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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Love is a feeling it comes and goes. You need to work at maintain a connection with your spouse that tides you through the lower love periods. That is what intimacy is for - emotional, physical, and sexual. It connects you with or without feelings of love. Love needs that connection to return. [/quote]

Love isn’t jus let a feeling. It’s an action.

I had a rough patch with my spouse where I felt not in love with him. I remembered a Stephen Covey story, wherein a man asked him for advice because he didn’t love his wife. Covey’s advice was “love your wife.” It reminded me that love is a verb, not just an emotion. So even though I didn’t feel very loving, I started doing loving things - not big, just little stuff like making his favorite dinner. DH responded by doing more little acts of love, too - without us talking about it. And the loving feelings came back.

That was 10 years ago, and things are better than ever. So don’t just give up. You need to “fake it til you make it” as some might say. Bring the love back by being loving. It sounds stupid, but it really works.[/quote]

This is so on point.  You will go through phases in life and this mid life happiness trough is prevalent and seen across many cultures.  Just know that this is a phase in life and so act in a way that shows you love your husband and it will get better.  Read up on happiness curve.  [/quote]

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