I bet we all have different opinions when it comes to this topic, and of course it is one important part of a relationship. I can literally hear someone scream “of course it can’t survive without sex” as they read this, which is not so much of a bad thought. Some actually go into a relationship just to have a feel of this guy or lady who they have been crushing on for years...and the moment they do they realize that all they had was infatuation, maybe lust. Sex for me is a part not a whole in a relationship. It is an addition, a spice that makes or takes the relationship to a deeper level. It is supposed to strengthen and make you bond more as a couple, intimately.

Personally, I don’t think a relationship can survive without sex. Although, it can survive for a limited time but not more. You hear and see cases of partners who complain of lack of sex in their relationship or marriage and how they have begin to lose the affection and connection they have for their spouse. They no longer have that get away route to euphoria with their partner, which sooner or later causes a strain in their relationship. A lot of times people are encouraged and advised to engage in a healthy sex life with their partner, it goes beyond the act to reminding you that there is that comfort place...not just that but like they say it is really beneficial to your physical and mental health...plus you know the feel right?

Answering from another angle, relationship can survive without sex but to an extent; that is, if it is by choice. I have heard stories of couples who agree to abstain from sex for a while due to reasons known to them and it worked out for them. Taking note of the fact that they decided on it together, so it was doable...”that is logic speaking though”. Some due to health reasons, trauma from past experiences and many more. However, this can only be possible if such a person has an understanding partner, someone who is willing to follow through with the decision...but for how long though?

Interestingly, I have a friend who feels differently about intimacy, she’d rather cuddle, hug...you know do these touchy touchy kind of things without wanting to actually have sex. Like she derives her pleasure from these little things because she feels sex is stressful...requires “work”, and she would always try to avoid it for the most part. Now such a person can do without sex in her relationship, if she is lucky enough to find someone with a low sex drive or possibly just like her which of course would be rare, they could go a long time without engaging in the act but still find other ways to get intimate with each other.

Can a relationship survive without sex?

It depends.

Nowadays, sex is more or less as important as the relationship itself as a lot of people out there would tell you “I have a high sex drive”, they expect it without even a question of whether or not you want it. At the end of the day, sex is only a part of the relationship, not a whole. Whether or not a relationship would survive without sex rest on the two individuals in it.