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Question:
Hi i'm a 19 year old female and have been living with my boyfriend fore 2 years now our sex life WAS great...but now i feel like it has gone down the drain..My boyfriend is extreamily submissive and i hate it..the problem is that he never makes the first move he never just reaches out and hugs me or kisses me or anything..i donot know what to do...I feel like there is something wrong with me like i'm not pretty enuff or i'm to fat or he is not atracted to me anymore...i'm extremly frustrated i like it when a man takes control and makes me feel female i have tryed to talk to him about this, i have told him that i don not like to be in control Every time...i'm very sexually frustrated and don't know what to do anymore...he wont have sex with me unless i inatiate and i hate it i have had enuff and i feel like our relationship is suffering because of this and also my self esteem and i donot feel actractive anymore...I am asking fore any advice you could give me i think it might save our relationship..Thank you in advance also if you have time if you could give me a sugestion on how to help him feel more confident that would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:
by Susan Kellogg-Spadt:
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If you're tried to tell him how his lack of initiation makes you feel (in a non threatening nad non angry way) and he still hasn't responded, you probably would do well to make an appointment with a couple's therapist who could act as a "third party" or "mediator" and help get the underlying issues on the table. If you don't know where to find one, try calling your local Planned Parenthood for a referral.

Reviewed by: Scott Gross M. Ed.

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