There is also the male problem of lack of understanding, and in certain circumstances, the total lack of any interest in understanding what actually turns the man on. This CAN be as effective as having zero sex drive at all.
I hasten to add that not ALL women are guilty of this, indeed a great many of them enjoy a VERY healthy sex life with their partners, with very little, or no problems at all.
However the old saying "My wife/partner/significant other doesn't understand me" has a great deal of truth in it. If women only took the time and trouble to discover what turns their partners on, there would be a hell of a lot fewer problems in the bedroom, and a hell of a lot fewer arguments both in AND out of it too.
And before you ladies start jumping all over me saying that men are equally to blame, I totally and completely agree with you, and will be posting a very similar post (but from the ladies perspective) in the Ladies Libido section.
I like to be fair to both sexes :)
If EACH party took the time and the trouble to sit down and TALK with their partners, about what they enjoy and more importantly what they DON'T enjoy doing, or having done to them.
By talking, I mean talking with a completely OPEN mind, no preconceptions as to what is, or is not, acceptable, and probably MOST importantly, DEFINITELY NO REPERCUSSIONS afterwards. this means no calling either partner a freak, (or any other expletive) just because he or she enjoys something that seems odd to you. This is a MUST PRIORITY #1 AGREEMENT.
If both partners enjoy the same thing, or in certain cases opposite sides of the same thing, that is FANTASTIC, if not, then name calling will certainly NOT help the situation.