Sex is one of the strong foundation stones for a happy marriage. Along with love, respect and friendship. Keep the lust in there and you will never be bored of each other or bother to look elsewhere. +

Very! It is one of the necessary components of a happy marriage.

Sex is important in marriage ,beause all the causes of divorce ,fight and other issue arises when the sex die in the marriage.

Sex is probably right after communication, respect, and trust

Catherine, I believe that sex is important enough to be sure it does not become an issue. My wife and I have had a great 22 year marriage but sex has become an issue at times. It can kill a marriage or relationship. If nothing else, be sure that sex does not become a problem. It can help a marriage if it can be something that the two can enjoy doing together.

I believe it is likely very important, but it isn't close to the most important things though like communication and companionship.

With your spouse or others? had to say it. It is of most important to me. It is the private intimacy that two people share. It is like a bond that is shared only with you q:) +4

Very important in my eyes, it's the engine that keeps you connected, without it i think you feel more like friends then lovers.

Extremely important, sex ruined my last marriage. My ex husband was so mechcanical and passionless, we never connected at all it was like being raped. I would cry afterwards every single time . We where together for 5 years in the last 2 years we never had sex because i just couldn't take it anymore.

Very important.... Fm a guys point of few.....take careof that pretty woman ....Get to know every inch of her body....learn what she likes....and go a little farther too......help her learn what feels good..... I have had a few gf's too shy to ask. NEVER ever consider marriage unkess you feel this way!

...as important as it is in life with no marriage...sex is healthy, makes you happy, great exercise, gets those healthy chemicals movin in the body.......nothing like skin on skin play....

The sex is very important in marriage and without sex in marriage is like having another stranger in your home.

Some sex is vital, more sex is better, too much sex can be problematical.

I think sex in marriage is very important to a woman's well-being and self-esteem. I learned sex with my first husband. He was abusive but there was at least that connection (as well as children) that kept us together for 13 years, although I did have a couple of affairs. My second marriage was disappointing because my husband did not like intercourse and would only manipulate me to orgasm. I spent a lot of my energy getting into social causes and local organizations. After he divorced me I had some wonderful relationships that reinforced my enjoyment of and acceptance of myself as a sexual being. My third marriage started off badly because I made the mistake of introducing my husband to my ex-lover. He was coming off a marriage where his wife had played around and then left him so he had self esteem issues and was afraid to open himself up to me physically for fear of being hurt. He didn't trust me and was right not to because after two years I was desperate and sought out my ex-lover who only told me to work on my marriage. I thought how self-righteous! He played around on his wife to be with me but won't let me play around on my husband to be with him (his wife had left him by then). Like it was alright for men but not women. But he was right. I hung in and one morning my husband just said the hell with it and fucked me like crazy to my great delight. We have had no problems in the 15 years since. Making love with my husband is always a treat. I love the way he caresses me, his smells when he desires me, and I love to look at and feel his muscles while he is with me. Although I am usually excited by the time we begin after a while I start breathing heavily and its like I can almost feel him in my throat before I have an orgasm. Then we start the whole process again, depending on how energetic he is feeling, and I come faster the second time and faster the third. That is usually enough for me now although when younger I was able sometimes to come 14 or 15 times when properly handled. I believe God made women to enjoy the caresses of men.Through my life my body has been the source of a lot of pleasure to me as well as to my husbands (OK two of them at least) and lovers. To be without this would be unthinkable to me and unnatural.

sex is critical, i think in a marriage you have to have other things obviously like friendship, communication etc etc but sex is the time when a couple show how much they really care the fact that they love each other so much they need to be as close as possible ... when the sex dies so does a certain level of closeness and its just a downward slope..... never underestimate the importance of making an effort to keep a great sex life especially the longer you are together....