love / respect / desire

This is a three-part question. Does your spouse love you ? And, please explain how you know. Does your spouse respect you ? And, please explain how you know. Does your spouse desire you ? Likewise..... I'll start. Yes, my wife loves me. She sends me lovely greeting cards, buys me nice gifts, and when I'm in the hospital she's right there beside me. She makes me healthy food to take to work for lunches, packs them for me. She loves me like a parent loves a child. No, my wife does not respect me. She speaks to me with a scolding, condescending tone of voice. She never misses a single opportunity to point out my faults and weaknesses, while never once admiring nor complimenting my strengths. Her life-statement of marriage was that she is going to CHANGE me if it's the last thing she does. No, my wife does not desire me. She avoids me sexually for months on end, while clearly expressing desire for other men. How about a fourth? Are you happy in your marriage ? My answer, I really don't know. I'm not unhappy so much, but there is a lot of room for improvement.

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