Quote: When we were first married, she told me that she was afraid of becoming addicted to sex.
WOW! THIS is REALLY interesting!
So... I guess she really liked it-- a lot! But somewhere in her a voice said that something you like so much a) can't be good for you, and b) has to be controlled or at least moderated.
Do you think she consciously damped down her desire over the years, the way we remind ourselves that one (or one half of a) Krispy Kreme is tolerable, but a whole one (or fifteen) will clog our arteries and make us burst out of our fat clothes? I mean, did she deliberately, consciously talk herself out of wanting sex? Are you aware of when this happened?
If so, I think that would make her different from many of the LDs on this board.
Tell us more about her anxiety about sex becoming an addiction. I mean, no one says this about something they don't like. No one says, "Uh oh, better watch it! I could become addicted to curly kale, or mopping floors, or shoveling snow in a blizzard." You only say this about something that you not only like, but that you ADORE.