A sexual romp late Friday night, pillow talk early Saturday morning, midweek dinner discussion – whether sexual, emotional or mental, intimacy is necessary in any properly functioning relationship. Many factors can cause two lovers to pull away from one another. Sexual dysfunction in men is high on the list of reasons a couple’s connection unravels.

According to gender stereotypes, men are expected to act as sexual initiators. If you are male, society says you wear an increased libido on your pant leg for the whole world to see. You are also required to be a master of sexual stamina with the ability to prolong erection for a long time. If sex problems prevent these behaviors, a man is not only falling short in the area of men’s sexual health, but he is not living up to the macho obligations of manhood.

Despite how long a couple has been together, male sexual performance is always a touchy subject. No man wants to come to terms with failing at lovemaking. Because of this men with male sex problems tend to distance themselves from their women. A man’s negative reaction to premature ejaculation and impotence problems often sparks the deterioration of intimacy in a relationship.

A man, stricken with sex problems, will feel lost. He worries that he’ll never know how to prevent premature ejaculation or how to maintain an erection. A man’s penile erection is his tool for pleasing and satisfying his lover. Therefore, she represents the last person he wants to talk with about his PE and erection or impotence problems. Rather than sexually disappoint, a man will let the intimacy of his relationship spiral downward.

When a woman experiences sexual dysfunction in men she suffers through many negative emotions, especially if her partner refuses to be open with her. Once a woman begins to feel her lover pull away, she may descend into confusion, frustration, disgust, and/or depression. She will feel utterly betrayed by her lover. She may not even fully understand his premature ejaculation and impotence problems. Conversely, she may feel burdened by her partner’s male sex problems and assume her lover is ignorant of his own sexual health issue.

Overwhelmed by her emotions, sexual health questions and the ambiguity of the situation, a woman will grow distant from her partner and his male sex problems. She may seek sexual health advice on her own, outside of the issues of her partner.

A woman may not typically feel comfortable mentioning sex treatments to her silent partner. This lack of sexual health discussion will not bring the couple any closer to erection enhancement or treating or preventing premature ejaculation or erection problems. At this point a woman will unwittingly allow the intimacy in her relationship to crumble as well.

If a couple is avoiding treating premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction, they will both form assumptions about their partner’s attitudes towards the relationship. Insecurities and indignation will lead to further libido loss or worsening function. In the end, if a couple does not seek help for improving sexual health, they may completely lose the intimacy between them. Please call a Boston Medical sexual heath center near you before sexual heartbreak becomes a reality in your relationship.