And what was once foreign terrain becomes a well-worn path. Familiarity, comfort, and routine may make some lovers feel like something is missing. If the relationship survives past this stage, there are many obstacles that crop up to inhibit such spontaneous and pressing sex. Long hours at work are surefire romance killers. Many couples may work different hours and struggle to find an appropriate time to make love.
Sleep often supercedes sex in importance.
Having children also takes the spontaneity out of lovemaking. Financial concerns, heavy workloads, career choices, and other stressful factors of life may push sex to the sidelines. No couple is exempt from this natural dip in sexual fervor. What often separates the contented from the miserable is general relationship satisfaction. Sexual satisfaction is a mirror of the relationship and the individual's happiness.