How important is sex to a marriage?

Many things get lost in the long haul of relationships, among them inhibitions, senses of humour, socks — and, in many cases, libido.
It is a lucky and unusual couple who, decades into a marriage, still feel the same passion for each other that ignited their early relationship.
Far more common is the story of the once-happy sex life that has waned as the years passed — that initial physical bond becoming fractured in the maelstrom of raising children, earning a living, running a house and growing older.

Read the full story at the Daily Mail