by bdzot
I'll be curious to see which side the torch-the-bitch crowd from the Loving Wives section comes down on with this one. Personally, I think that withholding sex for long period, for whatever reason, is a perfectly valid permission slip for your spouse to find it elsewhere.
Works on several levels - and for me, as a great piece of erotic writing in itself. Thanks a lot!
She considers him the bank, loves him not at all, and he has lost all real love and respect for her. Why waste your life in a loveless relationship. Cut your loses and lose her.
A husband in that situation stays married because:
1. Technically, he broke the vows and she didn't. "Forsaking all others" is in there, losing interest in sex and substituting materialism isn't.
2. He built a life with her outside the bedroom. If he pulls the ripcord, he failed after putting in a lot of years as an investment. Some gamblers stay at the table till they're broke.
3. If he decides to leave her because he isn't getting enough sex, she'll make sure everyone in their lives know he's a selfish, shallow dog.
And, with kids in the picture, he's going to get robbed in any divorce settlement, especially if one of his previous paramours was less than discrete.
Sad.
This was written as if you've really been there. Of maybe you've just spoken to a few hundred husbands who have wives that become catatonic and devolve into inanimate objects during sexual activities. I have to look for more of your stories. Should have checked to see if you are still an active writer; I’ll know in a few seconds.