There is no proper name for it. Celibacy implies choice, and doesn't reveal whether both partners are happy. Anecdotally, there may be many more married or cohabiting couples than statistics show who are happily, or resignedly, not having sex. Another factor to consider, and something of a buzzword, is asexuality.
A sexless relationship does not involve sex. We had been in a sexless relationship for four years. Synonyms: asexual, androgynous, neuter, hermaphrodite More Synonyms of sexless. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Synonyms of 'sexless'
asexual, androgynous, neuter, hermaphrodite.
Compulsive sexual behavior is sometimes called hypersexuality, hypersexuality disorder or sexual addiction. It's an excessive preoccupation with sexual fantasies, urges or behaviors that is difficult to control, causes you distress, or negatively affects your health, job, relationships or other parts of your life.
: exhibiting unusual or excessive concern with or indulgence in sexual activity.
Paraphilias are frequent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies or behaviors that involve inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or the partner.
Noun. satyromaniac (plural satyromaniacs) A man with excessive sexual desire. quotations ▼
: to place in or as if in the pigeonhole of a desk. : to lay aside : shelve. his reports continued to be pigeonholed and his advice not taken Walter Mills. : to assign to an often restrictive category : classify.
The causes of hypersexual behaviour are not well understood. However, sex addiction and hypersexuality may sometimes be caused by traumatic experiences, distress, or by mental illness, such as bipolar disorder. Adults who have been sexually abused as children may display increased sexual behaviour.
Hyposexuality implies that the sexual response is consistently inhibited, typically accompanied by low initiatory behavior; while hypersexuality is the result of a low threshold for sexual responsiveness, often with obsessive- compulsive rituals of Page 2 HARMONY PLACE MONTEREY | 398 Foam Street, Monterey, CA 93940 www ...
Diagnosis criteria
A person should contact a mental health professional if they think they are experiencing hypersexuality. Although it is not an official diagnosis according to the DSM-5, the WHO's ICD-11 recognizes it as a compulsive sexual disorder.