omg, Lillie, you said it -- as usual -- SO much better than I, and not only can I relate to what you said, it almost made me cry.

(you know, a MANLY sorta, non-girlie cry )

I have heard some variation of your theme over and over and over again on this board over the past year: "No, honey, I don't just 'want sex'; I want to 'make love', and only with YOU!"

It is the cry of the pure HD heart, and sometimes our spouses just don't GET it. But then again, there's a lot about my spouse that I suppose I don't "get", either.

Thanks for writing it so beautifully, Lillie... I think I need to go pound a nail, or burp or scratch or something now.

Choc.