Sally, what you�ve written is not uncommon. It can relate to your home surroundings, such as if you have children, when you feel they�ve zapped the very last drop of life from your being. Or it could have to do with the doldrums � the absence of expectation. And, in the remotest of cases, it can be physiological. Medications, blood pressure, etc., can contribute to a change in both your sexual and emotional being.
I would also add that this time if year, particularly, can have an affect on anyone�s emotional state of being. It�s called S.A.D., which means �seasonal affective depression.� This relates to the some of our primal instincts to want to wind down and hibernate. It can manifest itself in many ways, including a reduced sexual drive.
In this instance I can only speak for myself. I used to �host� regular, but unannounced �Have I told you lately that I love you?� escapes. It required some planning on my part, especially in my own schedules. But it could anywhere from a night out in London at theatre and dinner, or a weekend retreat somewhere such as Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam, New York, etc.
I always did the packing (and yes ladies, I ALWAYS got it wrong!), but on one trip I had nothing in our overnight bag but a change of underwear, bars of chocolate, and a large bottle of oil.
But these times are important for both of you. It�s important to rediscover one another, to step out of the circle of day-to-day challenges. And it can be a wonderful bonding experience, allowing you to find that spark within.
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I hope you will give my thoughts consideration. You may find that the glowing embers from within will renew themselves int