help.I think i have vaginismus and im getting better,but my partner gave up

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    Hello! Ive been in a relationship with my fiance for 5 years and he just confessed to me that he gave up on our sex life. Just when we actually started having penetrative intercourse and me starting to actually enjoy it. I havent been to gynecologyst but i am going in the next few weeks, the reason why i havent been to one is money we are pretty young as we met when we were 18. The dilators i got a few months ago helped me but now my partner confessed that thr sex is a chore for him and he doesnt want to fix anything about our sex life anymore, he had hope for the first few years but now he is so full of frustration and resentment that he just accepted that our sex life is nonexistent, while we are actually having sex. He started refusing sex with me more and more in the past few years and he just isnt seeing any progress while it actually exists (as i said i got dilators and we are having penetrative sex now and im starting to enjoy it). He just told me that he doesnt have the energy to fix anything anymore but doesnt want to break up. What should i do?

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    First I would like to say congratulations on working through those dilators and up to penetrative sex. That is very impressive. I am happy to see that you are working through all of that and are beginning to enjoy sex.
    I know it must have been difficult for your partner as well. You have done so much work, and it must be confusing that he no longer wants to put work into your sex life.
    I think this is best left to a couples therapist well versed in sexual issues.
    Vaginismus is very complicated for couples. Male partners sometimes struggle to understand what is going on, and may end up feeling frustrated and rejected despite the fact that you have done the treatment. Or perhaps there is something going on with him sexually.
    Either way, I definitely recommend therapy as a safe space for you guys to explore and work on what is going on in your sexual relationship.

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