Backstory
Married 3 1/2 years, she's 32 I'm 28. 2 kids(2 yr old from this marriage and a 7 from my previous) and I would say for that entire time I have been super beta. We get along great minus the sex. I ballooned in weight and was addicted to video games and porn. Abandoned hobbies and friendships. I also had a good job where I did nothing but Google all day and not improve on my career.
Where the issues started, as you can probably guess from the above that I was neglecting my wife. She came to me for sex and I would be too busy with video games and too desensitized from porn to be fully interested. She also came to me for sex when she was pregnant and I denied her because I wasn't interested, she's since told me that really cut her deep.
So my wife on the other hand is a basketball coach, a headstrong leader of sorts and very firm with her emotions. Lots of interaction with other coaches(men). She's in basketball season right now so we don't see each other as much and she has constant anxiety.
You know where this is headed, she started seeking attention elsewhere. I found out about an (at minimum) emotional affair from verifying my gut instinct, took the blame and decided I would work on fixing the marriage the blue pill way by complimenting her endlessly, showing her attention and doing chore work. All the while I wasn't improving myself. Didn't help.
Fast forward a year and I've now dropped 60 lbs, improved my dress game tremendously, started lifting a few months ago(because I'm just skinny at this point) and just landed a new job paying 40% more, cut out porn, video games and masturbation completely.
My SMV has went from 2 points below her to probably 0.5 point ahead. I get attention from attractive women often. During this transition I was sexting other women because I was finding that my attractiveness was increasing and I felt jaded by my marriage sex life(I wasn't initiating).
Almost two months ago I find this subreddit, started reading the sidebar materials immediately and implementing.
So after finding out what women are all about I got that gut feeling again and found out she's still doing the emotional affair thing with more than one dude(which before I found this place I was doing the same thing with other women.). I call a lawyer, find out my options and dwell on things. Confront her with the plans to divorce stoically. She breaks down and begs to go see a counselor. I tell her that I have boundaries and if she wants to fix things then she must sever all ties to these men she talks to, she says okay. Two weeks later I get that feeling again and find that she didn't remove all lines of communication. I threaten divorce and she finally complies, she's finally being at least on face transparent. Obviously I still don't trust her.
I try the marriage counselor with her, and she takes all the blame for where the marriage is at now. She says she put up a wall with me and she doesn't know how to be vulnerable and open up to me. Which I know this is all on me to just become more attractive to her. We saw this marriage counselor this time last year and the guy couldn't believe how much I've improved myself.
The fallout
For the last month I've been initiating and flirting(sexting too) with her, also removing myself from her presence when rejected without the butt hurt (90% rejection rate). I've also been leaving the house to do things and not doing some of her compliance tests, I'm still taking care of things around the house(I do 70% of the housework). We've had sex three times this year whereas we had sex three times all of last year.
I also started a new job last week that if I'm being completely honest, scares me. An hour commute, considerably more responsibility and international travel. I haven't slept well(sick too) because my hamster has been worried about my job and marriage.
Well I initiate again last night and get the hard no because she said that she doesn't want me getting her sick. I say "goodnight babe going to go watch porn". She knows I don't do that anymore. She accuses me of being butt hurt and I say that "you know what this isn't working, blah blah I'm butt hurt we should divorce". This unravels into me sitting down with her and showing her my hurt that I've let brew inside me. Basically telling her My job fears and I'm pissed off that I neglected her and let our marriage get to this point. I told her that if divorce is where this ends I'll accept that but I want to work on things. Calm tone the entire time but I let a tear stream down my face. I couldn't sleep thinking about how much of a pussy I was and that I'm undoing all my progress.
She ends with saying I need to focus on my job and stop expecting her to flip the attraction switch for me. That it's going to take time, and I realize I'm trying to make progress too quickly. She also says she doesn't like the vulgar sexts that I send her and she feels like she's just a piece of meat, she says she wants to be romanced. She says I'm trying to be macho and she doesn't like that. I know, watch what they do and not what they say.
After reading this I realize I've been doing all of these things for her and not me.
I want your opinions. I know I fucked up majorly.
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