Hi K, you know I always come bearing my unique perspective so please simply take it as that, one view.
It takes two to Tango, his level of commitment to this needs to be two fold of yours. If HE wants his marriage to work, really work and truly is committed to you, then he needs to be doing more than:
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He only responds, never initiates.
This is not a simple task you are undertaking and I can tell you that if he is not ready to start acting like a husband is supposed to, then he himself is setting you up to fail because as a man he knows damn well that HE is the one with work to do.
Making the effort to do this is exceptional Maria, but with any effort there is a chance of failure. Please make sure you have contingency plans in place in case the result of all of this does not end up being your ideal.