Quote: I agree that coming here helps with the frustration. I wonder what it is that helps with the frustration?
Jonathan
I suspect it has a lot to do with getting secondary love tanks filled, words of appreciation, validation, quality conversation, and of course empathy, shared pain is halved, knowing that others struggle with similar problems, knowing that you are NOT alone, having other people on your team rooting for you and your marriage.
Ways I get touch needs met non sexually. I snuggle/hug my children, mess with their hair, have them mess with my hair, massages, pedicures, manicures, hug my friends, hold hands with my H when we go anywhere, hold a child's hand. If I were a pet person and my H weren't alergic I'd have a cat to pet. As is, this summer I'm going to volenteer at an animal shelter with my teen age son, in hope that it will help meet some of his touch needs.