Priscilla Presley revealed she was heartbroken with Elvis' strict love-making rule after the birth of their daughter

Elvis Presley left his ex-wife Priscilla inconsolable with one stringent rule for making love following the birth of their only child, Lisa Marie Presley, who would have turned 55 on February 1. Additionally, she was born precisely nine months after The King and Priscilla exchanged vows in a private wedding in Las Vegas in 1967, altering the course of their relationship irrevocably.

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Elvis and Priscilla's intimacy underwent significant changes with the birth of Lisa Marie Presley, who unfortunately passed away earlier last month after experiencing a cardiac attack. Additionally, it ultimately defined the beginning of the end for Elvis and Priscilla before their divorce in 1973, which ended things relatively amicably after six wonderful years together. Furthermore, the Hound Dog singer had informed Priscilla that he could no longer have sex with her since he found it impossible to sleep with women who had children. In her autobiography, Elvis and Me, Priscilla recounted, "[Elvis] had mentioned to me before we were married that he had never been able to make love to a woman who had a child." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Image credit: Brides[/caption] Moreover, Elvis found it difficult to imagine his wife in any other role than that of a mother. However, it started to influence how Priscilla viewed herself. She wrote, "I [was] beginning to doubt my own sexuality as a woman. My physical and emotional needs were unfulfilled." Sonny West, an old friend of Elvis, backed up these assertions, saying that after Lisa Marie was born, Elvis turned elsewhere to satisfy his needs. He revealed, "It didn’t come easy for Elvis to be a committed husband. Elvis viewed her as a mother first and a wife second, and he had hang-ups about making love with her." Also read: Ed Sheeran revealed that “turbulent things” had occurred in his life in a new IG video Sonny also mentioned how Elvis' relationship with his deceased mother Gladys Presley influenced his future interactions with women. "[Gladys] gave him so much love and attention when he was growing up that he came to put all mothers on a special pedestal,” he said. "The idea of sex with a mother was, to Elvis, out of the question." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Image credit: People.com[/caption]

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For the couple, this transformation was significant. Priscilla Presley characterized their post-marriage sexual life as "passionate" and "full of adventure." She once remarked, "Ordinary thrills sometimes were not enough [for Elvis]. Especially when he was under the influence of powerful drugs." Lastly, following the birth of their child, Elvis spent time with other women, which caused Priscilla to have both a brief fling with her dancing instructor and a full-fledged affair with her karate instructor Mike Stone.