📝 AITAH for wanting to leave my boyfriend due to lack of intimacy?

By WaterBabe97 • Score: 5 • April 5, 2025 11:46 PM


Sorry for the TMI in advance but I need unbiased advice. I (28F) and boyfriend (27M) have been dating for just about 5 months. Overall our relationship is pretty good. We spend a lot of time together, he takes care of me emotionally, and I always feel safe with him. However, we are very rarely intimate. Throughout this whole relationship, I am constantly wondering if he is physically attracted to me. He says he is but he almost never initiates anything intimate. I make the first move 98% of the time. When I ask him if he’s comfortable/wants me to touch him, he always says that he really likes when I start things. However, if I don’t start anything we will go weeks without being intimate. When I bring up that I want him to initiate more, he says he’ll try but he never does. I’m constantly wondering if something is wrong with me/feel sad. It’s now to the point where if he says anything sexual to me, I know that he doesn’t actually mean it. I am a very sexual person and think sex is an important part of a relationship. He does not share that same sentiment, and is perfectly ok with not having sex. One of the ways I’ve tried to compromise is by using toys in my personal time so there’s not as much pressure on him. But he says he feels uncomfortable with me doing that. So now I feel stuck. I like being with him but I’m feeling very frustrated and unwanted. Is it wrong for me to contemplate leaving him over this?

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