Cally:

Currently, I have gone through December and January with no sex. I have tried initiating a few times, but this usually results in my wife relaxing and falling asleep (in effect, a form of rejection). I am not trying to hard anymore. However, this is about MORE then just having sex, this is about how you TREAT your spouse 24/7. If you don't desire your spouse (i.e. you never initiate, you never desire first) then there are going to be issues all THROUGH the marriage.