corrado

hello all i'm new in here and i think its great to know that mature adults can write in and discuss different topics aboout love. ok here it goes my wife and i are high school sweethearts. we have been together everyday for the past 13 years. we have a beautiful 3 year old daughter and a brand new home in the woods life is great. my wife is in the dental field and i own and operate my own business. both of our jobs are very demanding however we always make time for each other and for our daughter. my wife was not broght up as i was which is affectionate. as a child my sisters and i and my parents were always close and always showed each other love. my wifes family never showed emotion, and this is my problem. my wife does not know how to show effection at all. i do lots around the house i'm very active i'm not a slob i'm pretty fit, i dont drink or smoke. i dont abuse her or my daughter i give her space when she needs it, i clean up after her so she dosent have to worry about it. i take care of my daughter when she leaves at 5am for work. i give her my all in this marrige and i feel that i'm not getting her all. we went to a shrink doctor and he found out in one sitting that she is holding everything in. just yesterday for the first time in 13 years she told me that she loves me without me saying it first, which is a great start. i love her so much i just dont know how to get her to open up. she never comes on to me without me touching her or kissing her first or without me telling her to be ready later ect... we have great sex and oral sessions, we have sex at leat once a week which is really ok with me, i'm just tired of being the hound dog in the relationship i would love her to start things up and show emotions with me or act like she wants me and touch me first. we have talked about this issue about a dozen times over the last few years and she says that she will try and nothing ever happens. so when i bring it up and ask when are you going to try in a nice way of cours, and it always turns into an argument. i think i have included everything here. i love her so much and never want anything to happen to us, i just dont know where the future will go if i continue to feel that i'm in this marrige solo. anyone out there think they can offer any suggestions please chime in. by the way we are in our late 20's thanks so much in advance!!!!!! C.