Hi MPT,

Yes, it feels great and this beautiful phrase you used really helped.

The love was the central core to our marriage. That was firmly there without question. Because of his understanding of that core, variations in behavior (including sexual interest) were the branches blowing in the wind or the leaves budding, growing, changing color, falling away and then returning.

PS. Had to go searching for the actual phrase just to reproduce it here. Its in my head but can't quite put it into words the way you did. How have you been doing lately?
LH