Sex File: His post-partum body-shaming has put me off sex 

"Explain to him that his criticism has damaged your experience of sexual intimacy. I don't think any man would like to know that his wife feels she is simply a "convenient presence" in the bed."
Sex File: His post-partum body-shaming has put me off sex 

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After ten years of marriage and two children, my husband has subtly commented that he does not find my body as attractive as he did when we met. 

He still wants sex but it feels like it's not about desiring me specifically. I feel like I am a convenient presence in the bed. 

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