Have an intimate meal alone. Place candles around the bedroom, and play mood music.

5. Having night owl children can keep a couple from having great sex. A newborn baby can keep a couple from having sex even when that child reaches two and wants to see what she is missing at 2a.m.Children who delay bedtime until Mom and Dad pass out from exhaustion every night will have Mom and Dad wishing for sleep rather than sex. What can you do about your night owl kids? Set new rules for them to go to bed earlier. Stay up later and have sex after the kids go to bed. Put the kids to bed earlier and go to bed with a closed bedroom door.

6. Taking new medication can keep a couple out of the language of love time. Just one new medication can cause side effects that will ruin a love life. There are all kinds of ramifications from taking a new drug such as sleepiness, nausea, stomach upset, and suppressed libido. Fight through the medication to make love to your partner. Make love before you take the medication, or right after before the side affects start up.

7. Working different shifts can keep a couple from enjoying each other's sexual company. When she is working overnights and he is working the day shift, it is very much like two ships passing in the night. The twosome doesn't see each other, much less even sleep in the same bed at the same time What can you do about not sleeping at the same time? You can ask to work a different shift to see your loved one. You can also stay up later or get up earlier when he comes home from work. You can wake him up to initiate some sex. If there is a will, there's a way!

8. The boredom factor. A boring sexual routine will have any couple begging for sleep rather than awe inspiring sex. Dull sex without fun, creativity and romance will be just that -dull, boring sex., leaving you sick of sex. To fight the boredom factor you should create scintillating sex. Set the mood with music, good food, and romantic, scented candles. Try something different in the bedroom with scented lotions, or sex toys or a back rub. Use your imagination.

9.Still sick of sex? A bickering twosome may be arguing well into the night, not making love well into the night. Arguments are one of the main factors for keeping a couple from having sex. Make up with your loved one. Don't go to bed angry. The passion of a great argument often turns a couple on so much so that they have great sex after. However, I wouldn't suggest having regular arguments to spice up your sex life.

10.Having an affair will not only keep a long time couple from having sex, but may end the relationship. Everything that comes with having an affair on your loved one then comes into play such as rage, jealousy, bitterness, separation, anxiety, and a feeling of not being in love anymore. Stay away from having an affair. Don't try to make him jealous by becoming involved with another man, your plans may backfire.

When a couple becomes sick of sex, use your imagination. A little creativity goes a long way in the bedroom. Sometimes it just takes a little more effort. Suddenly, your sex life is revved up like a car that just had a tune up and is ready to go again

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