Leslie,
An interesting and thoughtful proposition well described and I for one can see there's a certain logic to it. The thing I would question is if the loss of sexual intimacy any lesser or greater within our community or outside of it?
True it's often reported here but we're a community that's willing to share our thoughts and emotions. It's not something that's likely to be admitted to in more macho environments. As many come out to their SO's in later life, well into the marriage it could be difficult to separate that loss of intimacy from being due to aging from the revelation of CD'ing.
I have no idea if there are any figures available to prove/disprove the hypothesis but nevertheless it's one that's entirely plausible.
