What Love Asks of Me: The Story of My Marriage and Loving Confrontation
When Sex Addiction Was Part of Our Marriage My husband’s sex addiction was not simply one problem among many in our marriage. Addiction brought secrecy and deception into our relationship, affected our ability to live in reality together, and caused harm that could not be resolved simply by improving the way we communicated or related to one another. I desperately wanted my husband to be free, not only because I wanted our marriage to heal, but because I loved him. I could see what the addiction was doing to his life, to our marriage, and to our family, and I wanted something better for all of us. For a long time, that desire led me to focus heavily on what I could do differently. If I could become the right kind of wife, perhaps I could help my husband become the man I knew he could be. I worked hard at becoming more understanding, accepting, attractive, available, respectful, and encouraging. I tried to create more peace in our home, give him space, react less out of fear, and ...
