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So I’m a 40m and she is a 42f. We have been married together for 10 years, married for 7. We have 7 kids all together (his, hers, ours). I work a pretty demanding construction job and she has an office job. We don’t have a ton of time to spend together, always something pulling us in a certain direction. Now the tough part is our intimacy. I’m on TRT and my drive is like an 18 year old. My wife is pre menopausal and hesitant to check her hormones. Lately everything thing I do, in her mind, is to get laid. At home I cook ALL the meals and clean up. I handle the finances (pay all of HER kids bills since their dad is a POS), grocery shop. Car maintenance….you name it. I have chore play down to a T. On top of all of that I keep myself in shape, plan our trips and dates and keep up my hygiene. At times I really question what I’m doing wrong. I’ve been trying to gives touches without anything tied to them but she pushes away. She always says I do it for sex. Messes with my mind so bad I’ve even dug into if there is someone else and there is absolutely zero red flags. She also tells me all of the time how attracted she is towards me. Im just lost. This weekend we are going away for our anniversary. She started her period this morning and I said that’s a bummer. She stormed out of the house and went to work. Any guidance is helpful. I’m 1000% into my wife and only want to be with her. The lack of intimacy is driving me completely insane.
I am a wife, and I have not had enough sex before. My friends and employees joke I am a dude. It is sad and lonely to not feel wanted when you want them so much. Men seem to be in this boat most often. I have high T. You sound like you are doing a lot, so it’s not likely that you are leaving her with all the labor of having a family. But seven kids is soooo many kids! I think using I statements, reading up on Love Languages, and stating your needs and opening the floor for conversation on what she thinks she can explore or think about might be smart. “I love you more than anything. I miss you. I want to share everything with you. I want to feel you physically, because I think you are the hottest woman ever, and I try really hard to make myself attractive to you. I feel sad and alone. Can we talk again in two days about what you are willing to explore or consider? Maybe hormone testing? Maybe marriage counseling? Maybe scheduling intimacy to make sure raising kids doesn’t stop our marriage and intimacy from being a priority? The kids will grow up and leave one day, but frankly waiting 15 years for that to get your affection might break me.”
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As a woman, I am also hurt and feel awful when I am turned down by my husband. Don’t get more aggressive. She does not want that. She has said she wants to pursue you. And she feels like you are on top of her for sex constantly.