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When Physical Attraction Fades After Your Partner's Body Changes

My wife gained sixty pounds after our second child and I feel horrible that I am less attracted to her but I cannot make the feeling go away.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are discovering that desire cannot be willed and wrestling with whether love should transcend the body's honest responses.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Physical Intimacy and Desire?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.