Is your sexual satisfaction in the hands of destiny?
Do you believe in soul mates? That there is one person you are destined to be with and if you don’t find that person, you are destined to walk through life alone? Do you believe that everything happens for a reason which is bigger than anyone could explain?
Yes? Not surprising. I mean it is what we are all taught from a very young age. Many (if not all) cultures and religions tells us in some form that fate, karma or destiny exist and that is the reason why we are here. It’s the reason why we tell ourselves things happen the way they do, especially in bad situations. Are you right? Who knows!
But what happens when cracks appear in a relationship or sexual problems and issues start to arise? Is that destiny, possibly a sign to end the relationship, or is it a speed hump to be flown over together, to grow stronger together?
If you think you are never going to having sexual problems in your relationship, then I hate to tell you but chances are against you! You must be in the early months of a new relationship, congratulations! Even 12 months after you start a new relationship sexual satisfaction can begin to decline. Your feelings and behaviours during these challenging times are formed by your belief in either growth or destiny.
Sexual growth believers hold the view that continuous effort, change and adaptability are needed to maintain sexual satisfaction. They are motivated and see challenges as an opportunity to become stronger and develop. During conflicts they are more successful at maintaining positive emotions, believe their partner can change and remain committed to the relationship overall.
Sexual destiny believers hold the view that successful relationships require natural sexual compatibility with a partner. They are sensitive to compatibility threats and react negatively in conflict. Relationship trouble is a sign their partner isn’t “the one” and they are more likely to end a relationship and continue searching for “their soul mate”.
You can see the problem right? Sexual health issues are likely to arise at some point in relationships and where growth believers overcome adversity and experience sexual and relationship satisfaction, our fairytale destiny believers become dissatisfied sexually and with their overall relationship.
The current research also looked at new parenthood growth and destiny beliefs and the results support previous researchindicating the mothers sexual satisfaction is key to both partners satisfaction. “When new mothers and new fathers endorsed higher sexual growth beliefs, both partners reported higher sexual and relationship satisfaction, whereas when new mothers endorsed higher sexual destiny beliefs, both the new mothers and their partners reported lower relationship satisfaction”.
Experiencing sexual problems?
- Have a chat with your partner. Do you believe in growth, destiny or both? It’s possible to believe both. For example, you might believe in destiny bringing you and your partner together, but believe that your relationship has lasted because of growth behaviours.
- If you are sexually dissatisfied you are more likely to experience depression and anxiety feelings and behaviours such as shame and embarrassment. Focus on adapting and finding solutions to increase your sexual satisfaction to subsequently reduce your negative feelings and behaviours.
- Go back to basics. When you ask older couples what has led to their successful relationship, often “friendship” is highly regarded. If you think about arranged marriages many have been successful because they say they “grew” to love and respect their partner. What is the basis of your relationship and what initially brought you closer together?
When it comes to sex and sexual problems this is a great opportunity to become stronger as a couple. There are a number of alternative sex activities or acts that can be modified if you are willing to explore the options.
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