I was thinking about this topic this morning as I was waiting for Mr Osuche to wake up. I've noticed that my sexuality waxes and wanes over time -- 2 years ago, I couldn't possibly have enough sex. Recently I've been kind of apathetic, but I've seen it starting to pick up again. I think I was in the "trough" and now I am ascending. I knew I was starting to get interested again when I found myself in Victoria's Secret buying panties yesterday.

So I guess my question is....do others (both women and men) have time periods when they feel more sexy, and more focused on sex, than others? I am especially interested in long-term trends (such as ~ I've been addicted for the past 6 months, but the 6 months before that I could have cared less). Is this a female thing? Or do men experience it too? Or maybe I am wrong and it's just an Osuche thing.

Other questions:

• How long are your average cycles of interest/disinterest in sex?
• What triggers a change (from sex-focused to not and vice versa)?
• Are there things that can bring you out of a cycle of un-sexiness?
• When do you like yourself better: sexy or focused on other things?

Thanks for your replies!

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osuche,

I am uncertain if the intensity of my sex drive is cyclical, but it does vary over time.
Stress and late nights suppress my sexual appetite.
Relaxation, food, and a (small) amount of wine restore my desire.
I feel better when I feel sexy.

And you got married when???? LOL Just kidding

Yes there are times when I feel sexier than other times. When I make myself look nicer, I feel sexier and want sex more than when I'm just sloppy. I don't think there has been any time that I've never not wanted sex.

Interesting topic though!

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i'm just trying to wrack my brain... saw something somewhere.... i THINK it said that eating nuts and seeds is good for sexuality as it increases that amount of zink in your system. but my memory isn't good. Possibly because i don't get enough omega 3's. Or was it omega 4's. I forget.

Duh!

Anyhow, maybe its something to do with that?

I'm hornier June, July and August

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something about the months without an "R"?

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True dat.

Like jseal and Lil, I can track some of my troughs to stress and work.....a little stress keeps me keyed up and I want sex bad. A lot of grinding daily stress makes my libido vanish.

Some of it is body image, and some of it (I think) must be Pixie dust.

Interesting replies, though....I suspected others might have similar cycles.

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Life is too short not to love and be loved....preferably multiple times in one night.

I think men talk to women so they can sleep with them and women sleep with men so they can talk to them. ~ Jay McInerney

I'm cyclical, but within my monthly cycle.

The week before my period I am so not interested. Early in the week of my period I am feeling like YUCK and still no interest. Towards the end of my cycle I begin to blossom again. The week just after I am so horned up and I am more aware of my body and it's tingles and yearnings than at any other time. The week after that I am still feeling sexual but I can feel it waning again.

Can you say yo-yo?

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