SimplyMichael
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In the last few months I occasionaly sit at her feet or sit with her on the couch and take her feet in my hands to rub her feet at the end of the day; she pretty quickly tells me to stop. I resently sat at her feet while she was petting the cat and reading the paper and asked if she would pet me like she was petting the cat. She asked if I really needed to be petted like the cat and something in her tone made me think I should say no, which I did. There have been years (only a handful) that we did not engage in sex. There have been occasional periods of days that she fondles me and grinds herslef against me in her sleep at night. This is very difficult to endure. Several few years ago I joked with her that I knew we were due to have sex because it was time to change the batteries in the smoke detectors. She has made it a point to initiate sex a little more frequently than that since then. And when we do it's wonderful. She does not verbalize emotions or feelings. "I told you that I loved you when we got married and I'll let you know when I change my mind" she says. First off there is some impressive advice given in this thread, I don't often post here but I saw it scrolling by and thought I would comment. The above passage just SCREAMS repression to me. You two may talk to each other but neither of you is actually being honest with each other. You didn't ask her to pet you because you THOUGHT she didn't want to? She grinds against you in her sleep? SOMETHING is getting her horny but she is too repressed to act on it when awake and may in fact be unaware or more likely ashamed of what she is dreaming of. Most people go through life doing what they THINK they should be doing and responding to others how they think they are SUPPOSED to. They are often totally unaware of what they want or at best ashamed or insecure about it that they never give voice to it. So, they NEED to be pet, perhaps their partner might even get off on petting them, but if their partner asks, the are so ashamed or insecure they reject the offer out of fear of rejection. ITS SICK !!!!! It takes a long time to build the trust needed to actually BE open AND honest with each other. You need to learn to listen, not just to their words but their body language AND to read their mind. Yeah, I said it. Step outside yourself and look at how you react to her, how you lie to her ("no, I don't need to be pet") and how your body shows fear, and yet you in fact NEED the complete opposite. Imagine your wife doing the same to you! I have NO idea what she wants, she probably doesn't know either. Learn to be open, take risks, make yourself vulnerable to her. In short, model the sort of relationship YOU want. If she opens up to you, great, if not, then you really know she isn't ready for what you want. A therapist for BOTH of you and just YOU would be a HUGE help.
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