When I started the business of answer questions online, it was maybe four times a year. As @TheOnlyNeffie said :(
When my wife finally figured out I was sick, and that that was a part of what was wrong with me, she kind of went all out, and that was maybe 2 times per week. As we have settled things between us, that has declined to once a week, and now once every two weeks. She says she believes her natural inclination would be around once a month. She believes that women, in general, want it less. I have not told her what I’ve heard here about that.
I think I’m ok with it now. The problem for me, before, was that I saw sex as being the thing you did only if you loved someone, and if you didn’t do it, that meant you didn’t love them. Now I understand and believe she loves me; it’s just that sex is not something she wants very often. When she does, she wants different things from it than I do. Like she doesn’t even care if she has an orgasm.
But it’s ok. Like @ChazMaz, I can take care of myself in between times and it’s ok. Do I wish I were doing it with a live person? Of course. But now I know she loves me and that seems to make a huge difference.
This is a very intense issue, and I think sex and frequency of sex has a lot of meaning to people, and usually, I think, we don’t talk about it. Sexual communication, or communication about sex are extremely important in relationships, but I know it is something that is very difficult for me to do, and I suspect other people also have such difficulties.
I think we have a tendency to compare ourselves, and we see all these people who say they do it twice a day or once a day, and we think we only do it once a month, or whatever, and it’s like a competition (in our minds).
What is normal? Everyone says there is no normal, but my guess is that we all still compare ourselves. Some might be jealous of those who fuck every day, and others might be jealous of those who fuck once a month. But I doubt if people often share their feelings about the amount and their wishes and what it all means to them. At least, I’ve not been privy to any such discussions, except with my therapist.