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#2943245 01/14/03 10:39 PM
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My husband and I have been married for 10 years. We just (in December) had our third child. So many things have happened in our marriage, I don't know where to begin. Actually, I can't possibly tell everything that has happened in this post, but I will tell some of the relevant information. We had a very tumultuous relationship when we were dating. We broke up several times in a year and a half. Honestly, I never thought we would end up married, but we did. I have always thought that my husband acts as if I am not good enough for him. So often, I have wondered why he married me. Anyway, we have gone through times when I had no appetite for sex and times when he didn't. For the past year or more he has not wanted sex much while I have. The problem that I have is that he doesn't act like he wants to have sex with me, but he looks at pornography almost on a daily basis. We have had countless fights over this, but he continues to do it, he just hides it better. Also, when we got out together he looks at every slightly attractive woman and ignores me. He never wants to spend any time with me talking or doing anything else. When we are out together he acts like we are more brother and sister that husband and wife. What is wrong with me? Why does my husband act this way even after we've been married for 10 years? What can I do to change things in my marriage? I don't know how much longer I am supposed to live like this. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!

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Amanda-

Welcome to MB! Without knowing more of the history of your story (why eith of you don't want sex, why the porn, etc.) I would say that the porn and witholding sex is a sign of problems that lie elsewhere in your marriage. I would suggest you pruchase a copy of His Needs/Her Needs which is available at the bookstore at this site. That book helped me look at the problems in my M and see why each of us were acting the way we did. Another sugestion would be the book Getting the Love you want by Harville Hendricks PhD. You can find it at almost any bookstore.

Read, read, read, and keep posting.

Good luck
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