Quote: I came out of the shower and he was nowhere to be found. I finally figured out he went down to our basement to do a little spackling.
Don't you think this is just avoidant behavior? You said earlier that fear and anxiety over sex are big probs for him. I couldn't say for sure, but maybe he does want you, is attracted to you. But his anxiety is a bigger monster that gets in the way and scares him off.
SM
"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." Henry David Thoreau