chipcarver
Really Really Experienced
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Not sure if this is the right forum for this, however I need to start somewhere.
We've been married for 8 years. During our dating and the first year of marriage sex was wonderful. Since then we have sex at best 4 times a year. For my part I praise her every day, hug and kiss when she gets home, praise before, during, and after sex. I have a habit of buying or making little things that show my love and make her happy, leave her notes in her purse, on the steering wheel, etc.
Some background...We both were married before my ex had an affair that broke up our marriage and she had an affair which broke up hers. She stated before we got married and during our "talks" that she would never do that again because she saw how bad it hurt her ex.
I have disabling rheumatoid arthritis and other physical disabilities that prevent me from working (we live comfortably between my other incomes and hers). I am in pain 24/7, sometimes the pain is much worse than other times. When we have talked about our lack of intimacy she says she is afraid to initiate anything because she doesn't know how much pain I am in and knows I'll say yes no matter how I feel. I tell her that getting my mind off pain for a little while is worth the increased pain I will be in afterwards. Even so when I ask or hint 98% of the time I get a no answer, other times I am just ignored. I am almost to the point where I don't even want to ask because the rejection is almost as bad as no sex.
I am far from being Mr Perfect so don't get the wrong idea from my note. I truly love her which is why I am here asking...What am I doing wrong or what am I not doing. I am a big boy and can take constructive criticism.
We've been married for 8 years. During our dating and the first year of marriage sex was wonderful. Since then we have sex at best 4 times a year. For my part I praise her every day, hug and kiss when she gets home, praise before, during, and after sex. I have a habit of buying or making little things that show my love and make her happy, leave her notes in her purse, on the steering wheel, etc.
Some background...We both were married before my ex had an affair that broke up our marriage and she had an affair which broke up hers. She stated before we got married and during our "talks" that she would never do that again because she saw how bad it hurt her ex.
I have disabling rheumatoid arthritis and other physical disabilities that prevent me from working (we live comfortably between my other incomes and hers). I am in pain 24/7, sometimes the pain is much worse than other times. When we have talked about our lack of intimacy she says she is afraid to initiate anything because she doesn't know how much pain I am in and knows I'll say yes no matter how I feel. I tell her that getting my mind off pain for a little while is worth the increased pain I will be in afterwards. Even so when I ask or hint 98% of the time I get a no answer, other times I am just ignored. I am almost to the point where I don't even want to ask because the rejection is almost as bad as no sex.
I am far from being Mr Perfect so don't get the wrong idea from my note. I truly love her which is why I am here asking...What am I doing wrong or what am I not doing. I am a big boy and can take constructive criticism.