A husband who wanted to end 10 years of sexless marriage has filed for a divorce but the court ruled he should give it another try.

The 37-year-old man married in May 1999 and went to the U.S. for graduate studies right afterwards. His wife, one year younger than him, supported his studies for nearly 10 years, but the man filed for divorce, complaining the couple did not have sex once in all that time.

The Seoul Family Court on Monday dismissed the suit. "While the court acknowledges the fact that the marriage was sexless, it is also true that the husband never raised the issue with the wife throughout the marriage," the bench said. "The fact that there was no sex between the couple cannot be a reason for divorce as the couple had successful marriage without sex."

It said since the wife is trying on her part to maintain the marriage by receiving professional counseling, it felt the two could with a little more effort make it work.