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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I have been married for 20 years and have two DCs, 18 and 15yo.  We are in couples counseling for a variety of reasons, most of which have to do with him abdicating household and family adult responsibilities to me.  In a nutshell, I have been over-functioning and he has been under-functioning for many years.  This has (understandably) had a very negative impact my trust in him and consequently, on our marriage and sex life.

We are working on rebuilding trust and affection, but it is slow going.  I am trying to be affectionate with him and to return affection, but it takes some effort and as I said - slow going.

[b]When he expresses affection to me (e.g. a kiss or a hug), most of the time he touches my breast (cops a feel) as part of the gesture.  This irritates me to no end as it feels like he can't express affection without there being something sexual in it for him. [/b] It causes me to recoil (because it's more than I am up for at that moment), which in turn makes him angry.

Is it possible for a man to kiss, hug, express affection without there being a sexual component to it?[/quote]

Geez - I love this kind of thing . To each her own I guess.[/quote]

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