When our marriage hit its fourth year, I started noticing small but worrying changes. My husband no longer touched me the way he used to, and intimacy had become rare. The few times we were together felt rushed, leaving me feeling empty and undesirable. Nights that were once full of laughter and closeness had turned into nights of cold silence.
At first, I blamed him. I thought maybe he was too tired or maybe he was losing interest in me. But when I overheard two women talking at the salon about how some men stray when their wives “become loose or cold,” something inside me broke. I went home and stood in front of the mirror for a long time. I realized I had ignored my own body for too long.
I started panicking, wondering if this was the reason my husband seemed distant. I had given birth to two children, and my body no longer felt the same. I couldn’t even enjoy intimacy like I used to. Sometimes I felt dry, sometimes I felt nothing at all. The connection we once had was gone, and I feared we would end up as just housemates. To continue reading, click here.