Quote: especially in a world where sex is everywhere.
And they'll say that is part of the problem. For one thing, since "sex is everywhere these days", they'll say that's the reason we think about it all the time - it's always "in our face" (we WISH!). Plus, they'll say that the constant bombardment is a turn-off for them, because they're constantly reminded of their "inadequacies".
I'm thinking of starting a thread called "Crap 101", discussing the myths and nonsense that abound about this topic. Might be high time.
The thing about intimacy in marriage, is... that is what gives marriage its meaning! The whole point of marriage is to have a R that is DIFFERENT and UNIQUE from any other R you will have. What else is there to give it uniqueness than sex and intimacy? That is the ONE THING (theoretically) that you have with W (or H) that you do not share with ANYONE else. ALL other things are more common to any other R, even casual ones. PLUS, we often treat (and get treated by) our casual and business acquaintances MUCH better than by our spouses, who feel they should be able to "let their hair down" at home, and not be "on". WTF??????