Hi E.:
For starters,you ease your mind a little,by hearing from other women who share the same feelings.Believe me,you aren't the first,nor will you be the last.Your a SAHM caring for four children. It's only normal you'd feel exhausted by the end of your day.SEX is the furthest thing from your mind,when you've reached that moment,where the kids are all tucked away for the night,you've cleaned up the dinner dishes,folded the last load of clothes from the dryer,and while you'd love to have some free time to yourself,so you don't hit the pillow all wound up,you know,that your husband is laying there waiting for you to (Get it on)How many times have I trudged into the bedroom,thinking....And I'm not done YET! PLEASE let me know when your done,so I can go to SLEEP! lol. Oh sure, there's been times I've felt guilty thinking that way,but I have to wonder,if he's ever felt guilty,making such a request,when it was so obvious,I was ready to collapse from exhaustion.I guess the best way to explain our lack of desire,is preoccupation of what we had to look forward to the next morning,and starvation for inner peace. Men and women are so very different.Women need and crave romance,foreplay.They want to be held,and feel loved. Men, get an erection just toweling off after a shower! They have no need or desire for foreplay. What ever their efforts,they are purely selfish.I don't want to put all the blame on men. both sexes can get lazy,or take their partners for granted.You know,the ones that say "Let me rub your back honey" Then two minutes into the back rub,you've been flipped over and your legs are in the air! lol.E.: just know,that the feelings your experiencing,are not unusual.I've never thought it wise to (fake it) or submit,when you really don't want to have sex,however I have come to the realization,that if my husband and I only had sexual relations, when I was in the mood..... somewhere along the way,he would have probably joined the priesthood!!.Don't waste your time or money on Dr. Lauras book. It's demeaning,sarcastic and patronizing,explaining how to be (serviant) to your man.Everyone is entitled to their feelings.We all have the right to say NO. You merely come to an understanding between you. There are those times,when you just aren't in a sexual mood. It has nothing to do with his appeal,or inability to satisfy you. YOU simply want to be able to ENJOY those intimate moments together. We miss so many tender moments,because we feel holding each other close ultimately must lead to the act itself.Believe it or not,men love just being held sometimes to.Pick a night. "Baby, can we just lay here in each others arms tonight? I wish you only the best. J. M