This is how we do it: ‘As carers, we have to be responsible. During sex, we relinquish control to each other’
Betsy and Felix have sex once a week when they are alone in the house – it frees up their minds just to be together
TL;DR
- Betsy and Felix, a couple with significant caring responsibilities, have sex once a week when they are alone.
- They dedicate the first hour of their time together to sharing their stresses and sad feelings.
- Felix initiates sex more frequently due to Betsy's reduced libido during menopause.
- Their sexual encounters are described as slow, intimate, and caring, with Felix dissolving Betsy's boundaries.
- Felix shares his sexual fantasies through a comic strip, which Betsy shows genuine interest in.
- They find that kissing, cuddling, or holding hands helps Felix feel less rejected by their mismatched libidos.
- Both feel a need to relinquish control during sex as a release from their constantly responsible daily lives.