I think you have raised a fair question for you to have an answer for. I would think that your wife would be grateful of your care for her during her recovery. I would further assume that she would want to bestow on you some special gift as an appreciation for what you are doing.
She gave you a Christmas gift that you found special. It would also not be surprising for her to want to give you some other kind of gift as a continued statement of appreciation. Most likely it will be a material gift and not one that will make you have to evaluate your acceptance.
For me, if my wife were to say she wanted to have sex with me tonight; I would probably say thank you, but I need to work my way into that. While I can almost 100% guarantee that I will not have to make such a choice, I don't think I would now be willing to open my heart/soul completely up to intimacy only to find myself rejected again tomorrow.
This fear of emotional rejection is something that I need to work on overcoming.
Thank you.
>43 years of marriage--My wife and I are now closer than we have been in decades. I believe that my SSM is over.
