8 reasons your sex life can change when you're in a relationship

Julia GuerraJan 14, 2024, 03:31 IST

There are different things that happen in your sex life after you start a relationship.Anna Blazhuk/Getty Images

Starting a relationship can be a huge change for both partners.
At first, many couples experience a honeymoon phase, but things can change over time.

Going from "single" or "in a situationship" to "in a relationship" is a big change that affects more than the fact that you can finally delete the dating apps. It alters all sorts of elements in your life, including what goes down — or doesn't — in the bedroom.

There isn't one overarching reason why sex changes when you've fully committed to another person, but here are the top nine experts have heard.

You've given into the assumption that a monogamous relationship translates to a boring sex life.

Being monogamous isn't boring by default.Photographee.eu/ Shutterstock

Because the honeymoon phase doesn't last forever, and that's OK.

The end of the honeymoon phase doesn't have to be a bad thing.TORWAISTUDIO/Shutterstock

You see your partner as less of a fantasy, and more for who they are as a real person with flaws.

It isn't always pretty.4PM production/ Shutterstock

You fall into a very specific routine that sex doesn't always fit into.

You can get busy with a routine.The WB

You think sex and intimacy are mutually exclusive.

Intimacy versus sex might be a transition.oneinchpunch/ iStock

You either are, or you are not choosing to make sex a priority.

You might have to make an effort to prioritize sex.fizkes/ iStock

Sex can also become so much better in a relationship, because you know the person on a deeper level.

You are probably more at ease.FOX

Your vulnerability is causing you to hesitate.

The deeper connection might make you push your partner away.vadimguzhva/ iStock

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