kelltl,
Thank you for your response, to be honest, I had not asked myself the l-i-f-e question but it is relevant! Life will always be full of various degrees of stress (his excuse), can I deal with the cold shoulder forever? Why do I get the feeling that he is happy he "dodged the bullet" again? ew. ow. It is not even a matter of the actual act exactly, it is everything that comes with it--comfort, relief, feeling good about each other, feeling like a woman (his woman), etc...I thank you for your input, how provoking.
gera