Bagheera, Wow! What an interesting thought, and also a bit of a humiliating one. I realize I am looking at that incorrectly, but still, "I'll settle for you" is sure an ego booster. I don't know about other men, but I really have the need to feel that my wife is attracted to me sexually.
Maybe that is part of my problem. When I was younger and MUCH more arrogant my brother and I used to have a joke when we caught women looking at us. "She wants me, they all do" Maybe I should go back to that attitude!
I just got my "stimulas check" in the mail. Maybe instead of paying bills, I should use a portion for counseling. That means I get to talk with the wife again about whether or not she will go. Maybe I can get the fight over before the weekend since we have company comeing in.