Dale - I've been reading your thread and thinking about passion (not like that, mister! although to be fair sexual frustration is on my shopping list too!)

No, seriously though. You sound like a guy who can do love, honour, commitment and self-restraint. Your W seems to be saying (nutty or not as she might be right now) that somehow she doesn't feel a deeper connection from you. You say men in your family are more passive and reserved with their wives. And you say that sometimes in the past you say no to new stuff rather than why not. Is that a fair summary?

If your GAL/mysterious Dale plans are a bit constrained by your recent injury, could be a time to try really new stuff...a piano recital...opera...romantic movies...emotional things...where is your passion, Dale? what really thrills you and makes you feel like a king?

And respect is a big thing for women, and some of that is about the kind of passion where a man knows who he is and stands his ground. With love and grace, but he isn't afraid of having strong feelings about things that matter to him. Make sense?

Me: 53 H:38
T:20 M:14
BD ILYB etc 10/15, H diagnosed severe depression
S 1/16
PA 4/16
H filed 1/17