he said he suspected she's suffered a sexual trauma.I find it a bit hard to understand that if you were married for so long, why you never said to her not ever having sex with you was wrong?
She was your wife right? She must have had a seriously strange notion of what married live involves?
I'm not having a pop or anything, but i think a young marriage without sex at all is flawed on quite a few levels. Souldn't you have been at it like rabbits?
i've gone through phases of not being able to bear the thought of sex for that same reason.
i would guess that he tried but didn't want to bully her into something she found distressing...admirable in my opinion. it's a pity that his care and patience wasn't enough to encourage her to open up and seek help.
maybe she thought that she would be able to before the wedding, but the reality was just too much.
i don't think she was "wrong" for not being able to do something, though i wouldn't blame any man for leaving in that situation.
these things happen...though not usually lasting so long.
it's tragic for both. seems like he is recovering and moving on. i hope she manages to do the same.