My husband just checked out this thread again and told me that I should read what is written here. It seems like now that we are both open to growing in this part of our lives, we are talking about it several times a day. I know that as we become more comfortable with this new openness between us we will focus less on the CDing and more on the other aspects of our lives.

I think my husband is finally allowing himself to fully examine something that he always had as much trouble talking about as I had in really listening. We talked about other things, but not so much this. And I have come to realize in the past couple of weeks that this IS who he is and not to have it out in the open is so unfair to him and to our marriage.

Lorileah, I'm so sorry you lost the love of your life. My heart goes out to you. It sounds like she was a beautiful soul!

To all of you, you can't know (or maybe you do) what your kind and generous and honest responses me to me and to my hubby. I wish I had found this site a long time ago.
Blessings!