My husband and I have been married 3 years and have a 2 year old son. We are and have been dealing with an injury that my husband sustained at work. As a result of his injury he has had to have 2 back surgeries, and has been on disability pay for 2 years. We are currently awaiting one more surgery to help him manage his pain without need to take as much medicine. The medicine he is currently on gives him a low libido, combined with his back pain makes it next to impossible to be intimate. Within the past 8 months we have been intimate 2 times. He refuses to at least play around or just kiss me passionately. Keep in mind we are both in our mid-twenties. I believe I have been more than patient, and have tried to get him to do things that require little movement from him but still gives me the physical intimacy and connection that I need as a woman. I love my husband, and I am so proud of how hard he tries everyday to just get through the pain. I show him how much I love him all the time, and tell him. I feel like I am at a point of pure emotional exhaustion. After I had my son we were not able to be intimate for 8 weeks, but I still did things that would at least take the edge off and be as intimate as I could be. My husband does none of those things. I have expressed my feelings and get the same response, No. I feel like I am not valued as a person, as a woman, but most of all as a wife. I do not want divorce. I just need advice.
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