Some more thoughts about your sex disparity situation, Karen:

It is claimed by some, that typically, women are 'sexually receptive', whereas men are more 'sexually active', or something like that.

What is your response to HD men, who complain, "My wife never initiates sex... I'm always the one who starts. Once I do, she seems to 'get into it', but I'm so tired of always being the one to start things off. It's like she has no desire for me.
She says 'we dont have a problem' since she usually participates whenever I start things"

What if such a guy said, "I'm going to teach my wife a lesson by not initiating for a year. Even if it means we don't have sex for a year".


Do you think that, if his wife is naturally one of those "low drive, 'sexually receptive' rather than active" women... that his doing that, will change anything? Is it going to make his wife suddenly sexually driven?




I understand that your situation has additional factors in it, because your husband is deliberately putting his work, ahead of your marriage, in his priorities. (being "always tired" is a priority choice. He is tired, based on his choice of where to put his time and energies into. it is not out of his control)

Yet, I still think that the above might be something for you to consider.
What if your husband has, for whatever reason, transitioned into a 'sexually receptive' only person?


My current status: june 2006. Wife ran out and filed D.
Finalized Jan 11, 2010, after 12.5 years M.
3 wonderful sons caught in the middle