The strange thing is, she probably does see my statement as a rebuke to her qualities as a wife, and therefore, unloving.
There you go again. I know you are in your mind just "analyzing" the situation, but can you see how at every turn you are anticipating what she is thinking and feeling?
If she feels that way, let her say it out loud, then deal with it. The sheer illogical-ness (is that a word, tired this morning) of her saying "your desire for sex is a rebuke to my qualities as a W" will speak for itself.
JMHO
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"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"