiting for before having sex? An unmarried person would be excused for waiting till marriage. There is no reason whosoever to have a marriage without sex. A relationship is not all about sex but sex is the catalyst as well as the engine oil that makes everything work.

People staying in a marriage without sex are people living in utopia. They are lame ducks maybe waiting for the day they will meet their maker. Staying in a marriage without sex is impossible and unworkable. Let no one lie to anyone that they are contented with such an arrangement. Even if they are together it is public relations stunt but otherwise they are cheating like no one gives a damn. Their sex lives are very active and vibrant only that these services are outsourced.