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My h is always telling how disappointed he is in our sex life. And his conclusion is that it is my entire fault. He sometimes rages about sex issues with me. I agree that our sex life could be better. And I have made changes. He says that he doesn't need to do anything even though I have asked him to consider changing some of his behavior. My beef is that he refuses to address the issues I bring to him that have affected me as a woman and definitely sexually. A few years ago, I was sexually assaulted but not raped. That incident really had and still has made me feel horrible. My h will not talk about it with me - he has said that I am just trying to use it as an excuse and besides he had problems with our sex life before the incident. When I sought out counseling, he got angry and said that he did not feel comfortable with me talking to anyone about that. So I did not go to counseling. But he will not talk about it with me - he says that I don't bring it up right, I have the wrong tone of voice, cry too much about, and that makes him believe that I blame him. And around the same time, my h was having an affair and told me that he did not want me , like me, etc. My image of myself as a woman was shot. I get so angry and sad because he sends me tons of information on what I can do to improve our sex life. Rarely does a week go by that he does not analyze and discuss what I do sexually. And never once has he sent me anything to address the assualt or the impact of his affair on me. I can't reconcile his not even acknowleding my issues and him supposedly being my h, best supporter of me. He says that he loves me and wants the best for me but I don't trust him at all. I feel like he has betrayed me by ignoring my pain. I don't want him to fix it just to acknowledge it. Why is sexual satisfaction worthy of time, effort, and discussion and the assualt & affair are not?

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Is it that he feels guilty for 'letting' this happen to you? After all, he is the 'hunter, protector' and I suspect that he feels inadequate when this is discussed and ashamed for others to know it.<p>I'm curious...when you go/went to counseling, did you discuss with him what you talked about with the counselor? If you did, why? What did you think would be gained from sharing that? I wonder if he thought that he was being blamed for the attack by his inability to prevent it.<p>Is there any way he would go to counseling with you to discuss these issues?

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I cannot understand how you let you H keep you from doing what was best for your mental health.<p>I think you need to talk with someone about your feelings. Not just about the assault, but all the things that bother you.<p>It sounds like you are not making sure your EN get met or addressed.


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