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• wow- notmyrealname--  thank you!!  you just cleared up some  weirdly confusing issues for me with my husband.  Malespeak!!  (facepalm here) doh!  "This is how I get oppressed by a husband who does not really want to oppress me."  This makes so
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• If life is fine without it for both parties ok, but it's very hard to resist outside temptation when you are not desired at home.  One thing my hubby wishes I had made clear 10 years earlier (thought I had, but...): that he shouldn't wait for a sign
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• I use Udderly Smooth Extra Care 20 (unscented). No oily residue because it absorbs so beautifully. It even softened the little calluses that develop near my nails and snag everything. I use this cream on my hands and feet and no longer hesitate weari
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• Today is our 38th wedding anniversary- no big deal.  He is under the weather and at this point, I don't really care anymore.  We don't have the money to do something special and as for sex- it just seems to be way more trouble then either one of us
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• I don't know how your medical history affects you, but there are probably emotional/tension issues here as well. 'I can't ' becomes self-fulfilling, as the pressure to 'perform' creates frustration for both of you. Can you pleasure yourself to orgas
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