How To Cope With Problems With Intimacy

Learning how to cope with problems with intimacy can help save your relationship and sanity. Intimacy issues can take on many forms and be a mental problem, a physical problem or both. Intimacy is commonly used in reference to problems in the bedroom, such as male impotence, but the concept can also involve communication and feeling alone, as if you are isolated from your partner. 

1. Talk to your partner. Be open and honest about what you view as wrong with the relationship and how you are feeling. Do not accuse your partner of wrongdoing, as that can cause her to become defensive. Listen to her concerns and try to work out the problem together as a team.
2. Review your compatibility. A clash in the core morals, beliefs or life goals between you and your partner can cause a large amount of problems. Consider how much you are willing to compromise in order to further the relationship and improve intimacy.
3. Change your priorities. Your intimacy problems may relate to stress or fatigue you and your partner are experiencing. Consider eliminating unnecessary duties and make time for you and your partner to enjoy yourselves together.
4. Be open about sex. If there is something you want to do or something you do not enjoy, you must tell your partner. Performing sex acts to make someone else "happy" typically leads to problems in the bedroom, as your enthusiasm is dwindled.
5. Speak to a medical professional. If you are experiencing physical problems that are affecting intimacy, you may be ill or need medical assistance. If you believe your block may be mental, consider talking to a therapist.