What causes the sharp sudden disinterest in anything remotely sexual for a while after an orgasm?
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Arousal and disgust are opposites that interfere with each other. When you’re disgusted, it’s hard to get aroused and when you’re aroused, it’s hard to be disgusted.
After an orgasm (in males at least) arousal quickly falls to 0, because you’ve done what your aroused body wanted you to do. Suddenly, all the bodily fluids, smells, and other parts of sex trigger that disgust response, and there’s no arousal to suppress it any more. Objectively, it’s pretty gross when it’s not hot.
So, until that arousal starts to build again, you flip 180 the other way when it comes to looking at sex. Obviously love and care for your partner can partially suppress this disgust response if you’re committed to helping them finish as well.
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