Quote: P.S. BTW, because of my realization, I decided to actually THINK about what I wanted and I discovered that I was foolish to pass up a roll in the sack with my beautiful wife, as I'm sure you were all thinking there in the beginning...so I didn't pass it up.
OK, here's my guess about what was going on....
You did this most excellent introspective thinking. This led you to really feel as though you could be direct and simply tell W lovingly that you weren't up for sex and it would be OK. So, (1) you didn't feel coerced in your old passive aggressive way and, more important, (2) you felt the great feeling of intimacy that comes with understanding you can be truly direct and open with your W, which led to you feeling a bit randy That kind of intimacy is a remarkable aphrodisiac, to both men and women, how wonderful it has made its way into your M.