Age 38. I have been married for 10 years to a wife now 37. 3 kids 10/7/2.

I have very recently discovered the Red Pill pioneers, articles, and now this forum. I have been unknowingly been using elements of dread game with my overweight wife (5’4” 180#) for quite some time. However I am obviously not doing something right because it has not worked. NEED HELP

I have always been in shape my whole life post college. Have lifted 5+ days a week for 15 years. Varying levels of leanness throughout that time but have never gone above 15% BF and am around 6-7% right now. I have a very muscular build and have all the right proportions (46 in chest, 30 in waist, 17in arms etc). I always carry visible abs and right now I am sporting an 8pack. I have a good job making 170K+ a year and I travel the world for work. I have Masters in Science and an MBA. I have visited over 20 countries in the last 3 years. I dress very stylish with designer clothes and always look buttoned up. Never wear sneakers and have belts to match shoes to match socks and I get my hair cut every two weeks and it is always styled. Not trying to brag here, this is all honest. If I go out I get approached almost without fail, I get smiles all day at work and when out and about. That was the good...and that + $1.50 will get you a bus ride in my situation

My wife is an embarrassment. Before we go married she could have been a bikini model, we were both lean in shape, and energetic, and sex was incredible and frequent. Before her I dated a dancer, a shot girl, then a former college cheerleader…moved to this woman bc she was both good looking and good mom material (but not a good wife as I learned). As soon as we got married and had kid #1 she went into Mom mode and only spending time with the kid was the focus. I bought her the house of her dreams in her hometown and we go on 2 vacations a year. She runs up a 3K credit card bill a month and I say nothing bc we have the money and do not worry about finances. Sex life disappeared and any time I tried to carve out couple’s time she said she could not be away from the kid. She works too (100K+ per year) and always resented that I would not let her be a SAHM so she takes away couples time to compensate (her words). Kid 2 and 3 were a result of her making my Beta ass believe that if I did what she wanted, she would reward me by finally getting back into shape and focusing on the marriage. She even stated directly that once she had her family she could focus on getting back to the gym and we could do more together (I know I am an idiot) As you can guess that did not work. When I brought that up to her she said “I know I said that, but now things are how they are and we will have to deal”. She still sleeps with the kids (I have not slept in the same bed as my wife for 2 years) and that was also the last time we had sex. However.. I really have no desire to based on her looks. Not only is she 50lbs overweight but she never tries to even make what she has look good. I come home from work each day to pajama pants, glasses, and hair up in something resembling a pony tail/bun. She refuses to go on a date night and my monthly request for couples time away via a vacation is always rejected. She is also a messy person and our home is a clutter fest, I am a very organized person so it drives me crazy.

I told myself that after our daughter turned 18 mo I was going to shorten my tolerance. I started working out even more getting into best shape of my life. I joined a volleyball and basketball league. I started to stop at Happy Hours after work and coming home later. I took weekends away with single guy friends to do guy stuff. I stopped cleaning up after her. I take my boys to do manly things just us as much as possible (camping, fishing, teaching them to play hockey this winter).

Final straw came for me as our 10 year anniversary approached I literally handed her a globe and asked her lets go away, pick a place. She said she could not leave the kids etc. I planned nothing. On the day of our anniversary she said that she planned something which turned out to be dinner without the kids at a crappy restaurant in our local town. I politely refused telling her that if she wanted to be with the kids then that is what we will do and I ordered pizza. The next day I had the conversation with her that I was not going to be her roommate and that I need to be with someone who I am attracted to and wants to be attractive for me. I told her my non-negotiables were a sleeping in the same bed, a healthy sex life, doing external things together sans children (vacations and dates) and she needs to get herself back to a healthy weight and hit the gym. She tried to go through the whole unconditional love rant and that she would rather be with someone who likes her for what is inside. She even said that she will try to lose the weight but if she gets “hot” again she may not want to be with me for not being able to love her for the person she is (and so forth). She also said that non-negotiables are not right in a marriage and that she does “not know of any other man who feel the way I do about their wives” I almost left that night on her asking me to, but then she begged me not to as I packed a bag.. and I stayed (probably should have left). The next day she said she was going to work on this stuff, but it would take time etc.

She started to eat right and exercise a tad. But has fallen off the wagon 3 times in 3 months and does not look any different. We are still not doing anything as a couple (I stopped asking) and I sleep alone. Every night. I have started to go out even more and not be around except for my kids (heading out after they go to bed etc). I could spin plates galore but I have not yet. It is getting really tough to resist. I think she suspects other women as she knows I get hit on all the time often in front of her and has alluded to it at times. There is not one…yet

Sorry for the diatribe but I am struggling for 2 reasons. 1) I did not do any of this dread game on purpose or in the right order, timing, etc having just stumbled across this stuff lately in desperation for answers. I know I have not followed it exactly but I figured there would be some improvements as I look at what I have done in retrospect. I am obviously missing something significant 2) I think part of my issue is that I do not want to have sex with her until she is not repulsive to me so I am not trying very hard to initiate...frankly I don’t care. If I could get divorced tomorrow and not feel worry or guilt for not seeing my kids this would be a done deal. She makes great money and it would not be an issue for us to support 2 houses.

So can you help me with any experiences or advice, please take me to task- I need the help!