Quote: Then as I tried to get him in the mood he just kept making jokes and small talk and he!! *I* was out of the mood by then. Luckily it was time to get the kids up so I had an excuse to stop my efforts. Later he told me how proud he was of himself because he had not rejected my advances. Hmmm...didn't really seem that way from my perspective.
I wonder...what if he really meant what he said? What if he were really trying to be open, but felt tense about it, and was chattering as a way to relieve stress and "keep it light"?
Back when we used to have sex, my wife has always complained that when I get really turned on I also go non-verbal on her, and she would like to "keep talking" in a light way throughout. I'm not exactly wired to make small talk when I'm aroused, and I never knew how to deal with this complaint.