Sex is very important in a relationship, but its not the be all and end all, or it shouldn’t be. Hubby is everything I find attractive in a man, and even after all these years he just has to smile at me to make my heart race. I swear, its not right how much I love that man, or how much he affects me, but if for some reason we ever can’t, due to illness or accident or whatever god forbid, have sex ever again, well we’d cope. We have so much more together than just the physical side of our relationship and if we lost that, well, I’m sure we’d fill the void quite easily. Also, as we get older our physical needs change too. Just because you’re doing it twice a week or whatever instead of every day or not thinking about it every minute, it doesn’t mean the spark has gone out.
Many couples stop having sex when they get elderly (and many elderly couples don’t stop which is great too) but they stay together. Maybe it comes down to how strong your relationship is? Regarding your friend’s situation. Maybe this problem isn’t permanent? Maybe they just have to spend more time together, re-connect emotionally, see what they first saw in each other, what attracted them to each other. Maybe then the rest might sort itself? The fact that your friend is concerned about this, means the relationship is important enough to him to be worth saving, so it’s maybe worth a try.
hugs xx