I too have a tendancy to be an escalator. That is, at any sign of affection I try to escalate. There is a part of me that understands why this might freak out my W, but then there's that other part .
A nice thing happened today. I dropped off the kids at school and came into the house thinking about all the things I needed to do that day. I realized I wasn't feeling very amorous, and that if I behaved as usual I would pretty much ignore my W or just chit chat. So I decided to turn on some extra amorousness. I went over to the sofa and sat with her and talked with her. We really cuddled, something we rarely do. I asked her to join me in the bed, and I guessed she wouldn't, but I was plenty happy just being there with her. When I did leave an hour later, she gave my a brief but apparently heartfelt kiss.
The lesson? Well, for starters, though I may claim to be HD here, I'm probably only desiring her maybe 10% - 20% of the time I'm with her. Life gets in the way so much you know. Why should I expect her to desire me at those exact times?
Another thing she told me while we were on the couch: that she likes it in the early morning, when her brain is basically empty (and there is a vicious 4-year-old guarding her chastity). I'd call that a standing invitation!
Paul, wishing Ryne Sandberg congratulations on being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
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