Hey Barn,
I wanted to let you know that I can empathize with your wife about the unconditional love thing.

See, I want my H to show me unconditional desire. I do NOT want his desire to be based upon my weight, whether I am harboring another body inside my own, what the kids are doing, whether I have on dangly earrings or not, etc. Yes he actually said he did not like my dangly earrings last night...that's ALL he said about my attempt to look nice. I suspect he said that because it was a clear attempt on my part to look "sexy".

So I can relate to wanting your partner to have unconditional feelings for you.

Nonetheless, I stand by my previous statement that it isn't real.

I DO WISH that my H's desire wasn't so danged conditional and fleeting, but I doubt that your love for your wife is that precarious.

How's it going today? Is she reading this thread? What does she say about it?

HP