#12 - TELL HER THIS, communicate that these are thingsy you would like of her.
#11 - Being a sexually confident woman and loving your own body does not make one sexually adventurous. You also, have no control over these things within her.
#10 - TELL HER THIS, communicate that these are things you would recognize as attempts from her to be sexual with you.
#2 - You have very limited control in this area, but you can affect it by your own behavior. You've been told countless times how.
#1 - your interpretation of needing someone physically & emotionally is probably not the same as hers, neither is "relating to another person on the deepest level possible".
You continue to project who you want her to be, a female version of yourself...onto her. You refuse to accept who she is NOW as a starting point to build up from.
Now, since you are on a roll for answering questions and responding (and thank you for that).
How about spelling out for us exactly WHAT YOU'VE DONE to address these issues in your marriage.
Specifically what have you tried, what have you said?
