Wife - "I don't feel like having sex with you. That could change, and I don't mean to be hurtful, just honest". Me - no response
Wife - "You can have sex with someone else if you want. You are my pseudo-husband and I am your pseudo wife". Me- no reponse To me sounds like the comment from someone having an affair of some type - but not sure.
Wife - regarding physical contact of any kind - "You will get the wrong impression" Me - "How do you know that? - You have no idea how I think"
Me - I think lately things feel different - more relaxed Wife - "yes, more free" I think her using the word free is certainly of note.
That comment from her of "you can have sex with someone else if you want", that's a little unsettling, if she is giving you a free pass here, it could mean she wants to give herself a free pass as well.... or.... it could mean nothing at all, just someone who is uninterested in sex.
This could also be a test, women test men constantly, they want to make sure the men they're with are strong & secure. If this would ever come up again, and she says something similar, my response would be, "are you serious?! you mean you wouldn't get angry? COOL!!!" and smile at her.
Gauge her response.
When she says things like that to you, don't ask her if she wants to sleep with other men, you don't care at this point. Plus it would show insecurity.
Keep doing what you're doing as far as limiting your contact away from her, she is noticing, she may not say it out loud but she is noticing and she is wondering what you're up to.