Interesting Moral Question...

[Yoda9864]

No. Marraige is a sacred bond between two people and two people only. It is not meant to be based on sex, but on love. If that man really loved his wife, he would choose not have sex with other people. If he felt compelled to have sex with other people, then he does not deserve to be married to that woman and should get a divorce.

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stu

Should the man be allowed to endure PURELY sexual relationships with other women if his wife denies him of that?

That is not for him to decide. All he has to decide is what to do with the time that is given to him. - Gandalf

[Shadow_Link]

Originally Posted by Yoda9864

No. Marraige is a sacred bond between two people and two people only. It is not meant to be based on sex, but on love. If that man really loved his wife, he would choose not have sex with other people. If he felt compelled to have sex with other people, then he does not deserve to be married to that woman and should get a divorce.

Marriage is a two way thing. If the wife suddenly decided to stop having sex, then there must be a 'reason' for it. That reason could be the cause of many other problems, and thus result in a rather shaky marriage until the problem is confronted and solved. This doesn't mean the sole purpose of marriage is sex, ofcourse it isn't, but it's a means of expression/communication, emotional and physical.

What I'm saying is, the wife not wanting sex would lead to other problems, and if the husband hasn't an idea why, it doesn't seem as though the two can communicate, let alone trust eachother, so why should they continue their marriage?
If the wife denies the husband of sex, he can just do the same and deny her of something else, it'll end really nasty. (THAT is IF they've had a good sex life from the beginning of their marriage).

Interesting question, let me just end by saying sacrifices must be made in marriage, you're in it to make eachother happy.

[Perfect Stu]

Originally Posted by Shadow_Link

Interesting question, let me just end by saying sacrifices must be made in marriage, you're in it to make eachother happy.

I think you really nailed it there.

If the woman doesn't want sex with the man, but they still love and respect each other and would love to, say, raise a child or two children they already have...I think the woman has no reason to stop the man from persuing a sexual relationship.