Thanks for listening. I wanted to take a moment and get my bearings. Perhaps recalibrate. Perhaps not.

Married ten years and have two small kids. I always had good success with women and while not naturally alpha, I had high SMV that carried me far UNTIL I gave commitment. Every time I agreed to a relationship and stopped seeing other women..the clock on my woman losing attraction began. I never understood this until I found RP

I was about ready to call it quits on the marriage. Constant bickering over nonsense. I was pulling more than my fair share around the house AND was the breadwinner. SAHW would bitch and moan the second I got home how hard her day is and my mood quickly soured. I walked on eggshells to avoid her moods. Sex was every couple weeks and not so great for either of us. Basically....I make pretty good money and she is fine to ride the train and do as little as possible.

I found this place when I was searching for affair advice and got pointed here by mistake (or divine fate brought me here) I couldn't believe the guys spilling their problems that were the same exact fucking thing I saw.

The sidebar and top posts made everything so clear: I made my commitment rock solid and women didn't fear losing it. I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT MEN DO. I was taught so wrong.

Fast forward to Late summer. I now lift like I did in high school. Dropped ten pounds and bought new clothes. Working hard at my job and have become a bit stricter with the kids. I also take zero shit from wife. I laugh at her. Never fight, just walk away and ignore her til she is sweet again. I don't respond to every text or call. I certainly stopped dropping my life to run errands she can easily do.

Sex....I initiate at least twice a week and don't take no for an answer. It's getting better and better. It's louder. Wetter. And sometimes frantically passionate if I have been absent a few days.

I am also getting regular questions..who are you texting? What time will you be home? Who was there with you?

It's better. She is genuinely reluctant to start an argument now. She is much sweeter and appreciative. She fucks me with passion.

It's not Disney. She still doesn't love me like the old me "wishes". There really is something practical about the relationships improvement.

Still...I regained her respect. Maybe that's the end game. Maybe not and I have more work to do.