how important is sex in a relationship?

It's your choice, alone. If he is impotent and that causes you great duress and the duress is not addressed by him in other ways, his tongue, his fingers, his adoration and love for you, then you need to make that choice.

If his impotence is inconsequential to you, make the most of life and enjoy him as a mate, partner in life and don't worry too much about it. If the occasional need comes up for you, ask him to help you with your sexual needs and show him what you'd like.

Now, if you want or need to be around an erect penis to complete your life, you just need to move him out of your life. Do not run around on him, humiliating him and degrading yourself.

I am straight. Best regards.

If there are two adults in a committed relationship (whether they are married or choosing to have sex before marriage), I believe that sex is a very important component to a relationship. It brings a sense of intimacy and trust into the lives of the consenting partners. As for people who abstain from sex until marriage, then they are choosing to wait, therefore their religious values are more important than sex. There is nothing wrong with either choice, as long as both are done respectfully and thoughtfully.

If my partner suddenly developed erectile dysfunction, I would be probably distraught for a while. In fact, it would make me feel extremely ugly and unlovable. As long as I knew he was not finding other ways to get an erection (watching porn, sleeping with other women, going to strip clubs, etc.), I would have to accept that the disorder is not his fault, nor is it mine, and there is nothing we can do about it.

My partner and I have been together for a year and a half. Before then we were "friends with benefits". Before that, we were just friends, but we were never that close. Technically we have known each other well for two years, and we have been living with each other for almost a year. (Sorry for the confusion.) That being said, I know that I love him and that I want to spend the rest of my life with him. I am willing to do whatever it takes, as long as we are both faithful and loyal to each other. That's it.

I would never choose to leave *my* current partner because I love him. It is as simple as that. I love him and I do not want anybody else. The ED would certainly affect our lives (as I am big on sex), but I would surely get over it. We would find other ways to please each other, and if he literally cannot be pleasured sexually (I do not quite understand erectile dysfunction), he would more than likely please me.

I hope this helped.

It depends on the people who are in a relationship. Some people may think that sex is an important value to people who are in a committed relationship but it also factors in how much love you have for someone. I personally, would never leave the side of my partner and regardless of sex being an important key factor, you have to remember. I bath, sleep, eat, fart, breath and live with this person and we expose ourselves both intimately and personally. I have a very motherly approach when it comes to love and caring for someone, but when you reach a point where you need them in your life, you forget those factors. I can't speak on his half but personally, nothing that could happen would make my love or dedication less. I would care for this man till the day I died.

If i made a committment to a man and he was unfortunate enough to have something like this happen, i'd probably stay with him. Sex is very important to me, but the feelings of someone i love are far more important.