I take it back, one thing has changed-----puppies. We got two puppies in March, the same day I bought her the first new car she ever had. They were born on her son's birthday. All three of our dogs died within 3 months of each other, 1 during our engagement) and we had to wait until the time was right to get dogs again, meaning time to train them and spend time with them, but we knew that would be after the wedding. It was the longest either one of us had gone without a dog in the house.
We both wanted two dogs and we're very happy with them. She loves them so much. I wonder if I've been replaced by them somehow? At first I thought she was more tired because of getting up with the dogs, so I eliminated that part and I let her sleep in every time now (after all, I'm 15 years younger and non-diabetic, I have more energy by nature so it's ok).
Me getting up with the dogs and making her breakfast while she sleeps in hasn't really seemed to help her sleep (or our sex life) at all, but it probably helped the marriage out some from her perspective.
They don't sleep in the bed with us (I could feel that question coming!). They're good dogs, very loving, a good size for us rather than being too big and too energetic.
I'm afraid this might sound insensitive, but I have a question for a woman's point of view---------would having new puppies in the house have any effect on a woman's libido? For example, do women feel more motherly and less womanly (?) due to preparing food and nurturing a small animal?
I'm a good dad to the dogs, which I thought would also be a nice turn-on for my wife as a side effect. I can't say for sure if the puppies have anything to do with this (the problem existed before we got them), but it hasn't helped and it's the only outlying major life change I can think of for either one of us.
