Sorry about that MPT - didn't mean to evoke a scream. I do understand that my wife and I are different, and I certainly wouldn't suggest sex as a stress-reliever when the very thought of sex only seems to cause her anxiety. But in my opinion, that anxiety (which I have also) wouldn't be there if we hadn't let our sexual relationship diminish to the point that we're no longer comfortable even touching each other. Unfortunately it did and there's nothing we can do to change that now.
I can't imagine ever thinking of sex as a chore - at least not with someone that I'm attracted to and in love with. And regardless of how she may change over the next 50 years, I can't imagine not being attracted to and in love with my wife. In my opinion sex is the funnest, most exhilarating thing that we can experience as human beings. So I guess it's hard for me to understand putting it in a category with doing laundry and mowing the lawn. I honestly don't want my wife to have sex with me out of obligation - that's no fun for either of us (although I suppose I could think of worse ways to pass the time). I want her to have sex with me becuase there's nothing in the world that she'd rather do. Am I crazy to dream of that? I'm starting to think so.
Try not to wake the kids if this post makes you scream again.
