How can we rekindle the romance under the pressure of financial stress??
A male age 41-50, anonymous writes: What should I do? First, I can’t believe I’m writing about my situation. I’ve always felt I could deal with my marriage without outside help, although I’ve been to marriage/sex therapy 12 years ago. I’ve been married for 18 years now. Boy how time flies. I love my wife dearly and she says the same of me, but over the past 6-12 months she does not show much if any affection. Sometimes I feel I’m the female in the relationship! She is an only child and claims to need a lot of alone time. We are currently stressed out due to financial cash flow right now. I’m sure we’ll survive, but it’s taking a toll on our marriage. My mom is dying in the hospital to add to the stress. I have two tween/teen kids. I’ve not had regular income for a few years and I’m finally getting back into the swing of it, so my wife has borne a responsibility of bring in the income. She’s supported my entrepreneurial efforts to give us a chance at a better life. But it’s taking its t