Reviving interest in marriage?
We’ve married for 2 and a half years. Have a 1 1/2 year old. My husband is such a wonderful, amazing, sweet man. His heart is so beautiful and pure. We are happy and our marriage is healthy. We never have arguments or fight. We have a good sex life as well.
However I’ve noticed something that bothers me. When my husband and I were dating, he constantly showered me with loving words, (specifically terms of endearment) and he acted like I was the most wonderful thing that ever happened to him. I also treated him this way and haven’t stopped.
However I noticed he doesn’t call me those sweet names anymore. There seems to be an overall boredom or loss of interest on his end.
He still treats me with all the kindness and love in the world. I’ve just noticed that maybe I’m not as exciting to him as I was to begin with.
What can I do to spark his interest again? To make him as crazy about me as before?
We did have an argument once almost a year ago, that changed our relationship somewhat. It was the first and only time we’d ever had such a disagreement. We both said some hurtful things. We forgave each other and worked through it. But I did notice things aren’t the same since. It was a big theological disagreement, (we are Christians) where I really thought he was off his rocker. It was going to affect our family negatively.
I initiate sex half the time, he initiates the other half.
I know physical attraction isn’t what makes a marriage last. But I know men can’t help paying attention to physical things. I try to be clean and put together. I didn’t gain much with my pregnancy. My hair did darken from blonde to brown, I do know he loves blonde hair - I offered to get highlights but he says he loves it the way it is. My skin changed and I have more acne. I’ve tried about everything under the sun to treat it. I am more exhausted now keeping up with a child and don’t appear as peppy. I am sick a lot too due to a health condition.
What can I do differently?
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