i mean, is sex important in a relationship? even if you are not married yet?

Depends on the couples individual desires/appetites.

For me personally, sex is important, but how much is always up to the woman I'm dating. There's no real minimum requirement, but none at all is not enough.

Yes, especially the older you get.

No..if the person your with really cares for you they will waite until the time is right. Dont allow lust to be confused with love it will only lead to desapointment later.

Sex is important,it attracts us. But LOVE is what keeps us together. :)

Let me answer this way.... is Air important?

Well, if there is no sex in a relationship, its a friendship then..
IMHO.. Friends don't have sex with each other.. but everyone can use a F**k buddy
If you want a serious relationship, then sex should be involved if you want it to last; unless perhaps, each others libido's are l o w ..

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Sex is a Physiological need. I would say it depends on every individual's level of needs and desires. It maybe important to others but to some people it is not. It's a case to case basis where in a relationship outside marriage and those who are newly married couples, aside from the love or emotions they share, sex is a tool for expressing their feelings for each other but for older couples who are not sexually active anymore they still maintain a loving relationship even without sex through deep emotional connection (love), friendship or companionship.

As for non married couples, it still depends on their needs and desires. Some couples have made an understanding on not having sex till marriage, and this is usually practiced by some devoted christians and yet they still maintain a strong loving relationship.Other partners indulge in Pre Marital Sex with their own personal reasons. The importance of sexual intimacy in a relationship varies according to one's needs, wants and desires. But I say, that a man who truly loves a woman would be willing to wait till she's ready.

There are many important things that make a relationship work, and yes sex is one of them...

Nothing brings a couple closer than sex, sex is the ultimate expression of love.

Only people who aren't getting any say or think it isn't important.

I would say that sex is very important. However, having a similar level of interest is most important. If desire/libido levels differ considerably, there will always be frustration and perhaps conflict. There is also the potential for problems if the type or range and level of enthusiasm and participation differ significantly.

You can be very compatible in most ways yet still be sexually incompatible, in which case it's better to be friends and search for someone who is more completely compatible.

Sex is important in a relationship...
Just as sharing, bonding etc...
Sex makes up a vital part of said relationship and in saying that it also is private between two individuals...

What their needs and wants are.

Love can overcome a lot......however it can never overcome that fishy smell or Big Ben not rising enough.

No, sexual intercourse is not a requirement for two single people to have a healthy relationship.

My late wife and I had a wonderful romance before our marriage, but we refrained from sexual intercourse until after our wedding.

Plenty of people get what is desired confused with what is required.

Looking back on my life - no.

Implying that a Relationship is a [romantic] relationship


While not a requirement, an asexual relationship would turn the two of us into a Friendship. A Friendship where probably one wants sex, the other not, creating an imbalance and taking the "healthy" out of the relation ship


or, looking at "healthy relationship" the other way around:
each member of the relationship gets what he needs. things are in balance.
the relationship is healthy.



Example:
so if i wanna spend time with a woman, be involved, share all the warm and fuzzy stuff, do projects, develop together and exchange sexual satisfaction
but
she has different/no needs on the Sexual bit...

that defines the relationship as imbalanced, unhealthy.

I agree with David
Yes you can do and yes I have done it and also seen others do it.

I believe it depends on the people and want they want to do.

Sex is not everything. I want to build a strong relationship based on other stuff first.
I believe it's part of the relationship but strongly believe it's for husband and wife.

Yes you can maintain that relationship by being sexually frustrated